By thelegalintelligencer | The Legal Intelligencer | August 10, 2017
On March 6, 2013, plaintiff Kevin Ward, 58, a lab technician, was at Riddle Memorial Hospital, in Media, attending a smoke-cessation program, when he fell down a flight of stairs. He asserted that he tripped over a slightly raised threshold at the top of the stairs, injuring his back and left leg and knee.
By Zack Needles | August 10, 2017
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court is set to decide whether liability should extend to a contractor for creating a dangerous condition on land that was discoverable by a subsequent owner or user of the land.
By Zack Needles | August 9, 2017
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court is set to decide whether liability should extend to a contractor for creating a dangerous condition on land that was discoverable by a subsequent owner or user of the land.
By thelegalintelligencer | The Legal Intelligencer | August 4, 2017
A plaintiff in a slip-and-fall case was required to show not only that the defendant was negligent, but that the defendant's negligence was the factual cause of plaintiff's injuries.
By thelegalintelligencer | The Legal Intelligencer | August 4, 2017
A plaintiff engaged in improper forum shopping where she named defendants who were not proper parties to the action for the purpose of manipulating the venue rules to create venue where it did not properly exist. The court ordered the matter to be transferred to another county where venue was appropriate.
By thelegalintelligencer | The Legal Intelligencer | July 21, 2017
Plaintiff failed to produce sufficient evidence that the City of Philadelphia was on constructive notice of a sidewalk defect through evidence that city employees had visited the area for purposes other than to inspect or clean the sidewalk. The court recommended affirmance of an order denying plaintiff's motion to set aside a nonsuit.
By thelegalintelligencer | The Legal Intelligencer | July 20, 2017
On Nov. 11, 2011, plaintiff Daniel Albarracin, 46, a machine operator, had his right hand and lower forearm severed while working at a candy and nut processing plant, in Allentown. He worked on a conveyor belt, known as an E2 line, on which liquid chocolate pours onto toffees and nuts. The nuts, however, release a natural oil, which causes the conveyor belt to slip: the drive roller continues to spin but fails to move the belt. Meanwhile, the product sits on the stationary belt.
By thelegalintelligencer | The Legal Intelligencer | July 13, 2017
On Feb. 1, 2014, plaintiff Jacek Dmochowski, 58, left his residence, at 5441 Baywood St., in Pittsburgh and started down the steps. He claimed that as he did so, he slipped and fell on ice and struck his left knee, tearing his quadriceps muscle.
By P.J. D'Annunzio | July 13, 2017
A man who entered surgery thinking one testicle was going to be removed only to find afterward that the wrong one was missing has been awarded $870,000, including $250,000 in punitive damages, by a Huntingdon County jury.
By thelegalintelligencer | The Legal Intelligencer | June 29, 2017
On the evening of March 27, 2011, plaintiff Jennifer Brown, 30, was walking on a brick path along the side of an apartment building, at 1013 DeKalb St., in Norristown. While she was walking, she tripped and fell. She claimed that she rolled her left ankle on the uneven surface and fell on her buttocks. She suffered an ankle fracture.
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