Dozor | University of Pennsylvania Law School
MEDIA – A fatal motor vehicle collision and subsequent lawsuit in a Delaware County court has had a settlement in the action approved at a final amount of $200,000.
Daniel M. Shaffer (Executor of the Estate of Margery A. Shaffer) of Swarthmore initially filed a petition in the Delaware County Court of Common Pleas on Feb. 3 versus Patrick J. Barron and United Services Automobile Association (doing business as “USAA”) of San Antonio, Texas.
“The Petitioner believes and therefore avers that the decedent Margery A. Shaffer died on July 26, 2019 at approximately 12:57 a.m. as a result of the pedestrian/vehicle accident, without lengthy conscious pain and suffering, which is consistent with the Medical Examiner’s records,” the petition stated.
The following cases categorized as "family - divorce - no fault only" were on the docket in the Delaware County Court of Common Pleas on March 3. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
Benedict | Bardsley Benedict & Cholden
MEDIA – An Aston-based contractor denies that its materials-crushing operations are creating both a private and public nuisance for a group of local neighbors, in addition to violating a local township ordinance for noise and air quality.
Ryan and Maura Steele, Anthony and Nicole Skwirut and Paul and Maryann Luczeczko collectively first filed suit in the Delaware County Court of Common Pleas on Jan. 15 versus Joseph F. Mariani Contractors, Inc. All parties are of Aston.
“The defendant operates a business at the defendant’s property that performs site work contracting and excavation. On or about 2015-2016, the defendant purchased rock crushing machinery and began accepting and crushing concrete, blacktop, cinderblock brick and masonry materials on the defendant’s property several days per week, year-round. As part of the crushing operations, the defendant uses large heavy machinery to crush the various mater
Schuster
MEDIA - A Sharon Hill man sued Advance Fitness LLC of Collingdale after he fell off a box during box jumps in a workout class, according to documents filed Feb. 25 in the Delaware County Court of Common Pleas.
Plaintiff Eugene Brown was attending a group exercise class at Advance Fitness in August 2019, where the instructor directed the attendants to begin a round of box jumps. When Brown placed his foot on the box, it moved due to being unsecured on the floor, the suit says.
As a result, Brown slipped off the box and fell, sustaining injuries including a right triceps tear, the suit says.
DiOrio | DiOrio & Sereni
MEDIA – Medical professionals named in a wrongful death suit as allegedly being responsible for the cardiac arrest-related death of a female inmate of George Hill Correctional Facility have denied liability for that event.
Barbara Gieder (individually in her own right and as administratrix of the Estate of Jennifer Adam, deceased) of Media filed suit in the Delaware County Court of Common Pleas on Oct. 24 versus The Geo Group, Inc. of Boca Raton, Fla., Kelsey Anne O’Brien, R.N. of Wallingford, Margaret Griffith, N.P. of Lansdowne, Ronald B. Phillips, D.O. of Wynnewood, Kelly Mullan, PA-C of Springfield, Julia Powell, R.N. of Aston and Leslie Harless-Balmer, L.P.N. of Newark, Del.