PHILADELPHIA – A Philadelphia judge has approved the creation of a qualified settlement fund for one medical device company named as a defendant in complex litigation related to damage for inferior vena cava filters, with Texas-based companies set to supervise the funds.
PHILADELPHIA – After a two-week trial, a jury has handed down a $43.5 million medical malpractice verdict to the former captain of the Philadelphia Eagles, finding that his doctors were negligent in their treatment of his 2017 knee injury and that it directly led to the end of his National Football League career.
PHILADELPHIA – The City of Philadelphia has argued against an injunction being sought by a nonprofit corporation representing local taxi cab drivers, which alleged that its decision to modify where its drivers are positioned outside terminals at Philadelphia International Airport will cause irreparable damage to business.
MEDIA – A local law firm and one of its Delaware County-based partners who accused a group of individuals of defamation and slander say their complaint should not be dismissed and is not duplicative of a prior action, to the contrary of the defendants’ arguments.
WASHINGTON – According to the latest annual report of “Judicial Hellholes” released Tuesday by the American Tort Reform Association, Pennsylvania courts have garnered the No. 2 ranking for jurisdictions considered unfriendly to businesses – moving up two places from the fourth spot on the list, where they had been ranked last year.