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Philadelphia Jury Takes Four Hours to Award $842K in Latex Case
A jury awarded a dental hygienist $842,000 for her allergic reaction to latex gloves last week in a case that is reportedly the first third-party liability latex glove jury verdict in Philadelphia. The verdict in the city's Court of Common Pleas is estimated to total $1.2 million with delay damages, according to the plaintiff's attorney.Bernstein Ruling: Arbitration Clauses Won't Stick to Contracts of Adhesion
The judge in charge of Philadelphia's class action program has ruled that class litigation preclusion clauses in contracts of adhesion are unconscionable and unenforceable.Friedman, J.P., Catterson, Acosta, DeGrasse, Abdus-Salaam, JJ. 2088 Index 117815/05 591004/06 590227/08 590683/08 Ottaviano Bevilacqua, et al., Plaintiffs-Respondents,
District Judge Peter K. Leisure U.S. DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK Appearances Ronald R. Benjamin, Esq. Law Office of Ronald R. Benja
Plaintiffs Counsel Seeks to Withdraw From Daniels Fatal Fall Case
In the ongoing litigation over the fatal fall of former Pennsylvania Superior Court Judge Robert C. Daniels at an engagement party at litigator Sherrie R. Savett's house, Philadelphia-based Ross Feller Casey has filed a motion to withdraw as counsel for Daniels' estate.Court cites attorney fees in tossing Bluetooth settlement
A federal appeals court has tossed out a settlement of hearing loss claims involving Motorola's Bluetooth headsets, ruling that the trial judge failed to adequately test whether the attorney fees were excessive.The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Aug. 19 reversed and remanded the settlement, which provided for $100,000 in cy pres awards-gifts to various charitable organizations-and $800,000 to the plaintiffs' lawyers.Infant Sling Death Lawsuit Ends in $8 Mil. Settlement
The mother of a child who died in a shoulder-slung infant carrier has agreed to settle her lawsuit with the manufacturer of the carrier for $8 million.Class Preclusion Clauses Struck Down by Superior Court
Ruling on an issue of first impression, a Pennsylvania Superior Court panel has agreed with a Philadelphia common pleas judge's argument that class litigation preclusion clauses in standard-form contracts are "unconscionable and unenforceable." The case involves a proposed class of people who rented cable boxes and remotes from Comcast, allegedly unaware until they did so that those items were not needed in order to receive basic cable.Trending Stories
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