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Ex-Truck Driver Gets $15.5 Million Award
A former truck driver who lost his left arm in a 1999 accident has been awarded $15.5 million in a products liability suit brought against the truck's manufacturer.Cramped Planes and Passenger Medical Claims MEDICAL EMERGENCIES The McCaskey Case The trend
'Independent Contractor' Can't Sue Under Title VII, Federal Judge Rules
When a worker changes her status from "employee" to "independent contractor" due to a company's decision to outsource a portion of its business, the worker loses the right to sue under Title VII -- even if she continues to do the very same job -- a federal judge in Philadelphia has ruled. Plaintiff Arlene Holtzman sued The World Book Company after her position changed during a company reorganization.Court to Decide if Consent Defense Can Be Used in Civil Case Alleging Rape of 11-Year-Old
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in October in a civil case on the issue of whether a consent defense can be used in a civil trial for damages stemming from an alleged criminal rape of an 11-year-old, which is a case of first impression according to the plaintiff's attorney. The civil case is based on the alleged rape of a minor by teenaged employees of the former Philadelphia Veterans Stadium, and after a Phillies game in 2000. The team is a defendant in the civil case.No Duty for Insurance Cos. To Update Stolen Car List
Insurance companies have no duty to check that cars are removed from the nationwide database of stolen vehicles after they're recovered and the insurer resells them, the Superior Court ruled yesterday.Can Prohibition on Consent Defense for Underage Victim Extend to Civil Cases?
Pennsylvania's high court was trying, in oral arguments this week, to determine how the public policy benefits of prohibiting a consent defense in criminal court, when the victim is under 13, translate into the civil side. In a civil case alleging that teenage Veterans Stadium vendor workers raped an 11-year-old girl, the justices questioned attorneys about applying a bright-line "no consent defense" rule in civil cases. The court also asked about whether the Phillies were still a party to the case.Civil Practice Trucker Who Regularly Passes Through May Be Sued In County
A long-haul trucker who regularly passes through the interstate highways of Lackawanna County and uses truck stop facilities there has established sufficient contacts to be sued in the county's courts, a common pleas court judge has ruled.Kimmel Center Accident Nets $12.7 Mil.
Seven workers who were injured when a scaffolding form collapsed during construction of the Kimmel Center on Philadelphia's Avenue of the Arts will be paid more than $12.7 million in a global settlement reached after three days of mediation.More from ALM
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