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Publication Date: 2023-07-03
Practice Area: Motor Vehicle Torts
Industry: Cargo and Shipping | Construction
Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Lawrence County
Judge: Judge Motto
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Case Number: 10132 of 2022, C.A.
Defendant moved for summary judgment in plaintiff's personal injury suit arising out of a motor vehicle accident. The court denied the motion.
Publication Date: 2023-06-20
Practice Area: Admiralty
Industry: Cargo and Shipping
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Judge: Judge Bibas
Attorneys: For plaintiff: J. Stephen Simms, Simms Showers, Baltimore, MD for appellant.
for defendant: Amanda D. Price, Squire Patton Boggs, Houston, TX; John J. Reilly, Squire Patton Boggs, New York, NY for appellee.
Case Number: 22-1276
Party could seek maritime attachment for indemnification of a claim made against that party, but its claim for loss-of-hire was too contingent to support attachment as it depended on failing to recover on that claim against the vessel's owner.
Publication Date: 2023-06-19
Practice Area: Insurance Law
Industry: Cargo and Shipping | Insurance
Court: U.S. District Court for Pennsylvania - Eastern
Judge: District Judge Kearney
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Case Number: 23-1237
Shipping company customer's claims against the company's insurer failed where insurer was not subject to liability under the Carmack Amendment and there was no contractual relationship between the insurer and customer. Defendant's motion to dismiss granted.
Publication Date: 2023-06-13
Practice Area: Criminal Law
Industry: Cargo and Shipping | Federal Government
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Judge: Judge Phipps
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Case Number: 22-2032
District court properly convicted shipping companies for falsification of environmental records where circumstantial evidence indicated that multiple crew members participated in the cover-up, indicating that it was done at least in part to serve corporate interests.
Publication Date: 2023-06-12
Practice Area: Employment Litigation
Industry: Cargo and Shipping | Transportation
Court: U.S. District Court for Pennsylvania - Middle
Judge: District Judge Mannion
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Case Number: 20-2126
Age and race discrimination claims not dismissed where parties disputed the reason for plaintiff's termination, which could indicate that a similarly-situated, younger employee not in a protected class was treated more favorably, and where employer's proffered reason for the termination lacked evidentiary support and could indicate discriminatory motive. Defendant's motion for summary judgment denied.
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Publication Date: 2023-03-13
Practice Area: Products Liability
Industry: Cargo and Shipping
Court: U.S. District Court for Pennsylvania - Eastern
Judge: District Judge Kearney
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Case Number: 23-213
Two defendants moved to dismiss plaintiff tractor operator's strict liability claims, on Graves amendment preemption grounds, for injuries she suffered when a crane operator lifted a container with the tractor attached and dropped tractor with her in it and court found plaintiff asserted strict liability claims for supplying a defective product, not a vicarious liability claim, and her claims were outside the Graves amendment. Motion denied.
Publication Date: 2023-02-27
Practice Area: Civil Rights
Industry: Cargo and Shipping | Transportation
Court: U.S. District Court for Pennsylvania - Western
Judge: District Judge Dodge
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Case Number: 21-670
Defendant employer moved for summary judgment in plaintiff's action alleging harassment based on his race and sexual orientation and court found defendant's request for admissions was deemed admitted due to plaintiff's failure to respond, plaintiff showed no genuine issues of material fact to support his claims of racial and sex discrimination and he provided no evidence of pretext as to defendant's proffered legitimate non-discriminatory reason for plaintiff's termination. Motion granted.
Publication Date: 2022-11-28
Practice Area: Mergers and Acquisitions
Industry: Cargo and Shipping | Manufacturing
Court: U.S. District Court for Pennsylvania - Eastern
Judge: District Judge Schiller
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Case Number: 22-711
Negligent misrepresentation claim was not barred by gist of the action doctrine where alleged misrepresentations occurred prior to the parties' contract and were potentially distinct from the contractual representations and obligations. Counterclaim defendants' partial motion for judgment on the pleadings granted in part and denied in part.
Publication Date: 2022-11-07
Practice Area: Personal Injury
Industry: Cargo and Shipping | Transportation
Court: Superior Court
Judge: Judge Colins
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Case Number: 94 WDA 2022
Defendant Miller Transporters appealed the denial of its motion for arbitration in plaintiff truck driver's action for injuries he suffered while inspecting a tanker-trailer he was to transport for Miller under an equipment lease and transportation agreement and court found inclusion of claims that arose out of "operations pursuant to this Agreement" in the agreement showed a clear intent to encompass all claims arising out of plaintiff's work under the agreement. Reversed and remanded.
Publication Date: 2022-09-26
Practice Area: Personal Injury
Industry: Cargo and Shipping | Distribution and Wholesale
Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Monroe County
Judge: Judge Williamson
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Case Number: 1093 CIVIL 2022
Defendants could not be held liable for injuries plaintiff allegedly suffered in a slip and fall accident during an ongoing weather event as icy rain conditions were occurring generally throughout the area and not all of the icy conditions could reasonably be addressed. The court granted defendants' motion for summary judgment.
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