A SEPTA bus hit her husband, killing him. Kayla Spooner is now suing the agency and bus manufacturer.

A SEPTA bus hit her husband, killing him. Kayla Spooner is now suing the agency and bus manufacturer.

The negligence, wrongful death, and products liability suit lays blame on the mirror mounted on the left side of the bus, which Spooner’s attorney claims creates blind spots for operators. by Ximena Conde Published May 9, 2025, 5:59 a.m. ET Kayla Spooner has not taken SEPTA since the night a Route 64 bus struck and killed her … Read more

Family of nonverbal woman with autism who went missing for 5 days files lawsuit against group home operator, caregiver

Jordan Strokovsky standing in front of City Hall in Philadelphia, PA

PROVIDENCE – The family of a nonverbal woman with autism who went missing for five days in Cranston, R.I. before she was found alive in a parked car last month has filed a civil lawsuit against her caregiver and the Seven Hills Foundation, the nonprofit that operates the group home where she resided in Lincoln. In the lawsuit filed … Read more

Phoenixville Hospital staff gave man a ‘lethal dose’ of medication during mental-health crisis, his family says

Phoenixville Hospital staff gave man a ‘lethal dose’ of medication during mental-health crisis, his family says

Matthew Dougherty’s family said in a wrongful-death lawsuit that staff at the hospital did not properly treat his mental illness and should not have called police. by Vinny Vella Published March 17, 2025, 3:33 p.m. ET The last time Jenni Broadwell saw Matthew Dougherty, her longtime boyfriend, they shared dinner in his room at Phoenixville Hospital, where … Read more

Plane in fatal Long Island crash had smoke in cockpit just weeks prior, says surviving daughter in lawsuit: ‘Just fly the damn airplane’

Plane in fatal Long Island crash had smoke in cockpit just weeks prior, says surviving daughter in lawsuit: ‘Just fly the damn airplane’

By Peter Senzamici Published March 3, 2025, 7:48 p.m. ET A fatal plane crash on Long Island that left a mother dead and her daughter gravely injured was “entirely preventable” following a federal crash report citing an electrical short as the likely culprit, an explosive new lawsuit claims. Despite smoke in the flight school plane’s cockpit … Read more

Probe showed fire aboard small plane before deadly 2023 crash near Republic Airport

Probe showed fire aboard small plane before deadly 2023 crash near Republic Airport

A small plane that crashed just south of Republic Airport in March of 2023, leading to the deaths of the pilot and one of two passengers, was brought down by an in-flight electrical fire caused by a compromised oil pressure line fitting, according to a report from the National Transportation Safety Board. The report, which … Read more

Sewickley Township woman sues AHN over methadone ‘poisoning’ error

Sewickley Township woman sues AHN over methadone 'poisoning' error

When the surgeon arrived in the waiting room at Forbes Hospital in Monroeville on Jan. 13, Audrey Lindsey’s family immediately felt relief. The doctor explained that her routine back surgery had gone great. He sent Lindsey’s long-time partner and daughter upstairs to wait for her to come out from anesthesia. Their relief would be short-lived. … Read more

Temple Hospital Faces $30M Judgment as It Backs Down From Failed Verdict Challenge

Jordan Strokovsky standing in front of City Hall in Philadelphia, PA

Source: The Legal Intelligencer What You Need to Know Temple University Hospital has agreed to pay a $30.3 million judgment against it in a medical malpractice case. In doing so, the hospital is backing down from its efforts to advance a rarely used argument for remittitur. The judge on the case had soundly rejected Temple’s … Read more

Victim of alleged attack by Mainline Private Security bouncer speaks out

Victim of alleged attack by Mainline Private Security bouncer speaks out

 PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — The bouncer charged with third-degree murder in connection with punching a man outside of a Center City bar is not the only employee of the security company to face serious criminal charges related to his actions while on the job. CBS Philadelphia has learned police have charged a second bouncer at … Read more

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