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Eastern District of Pennsylvania
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United States District Court for the
Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
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| 12d0120p.pdf |
| REGIS INSURANCE COMPANY, Plaintiff, v. A.M. BEST COMPANY, INC. Defendant. CIVIL ACTION NO. 10-3171 MEMORANDUM Tucker, J. February _ 2012 Presently before the Court is the three-part Motion of Defendant (the Motion” filed on June 13, 2011 requesting that this Court: (1) preclude Plaintiff from introducing testimony related to a May 3, 2011 ex parte meeting; (2) preclude Plaintiff from producing expert testimony; and (3) ... |
| 12d0119p.pdf |
| LOIS JEAN CONNER, : CONSOLIDATED UNDER MDL-875 Plaintiff, : Transferred from the Central v. : District of California (Case No. 09-02317) ALFA LAVAL, INC. et al. : E.D. PA CIVIL ACTION NO. Defendants. : 2:09-CV-67099-ER JAMES H. PRANGE, et al. : CONSOLIDATED UNDER MDL-875 Plaintiffs, : Transferred from the Central v. : District of California (Case No. 09-06698) ALFA LAVAL, INC. et al. : E.D. PA CIVIL ACTION NO. D ... |
| 12d0118p.pdf |
| NICOLE LaBAR, a Minor, by KELLI LaBAR and : WILLIAM LaBAR, Parents and Guardians : Plaintiffs : vs. : CIVIL ACTION NO. 10-1108 MARIAN McDONALD, M.D. : ST. LUKE’S PHYSICIAN GROUP, INC. formerly : known as St. Luke’s Health Services, Inc. doing : business as Keystone Surgical Associates; and : ST. LUKE’S HOSPITAL OF BETHLEHEM, PA, : trading as St. Luke’s Hospital and Health Network : Defendants : ... |
| 12d0117p.pdf |
| NICOLE LaBAR, a Minor, by KELLI LaBAR and : WILLIAM LaBAR, Parents and Guardians : Plaintiffs : vs. : CIVIL ACTION NO. 10-1108 MARIAN McDONALD, M.D. : ST. LUKE’S PHYSICIAN GROUP, INC. formerly : known as St. Luke’s Health Services, Inc. doing : business as Keystone Surgical Associates; and : ST. LUKE’S HOSPITAL OF BETHLEHEM, PA, : trading as St. Luke’s Hospital and Health Network : Defendants : ... |
| 12d0116p.pdf |
| ARKEMA INC. and ARKEMA FRANCE, Plaintiffs, v. HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL, INC. Defendant. CIVIL ACTION NO. 10-2886 Memorandum YOHN, J. February 2, 2012 Plaintiffs, Arkema Inc. and Arkema France (collectively, “Arkema” brought this declaratory-judgment action against defendant, Honeywell International, Inc. (Honeywell” seeking to have the claims of Honeywell’s U.S. Patent Nos. 7,279,451 (the “451 patent” and 7,5 ... |
| 12d0115p.pdf |
| 1 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, : Plaintiff : CIVIL ACTION : v. : : DANIEL L. ALLGYER. : No. 11-02651 Defendant : M E M O R A N D U M Stengel, J. February 2, 2012 The United States brought this action on behalf of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA” under the Public Health Services Act (PHSA” 42 U.S.C. § 2642 Rainbow Acres Farm for the sale and distribution of unpasteurized (or “raw” milk. On December 6, 2 ... |
| 12d0114p.pdf |
| GRANT FARMER, : Plaintiff, : CIVIL ACTION v. : No. 11-5621 ARAMARK CORPORATION, : Defendant. : MEMORANDUM ROBERT F. KELLY, Sr. J. FEBRUARY 3, 2012 Presently before the Court is Defendant, ARAMARK Corporation’s (Aramark” 1 Motion to Dismiss the Complaint of Plaintiff, Grant Farmer (Farmer” For the following reasons, Defendant’s Motion will be granted in part and denied in paropportunity to apply for ... |
| 12d0113p.pdf |
| _ W. GRAHAM ARADER, : Plaintiff, : CIVIL ACTION v. : No. 11-3626 VALENTIN I. DIMITROV, in his capacity : as Personal Representative of the : Estate of John E. Du Pont, Deceased et al. : Defendants. : _ : MEMORANDUM ROBERT F. KELLY, Sr. J. FEBRUARY 3, 2012 Presently before the Court is Plaintiff, W. Graham Arader’s (Plaintiff” Motion for Reconsideration of our decision to dismiss his Compllike items and materials ... |
| 12d0112p.pdf |
| DAVID SHULICK and : CHERIE SHULICK, : CIVIL ACTION Plaintiffs, : : v. : : UNITED AIRLINES and : US AIRWAYS, : NO. 11-1350 Defendants. : M E M O R A N D U M GENE E.K. PRATTER, J. FEBRUARY 2, 2012 I. INTRODUCTION Bad news may travel fast but it is hardly news that bad weather often stops travel altogether. For David and Cherie Shulick, however, the worearrange their travel plans. Now before the Court ... |
| 12d0111p.pdf |
| ALAN H. DONN : CONSOLIDATED UNDER MDL-875 Plaintiff, : Transferred from the v. : Southern District of New York (Case No. 10-00311) A. W. CHESTERTON CO. INC. : E.D. PA CIVIL ACTION NO. et al. : 2:10-CV-62071-ER Defendants. : M E M O R A N D U M EDUARDO C. ROBRENO, J. FEBRUARY 1, 2012 TABLE OF CONTENTS I. BACKGROUND.2 II. LEGAL STANDARD.3 III. DISCUSSION.Since the beginning of the Republic, the Federal G ... |
| 12d0110p.pdf |
| UNITED STATES OF AMERICA : CRIMINAL ACTION v. : NO. 11-486 : DERRICK WILLIAMS : MEMORANDUM OPINION Savage, J. January 12, 2012 The defendant Derrick Williams, who is charged with possession with intent to distribute cocaine in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)1) (b)1)C) has moved to suppress two packs of cocaine a police officer seized from inside his gym shorts while searching him during a traffic stop. He contends that ... |
| 12d0109p.pdf |
| STEVEN STROUD : CIVIL ACTION v. : NO. 10-3355 RYAN BOORSTEIN, ET AL. : SURRICK, J. JANUARY 31 , 2012 MEMORANDUM Presently before the Court is Plaintiff’s Motion for Reconsideration of Court’s Order Dated November 30, 2011. (ECF No. 21. For the following reasons, Plaintiff’s Motion will be granted. I. BACKGROUND Plaintiff Steven Stroud filed this § 1983 action on July 21, 2010, while incarcerated in the Northampton Cou ... |
| 12d0108p.pdf |
| IN RE MUSHROOM DIRECT : Master File NO. 06-0620 PURCHASER ANTITRUST : LITIGATION : NOS. 06-0638; 06-0657; 06-0677; 06-0861; THIS DOCUMENT RELATES TO: : 06-0932; 06-1464; All Actions : 06-1854 O’NEILL, J. January 31, 2012 MEMORANDUM Plaintiffs, a class of direct purchasers of mushrooms, allege that mushroom producers who were members of the Eastern Mushroom Marketing Cooperative engaged in antitrust violations including ... |
| 12d0107p.pdf |
| ASTERIA VIVES : CIVIL ACTION : v. : : FRANK RODRIGUEZ, et al. : NO. 09-2728 MEMORANDUM Dalzell, J. January 31, 2012 Plaintiff Asteria Vives (Asteria” sues defendants Frank (Frank” and Miguelina (Miguelina” Rodriguez, asserting 1 claims for breach of contract, unjust enrichment, conversion, fraud, and intentional infliction of emotional distress (IIED” Frank is Asteria’s brother, while Miguelina is Frank’s wife and Aster ... |
| 12d0106p.pdf |
| JASON LAVANCE STEWART, : Plaintiff, : v. : CIVIL ACTION NO. 06-3460 BERKS COUNTY PRISONS WARDEN GEORGE : WAGNER, et al. : Defendants. : Rufe, J. January 30th, 2012 MEMORANDUM OPINION Plaintiff Jason L. Stewart brings the instant action against Defendants Berks County Prison (BCP” Warden George Wagner, the BCP Health Systems Administrator, the BCP Primary Physician, and several BCP nurses, alleg ... |
| 12d0105p.pdf |
| UNITED STATES OF AMERICA : CRIMINAL ACTION v. : NO. 07-258-1 LLOYD WASHINGTON, JR. : a/k/a “Bub” : Defendant. : UNITED STATES OF AMERICA : : CRIMINAL ACTION v. : NO. 07-258-5 GREGORY JONES, : a/k/a “G” : Defendant. : MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER RUFE, J. January 30, 2012 Pending before the Court are timely post-trial motions seeking judgmentscocaine and one count of attempted possession with ... |
| 12d0104p.pdf |
| DAVID H. MARION, RECEIVER : CIVIL ACTION for BENTLEY FINANCIAL : SERVICES, INC. : v. : HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE CO. : No. 06-4666 MEMORANDUM OPINION Goldberg, J. January 26, 2012 Plaintiff, David H. Marion, in his capacity as receiver for Bentley Financial Services, Inc. (BFS” has filed suit against Defendant, Hartford Fire Insurance Co. seeking coverage under a fidelity bond. Plaintiff’s claims pertain to alleged lo ... |
| 12d0103p.pdf |
| K-BEECH, INC. : Plaintiff, : CIVIL ACTION v. : JOHN DOE, : No. 11-7083 Defendant. : MEMORANDUM Schiller, J. January 30, 2012 K-Beech, Inc. brings this action against a single “John Doe” defendant, identified only by his internet protocol (IP” address, for direct and contributory copyright infringement of a motion picture called Virgins 4. The Court granted K-Beech’s motion for leave to serve a thirdparty subpoena on D ... |
| 12d0102p.pdf |
| THOMAS FREEMAN, Executor : CIVIL ACTION Estate of Robert Wooler : vs. : UNITED STATES OF AMERICA : NO. 10-7511 MEMORANDUM OPINION Savage, J. January 30, 2012 As executor of the Estate of Robert Wooler, Thomas Freeman seeks a refund of 31,090.34, the amount the Internal Revenue Service assessed as penalty for the late filing of the estate tax return, plus interest assessed on that penalty. Freeman contends that the est ... |
| 12d0099p.pdf |
| F. PETER PEARSON, Plaintiff, v. SONNET TRUCKING, INC. et al. Defendants. Civil Action No. 09-5917 MEMORANDUM AND ORDER In this diversity case, in which plaintiff F. Peter Pearson of Pennsylvania seeks to sue Sonnet Trucking, Inc. and Willie Fountain, both of Florida, for personal injury, the Clerk of this court, on plaintiff’s motion, entered default against defendants on September 21, 2010, no defendants’ appearances, ... |
| 12d0101p.pdf |
| 1 HAKIM ALI BRYANT, : CIVIL ACTION Plaintiff, : NO. 10-6111 : : : v. : : CITY OF PHILADELPHIA, et al. : Defendants. : M E M O R A N D U M EDUARDO C. ROBRENO, J. JANUARY 27, 2012 I. INTRODUCTION Hakim Ali Bryant (Plaintiff” brings this civil rights action (Bryant II” 1 against the City of Philadelp2 Cassidy, Inocencio Amaro, Cyprian Scott, Sean Leatherbury, Erik Bullock, Todd Lewis, William McDonald, Robert DiBasio, Sgt. ... |
| 12d0100p.pdf |
| 1 HAKIM ALI BRYANT, : CIVIL ACTION Plaintiff, : NO. 10-3871 : : : v. : : CITY OF PHILADELPHIA, et al. : Defendants. : M E M O R A N D U M EDUARDO C. ROBRENO, J. JANUARY 27, 2012 I. INTRODUCTION Hakim Ali Bryant (Plaintiff” brings this civil rights action (Bryant I” 1 against the City of Philadelphia,2 complaint pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging violations of his First, Fourth, Sixth, Eighth, a ... |
| 12d0098p.pdf |
| GENERAL REFRACTORIES COMPANY : CIVIL ACTION v. : FIRST STATE INSURANCE CO. et al. : No. 04-3509 Granite State Insurance Company : Applicant for Intervention ) : MEMORANDUM Ludwig, J. January 27, 2012 Citing Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 24(a) and (b) Granite State Insurance Company applies to intervene as of right or by permission (doc. no. 389) Jurisdiction is diversity. 28 U.S.C. § 1332. In this litigation, Plaint ... |
| 12d0097p.pdf |
| GENERAL REFRACTORIES COMPANY : CIVIL ACTION v. : FIRST STATE INSURANCE CO. et al. : No. 04-3509 Lexington Insurance Company and : AIU Insurance Company) : MEMORANDUM Ludwig, J. January 27, 2012 Plaintiff General Refractories Company (GRC) and defendants Lexington Insurance Company and AIU insurance Company cross-move for partial summary judgment (doc. nos. 315, 360, 361 (sealed) Fed. R. Civ. P. 56. Jurisdiction is div ... |
| 12d0096p.pdf |
| KILEY WOLFE, Plaintiff, v. MCNEIL-PPC, INC. MCNEIL CONSUMER & SPECIALTY PHARMACEUTICALS, a division of MCNEIL-PPC, INC. MCNEIL CONSUMER HEALTHCARE, a division of MCNEIL-PPC, INC. and JOHNSON & JOHNSON PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, LLC, Defendants. CIVIL ACTION NO. 07-348 DuBOIS, J. January 27, 2012 M E M O R A N D U M I. INTRODUCTION In this products liabilremaining motions are gra ... |