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Opinion 1:10d0944p.pdf    Size (bytes): 157327    Updated: 09/03/2010
THE PENN MUTUAL LIFE : CIVIL ACTION INSURANCE COMPANY : NO. 10-00625 v. : BNC NATIONAL BANK, et al. : O’NEILL, J. SEPTEMBER 2, 2010 MEMORANDUM In this lawsuit, plaintiff Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company seeks: (1) declaratory judgment that the life insurance policy it issued to defendant Gerald Carnago is either void or voidable; and (2) damages for material misrepresentations allegedly made by defendants Carnago, S ...
Opinion 2:10d0943p.pdf    Size (bytes): 81930    Updated: 09/03/2010
1. Prior to March 11, 2002, Wyeth was known as American Home Products Corporation. 2. Larry G. Holmes, claimant's spouse, also has submitted a derivative claim for benefits. 3. Matrix Benefits are paid according to two benefit matrices Matrix "A" and Matrix "B" which generally classify claimants for compensation purposes based upon the severity of their medical conditions, their ages when they are diagnosed, and the presence of other medical conditions that also may have caused or continued. IN ...
Opinion 3:10d0942p.pdf    Size (bytes): 81892    Updated: 09/03/2010
1. Prior to March 11, 2002, Wyeth was known as American Home Products Corporation. 2. Matrix Benefits are paid according to two benefit matrices Matrix "A" and Matrix "B" which generally classify claimants for compensation purposes based upon the severity of their medical conditions, their ages when they are diagnosed, and the presence of other medical conditions that also may have caused or contributed to a claimant's valvular heart disease (VHD" See Settlement Agreement § IV.B.2.b. & IV.B.2.d( ...
Opinion 4:10d0941p.pdf    Size (bytes): 72517    Updated: 09/03/2010
IN RE: DIET DRUGS (PHENTERMINE/ ) FENFLURAMINE/DEXFENFLURAMINE) ) MDL NO. 1203 PRODUCTS LIABILITY LITIGATION ) THIS DOCUMENT RELATES TO: ) SHEILA BROWN, et al. ) CIVIL ACTION NO. 99-20593 v. ) AMERICAN HOME PRODUCTS )2:16 MD 1203 CORPORATION ) MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF SEPARATE PRETRIAL ORDER NO. Bartle, C.J.September 2, 2010 Cheryl K. Dawson (Ms. Dawson" or "claimant" a class member under the Diet Drug Nationwide C ...
Opinion 5:10d0940p.pdf    Size (bytes): 116432    Updated: 09/03/2010
AARON CHRISTOPHERWHEELER, Plaintiff, v. PRISON HEALTH SERVICES, INC. JEFFREY BEARD (in his official capacity on behalf of the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections) DAVID DIGUGLIEMO (in his official capacity on behalf of the State Correctional Institution at Graterford) and JOHN DOES NO. 1 - 3; Defendants. CIVIL ACTION No. 09-410 MEMORANDUM NORMA L. SHAPIRO, J. September 1, 2010 Before the court are two mot ...
Opinion 6:10d0939p.pdf    Size (bytes): 65428    Updated: 09/03/2010
IKE AMERICA, LLC : Petitioner, : CIVIL ACTION v. : KREDIT KARTE, INC. : No. 10-3153 Respondent. : MEMORANDUM Schiller, J. September 1, 2010 IKE America, Inc. (IKE” claims that Kredit Karte, Inc. (KK” breached the Parties’ referral agreement, which contained an arbitration clause. On April 14, 2010, the Parties arbitrated their dispute, and the arbitrator ruled in IKE’s favor. IKE filed a petition with this Court to con ...
Opinion 7:10d0938p.pdf    Size (bytes): 70254    Updated: 09/03/2010
1 In count I of their complaint, plaintiffs allege violations of Title VIII. Apparently recognizing the obvious typographical error, both parties address this claim as though it had been brought under Title VII. I will do the same. 2 This case was transferred to my docket from the docket of a colleague on June 22, 2010. GEORGE HILL : CIVIL ACTION NO. 09-05463 and : DAVID ELLIS : v. : SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA : TRAN ...
Opinion 8:10d0937p.pdf    Size (bytes): 423495    Updated: 09/03/2010
1. Prior to March 11, 2002, Wyeth was known as American Home Products Corporation. 2. Matrix Benefits are paid according to two benefit matrices Matrix "A" and Matrix "B" which generally classify claimants for compensation purposes based upon the severity of their medical conditions, their ages when they are diagnosed, and the presence of other medical conditions that also may have caused or contributed to a claimant's valvular heart disease (VHD" See continued. IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COU ...
Opinion 9:10d0936p.pdf    Size (bytes): 116455    Updated: 09/03/2010
1 On March 31, 2010, this Court issued two orders: one granting GSK’s motion for summary judgment on all claims relating to the ‘994 patent, and one denying GSK’s motion for summary judgment on all claims. The latter largely concerned GSK’s patent claims based on the 798 patent. In essence, I found that GSK had probable cause to file suit alleging infringement of the ‘994 patent, and that a genuine issue of material fact precludes a finding that it also had probable cause to file suit alleging i ...
Opinion 10:10d0935p.pdf    Size (bytes): 41965    Updated: 09/03/2010
In re:WELLBUTRIN SR : CIVIL ACTION NO. 04-5525 ANTITRUST LITIGATION : MEDICAL MUTUAL OF OHIO, INC. : CIVIL ACTION NO. 05-396 v. : GLAXOSMITHKLINE PLC, et al. : M E M O R A N D U M Stengel, J. August 31, 2010 GlaxoSmithKline PLC, et al, is accused by plaintiffs of unlawfully extending its monopoly over Wellbutrin SR, an anti-depressant with the active ingredient buproprion hydrochloride (BH”2granted, and its motion ...
Opinion 11:10d0934p.pdf    Size (bytes): 4188483    Updated: 09/03/2010
1 Defendant’s Motion and supporting Statement of Undisputed Facts, Memorandum of Law, Affidavits, Declaration, Certificate of Service and Exhibits were all originally filed under seal. (Dkt. No. 53. However, Bloomberg has since notified the Court that it does not object to the unsealing of its Motion, or to the Court’s opinion being issued publicly. (Dkt. No. 57. 1 JAYNE C. CUBBAGE, : CIVIL ACTION Plaintiff, : NO. 05- ...
Opinion 12:10d0924p.pdf    Size (bytes): 69234    Updated: 09/02/2010
1. Prior to March 11, 2002, Wyeth was known as American Home Products Corporation. 2. Matrix Benefits are paid according to two benefit matrices Matrix "A" and Matrix "B" which generally classify claimants for compensation purposes based upon the severity of their medical conditions, their ages when they are diagnosed, and the presence of other medical conditions that also may have caused or contributed to a claimant's valvular heart disease (VHD" See Settlement Agreement § IV.B.2.b. & IV.B.2.d. ...
Opinion 13:10d0922p.pdf    Size (bytes): 79256    Updated: 09/02/2010
1. Prior to March 11, 2002, Wyeth was known as American Home Products Corporation. 2. Rick A. Gill, Ms. Gill's spouse, and Paige D. Gill, Ms. Gill's child, also have submitted derivative claims for benefits. 3. Matrix Benefits are paid according to two benefit matrices Matrix "A" and Matrix "B" which generally classify claimants for compensation purposes based upon the severity of their medical conditions, their ages when they are diagnosed, and the continued. IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT ...
Opinion 14:10d0933p.pdf    Size (bytes): 245382    Updated: 09/02/2010
1 On September 24, 2009, the court certified a class based on the following definition: All individuals invested in the Foamex Stock Fund on September 22, 2005, except individuals who were members of the Foamex Benefits Committee at any time between September 22, 2005 and December 31, 2006, the members of their immediate families, and their heirs, successors or assigns. Stanford v. Foamex L.P. 263 F.R.D. 156, 175 (E.D. Pa. 2009) UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVAN ...
Opinion 15:10d0932p.pdf    Size (bytes): 658429    Updated: 09/02/2010
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA : CRIMINAL ACTION v. : NO. 05-440–8 TIMOTHY BAUKMAN : SURRICK, J. AUGUST 31, 2010 MEMORANDUM Presently before the Court is Defendant Timothy Baukman’s Motion for Judgment of Acquittal. (Doc. No. 767. For the following reasons, Defendant’s Motion will be denied. I. BACKGROUND On February 21, 2007, the grand jury returned a 194-count Fifth Superseding Indictment the “Indictment” against Alton Co ...
Opinion 16:10d0931p.pdf    Size (bytes): 128582    Updated: 09/02/2010
1 See Order, Jackson v. J. Lewis Crozer Library, No. 07-481 (E.D. Pa. filed Feb. 2, 2010) (stipulating to a bench trial on the PHRA claims) DOROTHY JACKSON, : CIVIL ACTION Plaintiff : v. : NO. 07-481 J. LEWIS CROZER LIBRARY, et al. : Defendants : Stengel, J. August 31, 2010 Dorothy Jackson was a part-time children’s librarian at J. Lewis Crozer Library in Chester, Pennsylvania. She suffers from macular degeneration an ...
Opinion 17:10d0930p.pdf    Size (bytes): 130736    Updated: 09/02/2010
1 BEVERLY MCHERRIN, : CIVIL ACTION Plaintiff, : NO. 09-2035 v. : MICHAEL J. ASTRUE : Commissioner of the Social Security : Administration : Defendant. : OPINION AND ORDER Slomsky, J. August 31, 2010 I. INTRODUCTION Before the Court is Defendant Commissioner of Social Security’s Objections to the Magistrate Judge’s Report and Recommendation. (Doc. No. 14) On May 11, 2009, Plaintiff filed a Motion for Leave to Proceed ...
Opinion 18:10d0929p.pdf    Size (bytes): 57029    Updated: 09/02/2010
1 All numbered paragraph references to the ALJ’s decision begin with the first full paragraph on each page. NANETTE DIXON : CIVIL ACTION v. : NO. 09-2405 MICHAEL J. ASTRUE, : Commissioner of Social Security : MEMORANDUM LOWELL A. REED, Jr. Sr. J AUGUST 31, 2010 Upon consideration of the brief in support of request for review filed by plaintiff Doc. No. 13) and defendant’s response (Doc. No. 15) the court makes the fol ...
Opinion 19:10d0928p.pdf    Size (bytes): 35212    Updated: 09/02/2010
FIDELITY & DEPOSIT CO. OF MARYLAND, : CIVIL ACTION Plaintiff, : NO. 09-619 v. : PRICE & PRICE MECHANICAL, INC. et al. : Defendants. : MEMORANDUM GENE E.K. PRATTER, J. August 24, 2010 In this case, the parties have already briefed partial motions for summary judgment, and have filed their pretrial memoranda with the Court. Notably, in their final pretrial memorandum, Defendants did not contest venue in this district or ...
Opinion 20:10d0927p.pdf    Size (bytes): 447406    Updated: 09/02/2010
In Re: Certainteed Corp. Roofing : MDL DOCKET NO. 1817 Shingle Products Liability Litigation : This document relates to : ALL CASES Pollak, J. August _27_ 2010 I. PROCEDURAL HISTORY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 II. THE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 A. Eligibility and Claims Process . . . ...
Opinion 21:10d0926p.pdf    Size (bytes): 54043    Updated: 09/02/2010
1 In so doing, the Court held that Plaintiff failed to comply with the requirements of Rule 8(a) See Dkt. No. 2. 1 DOLORES DAWES-LLOYD, : CIVIL ACTION Plaintiff, : NO. 09-2388 v. : JASON I. WEISBROT, et al. : Defendants. : Jones, II, J. August 31, 2010 MEMORANDUM Before the Court is the Motion to Dismiss of Defendants Jason I. Weisbrot, Michael Snider, Esquire and Associates, LLC, and Michael J. Snider and Associate ...
Opinion 22:10d0925p.pdf    Size (bytes): 119824    Updated: 09/02/2010
JOHN J. MARQUESS, et. al. : CIVIL ACTION v. : PENNSYLVANIA STATE EMPLOYEES : CREDIT UNION : NO. 09-4256 FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW JACOB P. HART DATE: August 31, 2010 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE I. Introduction This case was brought by plaintiffs John Marquess, as the executor for the estate of William Marquess, and Jason Marquess to recover money that was withdrawn from a bank account created byWillia ...
Opinion 23:10d0923p.pdf    Size (bytes): 119916    Updated: 09/02/2010
1. Prior to March 11, 2002, Wyeth was known as American Home Products Corporation. 2. Matrix Benefits are paid according to two benefit matrices Matrix "A" and Matrix "B" which generally classify claimants for compensation purposes based upon the severity of their medical conditions, their ages when they are diagnosed, and the presence of other medical conditions that also may have caused or contributed to a claimant's valvular heart disease (VHD" See Settlement Agreement § IV.B.2.b. & IV.B.2.d. ...
Opinion 24:10d0921p.pdf    Size (bytes): 270786    Updated: 09/02/2010
1 Mr. Vurimindi has recently filed several other complaints in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. In one of these, Mr. Vurimindi claims to have been the target of a conspiracy that involved his erstwhile employer and several co-workers, see Vurimindi v. Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, et al. (Case No. 10-cv-386) Although Mr. Vurimindi has not sued VAMSIDHAR REDDY : VURIMINDI, : CIVIL ACTION Plaintiff, ...
Opinion 25:10d0876p.pdf    Size (bytes): 184609    Updated: 09/02/2010
1 HEATHER HARDEE-GUERRA, Plaintiff, v. SHIRE PHARMACEUTICALS, Defendant. CIVIL ACTION NO. 09-1547 DuBOIS, J. August 25, 2010 M E M O R A N D U M I. INTRODUCTION This is a discrimination and breach of contract case in which plaintiff, Heather HardeeGuerra, alleges that defendant, Shire Pharmaceuticals (Shire” breached a contract of employment by firing her because of her pregnancy. ByMemorandum an ...
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