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PHILADELPHIA – Counsel for the engineer of an Amtrak train that crashed and derailed in Philadelphia in 2015, who withdrew his client’s suit against the transit company in the interest of seeking relief in a state court and preventing duplicative litigation, is now facing a pursuit from Amtrak for over $322,000 in legal fees.

PHILADELPHIA – A Philadelphia man has filed a lawsuit against his former lawyer, charging that the counsel in question used his underlying job injury suit as collateral to obtain litigation funding and subsequently transferred that amount’s high-interest loans to his legal fees.

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PHILADELPHIA – The engineer of an Amtrak train that crashed and derailed in Philadelphia in 2015 looks to withdraw his suit against the transit company that pursued indemnification and restitution for costs he incurred in defending himself both civilly and criminally in proceedings stemming from the accident – in the interest of pursuing relief in a state court and preventing duplicative litigation.

An investor lawsuit against Vanguard over the asset manager’s handling of target-date funds can proceed, a federal judge ruled last week. Judge John F. Murphy…

The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania reported the following activity on Feb. 10 in the suits below:

Construction has started on the intermediate care facility for adults.

Additions and Subtractions salon relocates in Lewiston; New Dollar General store permitted off Lisbon Street; John F. Murphy Homes constructing new facility on Hotel Road.

PHILADELPHIA – Counsel on both sides of a property damage dispute between a South Philly landlord and Airbnb are at odds on whether discovery should proceed, while motion to either potentially compel arbitration or stay the case is pending.

PHILADELPHIA – A California woman has settled her case against a King of Prussia beauty salon, which claimed she developed a staph infection due to the salon’s unsanitary practices.