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Penn National cashier says she was fired for being a lesbian
HARRISBURG – A food services employee at Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course who is a lesbian says she was treated unfairly after it became known she was in a relationship with another woman.
UPMC Susquehanna named in False Claims Act lawsuit over relationship with North Penn
WILLIAMSPORT – Two Pennsylvania health care providers face a False Claims Act lawsuit from a doctor who claims there is a conflict of interest between them in violation of rules for receiving grants.
Navient to judge: Pay no attention to CFPB's argument for ratification
HARRISBURG (Legal Newsline) – The battle continues over whether the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau can pursue a lawsuit it filed years ago when its structure was unconstitutional.
How about a little proof, Superior Court tells slip-and-fall plaintiff
PHILADELPHIA – A woman who failed to present evidence that her injuries were caused by a slip-and-fall has lost her lawsuit against West Vincent Township.
Judge dismisses counts from lawsuit over alleged attack at Loysville Youth Development Center
PHILADELPHIA – A civil rights lawsuit against the Loysville Youth Development Center over the restraint of one of its residents has suffered several setbacks.
Lawsuit: Tube fell off of water slide, struck lunching customer at Great Wolf Lodge
SCRANTON – A new lawsuit against Great Wolf Lodge of the Poconos says a minor was struck by a tube that fell off of a water slide.
Lawsuit filed over Norfolk Southern employee's fall down bank
PITTSBURGH – A Norfolk Southern Railway employee says the company failed to give her a safe place to work, leading to a 2017 injury.
New try for Pa. lawyer DQ'd from Lancaster County toxic tort lawsuits
PITTSBURGH – The lawyer who was disqualified from the troubled toxic tort litigation he tried to lead in Lancaster County is trying his hand at a new one in Allegheny.
Client who sued Hagens Berman over failed Thalidomide case settles
PHILADELPHIA – With the case set to press on after a harsh ruling from the judge hearing it, the law firm Hagens Berman has reached a settlement with a disgruntled former client.
Gay Guess manager says staff tried to get him fired with 'revolting' accusations
PHILADELPHIA – An openly gay man identified as John Doe in court papers is suing Guess, Inc., for the treatment he says he received while employed at its Sands Bethlehem outlet store.
Suspended football player challenges policies of Southern Columbia Area School District
WILLIAMSPORT – Athletes are punished more severely than other students in the Southern Columbia Area School District, a new lawsuit says.
Lawsuit: Tea kettle exploded, boiling water scalded woman
PHILADELPHIA – A South Carolina woman is suing Lenox Corporation in Philadelphia court, alleging a tea kettle exploded on her.
Bullied, beaten and sexually abused child gets relief from Supreme Court as he sues Philly schools
HARRISBURG – Minors have more time to adhere to the particulars of state law when making claims for discrimination, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court has ruled.
Trump campaign regroups, plans strategy for federal challenge to Pa. voting rules
PITTSBURGH – President Donald Trump’s campaign is figuring out what’s left of its federal lawsuit against Pennsylvania election officials following an adverse decision from the state Supreme Court last week.
J&J to face pelvic mesh lawsuit in Philadelphia, under Pa. laws
PHILADELPHIA – Four of 15 claims in a lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson over its pelvic mesh product will proceed.
Amazon: Ex-cop's name briefly showed in Meek Mill doc doesn't rise to defamation
PHILADELPHIA – Amazon is fighting the defamation lawsuit of an ex-Philadelphia cop whose name appeared on the documentary Free Meek.
Battle for spot in market leads to lawsuit from West Chester company
PHILADELPHIA – A West Chester company says a business development company says a former employee is using its trade secrets at that company.
Property owner says Trafford took its $20K bond, never returned it
PITTSBURGH – The owner of a building in the middle of the Borough of Trafford is suing it, claiming it took a $20,000 bond for sewer repair and never gave it back.
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Lawsuit: Investment firm panicked during COVID-19, lost more than $62 million from one client
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) – Lehigh University says it is owed at least $62.5 million from AllianzGI over the investment firm’s allegedly poor response to the coronavirus pandemic.
CFPB tells Pa. judge that other courts have rejected Navient's argument
SCRANTON, Pa. (Legal Newsline) – Though its structure was found to be unconstitutional, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is arguing old decisions can be fixed through the process of ratification as its case against the nation’s largest student loan servicer heads toward trial.