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Law firm faking intent to take depositions will face Fair Debt Collection Practices Act lawsuit
PHILADELPHIA – A law firm representing various creditors and utilizing "post-judgment depositions" as part of its debt recovery efforts has been denied its motion to dismiss a class action suit brought against the firm alleging violation of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. -
Company wins African black soap trademark dispute against man seeking $1 million
Philadelphia – Tropical Naturals won a copyright lawsuit over the use of a trademark for soap in a decision handed down Sept. 10 in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. -
Judge allows ex-exployee's claim of retaliation against Purolite to continue
PHILADELPHIA – A court allowed a former employee's lawsuit against a Philadelphia chemical manufacturing company to continue. -
Woman sues Hereford Elementary after being banned from school
PHILADELPHIA – A woman is suing Upper Perkiomen School District and Hereford Elementary School alleging that she was retaliated against unfairly. -
Philadelphia Police Commissioner Ross resigns amid allegations he didn't address harassment, discrimination against female officers
PHILADELPHIA – A lawsuit brought by two female officers alleging a near decade-long pattern of harassment and discrimination against them from inside the Philadelphia Police Department has led to the resignation of Police Commissioner Richard Ross. -
Sears sued over fingers lost on a table saw
PHILADELPHIA – A couple's lawsuit against Sears over a table saw that collapsed and severed two fingers will be heard in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, not the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County, where the suit was filed. -
Billing specialist alleges he was terminated by Tri-County Hospitalists for reporting false Medicare claims
PHILADELPHIA – A Pottstown man alleges he was terminated in retaliation for reporting alleged false billing to Medicare by his Audubon employers. -
Montgomery County psychiatrist doled out improper opioid prescriptions, feds say
PHILADELPHIA – A Montgomery County psychiatrist allegedly prescribed opioids without a medical purpose, the federal government claims. -
JetBlue passenger with disabilities sues, claims employee dropped her
PHILADELPHIA – A Philadelphia woman with cerebral palsy is suing JetBlue after she was allegedly injured while being transported to her seat by an employee. -
Judge allows discrimination claims against St. Francis–St. Vincent Homes for Children to continue
PHILADELPHIA - A woman who sued after being fired by St. Francis–St. Vincent Homes for Children had most of her allegations dismissed Aug. 7 by the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania – but it allowed her charges of race and religion discrimination and retaliation to continue. -
Fired COO's racketeering case against nonprofit fails in federal court
A nonprofit organization accused of fraud was granted its motion for summary judgment in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on Aug. 9. -
Delco school officials win dismissal of lawsuit over alleged assault of autistic student at Penncrest High
PHILADELPHIA – A lawsuit filed by the parents of a Penncrest High School special needs student, who sued the school district after their son was assaulted in the campus cafeteria, has been dismissed due to what a judge called untimely filing of their response to the district’s motion to throw the case out. -
Court: Bartender failed to prove he was a victim of gender discrimination when fired
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on Aug. 1 ruled against a male bartender who said he was fired because of sex discrimination. -
Fired Friends' Central teachers can pursue some claims, but not for religious and sex discrimination
A judge allowed an employment discrimination lawsuit filed by two former teachers against Friends’ Central School Corp. and others to partially continue in a ruling issued in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on Aug. 2. -
Judge gives bad news to cop-turned-maintenance-worker in lawsuit against Muhlenberg Township
PHILADELPHIA – The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania has granted Muhlenberg Township’s motion to dismiss an employment dispute with a former employee. -
Environmental Construction Services who alleged minority owner diverted business to his own company, must pay damages to defendant in settlement
PHILADELPHIA – A Philadelphia engineering and contracting firm who alleged that a minority owner diverted work away from it to his own company and that it and its subsidiaries lost millions in profits as a result, has had those allegations dropped and is compelled to pay damages to one of the defendants as part of a settlement. -
Pennsylvania doesn't have authority to slow down bi-state bridge commission's construction, court rules
On August 2, a judge for the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania judge granted an injunctive order against Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Secretary of the Department of Labor, ordering the secretary to stop preventing and delaying a construction project. -
Former Philadelphia inmate alleges corrections officer fractured jaw, seeks $1 million in damages
PHILADELPHIA – A Philadelphia man is seeking more than $1 million in compensatory damages from the city and a corrections officer over allegations the officer assaulted him and fractured his jaw while he was an inmate. -
Federal judge: $15M judgment against litigation funder coming if settlement not reached by Sept. 30
PHILADELPHIA – The long saga surrounding the pursuit of a multimillion-dollar Liberian judgment has resulted in a federal judge issuing an order stating his desire to levy a $15 million judgment upon a prominent Irish real estate developer funding it, if a settlement is not reached by the end of September. -
Raven Services files notice to move security barrier injury case to federal court
PHILADELPHIA – A maintenance service company facing a lawsuit over allegations of breach of warranty filed a notice of removal in the U.S. District Court of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on July 19.