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Worker claims defective warehouse robot caused his injuries
SCRANTON — A worker who suffered serious injuries after a warehouse robot malfunctioned is claiming the manufacturer is liable. -
Lawsuit: West Penn Township police chief assaulted subject of arrest warrant
SCRANTON – A local woman alleges that West Penn Township’s police chief used excessive force and assaulted her, when serving a warrant for her arrest more than one year ago. -
Proper service made in hair dye chemical burn suit, plaintiff insists
SCRANTON – Counsel for a South Carolina who claimed that using a hair dye product sold by a Nevada beauty company caused her to suffer a chemical burn on the back of her head, argues that it effectuated proper service of the plaintiff’s complaint. -
South Carolina woman's chemical burn case to be amended, short one defendant
SCRANTON – Counsel for a South Carolina woman, in a case alleging that a hair dye product she purchased caused her to suffer a chemical burn on the back of her head, has countered a motion to dismiss the related suit by arguing that proper service of the complaint was made and by removing an anonymous defendant. -
Civil proceedings stayed for two defendants named in SCI-Dallas inmate death suit
SCRANTON – Civil proceedings against two defendants named in litigation concerning the death of an inmate at the SCI-Dallas Correctional Facility have been stayed, per the order of a federal magistrate judge. -
State fair injury suit remanded to York County Court of Common Pleas
HARRISBURG – A Maryland woman who alleged that the organizing companies of the York State Fair were negligent in failing to prevent her injuries when a passing thunderstorm caused her to be hit by a metal object when she was attending the fair, has seen her case remanded to a Pennsylvania state court. -
University of Scranton stands by termination of former prof unvaccinated for COVID-19
SCRANTON – The University of Scranton’s Faculty Affairs Council contends that the institution was right to fire a former professor, the latter of whom has charged that his constitutional rights to privacy and bodily autonomy were violated when the institution attempted to force him to disclose his COVID-19 vaccination status. -
Judge grants stay in activist's litigation against City of Pottsville over burning ordinance
SCRANTON – A federal judge has authorized a stay in litigation over the City of Pottsville’s open-burning ordinance with respect to burning flags as a method of political protest, pitting a political activist who says he was wrongfully arrested for engaging in such activity against the City. -
Plaintiff whose daughter was allegedly mistreated by softball coach wants school district's dismissal motion thrown out
SCRANTON – A Hanover Township man maintains claims that his daughter was mistreated and neglected by her softball coach, leading her to eventually suffer a severe brain injury when a batted ball hit her in the back of the head, and argues the defendant school district’s motion to dismiss must be denied. -
Camp Hill and borough officials deny they violated GOP supporters' rights with sign ordinance
HARRISBURG – The Borough of Camp Hill and three of its officials have rejected accusations that they violated the First Amendment rights of a Republican group and two of its citizens through the borough’s sign ordinance. -
Political activist wants stay in flag-burning civil suit against Pottsville, after conviction was vacated
SCRANTON – An activist litigating with the City of Pottsville’s open-burning ordinance with respect to burning flags as a method of political protest, is seeking a stay of the instant case, now that his criminal conviction for the suit’s subject incident has been overturned by the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania. -
Final dismissal may be imminent for privacy suit brought by former Scranton police officer
SCRANTON – A federal judge may grant a final dismissed to a lawsuit from a former member of the Scranton Police Department who claimed her confidential personnel file and personal contact information were leaked without her knowledge as part of discovery in an unrelated case. -
Lewistown sued by man who wants to burn Trump flags
HARRISBURG - A flag-burning activist has sued the Borough of Lewistown, one of many lawsuits he has filed through the years. -
Class action targets use of Meta Pixel on ESPN's website
HARRISBURG - Sports media giant ESPN faces a class action lawsuit in Pennsylvania federal court over its use of Facebook's Meta Pixel on its website. -
Exonerated Scranton school official sues those involved in arrest
SCRANTON - A former Scranton school official who was charged with ignoring asbestos and lead issue has filed a federal lawsuit more than a year after he was cleared of wrongdoing. -
Pa. State Police dismissed from suit over alleged excessive force during DUI arrest
HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania State Police and some claims have been dismissed from a lawsuit brought by a Chambersburg woman, who alleged she was subjected to excessive force during a DUI traffic stop arrest by five state troopers in January 2019. -
Flag-burning activist files freedom of expression case in Scranton, after settling similar action in Williamsport
SCRANTON – An activist who recently dismissed his constitutional challenge of the City of Williamsport’s open-burning ordinance with respect to burning flags as a method of political protest, has now filed substantially-similar litigation against the City of Scranton. -
Amazon denies liability for injuries Montco woman suffered at Hazelton facility
SCRANTON – Amazon has denied allegations of negligence lodged by a Montgomery County woman who slipped on ice at one of its fulfillment centers in Hazelton. -
Dollar Tree says access to plaintiffs' medical records is crucial for mediation of race discrimination suit
HARRISBURG – Dollar Tree is seeking the plaintiffs’ medical records in litigation from a Harrisburg woman who claimed that her 13-year-old son was racially targeted by management at a local branch and falsely accused of shoplifting, nearly being arrested by police who responded to the scene. -
Homeowner who had been awarded $5.7M default judgment over flood claims, loses judgment and case
SCRANTON – A Dalton property owner who claimed the borough committed ongoing misconduct and trespass in its refusal to provide catch basins for 21 years, which then caused her property to suffer tremendous flooding damage and her to suffer physical and emotional distress, recently lost her case.