U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania Philadelphia Division
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Delco homeowner and insurer who claimed Amazon sold pest repellent that caused fire end case
PHILADELPHIA – A Delaware County homeowner and his insurance company who alleged that his residence sustained significant fire damage after use of a pest repellent which he ordered from Amazon.com, have ended their case. -
Eddystone and police officer look to dismiss excessive force suit from brother of YouTube vlogger
PHILADELPHIA – The Borough of Eddystone and a police officer are seeking to dismiss excessive force litigation from the brother of a YouTube video blogger, who had alleged the defendants approached his vehicle with guns drawn, initiated a high-speed chase, and collided with his vehicle resulting in an accident and injury. -
Man walking with cane and injured at Bridesburg Train Station settles with SEPTA and Amtrak
PHILADELPHIA – A local man who claimed he suffered a litany of severe injuries, when his cane became stuck in a hole at a Philadelphia train station platform, has settled his case with the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) and Amtrak. -
Man reiterates that not being transgender cost him his employment at Bucks County adult store
PHILADELPHIA – A former cleaner and clerk at a Bucks County-based adult establishment stands by his claims that he was discriminated against and terminated from his employment, based upon his designation as a cisgender male. -
Northeast Philly-based Marshalls HomeGoods store denies liability for woman's injuries
PHILADELPHIA – A Marshalls HomeGoods store in Northeast Philadelphia has denied liability for injuries a local woman says she suffered more than two years ago, when a desk chair she was seated on unexpectedly moved and she fell. -
Parents of 18-year-old killed by Pa. State Police near Philly street race file wrongful death lawsuit
PHILADELPHIA – After an 18-year-old man was shot dead by a Pennsylvania State Trooper while he spectated street racing on Interstate-95 in Philadelphia last year, his friends who witnessed the shooting and his parents have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against members of both the Pennsylvania State Police and Philadelphia Police Department. -
American Airlines suit keeps assault and emotional distress claims, loses others
PHILADELPHIA – A federal judge has decreed that several claims will be dismissed from a lawsuit brought by two passengers removed from an American Airlines flight nearly three years ago, but retained counts for assault and negligent infliction of emotional distress. -
Defendants dismissed from litigation alleging excessive force at Curran-Fromhold Correctional Facility
PHILADELPHIA – Several government and corrections defendants have been dismissed from litigation which alleged law enforcement officials used excessive force on an incarcerated man. -
Estate of man killed by passing vehicle maintains Marple Township police officers were responsible
PHILADELPHIA – The estate of a man left at a bus stop while in an intoxicated state by Marple Township police officers and killed by a passing vehicle shortly thereafter more than two years ago, has reiterated claims that the Township, its Police Department and a plethora of officers the plaintiff believes are responsible for the man’s death. -
Federal judge rejects dismissal motion from Taiwanese group named in Pa. doctor's bike crash suit
PHILADELPHIA – A federal judge has denied a motion to dismiss from a Taiwanese company named in an injury lawsuit brought by a local ophthalmologist, who suffered a tear of his left triceps tendon and other injuries when his bicycle’s coaster brake allegedly failed and he crashed on a roadway. -
Parents who alleged their home was stormed by Philly deputies, say res judicata does not apply
PHILADELPHIA – Parent plaintiffs who claimed multiple officers from the Philadelphia Sheriff’s Department violated their civil rights when they executed a search warrant at their home in an attempt to find the plaintiffs’ son, who had been murdered five months before the search took place, have countered arguments from the City of Philadelphia that res judicata should bar their case. -
Bucks County law firm wants dismissal of trademark suit over phrase 'Education Lawyers'
PHILADELPHIA – A Bucks County-based law firm seeks dismissal of a Philadelphia firm’s lawsuit, which seeks review of an order which struck down its attempt to cancel the defendant’s trademark surrounding the phrase “Education Lawyers”, in reference to both of their areas of legal expertise. -
UPenn faculty sue school over anti-Semitism investigation it equates to new 'McCarthyism'
PHILADELPHIA – A group of University of Pennsylvania professors have sued the school, alleging its cooperation with Congressional investigations into anti-Semitic activity on campus have compromised their free speech and privacy rights, and are tantamount to a modern form of “McCarthyism.” -
Suit over injury at Marshall's HomeGoods store may be thrown out, if default isn't pursued
PHILADELPHIA – A local woman who alleged she was seriously injured at a Marshalls HomeGoods store in Northeast Philadelphia when a desk chair she was seated on unexpectedly moved and she fell, may have her case dismissed if she does not file for a default judgment within the next two weeks. -
Nonprofit legal services employee who alleged retaliation for reporting discrimination settles case
PHILADELPHIA – An employee for a non-profit legal services provider who alleged that she suffered racial and disability discrimination, in retaliation for reporting similar behavior in her workplace, recently withdrew her case. -
JCPenney moves for summary judgment in injury suit over fall at its store in Oxford Valley Mall
PHILADELPHIA – JCPenney has motioned for summary judgment, in litigation which a Bucks County man said he suffered at the retailer’s store in Langhorne’s Oxford Valley Mall more than three-and-a-half years ago. -
Phila. wants dismissal of suit alleging police officer distributed photos of man's suicide
PHILADELPHIA – Counsel for the City of Philadelphia and an unidentified local police officer have motioned to dismiss litigation from the mother of a man who died by suicide during a mental health episode two years ago, litigation which alleged the officer photographed her son’s lifeless body and distributed it online. -
Bucks County adult business denies it fired cleaner-clerk for being a cisgender male
PHILADELPHIA – A Bucks County-based adult establishment has rejected allegations from its former cleaner and clerk that it discriminated against and fired him, based upon his designation as a cisgender male. -
PICC inmate's assault-related civil rights claims partially dismissed without prejudice for second time
PHILADELPHIA – A federal judge has, for a second time, partially dismissed without prejudice claims from a man incarcerated at the Philadelphia Industrial Correctional Center, who insisted that prison officials ignored the prior conduct of two fellow inmates with a propensity for violent behavior, who attacked the plaintiff with a homemade weapon two summers ago. -
Drexel University and cleaning company deny employee's charges of anti-Islamic discrimination
PHILADELPHIA – Both Drexel University and a cleaning firm have denied violating the Civil Rights Act of 1964 through allegedly discriminating against a cleaning technician for his Islamic faith, and later firing him.