U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania Harrisburg Division
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Suit surrounding teacher's molestation stayed, while settlement with Chambersburg Area School District is finalized
HARRISBURG – Litigation from a Chambersburg woman who alleged she was sexually molested by her then-high school chemistry teacher over a six-month time period in 2021-2022 and that the school district lacked adequate policies and procedures for the protection of its students, has been stayed while settlement discussions with the district are ongoing. -
Mom says Dover Area school staff affirmed her daughter’s gender without telling her
HARRISBURG – A Dover Area School District parent alleges that District personnel affirmed her 14-year-old daughter as a boy and referred to her by another name, without notifying the plaintiff. -
Parents who said difficult delivery at Gettysburg Hospital caused child's neurological damage may want to settle
HARRISBURG – The parents of an infant who sustained severe neurological damage and claimed that damage was received in the improper delivery of their child by employees of Gettysburg Hospital, may be moving towards a settlement. -
N.J. man who alleged Pa. athletic commission authorities sabotaged his pro boxing event may face dismissal
HARRISBURG – A New Jersey man who launched legal action against the Pennsylvania State Athletic Commission and its personnel – alleging they conspired against him to prevent him from holding a professional boxing card in Harrisburg – may have his case dismissed, if service is not made by the beginning of next month. -
Former Chambersburg student sues district over molestation by chemistry teacher
HARRISBURG – A Chambersburg woman alleges she was sexually molested by her then-high school chemistry teacher over a six-month time period in 2021 and 2022, and that the school district lacked adequate policies and procedures for the protection of its students. -
N.J. man says Pa. athletic commission authorities sabotaged his pro boxing event
HARRISBURG – A New Jersey man has launched legal action against the Pennsylvania State Athletic Commission and its personnel, alleging they conspired against him to prevent him from holding a professional boxing card in Harrisburg. -
U.S. DOT and PennDOT reject nonprofit's claims that they violated environmental law
HARRISBURG – A component of the U.S. Department of Transportation has rejected claims from an environmental nonprofit group the highway agency failed to conduct environmental impact reports for a proposed highway extension, as required by the National Environmental Policy Act. -
Judicial Watch settles National Voter Registration Act suit with Pa. and five of its counties
HARRISBURG – Litigation from election integrity group Judicial Watch against the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and five of its counties has been settled, resulting in nearly 180,000 inactive voters being removed from voter rolls statewide. -
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. -
Maryland woman alleges negligence by York State Fair organizers caused her injuries
HARRISBURG – A Maryland woman alleges 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. -
Camp Hill GOP group and citizens successfully challenge aspects of borough's sign ordinance
HARRISBURG – A Republican group and two Camp Hill citizens have successfully challenged a Borough ordinance, after a federal judge recently found that the ordinance restricted their free speech rights by limiting the number of political signs they were permitted to put in their yards. -
Health care company's former director asserts no involvement in events leading to Dauphin County inmate's death
HARRISBURG – The former corporate director of a health care company has denied involvement in claims brought by the nephew of a man who suffered fatal injuries while incarcerated there in a lawsuit against the county, the company in question and more than three dozen corrections officers and medical providers, who the plaintiff feels are responsible for the decedent’s death. -
Settlement talks and corrective action plan on the table in Clean Water Act case against food processor
HARRISBURG – A proposed settlement and additional corrective action plan are currently being devised, as a Pennsylvania waterway environmental group and a food processing company have continued a stay of litigation the two parties are involved in over claims of the latter polluted Oil Creek and the Susquehanna River, violating the state Clean Streams Law and the federal Clean Water Act in the process. -
Nonprofit group says Federal Highway Administration violated National Environmental Policy Act
HARRISBURG – An environmental nonprofit group has sued a component of the U.S. Department of Transportation and its chief, over claims that the highway agency failed to conduct environmental impact reports for a proposed highway extension, as required by the National Environmental Policy Act. -
Dismissal denied to The Gap, in case lodged by Black women wrongfully arrested for shoplifting
HARRISBURG – The Gap has lost an attempt to dismiss consolidated litigation alleging several Derry Township police officers committed wrongful arrest and process by profiling and taking into custody Black women shopping at the store for supposed theft, before later releasing them when it was learned that they had in fact committed no crime. -
Settlement could be brewing in Clean Water Act case between river group and food processor
HARRISBURG – While a potential settlement is evaluated, a Pennsylvania waterway environmental group and a food processing company have continued a stay of litigation the two parties are involved in over claims of the latter polluted Oil Creek and the Susquehanna River, violating the state Clean Streams Law and the federal Clean Water Act in the process. -
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. -
AG's office sued by Black woman alleging age, race discrimination
HARRISBURG – An African-American and longtime Human Resources Analyst with the state attorney general’s office claims she was the target of both age and racial discrimination at the agency, and was terminated after 21 years while being replaced by substantially-younger white employee. -
Disabled plaintiffs suing state over facility resident transfers get class certification, but no injunction
HARRISBURG – A federal magistrate judge has approved a motion for class certification among disabled plaintiffs who are residents of state-run residential facilities and are suing Gov. Tom Wolf and a host of other officials for alleged civil rights violations – but denied the plaintiffs’ attempt to secure preliminary injunctions in their case. -
Republican plaintiffs challenge Camp Hill sign ordinance on constitutional grounds, before Election Day
HARRISBURG – In the lead-up to Election Day, a Republican group and two local voters in Camp Hill are challenging the borough’s sign ordinance, which they allege violates their First Amendment rights to free speech under the U.S. Constitution.