U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania Harrisburg Division
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Chambersburg woman allegedly assaulted by Pa. State Police during DUI stop granted more time for service
HARRISBURG – A Chambersburg woman who alleged she was subjected to excessive force during a DUI traffic stop arrest by five troopers from the Pennsylvania State Police in January 2019, has been granted additional time to properly serve the defendants, albeit not through the U.S. Marshals Service. -
Harrisburg says climate activists should not be granted injunction over upcoming event
HARRISBURG – The City of Harrisburg has requested that a preliminary injunction sought by a coalition group of climate change activists seeking to stage a mid-June rally there be denied, arguing that the activists have not shown reason for such an injunction to be imposed or that their constitutional rights were violated. -
The Gap looking to dismiss consolidated suits over alleged wrongful arrests of Black women for shoplifting
HARRISBURG – The Gap is looking 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. -
Climate change activists say City of Harrisburg's permit process violates their constitutional rights
HARRISBURG – A coalition group of climate change activists wanting to participate in a mid-June rally in Harrisburg has sued the City, claiming it violated their First and Fourteenth Amendment rights by forcing them to navigate an unduly burdensome and expensive permit process. -
Lawsuits against The Gap over arrests of Black women for shoplifting consolidated
HARRISBURG – The Gap has won consolidation of separate lawsuits concerning the same incident, where several Derry Township police officers allegedly 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. -
Comic creators with class action fraud case say federal jurisdiction is proper
HARRISBURG – More than three dozen comic creators have countered a Pennsylvania publisher’s dismissal motion towards their class action claims, suggesting that jurisdiction is correct on the federal court level given the large amount in collective damages they are seeking. -
Black-owned EMS company withdraws case alleging racial conspiracy led to loss of contract with Veterans Affairs
HARRISBURG – A Black-owned EMS ambulance company in Western Pennsylvania has voluntarily dismissed its own litigation against a host of medical professionals and health care companies, which alleged it faced a conspiracy of racial discrimination on the part of the defendants. -
Doctor dismissed from Va. woman's negligence suit alleging improper delivery caused her Erb's Palsy
HARRISBURG – One doctor has been conditionally dismissed from negligence litigation brought by a Virginia woman, who alleged her Erb’s Palsy and arm and shoulder injuries were the result of her being delivered in a hazardous and dangerous manner in a Pennsylvania hospital. -
PennDOT files dismissal brief in Ga. couple's lawsuit over guardrails on Interstate 81
HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) has filed a brief to dismiss litigation from a Georgia couple who alleged that a state-maintained guardrail safety system along Interstate 81 failed to decelerate their vehicle, when the vehicle made contact with the guardrail and it speared through the vehicle to injure its driver. -
Citing jurisdiction, Pa. publisher wants class action suit from comic creators thrown out
HARRISBURG – For jurisdictional and other reasons, a Pennsylvania publisher is seeking to dismiss class action claims from more than three dozen comic creators who alleged that the organization showed a lack of communication, statements, marketing, changed publishing plans and failed to pay them. -
The Gap looking to consolidate lawsuits over alleged wrongful arrests of Black women for shoplifting
HARRISBURG – The Gap is looking to consolidate separate lawsuits concerning the same incident, where several Derry Township police officers allegedly 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. -
Derry Township, police officials deny wrongful process claims of Black women arrested for shoplifting
HARRISBURG – Derry Township and several of its police officers deny charges of wrongful arrest and process levied against them by two Black women from Harrisburg, who alleged they were profiled by the defendants at a local outlet store, accused of retail theft and arrested, before later being released when it was learned that they had in fact committed no crime. -
PennDOT seeks to dismiss Ga. couple's lawsuit concerning safety guardrail system on Interstate 81
HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) has motioned to dismiss litigation from a Georgia couple who alleged that a state-maintained guardrail safety system along Interstate 81 failed to decelerate their vehicle, when the vehicle made contact with the guardrail and it speared through the vehicle to injure its driver. -
Pa. GOP challengers to recent selection of congressional map withdraw case without prejudice
HARRISBURG – A group of Pennsylvania Republicans has withdrawn its legal challenge to state officials surrounding the recent selection of a new congressional map, without prejudice. -
Judge strikes state law claims from sexual harassment lawsuit brought by former Shippensburg U. testing director
HARRISBURG – A federal judge has partially granted summary judgment to Shippensburg University, in litigation that alleged one of its administrators made numerous unwanted sexual advances toward a director of testing and that it both failed to accept that same director’s story, while also refusing to reinstate her employment. -
Dollar Tree contends it's not responsible for alleged near-false arrest of Black 13-year-old for shoplifting
HARRISBURG – Dollar Tree has argued against potential liability 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. -
Lawsuit claims guardrails on Interstate 81 are unsafe
HARRISBURG – A Georgia couple allege that a state-maintained guardrail safety system along Interstate 81 failed to decelerate their vehicle, when the vehicle made contact with the guardrail and it speared through the vehicle to injure its driver. -
Count dropped from civil rights lawsuit against Dollar Tree after teen's near-arrest
HARRISBURG – A Title II public accommodation claim has been dismissed from a lawsuit alleging that the plaintiff’s 13-year-old son was racially targeted by management at a local Dollar Store and falsely accused of shoplifting, nearly being arrested by police who responded to the scene. -
Black women allege they were falsely arrested for retail theft at Hershey outlet stores by Derry Township police
HARRISBURG – Two Black women from Harrisburg say they were profiled by members of the Derry Township Police Department at a local outlet store, accused of retail theft and arrested, before later being released when it was learned that they had in fact committed no crime. -
Comic creators file class action lawsuit against Action Lab Entertainment over breach of contract and fraud
HARRISBURG – More than three dozen comic creators have filed a class action lawsuit against a Pennsylvania publisher, claiming that the organization showed a lack of communication, statements, marketing, changed publishing plans and failed to pay them.