U.S. District Court of Eastern District of Pennsylvania
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Continental Tire asks to be dismissed from Bucks County man's personal injury lawsuit
PHILADELPHIA — A North Carolina-based tire company is asking a federal court to dismiss it from a Bucks County man's personal injury lawsuit. -
Avery Dennison alleges former employee who now works for Philadelphia company violated contract
PHILADELPHIA – A global adhesive materials manufacturer and distributor alleges a Lock Haven man violated an agreement when he left to work for a competitor in Philadelphia. -
Law Firm's case against NTSB over plane crash info is suspended by federal judge
PHILADELPHIA – A Philadelphia law firm who sued the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and alleged it illegally withheld information from families and loved ones of crash victims in violation of the Freedom of Information Act, has seen two of its claims dismissed for sovereign immunity and the case suspended. -
Man says feet were injured by imaging machine, sues VA, Siemens
PHILADELPHIA – A Philadelphia man whose feet were crushed during an imaging test at the Veterans Affairs (VA) Hospital in Philadelphia is suing the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and the machine's manufacturer, Siemens. -
Court dismisses most of protester's claims against Secret Service agent, allows one to continue
PHILADELPHIA – A protester who filed a lawsuit against a U.S. Secret Service agent in that agent's personal and professional capacities will have one of his Fourth Amendment claims heard, but his First Amendment claims against the agent were dismissed Sept. 30 because the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania ruled it did not have jurisdiction over a federal agent. -
Service Caster faces EEOC suit alleging discrimination of Puerto Rican Pentecostal employees
PHILADELPHIA – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has filed a suit against West Reading-based Service Caster Corp. alleging the company subjected Puerto Rican Pentecostal employees to retaliation and discrimination because of their race and religion. -
Lawsuit: Discrimination at SEPTA cost taxpayers more than $5 million
PHILADELPHIA – An Asian-American female business owner is claiming the denial of her contract bids to the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) is because of her race and sex - costing taxpayers more than $5 million. -
New Jersey woman alleges Dutch Gold's Buckwheat Honey is falsely labeled as containing antioxidants
PHILADELPHIA – Pennsylvania-based Dutch Gold and a honey industry organization responsible for product certification are facing a class action lawsuit filed by a New Jersey woman who claims they are "mislabeling and misdescribing" Dutch's Buckwheat Honey product. -
Bus driver loses post-Janus union dues case
PHILADELPHIA - A bus driver’s lawsuit against Wallingford-Swarthmore School District, its superintendent and human resources director, which stemmed from the revocation of his union membership, has been dismissed. -
Company to pay class action settlement after employer released W-2s to cybercriminal
PHILADELPHIA - A company accused of a data breach that included releasing all W-2s for its U.S. employers to a cybercriminal will soon pay a settlement from a class action lawsuit. -
Comcast settlement: Class members get up to $15, lawyers get $1.1 million
PHILADELPHIA - A group of Comcast consumers was given the green light to settle a class action lawsuit against the cable provider, and plaintiffs attorneys will make $1.1 million. -
Mother loses lawsuit over sexual assault of daughter; She'd sued those who allowed attacker to be released
PHILADELPHIA - A federal judge in Pennsylvania dismissed claims that stem from a young girl's kidnapping and sexual assault, and declined to exercise jurisdiction on other related claims. -
Khepera Charter School and Pennsylvania DOE ordered to pay $87K in lawyer fees
PHILADELPHIA - Khepera Charter School has been ordered to pay attorneys fees of $14,412.83, and the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) will pay $72,521 more to a lawyer for a woman who claimed her disabled child was not provided with a free appropriate public education (FAPE). -
No exception to CAFA in class action against health care providers
PHILADELPHIA - The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania has denied Sheila Durnell and Charles Opdenaker’s motion to remand their class action lawsuit against several health care providers back to Delaware County state court. -
Judge tosses ADA claim by former Chester police officer
The City of Chester was only partially granted its motion for summary judgment in a reverse racism case filed by a White former police officer. -
Easton commercial property owners sue city, zoning board over sign dispute, claim civil rights violation
PHILADELPHIA – The owners of a commercial property in Easton's Centre Square and a Michigan sign manufacturer have filed suit against the city and its zoning hearing board challenging the city's interpretation of a sign ordinance and alleging violation of their civil rights due to the city's denying them variance for larger signage. -
Bada Bing: Stripper at real-life Sopranos hangout loses defamation case against Daily News
PHILADELPHIA - A dancer at a New Jersey strip club that doubled as a main setting for the HBO show The Sopranos has lost her defamation lawsuit over a photograph of her used in a news article about alleged real-life mafia ties. -
American Airlines attendant allegedly blinded by falling laptop sues Boeing
PHILADELPHIA — An American Airlines attendant based in Philadelphia who allegedly lost use of one eye when an overhead bin she was attempting to unlatch flew open and a laptop struck her alleges The Boeing Co. is liable for her injuries. -
Philadelphia-based financial services firms alleges former employee misappropriated trade secrets
PHILADELPHIA — A Philadelphia-based financial services firm is suing a former employee and his current employer over a contract dispute involving a nearly $2.5 million promissory note and the alleged misappropriation of confidential information. -
Court dismisses Excel Pharmacy's lawsuit against Liberty Mutual
PHILADELPHIA – U.S. District Court Judge Cynthia M. Rufe on Sept. 12 dismissed a lawsuit by Excel Pharmacy against Liberty Mutual Insurance.