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Pastor sues Reading after demonstration outside high school leads to arrest
ALLENTOWN – A non-denominational Christian pastor has sued two Reading police officers, the Reading School District and the City of Reading, after he claims his constitutional rights were violated due to his being arrested from a demonstration held just outside Reading Senior High School this past January. -
SEPTA says conductor's estate hasn't tied transit agency to his fatal case of COVID-19
PHILADELPHIA – The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) has denied liability for the death of one of its former conductors from COVID-19, charging his estate has failed to properly plead such a claim. -
Philly landlord holds Airbnb responsible for damage that squatters did to his property
PHILADELPHIA – A South Philly landlord alleges that a man who rented out his residence through an Airbnb listing became a squatter and pseudo-landlord himself and did tremendous damage to the property for three months in 2020, and is now suing the company to recoup those costs. -
Man maintains he was shot by Philly police officers during mental health episode
PHILADELPHIA – A local man maintains he was the victim of excessive force from a member of the Philadelphia Police Department two years ago, when an officer shot him three times during his suffering of a mental health episode. -
Sexual assault suit against former Philly detective is consolidated with similar actions
PHILADELPHIA – The case of a man who spent over 12 years in prison for murder and was later exonerated, who then sued the City of Philadelphia and a former Philadelphia Police Department detective whom he alleges sexually assaulted him, has now been consolidated with other actions against that same, now-incarcerated former detective. -
Westmoreland County authorities want summary judgment in lawsuit from former prison warden
PITTSBURGH – Westmoreland County authorities are seeking summary judgment, in a harassment and professional retaliation suit from the former warden of the county’s prison. -
Judge dismisses several defendants in suit from plaintiff claiming he was wrongly convicted of murder
PHILADELPHIA – A federal judge has granted motions to dismiss from several defendants, in the civil rights violation case of a man who argues he was erroneously convicted of three murders, for which he served 28 years in prison. -
Amtrak asks for additional time to conduct depositions in employee's case against train company
PHILADELPHIA – Amtrak has asked for 60 days in which to complete what it refers to as necessary discovery and depositions, in a suit brought by one of its employees under the Federal Railroad Safety Act, after the plaintiff allegedly faced intimidation and bullying from a supervisor, subsequent to suffering an on-the-job injury. -
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. -
Environmental Partner Aaron Mapes Joins Fox Rothschild in Philadelphia
Fox Rothschild LLP is pleased to welcome Aaron S. Mapes to the Philadelphia office as a partner in the Environmental Department. -
Jury finds for City of Philadelphia, in former SCI-Graterford inmate's transport injury lawsuit
PHILADELPHIA – A local jury found for the City of Philadelphia in litigation brought by a former inmate of SCI-Graterford, who claimed local law enforcement officials did not take proper care in transporting him and others who were confined to wheelchairs – leading him to suffer a concussion, chest and spinal injuries. -
Suit: Curran-Fromhold corrections officers committed physical assault on pre-trial detainee
PHILADELPHIA – A local man alleges he was assaulted and battered by a series of corrections officers while in custody at Curran-Fromhold Correctional Facility two years ago. -
Ohio rail company resolves claims for train collision death of 15-year-old girl in South Fayette Township
PITTSBURGH – An Ohio rail company has resolved claims connected to the death of a 15-year-old girl, who was struck by a train while crossing a railroad bridge in South Fayette Township nearly three years ago. -
SEPTA conductor's estate says transit agency's negligence caused him to die from COVID-19
PHILADELPHIA – The estate of a Southern New Jersey man has sued the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA), alleging that the agency failed to protect him in his work as a conductor and subsequently led him to contract a two year-long and fatal case of COVID-19. -
Bucks County inmate says corrections and medical staff delayed treatment for his broken heel
PHILADELPHIA – An inmate at the Bucks County Correctional Facility alleges he was denied adequate and timely medical care, when he suffered a broken heel after falling from the furniture in his cell. -
Case activity for Dionna Brooks vs Daniel Stevens on Feb. 10
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania reported the following activities in the suit brought by Dionna Brooks against Daniel Stevens and National Railroad Passenger Corporation on Feb. 10. -
Court activity on Feb. 10: Brooke Jones vs Removery Tattoo Removal & Fading
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania reported the following activity in the suit brought by Brooke Jones against Removery Tattoo Removal & Fading on Feb. 10: 'Complaint Against Removery Tattoo Removal & Fading ( Filing Fee $ 402 Receipt Number Apaedc-16494962.), Filed By Brooke Jones. (attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet And Designation Form)(Koller, David) (entered: 02/10/2023)'. -
Case activity for Veronique Peterson vs Rust-Oleum Corporation on Feb. 10
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania reported the following activities in the suit brought by Veronique Peterson against Home Depot USA, Inc. and Rust-Oleum Corporation on Feb. 10. -
Case activity for Sweet Grace Distilling Company vs Carribean Distillers, LLC on Feb. 10
The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania reported the following activities in the suit brought by Sweet Grace Distilling Company against Carribean Distillers, LLC on Feb. 10. -
Court activity on Feb. 10: Richard Demaria vs Ohio Security Insurance Company
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania reported the following activity in the suit brought by Richard Demaria against Encompass Home and Auto Insurance Company and Ohio Security Insurance Company on Feb. 10.