ALLENTOWN – The Walt Disney Company says its refusal to permit entry to its Disney Store in the Lehigh Valley Mall to an autistic seven year-old child was only due to his not wearing a face covering to protect customers from COVID-19, and not due to his disability.
Moore & Morford, Inc., a steel-fabrication company in South Greensburg, Pa., will pay $80,000 to settle a sex harassment and retaliation lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced.
The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania reported the following activities in the suit brought by Washington Crown Center Realty Holding LLC against Hollywood Theaters Inc. on Dec. 23.
PHILADELPHIA – A federal judge has denied an attempt from the Environmental Protection Agency to dismiss a lawsuit brought by the Delaware Riverkeeper Network, over the implementation of a specific tenet of the Clean Water Act.
HARRISBURG – Attorney General Josh Shapiro has joined a bipartisan coalition of more than three dozen AGs who have filed an antitrust action against Google, claiming the Internet search company has an illegal monopoly over the online search market that hurts consumers and advertisers.
Susan A. Smith—an experienced trademark attorney known for counseling some of the country’s most popular brands—has joined Ballard Spahr as a Partner in the firm’s Washington, D.C., office, firm Chair Mark Stewart announced.
PHILADELPHIA – A Delaware County attorney of over 40 years who returned to his duties as a public defender after suffering a stroke, says he was fired from his role this year due to his age and disability.
PITTSBURGH – A Washington County man says his property sustained significant structural and mold damage as a result of allegedly defective materials supplied by an Ohio lumber company.
United States Attorney Scott Brady of the Western District of Pennsylvania has established an annual award to recognize sustained outstanding performance by an Assistant United States Attorney in the U.S. Attorney’s office.
The following cases categorized as "contract" were on the docket in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania on Nov. 13. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
SCRANTON – A Pennsylvania coal company has denied liability and associated claims that is responsible for a welder’s second-degree burns sustained in a “catastrophic” gas explosion at a job site, and further argued against consolidation of multiple matters connected to the same incident.
The following cases categorized as "contract" were on the docket in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania on Nov. 10. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
PITTSBURGH – After finding itself the target of a class action lawsuit from a Pittsburgh plaintiff alleging it unlawfully overcharges its customers taxes on the sale of dietary products, Walmart has removed the case to federal court.
The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania reported the following activity in the suit brought by Home Plate Concessions LLC, Sports Facility LLC, Washco Ballpark Management LLC, Washington County Family Entertainment LLC and Washington Frontier League Baseball LLC against THE Cincinnati Casualty Company, THE Cincinnati Indemnity Company and The Cincinnati Insurance Company on Nov. 10.
The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania reported the following activities in the suit brought by Home Plate Concessions LLC, Sports Facility LLC, Washco Ballpark Management LLC, Washington County Family Entertainment LLC and Washington Frontier League Baseball LLC against THE Cincinnati Casualty Company, THE Cincinnati Indemnity Company and The Cincinnati Insurance Company on Nov. 13.
The following cases categorized as "contract" were on the docket in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on Nov. 2. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact: