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Easton woman says child's brain damage is due to lead exposure and her landlord is liable
ALLENTOWN – The mother of a six-year-old Pen Argyl boy has filed suit against her Florida-based landlord, charging that his failure to remediate lead from the home she rented has left her son with permanent brain damage.
Delaware County public defender allegedly fired for his age and disability seeks sooner trial date
PHILADELPHIA – Counsel for a local attorney of more than four decades, who said he was fired from his role as a Delaware County public defender in 2020 due to his age and disability and after a stroke, is now seeking a sooner trial date.
Plaintiff fights dismissal motion from West Chester officers who allegedly used excessive force
PHILADELPHIA – A Luzerne County man who alleged that a pair of West Chester police officers used excessive force when arresting him more than two years ago, wants a federal judge to reject a motion to dismiss the case filed by those same officers.
Judge grants motion to quash in whistleblower lawsuit against Weber Gallagher firm
PHILADELPHIA – A federal judge has granted a Philadelphia law firm’s motion to quash a subpoena in litigation brought by its former chief marketing officer, who alleged she was fired when she complained of racially discriminatory practices within the firm.
Scranton paraprofessionals want injunction against working inside students' homes during pandemic
SCRANTON – A trio of Scranton School District employees who sued the District over rules it implemented in December requiring them to perform their paraprofessional duties inside students’ homes if virtual learning once again takes place, have motioned for a special injunction to prevent the rules from going into effect.
Student kicked off football team for angry Snapchat messages settles with Ambridge Area School District
PITTSBURGH – A 14-year-old African-American and special needs student at Ambridge High School, who claimed he was kicked off the football team for participating in an angry exchange with a teammate who had bullied him on Snapchat, has settled with the school district.
Philly law firm wants to recover more than $229K in unpaid legal fees from N.J. defendants
PHILADELPHIA – A local law firm has launched litigation to recover more than $229,000 in unpaid legal fees and costs that it incurred performing representation duties for a New Jersey couple in a federal bankruptcy action.
CVS additionally denies liability for injuries man suffered after using Just For Men hair product
PHILADELPHIA – Along with its co-defendant, CVS has denied the allegations of a Delaware County man, who alleged he suffered permanent vitiligo from using the products he purchased at one of its local pharmacy stores.
Nurse alleging violent assaults from co-worker wants judge to overrule objections on her punitive damages request
SCRANTON – A licensed practical nurse in Lackawanna County who claimed that she was assaulted at her workplace two years ago by an individual who had a repeated history of violent behavior towards her colleagues, wants a judge to overrule the defendant’s motion to strike her demand for punitive damages.
Allegheny County judge overrules Uber's objections in nearly lethal ride-gone-wrong case
PITTSBURGH – A state court judge has overruled preliminary objections from ride share company Uber, who oppose litigation from a Western Pennsylvania man who claimed he and his friends were nearly killed by their Uber driver in a ride-gone-wrong.
Federal judge throws out suit from Lehigh County voters seeking to stop election certification over mail-in ballots
ALLENTOWN – A federal judge has denied an attempt by five local voters to secure a preliminary injunction to prevent the certification of results from November’s general election by the Lehigh County Board of Elections, since the plaintiffs’ votes were set to be discarded due to their signatures lacking an accompanying date.
Woman says Philly charter school violated her constitutional rights, when it failed to stop her 2015 sexual assault on bus
PHILADELPHIA – A local woman alleges that as a middle school student, she was sexually assaulted by a classmate while riding a school bus in February 2015 and that her school violated her constitutional due process rights by failing to prevent the assault.
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.
Delaware County continues to deny age discrimination claims from former public defender
PHILADELPHIA – Delaware County continues to ardently deny liability in age discrimination litigation brought by a local attorney of more than four decades, who said he was fired from his role as a county public defender in 2020 due to his age and disability, after returning to his duties following a stroke.
Contractor seeks to strike punitive damages from Tyrone plaintiff's gas leak death litigation
PITTSBURGH – A local contractor seeks to strike punitive damages from a lawsuit brought by a Tyrone woman, who claimed that its negligence in piercing an underground gas main and failing to report the subsequent leak led to the death of her mother from exposure to the gas.
Pittsburgh business group objects to law firm's $108K breach of contract suit against it
PITTSBURGH – A Pittsburgh business enterprise has raised a series of objections to claims from a local law firm, which had alleged that the defendant breached its contract between the parties after control of the business changed hands, which the plaintiff said left them in arrears for legal payments of more than $108,000.
Alleged drunk driver whose accident killed 23-year-old says co-defendants who overserved her are to blame
PITTSBURGH – The alleged perpetrator of a drunk driving accident that killed the plaintiff’s 23 year-old daughter contends that liability for the event belongs to the co-defendants who allegedly overserved with alcohol her prior to the crash.
Plaintiff reiterates that Delco condo complex's negligence led to tenant's injurious fall and death
MEDIA – A Delaware County man stands by claims against the owners and operators of the condominium complex where his late mother lived, alleging a fall she suffered on their property caused injuries whose repairs later led to her death.
Doylestown couple: Costco's negligence led to wife's injuries when shopping in North Wales store
PHILADELPHIA – A Doylestown couple alleges that Costco is liable for severe bodily injuries suffered by the wife-plaintiff while shopping in the company’s store in North Wales.
Superior Court upholds $1.1 million judgment to Washington Area Humane Society in animal hoarding case
HARRISBURG – A panel trio of judges from the Superior Court of Pennsylvania ruled that a Washington County court was correct when it found that an animal humane group was entitled to more than $1.1 million in reimbursed costs under the Costs of Care of Seized Animals Act, for the expenses it incurred when it secured treatment for more than 200 animals rescued from a hoarding situation.