Nicholas Malfitano News
UPenn Health System dismissed from employee suit over vaccination status disclosure
ALLENTOWN – University of Pennsylvania Health System has been dismissed from litigation brought by a group of current and former employees who believed that forcible disclosure of their vaccination status violates their constitutional rights.
Lawsuit: W.Va. man loses four toes when concrete panels fall on his foot at work
PITTSBURGH – A West Virginia man claims that defective concrete panels manufactured by the defendant, came loose and fell on his right foot during a work assignment taking place at another company, leading four of his toes to be severed.
Testing director who alleged sexual harassment from supervisor settles claims with Shippensburg U.
HARRISBURG – A Shippensburg University director of testing has settled claims with the institution, after alleging a female colleague made numerous unwanted sexual advances towards her – and that the school not only initially failed to listen to her story, but refused to reinstate her employment.
Florida landlord denies responsibility for lead exposure and brain damage suffered by 6-year-old boy
ALLENTOWN – A Florida landlord denies responsibility for permanent brain damage injuries that a six-year-old boy in Pen Argyl suffered, allegedly due to his failure to remediate lead from the home that the boy lived in with his mother, the case plaintiff.
Crozer Health defendants say no legal support for man's improper embalming and cremation claims
MEDIA – Crozer Health defendants allege that litigation concerning the embalming and cremation of a Chester man’s mother, allegedly without his knowledge and consent, is not properly supported by causes of action recognized under Pennsylvania law.
Prison contractor denies liability for Philly man's alleged assault by corrections officers
PHILADELPHIA – A prison contractor has discounted liability for injuries that a Philadelphia man suffered in an alleged assault and battery incident by corrections officers, after visiting his girlfriend in custody at George W. Hill Correctional Facility in Delaware County.
Delco judge recuses himself from Upper Darby Township Council's legal efforts seeking declaratory judgment
MEDIA – A state court judge has recused himself from a matter involving the Upper Darby Township Council’s efforts to obtain a declaratory judgment stating it was lawful for the council to have forfeited the office of the township’s Chief Administrative Officer.
Montco woman stands by injury claims, after fall at Amazon center in Hazelton
SCRANTON – A Montgomery County woman who slipped on ice at an Amazon Fulfillment Center in Hazelton stands by her legal claims against the retailer for negligence.
Suit: Legal services provider retaliated against employee for reporting discrimination
PHILADELPHIA – An employee for a non-profit legal services provider alleges that she suffered racial and disability discrimination, in retaliation for reporting similar behavior in her workplace.
Amtrak cites Federal Railroad Safety Act, in attempting to dismiss employee's lawsuit
PHILADELPHIA – Amtrak seeks to dismiss claims brought against it by one of its employees under the Federal Railroad Safety Act, after he allegedly faced intimidation and bullying from a supervisor, subsequent to suffering an on-the-job injury.
Fired Black wrestling coach seeking front and back pay
ALLENTOWN – An ex-varsity high school wrestling coach who sued Easton Area School District alleging he faced discriminatory and racist conduct, including being fired because he is Black, may also be awarded front and pay, after a sealed jury verdict was reached in his trial.
After Marywood University refused to pay $900K for accounting work, school settles case against firm
SCRANTON – A Catholic university in Pennsylvania says that after a firm it hired to do accounting work mistakenly informed it of its eligibility for a $6 million tax credit, it should not have to pay the firm a contingency fee of over $900,000.
Pittsburgh denies claims in case of tasered theft suspect who later died from injuries
PITTSBURGH – The City of Pittsburgh has denied liability in litigation between itself and the estate of a deceased man, who was tasered nine times by a local police officer due to being initially considered a suspect in a bicycle theft and who later died from his injuries.
Fayette County denies inmate worker was subjected to inhumane conditions
PITTSBURGH – Fayette County and its corrections officials have denied that they covered up an inmate worker’s injuries and subjected him to inhumane living conditions during his time of incarceration.
Wis. couple re-allege that parking drop-off placement led to wife’s injuries
PITTSBURGH – A Wisconsin couple has reiterated claims that the presence of an unmarked and unprotected drop-off located next to the handicap space where their friend’s vehicle was parked, led the wife-plaintiff to fall and suffer a severe leg injury.
Philly judge stands by defamation claims against Daily Beast, which called her 'QAnon-linked'
PHILADELPHIA – A sitting Philadelphia judge stands by her second-time-filed defamation claims against online news outlet The Daily Beast, which she said damaged her standing as a jurist when it printed that she was aligned with the QAnon group.
School District of Philadelphia argues class action discrimination claims over admission are not true
PHILADELPHIA – The School District of Philadelphia and several of its officials have countered class action claims from three Philadelphia parents who accused them of denying their children admission to criteria-based schools due to the District’s allegedly discriminatory policies centered on race.
Penn State University denies Title IX claims of mistreatment lodged by women's fencer
WILLIAMSPORT – Penn State University has denied Title IX claims brought against it and a former women’s fencing coach, saying the plaintiff’s allegations of physical, psychological and verbal abuse were either time-barred or improperly pled.
Manheim Township schools official denies harassing former district superintendent
LANCASTER – A Manheim Township School District employee denied claims that she and others committed gender and age-based harassment against the former District Superintendent.
Party hosts deny responsibility for intoxicated guest's paralyzing spinal cord injury
PITTSBURGH – The hosts of a house party where alcohol was consumed say that a man who suffered a paralyzing spinal cord injury did so as the result of his own actions, and not due to their supposed negligent breaching of a duty.