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Luzerne County allegedly ran out of ballots in 2022 but certified election results anyway
SCRANTON – A pair of Luzerne County voters allege they were denied an opportunity to cast their ballots in last November’s General Election on multiple occasions because the county had inexplicably run out of ballots without explanation and later certified the election results anyway.
Maryland woman alleges negligence by York State Fair organizers caused her injuries
HARRISBURG – A Maryland woman alleges that the organizing companies of the York State Fair were negligent in failing to prevent her injuries, when a passing thunderstorm caused her to be hit by a metal object when she was attending the fair.
Lawsuit over crash which burned Homer City woman sent to complex litigation center
PITTSBURGH – A lawsuit from a Western Pennsylvania woman who suffered third-degree burns over 70% of her body in a motor vehicle crash over two years ago, is now headed to the Allegheny County Commerce and Complex Litigation Center.
The Devil comes to school: Judge says Saucon Valley must give Satanic Temple club a place to meet
ALLENTOWN – A federal judge has decreed that a Northampton County school district must allow a Massachusetts-based satanic religious group to convene an After School Satan Club at a local middle school.
UPenn Hospital seeking new trial, after jury's landmark $182.7M med-mal verdict
PHILADELPHIA – After a Philadelphia jury issued a $182.7 million medical malpractice verdict to a five-year-old boy born with cerebral palsy and his mother, the largest in state history, counsel for the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania have filed a post-trial motion seeking to remit the verdict and call for a new trial.
Where's my nose? Lawsuit blames Lancaster bar for biting incident
LANCASTER – A local man alleges that a Lancaster pub and its employees were negligent in failing stop an assault on him by another customer, an incident which took place last month and ended with a part of the plaintiff’s nose being bitten off.
Alleged Walmart shoplifter who claimed excessive force during arrest has passed away
PHILADELPHIA – A Walmart shoplifter who alleged that police who responded to the incident tackled her in the parking lot – causing her to hit her head on the pavement and suffer a traumatic brain injury – has passed away, according to a recent court filing.
Amtrak settles employee's intimidation, harassment and bullying case against it
PHILADELPHIA – Amtrak has settled 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.
Former manager, Starbucks present different sides of discrimination suit's events before trial
CAMDEN, N.J. – Just prior to trial, a former Starbucks store manager and the coffee giant have presented their own versions of events which led to the former manager’s termination and subsequent racial discrimination lawsuit.
'F--- Donald Trump and his kids': Pa. town moves to dismiss case over arrest of man yelling in his car
PITTSBURGH – Millcreek Township has argued that an Erie man stopped by its police officers after yelling about former President Donald Trump while listening to his car radio was not improperly arrested for disorderly conduct and public drunkenness.
Nursing home managers seek default judgment against allegedly underpaid weekend staff
PITTSBURGH – A nursing home’s managing companies are pursuing a default judgment against one of the facility’s employees who alleged false advertising and staff underpayment, charging that she didn’t respond to their preliminary objections.
Remodeling company says co-defendant is liable for UPMC nurse's injuries from fallen cabinet
PITTSBURGH – A remodeling company has disavowed liability for injuries suffered by a University of Pittsburgh Medical Center nurse when an entire wall cabinet and its contents fell on her, and argued responsibility lies with its co-defendants.
UPMC McKeesport denies it didn't catch man's fatal pulmonary embolism
PITTSBURGH – University of Pittsburgh McKeesport hospital and its physicians have denied that they were liable for allegedly failing to discover a 33-year-old man’s pulmonary embolism, which caused his death last summer.
Class action suit: Upper Darby Township didn't offer due process to parking violators
PHILADELPHIA – A Clifton Heights woman alleges that Upper Darby Township has violated state and federal laws over the past two years, by failing to notify hundreds and potentially thousands of drivers it issued parking tickets to of how they may contest those tickets.
Jury hands down $18K verdict for plaintiff who said she was sexually harassed at McDonald's job interview
PHILADELPHIA – A federal court jury found in favor of a then-teenager who alleged that a now-former McDonald’s manager showed her sexually graphic photos on his phone during her job interview, to the tune of more than $18,000.
Pa. woman continues to allege defendants' responsibility for daughter's death in 2021 fire
PITTSBURGH – A Pennsylvania woman maintains that the plaintiff’s daughter’s death in an electrical fire in September 2021 would have been prevented, had the defendants been aware of the defects present in the home’s electricity systems.
Judge: Punitive damages will not be stricken from tenant's lawsuit against apartment complex
PITTSBURGH – An Allegheny County judge has declined to strike punitive damages from a lawsuit brought by a tenant against their apartment complex, arguing that its alleged negligence caused them to fall on an icy sidewalk and fracture one of their lumbar vertebrae.
Curran-Fromhold officials reject allegations they used excessive force on inmate in 2021
PHILADELPHIA – The City of Philadelphia and Curran-Fromhold Correctional Facility officials deny their officers used excessive force on a man incarcerated there two years ago.
Widower seeks default judgment versus UPMC-affiliated facility, that he said caused his wife's death
PITTSBURGH – Counsel for a Pittsburgh widower who alleged that a University of Pittsburgh Medical Center-affiliated facility was responsible for the eventual death of his wife, after she first fell while being transferred from her wheelchair to her bed, is now seeking a default judgment against the health care entity.
Jane Doe plaintiff says Law School Admission Test overseers violated her rights under ADA
PHILADELPHIA – An anonymous woman with vision impairment has alleged that a Pennsylvania group tasked with overseeing the Law School Admission Test has violated her rights under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, by not providing her with an accommodation for screen-reading software to take the test.