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Montgomery County claims firing of dispatcher for not wearing mask during COVID-19 was justified
PHILADELPHIA – Montgomery County argues that it had the right to fire one of its former employees when she refused to wear a mask in the workplace during the COVID-19 pandemic – though she alleged that refusal was only to avoid triggering symptoms of her post-traumatic stress disorder.
Coopersburg woman reiterates false arrest and other claims from Upper Saucon Township police
ALLENTOWN – A Lehigh County woman maintains allegations that in response to a wellness check call initiated by a friend, several officers from the Upper Saucon Township Police Department responded with an improper seizure, assault and false arrest.
Lawsuit: Postal employee received chemical burns from drain cleaner being shipped
PITTSBURGH – A United States Postal Service employee alleges that she suffered third-degree chemical burns, when a drain cleaner product being sent through the mail leaked through its thin packaging and made contact with her body.
Sharon Hill settles suit over shooting at football game for $1 million
PHILADELPHIA – On behalf of their minor child who had been struck by a bullet during a shooting at youth football game in Sharon Hill, one which also killed an 8-year-old girl, their parent has settled with the Borough of Sharon Hill for $1 million.
Scranton and its mayor move to dismiss civil rights suit from former political TV show host
SCRANTON – The City of Scranton and its mayor have motioned to dismiss a lawsuit from a Scranton man who hosted a television program on political issues, and alleged that authorities from the City of Scranton and Lackawanna County disrupted and then canceled his broadcast, because in his view, the defendants disagreed with his views and those of many of his guests.
Delaware County and Council oppose requested injunction over selection procedure for board of elections
MEDIA – Delaware County and its Council have opposed calls for an injunction preventing them from enforcing an ordinance governing the selection of members to the local Board of Elections, in response to an argument from the County’s Republican Party Chairman that it allegedly violates state election code.
Westmoreland County woman who said light bulb fell from music venue's ceiling and hit her settles case
PITTSBURGH – A Westmoreland County woman who alleged she was injured at a music concert, when a long, fluorescent light bulb fell from the ceiling of the concert venue and landed on top of her head, has settled her case.
N.J. man says Pa. state trooper conducted unreasonable search and seizure of his vehicle
WILLIAMSPORT – A New Jersey man claims that a Pennsylvania State Police officer unreasonably searched his car by threatening to have the car towed and impounded, despite an alleged lack of probable cause.
Jury hands down near $1B verdict for man who was paralyzed after seatbelt allegedly failed
PHILADELPHIA – A Philadelphia jury issued a near $1 billion verdict on Monday in the trial of a man who sustained permanent paralysis injuries when the seatbelt of his Mitsubishi sports car allegedly failed during a collision in 2017.
Lancaster looking to dismiss Monell count in civil rights suit over restaurant altercation arrest
ALLENTOWN – The City of Lancaster is looking to dismiss a count for Monell liability lodged against it, in litigation brought by a woman who contended her civil rights were violated when Lancaster police officers arrested and took her into custody, subsequent to her having had a verbal altercation with a patron at a local restaurant.
Suit: Boy was injured on metal plate at Dutch Wonderland theme park
LANCASTER – The mother of a young boy allegedly injured on a metal plate at the Dutch Wonderland theme park has sued the park, its ownership and affiliated companies, claiming that their collective negligence led to her son’s injuries.
Case over bar assault which ended with a part of the plaintiff's nose bitten off is settled
LANCASTER – A local man who alleged that a Lancaster pub and its employees were negligent in failing stop an assault on him by another customer, an incident which ended with a part of the plaintiff’s nose being bitten off, settled his claims.
Plaintiffs secure $175M jury verdict against Monsanto, in first Roundup trial in Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA – In the first local trial against the manufacturers of weed killer product Roundup, a Philadelphia jury found on Friday both that the product caused the cancer of the 83-year-old plaintiff, and that the failure to warn of the product’s carcinogenic properties justified a $175 million verdict.
Specialty chemical firm wants to dismiss Pa. DEP's $2M+ remediation lawsuit
PITTSBURGH – A Williamsport-based specialty chemical firm is looking to dismiss litigation from the state’s Department of Environmental Protection, which is looking to recoup more than $2 million in costs, from a remediation and removal process it undertook and completed to remove hazardous substances from a Rochester warehouse property.
Lawsuit: Steel wire drawing machine component dislodged and struck plaintiff in the face
PITTSBURGH – A Western Pennsylvania man alleges he incurred a traumatic brain injury and multiple facial fractures, when a component of the defendant’s wire drawing machine unexpectedly dislodged and struck him.
Pretzel maker who alleged anti-gay and anti-disability discrimination settles case
PITTSBURGH – A man who prepared pretzels at a German restaurant in Pittsburgh and alleged he was discriminated against for his homosexuality and disability before later being fired from his role without cause or explanation, has tentatively settled his case.
Trucking company denies that 40,000-pound load caused plaintiff's truck to overturn
PITTSBURGH – A Western Pennsylvania trucking company has denied claims that a load the plaintiff was carrying, which weighed in excess of 40,000 pounds, shifted without warning and caused his truck to overturn.
Woman who claimed bread rack caused fall maintains allegations while restaurant denies them
PITTSBURGH – A local woman maintains that a restaurant was negligent in placing a wire bread rack on its premises, causing her to trip and fall during a visit to that same restaurant more than a year and a half ago.
Plaintiff fights objections to lawsuit alleging sexual assault by her plastic surgeon
PITTSBURGH – An Allegheny County woman has refuted a series of preliminary objections to her lawsuit, which claimed that her plastic surgeon sexually assaulted her during her a pre-surgical consultation visit and later attempted to her ask her out for a date during her post-operative care.
Attorneys accused of taking another lawyer's work product move for sanctions
PITTSBURGH – Two attorneys have not only refuted allegations that they illegally possess the proprietary information of another lawyer and refuse to return it to him, but they argue that his claim are time-barred, vexatious and worthy of sanctions.