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Phila. wants dismissal of suit alleging police officer distributed photos of man's suicide
PHILADELPHIA – Counsel for the City of Philadelphia and an unidentified local police officer have motioned to dismiss litigation from the mother of a man who died by suicide during a mental health episode two years ago, litigation which alleged the officer photographed her son’s lifeless body and distributed it online.
Giant Eagle shopper who said he fell through store floor wants video footage of incident
PITTSBURGH – Counsel for a local man is seeking in-store video footage from a Giant Eagle supermarket in Export, where their client alleged he fell through an exposed section of the store flooring during a shopping trip.
Political TV show host opposes case dismissal motion from Scranton and Lackawanna authorities, television network
SCRANTON – 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 the defendants disagreed with his views and those of many of his guests, has opposed a move from those governmental entities and a local network station to dismiss his case.
Bucks County adult business denies it fired cleaner-clerk for being a cisgender male
PHILADELPHIA – A Bucks County-based adult establishment has rejected allegations from its former cleaner and clerk that it discriminated against and fired him, based upon his designation as a cisgender male.
After three initial losses, Roundup manufacturers get their first win in Philly courtroom
PHILADELPHIA – For the very first time in Philadelphia, a jury has unanimously found in favor of the manufacturers of weed killer product Roundup, in the latest case to go to trial over allegations that product causes cancer in its users.
PICC inmate's assault-related civil rights claims partially dismissed without prejudice for second time
PHILADELPHIA – A federal judge has, for a second time, partially dismissed without prejudice claims from a man incarcerated at the Philadelphia Industrial Correctional Center, who insisted that prison officials ignored the prior conduct of two fellow inmates with a propensity for violent behavior, who attacked the plaintiff with a homemade weapon two summers ago.
Companies argue parents of 5-year-old child allegedly sexually assaulted on school bus haven't shown negligence
YORK – Two defendant bus companies have denied responsibility for the alleged sexual assault of a five-year-old minor last October who was riding the bus on her way to school, saying the plaintiffs have not properly made a case for their charges of negligence.
Drexel University and cleaning company deny employee's charges of anti-Islamic discrimination
PHILADELPHIA – Both Drexel University and a cleaning firm have denied violating the Civil Rights Act of 1964 through allegedly discriminating against a cleaning technician for his Islamic faith, and later firing him.
Delco woman who alleged negligence claims against Fernwood Cemetery settles case
MEDIA – A Delaware County woman who alleged that Fernwood Cemetery was negligent in the operation of its funerary grounds, the result of which was her falling into a deep hole at the cemetery, has settled her claims.
Pittsburgh woman denies being at fault for biting into glass-filled appetizer at Cheesecake Factory
PITTSBURGH – A Pittsburgh woman has denied counter-charges that she was comparatively negligent in an incident two years ago, where she claimed she bit into a glass-filled appetizer at a local branch location of The Cheesecake Factory.
Philly police officials deny malicious prosecution allegations in case of man exonerated after 33 years
PHILADELPHIA – The City of Philadelphia and police officials have denied allegations that they falsified evidence and perjured themselves at trial, in the case of a man who spent 33 years in prison for a murder he didn’t commit before being exonerated.
Fired Union County library employee settles case over religious exemption from wearing masks
WILLIAMSPORT – A former public library employee in Lewisburg who alleged her Christian beliefs were the determinative factor in the library’s decision to terminate her employment, when she sought a religious exemption to its mandatory mask policy during the COVID-19 pandemic, has settled her claims.
Penn State moves to dismiss majorette’s sexual and gender harassment lawsuit
WILLIAMSPORT – Penn State University has moved to dismiss a lawsuit from one of its former majorettes – which alleged she was subject to unrelenting sexual and gender harassment from her coach during her four-year tenure in the school’s band and that school officials did nothing to stop the coach’s behavior – by arguing the plaintiff has not properly pled her claims.
Nurse and knife assailant's mental health was not our responsibility, staffing company says
PITTSBURGH – A medical staffing company has denied any and all liability for injuries sustained by a local woman in an altercation more than two years ago, when that plaintiff was stabbed in the back while working as a nurse/school bus aide – by a fellow nurse employed by the corporate defendant.
Hawley resort denied summary judgment, in N.J. educator's personal injury lawsuit
SCRANTON – A federal magistrate judge has denied a motion for summary judgment from a Hawley resort, which had been accused of negligence by a New Jersey woman who received a severe ankle injury on its premises nearly five years ago.
Allegheny County judge grants preliminary objections in suit surrounding Comfort Inn drowning death
PITTSBURGH – A state court judge has granted defense preliminary objections, in a case brought by the mother of a man who died as a result of drowning in the pool of a Comfort Inn hotel in Pittsburgh.
Construction company says it's not at fault for wooden beam falling on plaintiffs
LANCASTER – A local construction company has denied liability for damages alleged by a pair of plaintiffs, one local and one from South Carolina, who claimed they were struck by a wooden beam which fell from the ceiling as they were dining inside a local Marriott hotel restaurant.
Judge denies judgment motion from defense in alleged malicious prosecution lawsuit
PHILADELPHIA – A federal judge has denied a motion for judgment on the pleadings from Chester County and one of its police detectives, paving the way for a malicious prosecution suit against them from a man wrongfully convicted of a home invasion and murder, to continue.
Judge sends suit over shooting at New Kensington pub to Westmoreland County court
PITTSBURGH – A state court judge has partially denied preliminary objections in wrongful death litigation against a New Kensington pub, in a lawsuit brought by the mother of a man killed in a shooting there in 2021 – one which insisted the pub’s alleged over-serving of alcoholic beverages to the shooter and failure to prevent the shooting, directly led to the plaintiff’s son’s death.
Couple maintain wife was injured during pickleball game, Allegheny County says she trespassed
PITTSBURGH – A Washington County couple have reiterated personal injury allegations against Allegheny County, charging its negligence led to the wife-plaintiff falling during a spirited game of pickleball nearly two years ago.