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Parents who alleged their home was stormed by Philly deputies lose case
PHILADELPHIA – Parent plaintiffs who claimed multiple officers from the Philadelphia Sheriff’s Department violated their civil rights when they executed a search warrant at their home in an attempt to find the plaintiffs’ son – who had been murdered five months before the search took place – have seen their case dismissed by the City per the doctrine of res judicata.
Merchandise reseller wants to open default judgment, denies truck unloader's retaliation claims
PITTSBURGH – A merchandise reseller business has requested to open a default judgment and concurrently denied claims from a truck unloader that he was disciplined in retaliation for his reporting several alleged safety violations he observed on the job to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), arguing that he in fact resigned and no such violations existed.
Former Interboro High School lacrosse player says poorly maintained field caused her knee injuries
MEDIA – A former Interboro High School lacrosse player who fell on the school’s grass sports field two years ago and suffered a variety of severe knee injuries in the process, has launched legal action against the school and other sports entities.
Judge: Lien holder cannot intervene in injury suit alleging chocolate factory worker was trapped in tank
ALLENTOWN – A federal judge has rejected a company’s attempt to intervene in a lawsuit filed by a man tasked with cleaning a chocolate batching tank at its facility and who claimed he became trapped in the machinery for more than six hours.
Man who wrecked car after day of golf, drinking sues establishments he says overserved him
PITTSBURGH – A Western Pennsylvania man severely injured in an automobile accident while driving under the influence, has sued the establishments who allegedly violated state law by over-serving him with alcoholic beverages.
Defective bike manufacturing led to plaintiff's extensive bodily injuries, suit alleges
PITTSBURGH – A local man alleges that he sustained a litany of bodily injuries due to the negligence of a bicycle company, which he says caused him to fall off the defectively-manufactured bike he was riding on two separate occasions in 2022.
Settlement reached for server over alleged wage shortages
PITTSBURGH – An Allentown man who worked as a waiter for more than six years and filed a class action lawsuit alleging that tipped, non-exempt servers like himself were shortchanged out of mandated wages in violation of both state and federal laws, has tentatively settled his claims.
Federal judge says state-created danger case against Marple Township police will proceed
PHILADELPHIA – The estate of a man left at a bus stop while in an intoxicated state by Marple Township police officers and killed by a passing vehicle shortly thereafter more than two years ago, will proceed in its case that the Township, its Police Department and a plethora of officers are responsible for the man’s death.
Judge throws out suit from estate of man who threatened his wife's nursing home
WILLIAMSPORT – A federal judge has dismissed with prejudice a lawsuit brought by the estate of a man who made violent threats against his wife’s nursing home, was involuntarily committed and had his weapons seized, prior to his death, for a failure to prosecute.
Criminal charges dropped in neighbor-on-neighbor violence, but civil case filed
YORK – A confrontation between neighbors which escalated to gun shots and criminal charges against the alleged assailant being dropped during his trial has spawned a civil lawsuit in York County court.
Company named in propane tank explosion case rejects cross-claims from co-defendants
PITTSBURGH – One company named in a product liability action by a group of plaintiffs severely burned in a propane tank explosion and two of their spouses, have denied claims from their co-defendants that they were liable for the incident.
Philly man allegedly burned by exploding candle settles personal injury lawsuit
PHILADELPHIA – A Philadelphia man’s lawsuit claiming that a candle he had lit nearly three years ago caught fire and ignited in an explosive fashion – causing him to suffer severe burns to his fingers, hands and arms – has been settled, after a successful arbitration session.
Wind Creek Bethlehem looking to strike negligence and punitive damages from excessive force case
ALLENTOWN – After the father of an intoxicated man trying to find their hotel room claimed Bethlehem Police Department officers assaulted him when they confronted the duo, Wind Creek Bethlehem Hotel & Casino counters that the plaintiff had not properly pled allegations of negligence or to support a request for punitive damages.
Parents of girl who broke wrist and forearm at camp settle claims for $100K
SCRANTON – The parents of a 12-year-old girl who suffered a broken wrist and forearm due to a fall on the uneven bars at a Pennsylvania camp, have settled their injury-related damages with the camp for $100,000.
Teacher with MS says school failed to accommodate her condition, then forced her to resign
PITTSBURGH – A Western Pennsylvania educator claims the school which employed her both failed to accommodate her diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis and then forced her to resign from her position.
Police tased and permanently blinded toddler, lawsuit claims
PHILADELPHIA – A Philadelphia woman alleges that a pair of Philadelphia police officers who were investigating a domestic incident in the vicinity of her apartment, indiscriminately fired their energy weapons and struck her two-year-old son in the chest and eye, causing him permanent blindness and other injuries.
Suit: Philadelphia police officers failed to prevent man's death from overdose in custody
PHILADELPHIA – The widow of a 44-year-old man who died of a drug overdose while in custody of the Philadelphia Police Department two-and-a-half years ago has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against two Department officers, charging they failed to take procedural steps which may have saved her late husband’s life.
Garnet Valley School District settles with N.C. bus manufacturer after garage fire
MEDIA – In response to a fire which took place in its bus garage, the Garnet Valley School District has, through its insurer, settled a product liability lawsuit against the manufacturer of the buses to recover damages it says it sustained.
Postal worker holds true to claims that multi-unit mailbox fell and hit her in the chest
PITTSBURGH – A Western Pennsylvania woman has reiterated claims that she was injured during her postal rounds, when an unsecured multi-unit mailbox fell and struck her in the chest.
HomeGoods operating company removed from woman's desk chair injury lawsuit
PHILADELPHIA – A HomeGoods operating company has been dismissed from a lawsuit brought against a Marshalls HomeGoods store in Northeast Philadelphia, which alleged a local woman was injured more than two years ago, when a desk chair she was seated on unexpectedly moved and she fell.