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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.
Mom says Dover Area school staff affirmed her daughter’s gender without telling her
HARRISBURG – A Dover Area School District parent alleges that District personnel affirmed her 14-year-old daughter as a boy and referred to her by another name, without notifying the plaintiff.
City of Philadelphia wants to dismiss 'vague' civil rights lawsuit from transgender firefighter
PHILADELPHIA – The City of Philadelphia is looking to dismiss litigation from a transgender Philadelphia firefighter, who said she was blocked from gaining insurance benefits to pay for her gender-affirmation surgeries and subsequently became suicidal.
Class action complaint alleges GM, OnStar and LexisNexis sold driver data to third parties
SCRANTON – A Pennsylvania man alleges that collective conduct between General Motors, OnStar and LexisNexis resulted in driver behavior data being collected without drivers’ knowledge, consent or compensation – data which is then allegedly sold to automobile insurers, who in turn will set or increase drivers’ quotes or premiums based on the data.
Man who fell through Giant Eagle store floor wants Court to transfer his case to arbitration
PITTSBURGH – Counsel for a local man is seeking a state court to transfer to arbitration its case against a Giant Eagle supermarket in Export, where their client alleged he fell through an exposed section of the store flooring during a shopping trip.
Nursing care facility death case defendants called upon to participate in discovery
LANCASTER – After a woman who was a resident of the Hamilton Arms Center skilled nursing facility for two months died in June of last year, her daughter has argued the facility is directly responsible for the events in question and is now seeking to compel it to fully participate in case discovery.
Former Yeadon councilwoman files defamation lawsuit versus the borough, mayor and council members
MEDIA – A former Yeadon Borough councilwoman has sued the Borough’s current leadership, alleging that the defendants repeatedly defamed her in both public and private settings, causing harm to her reputation and standing in the community.
Physical therapist says Ohio health care company fired her for refusing COVID vax
PITTSBURGH – A physical therapist has sued an Ohio healthcare group, claiming that her employer discriminated against her Christian beliefs by refusing to extend her an exemption from receiving the COVID-19 vaccine, before firing her.
Cisgender male who said he was fired from adult establishment loses PHRA claim for now
PHILADELPHIA – A former cleaner and clerk at a Bucks County-based adult establishment who claimed that he was discriminated against and terminated from his employment, based upon his designation as a cisgender male, has retained his federal law claim and, for the moment, lost a claim brought under the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act.
Registered trademark litigation continues to have education law-based firms at odds
PHILADELPHIA – A local law firm continues to seek review of an order which struck down its attempt to cancel a Bucks County-based firm’s trademark surrounding the phrase “Education Lawyers," in reference to both of their areas of legal expertise.
Plaintiff in suit over fall at Pennsylvania Institute of Technology-affiliated house wants case consolidation
MEDIA – A woman seriously injured in a fall at a home owned by the Pennsylvania Institute of Technology and who sued the institution for the injuries she received, is seeking to consolidate her original suit with more recent litigation brought over the same events.