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Black cop at Beaver County alleges racism, including N-word
PITTSBURGH - A move from California to Beaver County didn't turn out like he wanted, says a Black cop who alleges in a new lawsuit that he was subjected to racial slurs.
Vlogger's brother claims beating by cops at car rally
Imeen Barnes, a resident of Pennsylvania, has filed a lawsuit against multiple municipalities and their police departments in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. The defendants include Eddystone Borough, Ridley Township, Darby Township, Glenolden Borough, and several unnamed police officers from these areas.
Commonwealth Court prevents Philly from vacating reinstatement of police lieutenant fired for alleged sexual harassment
HARRISBURG – Per a recent ruling from the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania, the City of Philadelphia was unsuccessful in its attempt to overturn the reinstatement of a police lieutenant who had been fired for alleged sexual harassment towards female officers more than three years ago.
Pa. Superior Court affirms dismissal of TCPA lawsuit lodged against Fla. insurance agent
HARRISBURG – The Superior Court of Pennsylvania has affirmed a trial court’s dismissal without prejudice of a prolific serial litigant’s Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) case against a Florida insurance agent.
Pa. man, N.J. law firm look to dismiss RICO case brought over debt collection suit
PHILADELPHIA – A Pennsylvania man and a New Jersey law firm seek dismissal in the case of a tangled series of legal wranglings stretching across two states, which originated with an underlying suit brought in New Jersey state court to collect a debt owed by a former student of Rutgers University, and then a countersuit brought in federal court against the collection law firm for alleged violations of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.
Fayette County denies charges of disability discrimination from one of its assessors
PITTSBURGH – Fayette County has denied allegations that it discriminated against one of its employees, based on her disabilities and/or perceived disabilities, in the form of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder.
Reed Smith partners Cheng and Nieto recognized by Mergers & Acquisitions as influential women in M&A
Jennifer W. Cheng and Susan Nieto, partners in Reed Smith’s Global Corporate Group, have both been recognized by Mergers & Acquisitions in its 2024 Most Influential Women in Mid-Market M&A list.
Eckert Seamans Appoints New Leaders of Tax, Estates & Employee Benefits and Utilities Practices
National law firm Eckert Seamans has appointed Pittsburgh-based Member Raymond C. Vogliano as Chair of the firm’s Tax, Estates & Employee Benefits practice.
Troutman Pepper Advises HMP Global in Acquisition of Drug Channels Institute, Market Intelligence Unit Launch
Troutman Pepper client HMP Global, a leading omnichannel healthcare education, events, and market insights company, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Drug Channels Institute (DCI), a well-known and trusted source of market intelligence and analysis covering the $1.5 trillion pharmaceutical landscape.
Wire Fraud: Am I at Risk and How Do I Protect Myself & My Customers? on January 15, 2024
This six credit continuing education course for title insurance agents and real estate attorneys will offer a full day of real estate law and title insurance education in one hour segments.
Greater Philadelphia Martin Luther King Day of Service on January 15, 2024
Greenberg Traurig proudly joins the tens of thousands of volunteers who will fan across the region and participate in hundreds of community service projects of every size and scope, touching and elevating neighbors and neighborhoods as part of the 29th annual Greater Philadelphia Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service, proclaimed as the largest such King Day event in the nation.
Tucker Arensberg Estates & Trusts Attorney Nora Gieg Chatha Elected to Serve as Fellow for the American College of Trust & Estate Counsel
During the Fall 2023 Meeting, the Board of Regents of the of The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC) elected Tucker Arensberg Estates & Trusts Attorney Nora Gieg Chatha to become a Fellow.
Man exonerated after 27 years in prison for murder passes away while civil lawsuit is pending
PHILADELPHIA – A man who spent more than half of his life, 27 years, wrongly incarcerated and filed a civil suit against the City of Philadelphia and various officers involved in his arrest and prosecution has passed away.
Judge: Biological father of girl who died in hoverboard house fire cannot recover Wrongful Death Act damages
ALLENTOWN – A federal judge has ruled that the biological father of one girl among two killed in a fatal house fire in Hellertown in April 2022, a fire started by a hoverboard device which malfunctioned while charging, is not eligible to recover damages under the Wrongful Death Act.
Pa. State Police officer denies conducting unlawful search of N.J. man's car
WILLIAMSPORT – A Pennsylvania State Police officer has denied allegations from a New Jersey man that he conducted an unreasonable search of the plaintiff’s car through threatening to have the car towed and impounded, despite an alleged lack of probable cause.
Class action suit over powerboat maintenance will stay in original court
PITTSBURGH – Plaintiffs behind a class action lawsuit which claimed that a manufacturer of sailboats and powerboats has violated the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act through preventing third-party professionals from performing maintenance operations on their boats, without voiding the owners’ respective warranties, have successfully pushed for the suit to stay in its court of origin.
Doctor sues Pennsylvania town over costs of sidewalk repairs
PITTSBURGH - A Mt. Lebanon property owner has sued the township, alleging he and others similarly situated have been forced to pay extra costs associated with sidewalk repair.
Reed Smith closes $200 million ABS transaction for Diversified Energy Company
A Reed Smith energy transactions team has successfully advised Diversified Energy Company PLC (Diversified) in connection with an innovative and first-of-its-kind asset-backed securitization (ABS) and equity capital transaction with a cash value to Diversified of approximately $200 million.
Comcast faces lawsuit after data breach
PHILADELPHIA (Legal Newsline) - Comcast customers claim their personally identifiable information wasn't protected from a December data breach
Contract dispute between finance law firm and marketing group headed to Pa. Superior Court
HARRISBURG – The case of a financial law practice’s breach of contract suit against a legal marketing company it alleged had devised a scheme to sabotage its website and social media outreach will come before the Superior Court of Pennsylvania this week.