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Gender non-conforming lesbian sues employer for discrimination
WILLIAMSPORT - An employee describing themselves as a gender non-conforming lesbian has sued Microtech Knives, claiming sabotage and discrimination forced her to quit.
Defendants in case alleging Starbucks coffee scalded plaintiff are fighting remand effort
PHILADELPHIA – Starbucks Coffee Company and its co-defendants have opposed a motion to remand litigation brought by a Northeastern Pennsylvania man who initially claimed in a Philadelphia state court that he received first and second-degree burns, from Starbucks coffee which spilled onto his lap.
Man accused of revenge over daughter's trampoline injury denies the allegations
PITTSBURGH – A local man accused of assaulting the father of a girl he supposedly blamed for his own daughter’s trampoline-related injuries, has denied those allegations in their entirety.
Woman allegedly injured on Allegheny County Port Authority bus has case transferred to arbitration
PITTSBURGH – A Pittsburgh woman who claimed that she suffered severe arm and shoulder injuries due to a fall she took while being a passenger aboard a bus operated by The Port Authority of Allegheny County, has seen her case be transferred to arbitration.
Parents who said difficult delivery at Gettysburg Hospital caused child's neurological damage may want to settle
HARRISBURG – The parents of an infant who sustained severe neurological damage and claimed that damage was received in the improper delivery of their child by employees of Gettysburg Hospital, may be moving towards a settlement.
Lawsuit challenges school board voting for Hazleton, says Hispanics are harmed
SCRANTON - Two Hispanic voters are suing the Hazleton Area School District because they say it unfairly tilts the field against Hispanic candidates.
Clark Hill Adds Pair to Pittsburgh Real Estate Group
Clark Hill announced that Blaine Lamperski and John Bonaccorsi have joined its real estate team in Pittsburgh, further bolstering the firm’s bench of real estate practitioners in Pittsburgh and across the country.
PILF AUCTION 2024
The Public Interest Law Fund (PILF) at Penn State Law in University Park is holding its 18th annual PILF Auction from 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, February 22, 2024.
Temple Law takes top honors in the American Bar Association’s Law Student Tax Challenge
Delivering Temple Law School’s fourth victory in the last five years, Victor Ficarra LAW ‘24 and Natalie Romano-Nuesch LAW ‘24 claimed top honors in the J.D. division of the ABA Law Student Tax Challenge.
Accountability for War Crimes in the 21st Century: A Fireside Chat with Ambassador Stephen J. Rapp, 02/22
Mark C. Alexander, the Arthur J. Kania Dean at Villanova Law, will host a discussion with Ambassador Stephen J. Rapp, U.S. ambassador-at-large for war crimes issues (2009-15).
2024 WTR 1000
Fox Rothschild is pleased to announce that seven attorneys were selected to the 2024 World Trademark Review 1000 list.*
Troutman Pepper’s Health Sciences Practice Continues Growth with Addition of Melinda Rudolph
Melinda Rudolph, an esteemed life sciences attorney who focuses on the commercial and operational issues faced by companies in the life sciences industry, has joined Troutman Pepper’s nationally recognized Health Sciences Transactional Practice Group as a partner.
International Humanitarian Law and the Israel/Hamas War: Understanding the Principles of Proportionality and Distinction, 02/20
The McCullen Center welcomes Claire Finkelstein, Algernon Biddle Professor of Law and Professor of Philosophy at the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School and faculty director of the Center for Ethics and the Rule of Law at the University of Pennsylvania.
Title IX Overview for Villanova Law Students Against Sexual Violence on February 20, 2024
Maureen Holland will participate in a Title IX panel for the Villanova Law Students Against Sexual Violence
Pa. courts weigh whether Jehovah's Witnesses elders must report confessed child abuse
HARRISBURG – After the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania dismissed a petition from a group of Jehovah’s Witnesses nearly two years ago, which argued the confidentiality of their confessions shielded them from being mandatory reporters of child abuse, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania overruled their colleagues and decided the Commonwealth Court must re-examine the action.
Medical expert witness firm and owner deny lawsuit's defamation claims
SCRANTON – A business providing medical expert witnesses for the courtroom and its owner have emphatically denied charges of defamation brought against them by an alleged former employee and Luzerne County nurse, charges which the plaintiff claimed have harmed his professional prospects.
Federal court may dismiss case against Colwyn and officials, for lack of default judgment pursuit
PHILADELPHIA – Litigation from a Delaware County man which alleged that a member of the Colwyn Police Department – after unsuccessfully attempting to sanction him with a trio of motor vehicle tickets – later arrested him on fabricated charges of marijuana possession and disorderly conduct, may be dismissed later this month if the plaintiff does not file for entry of default.
Satalio's Restaurant rejects cross-claim liability for injuries suffered by customers who fell from deck
PITTSBURGH – Satalio’s Restaurant has denied cross-claim liability levied against it by plaintiffs who said the establishment had a non-compliant outdoor wooden deck attached to its property, from which they fell more than a year ago and sustained several serious injuries in the process.
Woman at house for intellectually disabled says she was fired one day after reporting issues
PITTSBURGH - A former employee for InVision, which operates a residence for intellectually disabled individuals in Pittsburgh, says she was fired reporting others sleeping on the job, plus other issues.
Lawsuit says Philly cops traumatized woman, damaged home in search for nephew
PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia and its cops are alleged to have caused thousands of dollars in damages while causing a homeowner emotional distress as they pointlessly searched for nephew.