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Navient asks for permission to appeal judge's decision to let CFPB restart lawsuit
SCRANTON, Pa. (Legal Newsline) – The nation’s largest student loan servicer wants an appeals court to review a ruling against it, as it continues its fight against the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. -
Former Scranton IT manager files age discrimination lawsuit against the city
A former Scranton employee has filed a lawsuit against the city and accused his one-time employer for terminating him based on his age. -
Walmart employee suing truck driver update: Man settles claims with transportation company
SCRANTON – A Walmart employee has apparently settled claims over right ankle, knee and calf injuries he suffered when he fell on the job, allegedly due to the negligent actions of a tractor-trailer driver. -
Verizon alleges that White Deer zoning board violated law in denying its cell tower construction application
WILLIAMSPORT – Verizon is pursuing legal action against a municipal zoning board in North Central Pennsylvania, for allegedly violating federal law in denying it the opportunity to build a cell phone communications tower. -
Hershey Park water ride update: Illinois plaintiff settles case against Pa. amusement park
HARRISBURG – An Illinois woman has settled litigation against Hershey Park for serious injuries she says she sustained on a water park ride alongside her family there more than two years ago. -
Shot-by-rifle case update: Remington's bankruptcy proceedings may eliminate available damages for plaintiffs
HARRISBURG – Counsel for plaintiffs suing firearms manufacturer Remington say that pending bankruptcy proceedings are likely to result in no damages being available for their clients, currently engaged in a stayed product liability lawsuit filed against both it and DuPont. -
Mask mandate update: After being denied federal injunction request, plaintiffs appealing to Third Circuit
HARRISBURG – After a federal judge’s recent rejection of their bid to prevent enforcement of Gov. Tom Wolf’s face mask mandate statewide and the state’s contact tracking system for COVID-19, two Pennsylvania couples have appealed the denial to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. -
Racism at Starbucks plant update: Staffing agency denies responsibility
HARRISBURG – A Wisconsin-based employment staffing company says it is not responsible for damages suffered by a temp employee placed in a Starbucks roasting plant in York, who alleged she was subjected to a racially hostile work environment and then terminated unlawfully. -
Dead voters update: Commonwealth of Pennsylvania says Indiana group has not pled its case
HARRISBURG – The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania argues that an Indianapolis legal advocacy group is off-base in its assertions that the state has violated the National Voter Registration Act, in allegedly failing to maintain and update its rolls by removing deceased voters. -
Architect's copyright infringement update: City of Harrisburg and Maryland law firm granted dismissal
HARRISBURG – The City of Harrisburg and a Maryland law firm have won dismissal of a case brought by an architect who sued them for alleged copyright infringement, over allegedly using his draft chapters for developing a new comprehensive land plan. -
Trump campaign loses appeal of Pa. election results case in Third Circuit, eyes SCOTUS involvement
PHILADELPHIA – Following a ruling from the U.S. District Court for the Middle District Court of Pennsylvania, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit unanimously dismissed the efforts of President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign to overturn President-Elect Joe Biden’s win in the state of Pennsylvania. -
Pneumovax vaccine update: CVS says plaintiff has not proven his strict liability claim in consolidated action
SCRANTON – CVS Pharmacy is seeking to dismiss the strict liability claim brought forward by a Northeastern Pennsylvania man, who alleged he contracted septic arthritis and a number of other injuries after receiving a Pneumovax vaccine from a store location in East Stroudsburg. -
Whitewater rafting death update: Rafting company seeking to transfer case to Carbon County court
SCRANTON – A whitewater rafting company is seeking to transfer venue for a lawsuit brought by a New York man for negligent infliction of emotional distress, after witnessing his brother drown during a rafting trip on the Lehigh River two years ago. -
Mask mandate update: Counsel for plaintiffs and Pa. officials contesting concept of 'irreparable harm'
HARRISBURG – Prior to an upcoming hearing regarding a preliminary injunction requested by four Pennsylvania citizens suing a trio of top state officials over the state’s “unconstitutional” mask mandate, the parties are grappling over whether plaintiffs suffered irreparable harm. -
Dunmore High girls basketball update: Federal issues pertinent in challenge to PIAA's re-classification
SCRANTON – A federal judge has denied the attempt of Dunmore School District to remand its lawsuit over the reclassification of high school girls’ basketball program to state court, finding federal questions exist in the matter. -
Penn State University update: Campus cop fired for colorblindness settles wrongful termination case
JOHNSTOWN – A suit brought by a Penn State University campus police officer whose employment was terminated after it was revealed he was colorblind has been settled. -
Group says Pennsylvania violated law by not removing 21,000 dead voters from rolls
HARRISBURG – An Indianapolis legal advocacy group claims that the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania has violated the National Voter Registration Act, in allegedly failing to maintain and update its rolls by removing deceased voters. -
Railroad mechanic who suffered crush injury from anchor machine files suit
SCRANTON – A railroad mechanic has brought legal action after being injured on the job through suffering a massive crush injury, when his right dominant hand and arm were pulled into an unguarded point on a piece of railroad equipment. -
Starbucks roasting plant employee claims she was subjected to a racist and hostile work environment
HARRISBURG – A temp employee placed in a Starbucks roasting plant in York says she was subjected to a racially hostile work environment and then terminated unlawfully when she spoke out against the alleged treatment she received. -
Man alleges vaccine from CVS gave him septic arthritis and torn rotator cuff injuries
SCRANTON – A Northeastern Pennsylvania man alleges he contracted septic arthritis and a number of other injuries after receiving a Pneumovax vaccine from a CVS Pharmacy location in East Stroudsburg.