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Third Circuit agrees with lower and bankruptcy courts that property's auction was not absolute
HARRISBURG – A panel trio of judges on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has affirmed a lower federal court’s ruling that a York County property’s sale transaction was in fact an auction with reserve, rather than an absolute auction. -
Third Circuit affirms cutting of punitive damages for arrested woman whose car was repo'ed from $500K to $30K
PHILADELPHIA – A federal appeals court has upheld the reduction of a $500,000 punitive damages award to $30,000, in the case of a woman who suffered damage to her repossessed vehicle and alleged wrongful arrest by the Pennsylvania State Police. -
Republican lawmaker introduces resolution to impeach Pa. Supreme Court Justice David Wecht
HARRISBURG – A Republican lawmaker has authored a resolution calling for the impeachment of Supreme Court of Pennsylvania Justice David N. Wecht, alleging that the judge is guilty of “misbehavior in office.” -
Denied transgender surgery update: Plaintiff and State trade arguments over insurance coverage
HARRISBURG – Litigation continues between a transgender male state employee and a Pennsylvania-affiliated health care provider, one which he claims is discriminating against him and denying insurance coverage for his gender/sex-affirming surgery. -
Legal malpractice case update: Judge refuses to transfer action to Middle District
PHILADELPHIA – Due to “determinative” conduct relevant to a pending and two-tiered legal malpractice case not taking place in the jurisdiction of the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, a federal judge in Philadelphia has refused to transfer the action there. -
BLANK ROME LLP: Blank Rome Welcomes Litigation Associate in Philadelphia
Blank Rome LLP is pleased to announce that Thomas F. Brier has rejoined the Firm’s General Litigation group as an associate in the Philadelphia office. -
Williamsport City Hall update: City argues it is compliant with disabilities law
WILLIAMSPORT – The City of Williamsport has denied allegations that it has been non-compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as it relates to the layout and facility of its City Hall building. -
Construction worker sues after being hit with falling metal panel while using vacuum equipment at his job site
HARRISBURG – A construction worker in Northeastern Pennsylvania has initiated legal action after allegedly suffering serious injuries from being hit with a falling metal panel from a vacuum panel lifter on his job site. -
Walmart employee files suit against transportation company after one of its drivers allegedly injures him
SCRANTON – A Walmart employee who suffered right ankle, knee and calf injuries when he fell on the job and allegedly due to the actions of a tractor-trailer driver, has sued the transportation company whom the driver works for. -
'Tyranny': Pennsylvanians sue officials over facemask mandate, contact tracing
HARRISBURG – Four Pennsylvania citizens have launched litigation against a trio of top state officials, charging the state’s mandate to wear face masks and its contact tracing program during the coronavirus pandemic are actions of “tyranny” which violate their constitutional rights. -
Shippensburg threesome update: University denies firing woman because she complained
HARRISBURG – Shippensburg University denies that one of its administrators made numerous unwanted sexual advances toward a director of testing and further, denies that it both failed to accept that same director’s story and later refused to reinstate her employment. -
Potter Family Campground update: Argues it's not responsible for visitor's broken shoulder sustained in fall
WILLIAMSPORT – The Potter Family Campground discounts any liability for the injuries suffered by one member of a New York couple suing it, after that same plaintiff fell upon entering a cabin there and sustained a broken shoulder. -
East Stroudsburg nursing home update: Estate of patient who died from necrotic ulcer settles
SCRANTON – A settlement has been reached between the estate of a nursing home patient who died of a necrotic ulcer and an East Stroudsburg care facility where she allegedly suffered the fatal injury. -
Shot-by-rifle case update: Remington's bankruptcy proceedings stay injury lawsuit
HARRISBURG – Bankruptcy proceedings involving firearms manufacturer Remington have stayed a product liability lawsuit from the mother and grandfather of a minor injured by the allegedly errant discharge of a rifle, filed against both it and DuPont. -
Harassment at Longhorn update: Steakhouse says servers' case doesn't belong in court
SCRANTON – Longhorn Steakhouse argues two former servers at its Wilkes-Barre restaurant location have failed to convince that their dispute shouldn’t be governed by the company’s internal dispute resolution process and further, by the Federal Arbitration Act. -
Navient summary judgment reply brief slams Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
The Navient Corporation blasted the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) in an Aug. 18 legal filing, claiming the federal agency’s lawsuit against the company “suffers from a basic failure of proof.” -
Welder alleges coal company to blame for second-degree burns from 'catastrophic' gas explosion
SCRANTON – A welder who suffered second-degree burns in a “catastrophic” gas explosion at a job site is suing the corporate owner of the property where his accident took place. -
Shippensburg University employee sues, says supervisor invited her to threesome
HARRISBURG – A Shippensburg University director of testing has sued the institution for damages after claiming a female colleague made numerous unwanted sexual advances towards her – and that the school not only initially failed to listen to her story, but refused to reinstate her employment. -
Meatpacking plant workers update: They say OSHA's denial of COVID hazard conditions is 'arbitrary and capricious'
SCRANTON – Workers at a meatpacking plant in Northeastern Pennsylvania allege not only a failure by their company to protect its workers from contracting the coronavirus, but a response from federal government agencies denying the issue as “arbitrary and capricious.” -
Cop-killer's guns update: Pa. State Police seek dismissal of parents' lawsuit
SCRANTON – Along with the Pike County District Attorney’s Office, the Pennsylvania State Police is seeking to dismiss civil rights violations claims from the parents of a man who committed a murderous attack against a Pennsylvania State Police barracks in 2014, for what they feel was an unlawful seizure of their cache of firearms.