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Lawyer files TCPA lawsuit, puts in claim for depleted cell battery
WILLIAMSPORT – An attorney is suing a Kansas insurance agent for thousands of dollars in damages after the defendant allegedly violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, by contacting him for telemarketing purposes without his permission. -
Third Circuit dismisses former Shamokin mayoral candidate's case alleging wide-ranging conspiracy
PHILADELPHIA – Judges from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit have upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit from a former mayoral candidate who claimed he was the target of a wide-ranging and retaliatory conspiracy meant to undermine his candidacy. -
Borough of Middletown again refutes allegations it harassed Chinese restaurant
PHILADELPHIA – The Borough of Middletown says for the second time that a federal lawsuit alleging its municipal officials sought to prevent a Chinese restaurant owner from opening and conducting daily business operations fails to state substantive claims. -
Student allegedly molested by high school music teacher settles case with Stroudsburg Area School District
SCRANTON – A minor who was allegedly sexually harassed and molested by a Stroudsburg Area School District music teacher and who had sued the district for its inaction in stopping the abuse and the teacher for those violations, has settled their case. -
VRBO, Expedia fight lawsuit over couple's carbon monoxide poisoning at rental cottage
SCRANTON – VRBO, HomeAway and Expedia say jurisdictional issues should quash a lawsuit filed by a Narberth couple, who alleged they suffered carbon monoxide poisoning during a stay at one of the company’s short-term rental properties. -
Walmart says it's not to blame for man's taking of wrong medication and death
HARRISBURG – In a recently filed dismissal motion, Walmart denies all liability for allegedly committing a pharmaceutical packaging error – one which allegedly led a customer to take the wrong medicine and pass away in 2017. -
Confidentiality agreement approved in man's amputation injury case brought against excavator manufacturer
WILLIAMSPORT – An equipment manufacturer and distributor has obtained a protective order and confidentiality agreement governing the sharing of proprietary business information, in connection with a lawsuit from a Pennsylvania man whose fingers were cut off while using an excavator at a Pennsylvania Power & Light South Williamsport substation. -
Student alleged to have rubbed sucker on genitals and given it to mentally disabled man drops lawsuit
SCRANTON – Litigation initiated by a high school football player who alleged he was wrongfully suspended, though the school claimed he engaged in disgusting behavior that included wiping a lollipop on his private parts before giving it to a mentally disabled man, has been dismissed by all parties. -
Federal agency really doesn't want former employee testifying against its Navient case
SCRANTON – The federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is fighting an order that would allow one of its former staffers to testify against it in Pennsylvania federal court. -
Penn State hit with lawsuit over coronavirus closing
HARRISBURG – Penn State University is now one of the many institutions of higher learning to be sued over its coronavirus closing. -
Lawsuit: Counties of Delaware, Chester and Bucks aren't maintaining voter lists
HARRISBURG – A nonprofit is suing several state and county officials in Pennsylvania in order to ensure certain voters are removed from registration lists. -
Widower withdraws punitive damages claim against manufacturer of wall heater that allegedly caused his wife's death
SCRANTON – A Mississippi widower has rescinded a request for punitive damages from a Mount Union company whose natural gas heater was allegedly defective and responsible for the death of his wife, who passed away two weeks after allegedly being burned by the device in her kitchen. -
Seven men dismissed from lawsuit over alleged party rape near Gettysburg College
HARRISBURG – A sexual assault and Title IX lawsuit naming Gettysburg College and the Phi Sigma Kappa fraternity has been dismissed as to several of its name-defendants, per a federal court order. -
Equipment company defends itself from case of man whose fingers were cut off at power company substation
WILLIAMSPORT – An equipment manufacturer and distributor are refuting allegations of negligence from a Pennsylvania man whose fingers were cut off while using an excavator at a Pennsylvania Power & Light South Williamsport substation. -
Kozy-World argues that its natural gas heater did not cause Mississippi woman's burns, death
SCRANTON – A Mount Union company argues that its natural gas heater was not defective or responsible for the death of a Mississippi woman, who passed away two weeks after allegedly being burned by the device in her kitchen. -
Penn State responds to lawsuit, says it can't have colorblind campus cops
JOHNSTOWN – Penn State University’s denial of employment to a campus police officer is predicated on his colorblindness being a potential threat to the health and safety of the university, the school said in response to the officer’s lawsuit. -
Judge says ex-food worker pled legitimate harassment case, denies company's summary judgment motion
HARRISBURG – A federal magistrate judge has denied a food corporation’s motion for summary judgment and ruled that a nine-year employee has put forward a legitimate case that he was the subject of a hostile work environment and sexual harassment, related to the perception of his gender identity. -
Partygoer hurt at York College after drinking, drug use appeals loss of lawsuit to Third Circuit
HARRISBURG – A woman who was severely injured at an on-campus social event after a night of underage drinking and illicit drug use at the York College of Pennsylvania is challenging the dismissal of her case to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. -
Naked dancing isn't free speech, judge rules in case of football player suspended over allegedly vile behavior
SCRANTON – A federal judge has dismissed a First Amendment violation count in litigation brought by a high school football player who alleged he was wrongfully suspended – though the school claims he engaged in disgusting behavior that included wiping a lollipop on his private parts before giving it to a mentally disabled man. -
Scranton police officers accused of pressuring confidential informants into sex acts
Two female informants have accused Scranton police officers of using their authority to intimidate them into performing inappropriate sexual favors.