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Reading Recreation Commission loses attempt to dismiss suit stemming from ex-employee's sexual abuse of young girl
ALLENTOWN – A federal judge has denied a motion to dismiss from the Reading Recreation Commission in a lawsuit against the group claiming that it failed to stop abuse of a man’s young daughter by a now-incarcerated ex-employee, finding that the plaintiff had shown that the Commission is in fact a state actor. -
Plaintiff: Molestation lawsuit against Reading Recreation Commission is valid, since it is a state actor
ALLENTOWN – A parent who alleged that a now-incarcerated ex-employee of the Reading Recreation Commission committed multiple acts of sexual abuse and molestation against his daughter, and that the organization both failed to stop the abuse from happening and violated her constitutional rights, refutes the group’s dismissal motion and stands by the complaint’s original claims. -
Reading Recreation Commission trying for second time to dismiss suit over ex-employee's sexual abuse of young girl
ALLENTOWN – For a second time, the Reading Recreation Commission seeks to end litigation that one of its former employees committed repeated acts of sexual abuse against a then-11-year-old girl, and that it both failed to stop the abuse from happening and violated the plaintiff’s constitutional rights in the process. -
Reading Recreation Commission denies responsibility for ex-employee's sexual abuse of 11-year-old girl
ALLENTOWN – The Reading Recreation Commission seeks to dismiss litigation that one of its former employees committed repeated acts of sexual abuse against a then-11-year-old girl, and that it both failed to stop the abuse from happening and violated the plaintiff’s constitutional rights. -
Suit: Reading Recreation Commission failed to stop employee's sexual abuse against 11-year-old girl
ALLENTOWN – A federal lawsuit alleges that a now-incarcerated ex-employee of the Reading Recreation Commission committed multiple acts of sexual abuse and molestation against a then-11-year-old girl, and that the organization both failed to stop the abuse from happening and violated the plaintiff’s constitutional rights. -
Judge tosses wrongful death suit against Berks Heim Nursing over woman's fall from wheelchair
PHILADELPHIA – A judge on the bench of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on Jan. 22 dismissed a lawsuit over allegations that a woman died after a fall at a nursing home because of the facility's negligence. -
Plaintiff says AG's narcotics department falsely arrested her
PHILADELPHIA — A Leesport woman is suing state government officials, citing alleged assault and violation of civil rights. -
Man claims he was backed up on by recycling truck while riding his motorcycle
PHILADELPHIA – A motorcyclist has sued the driver of a recycling truck and his employers for negligence, after the driver reportedly backed up at an intersection and trapped the plaintiff and his motorcycle under that recycling truck. -
EPA sanctions Reading chemical plant owner for alleged oil and hazardous waste storage violations
PHILADELPHIA – The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced Monday the owner and operator of a Reading-based chemical repackaging and distribution plant will be subject to financial penalties, connected to alleged oil and hazardous waste storage violations. -
Reading couple sues CVS Pharmacy, alleging negligence for fall injuries
A Reading couple is suing CVS Pharmacy, alleging negligence in a slip and fall that the plaintiffs say left the husband with irreparable damages. -
Trucker cites employer with ADA violations
A worker brought allegations against a trucking firm alleging ADA and PHRC violation in 2013. Frederick Harrison of Leesport sued Brenntag Northeast Inc. of Reading in the U.S.