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Judge OKs class action settlement with City of Philadelphia over proper sidewalk access
PHILADELPHIA – A federal judge has authorized a settlement between a group of plaintiffs and the City of Philadelphia, over the plaintiffs’ claims the City failed to maintain its sidewalks to provide proper access to disabled citizens in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. -
Sexual assault suit against former Philly detective is consolidated with similar actions
PHILADELPHIA – The case of a man who spent over 12 years in prison for murder and was later exonerated, who then sued the City of Philadelphia and a former Philadelphia Police Department detective whom he alleges sexually assaulted him, has now been consolidated with other actions against that same, now-incarcerated former detective. -
Court activity on Feb. 2: Roger Saul Jr. vs Liberty Life Assurance Company of Boston
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania reported the following activity in the suit brought by Roger Saul Jr. against Liberty Life Assurance Company of Boston on Feb. 2: 'Initial Procedural Order. Signed By Judge: Joseph F. Leeson Jr On 2/2/23. 2/2/23 Entered And Copies E-mailed. (dt) (entered: 02/02/2023)'. -
Feb. 1: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania docket for "civil" cases
The following cases categorized as "civil" were on the docket in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on Feb. 1. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact: -
Judge hands down second dismissal in federal suit over school bus sexual assault
PHILADELPHIA – For the second time, a federal judge has dismissed litigation from a woman who alleged that the school bus sexual assault she endured as a middle school student was the fault of her school, which was said to have disregarded the alleged assailant’s history of prior assaults and violated her constitutional rights in the process. -
Suit: Drop-off located next to handicapped parking space, led to plaintiff's leg injuries
PITTSBURGH – A Wisconsin couple claims that the presence of an unmarked and unprotected drop-off located next to the handicap space where their friend’s vehicle was parked, led the wife-plaintiff to fall and suffer a severe leg injury. -
Litigation stayed between estate of man suspected of bicycle theft and City of Pittsburgh
PITTSBURGH – Litigation between the estate of a deceased man, who was tasered nine times by a local police officer due to being initially considered a suspect in a bicycle theft and who later died from his injuries, and the City of Pittsburgh has been stayed, in order for the parties to resolve the dispute. -
Pittsburgh man allegedly injured in Advance Auto Parts parking lot loses case
PITTSBURGH – A Pittsburgh man who allegedly suffered a broken hip during a fall which occurred in the parking lot of an Advance Auto Parts store has seen his case thrown out due to summary judgment dismissal. -
Estate of deceased man tasered by Pittsburgh police after alleged bicycle theft sues officers involved
PITTSBURGH – The estate of a deceased man, who was tasered nine times by a Pittsburgh police officer due to being initially considered a suspect in a bicycle theft and who later died from his injuries, is now suing the City of Pittsburgh and the officers involved in the incident. -
Chester charter school tries to dismiss lawsuit over 2015 sexual assault on school bus
PHILADELPHIA – A Chester-based charter school has reiterated its desire to dismiss litigation from a local woman who alleged that the school bus sexual assault she endured as a middle school student was the fault of her school, who disregarded the alleged assailant’s history of prior assaults and violated her constitutional rights in the process. -
Woman reiterates claims that sexual assault on bus was charter school's fault
PHILADELPHIA – A local woman has claimed once again that the school bus sexual assault she endured as a middle school student was the fault of her school, who disregarded the alleged assailant’s history of prior assaults and violated her constitutional rights in the process. -
Plaintiff fights dismissal motion from West Chester officers who allegedly used excessive force
PHILADELPHIA – A Luzerne County man who alleged that a pair of West Chester police officers used excessive force when arresting him more than two years ago, wants a federal judge to reject a motion to dismiss the case filed by those same officers. -
Woman says Philly charter school violated her constitutional rights, when it failed to stop her 2015 sexual assault on bus
PHILADELPHIA – A local woman alleges that as a middle school student, she was sexually assaulted by a classmate while riding a school bus in February 2015 and that her school violated her constitutional due process rights by failing to prevent the assault. -
West Chester police officers deny they used excessive force on Luzerne County man during 2019 arrest
PHILADELPHIA – A pair of West Chester police officers deny they used excessive force when arresting a Luzerne County man more than two years ago, allegedly causing him to suffer a series of bodily injuries and the deprivation of his constitutional rights. -
ADA suit against Phila. is stayed before imminent trial, while settlement details are worked out
PHILADELPHIA – Litigation between a group of plaintiffs and the City of Philadelphia, over claims the City failed to maintain its sidewalks to provide proper access to disabled citizens in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, has recently been stayed in advance of a potential settlement. -
ADA lawsuit over Philadelphia's sidewalks heading to trial in February
PHILADELPHIA – Litigation between a group of plaintiffs and the City of Philadelphia, over claims the City failed to maintain its sidewalks to provide proper access to disabled citizens in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, will be heading to trial in February. -
Wrongful death lawsuit connected to 12-year-old Lebanon County boy's death is dismissed
HARRISBURG – One year after the death of a 12 year-old boy from an alleged long-standing pattern of child abuse, the wrongful death lawsuit surrounding the circumstances leading to that event has been discontinued by the plaintiff. -
Thomas Witt Awarded Philadelphia Bar Association’s Harris Ominsky Award
Thomas Witt Awarded Philadelphia Bar Association’s Harris Ominsky Award. -
Man says he was subjected to excessive force by West Chester police officers during 2019 arrest
PHILADELPHIA – A Luzerne County man says that a pair of West Chester police officers used excessive force when arresting him two years ago, causing him to suffer a series of bodily injuries and the deprivation of his constitutional rights. -
Advance Auto Parts dismissed from injury lawsuit surrounding parking lot fall and broken hip
PITTSBURGH – Advance Auto Parts has won summary judgment dismissal against a Pittsburgh man who suffered a broken hip during a fall which occurred in the parking lot of one of its local stores.