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Jeffrey Pasek Reelected to Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry Board of Directors
Jeffrey Pasek, a member of the firm’s Labor and Employment Department, has been reelected to the Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry Board of Directors. -
Lawsuit: UPMC doctors missed condition which led to plaintiff's thyroid cancer
PITTSBURGH – An Altoona couple alleges that doctors at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center failed to follow up on the wife-plaintiff’s initial diagnosis of adenopathy, which she says led her to develop late-stage thyroid cancer. -
Judge warns of possible dismissals, in vax disclosure case aimed at plaintiff's former employer
PHILADELPHIA – A federal judge has ordered that unprejudiced dismissal would come to any defendant left unserved in a complaint brought by a paralegal of nine-and-a-half years with a prominent Philadelphia plaintiffs’ law firm, who alleged her former employer disclosed her COVID-19 vaccination status to a legal news publication in violation of the confidentiality provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. -
Greyhound, Flixbus motion to dismiss wrongful death suit over man who died on bus ride
PHILADELPHIA – The Greyhound and Flixbus transportation companies seek to disprove allegations that they were responsible for the death of a 32-year-old man from cardiac arrest, while aboard a Greyhound bus bound for Philadelphia two years ago. -
Nursing facility objects to wrongful death suit and its punitive damages claims
LANCASTER – The Hamilton Arms Center skilled nursing facility has brought preliminary objections against both the general allegations and demand for punitive damages made by the daughter of a resident who died there in June of last year. -
Lehigh Township and its Chief of Police deny former officer's claims of sexual harassment
ALLENTOWN – Lehigh Township and its Chief of Police have categorically denied allegations from a female former officer of the Lehigh Township Police Department, that, over a five-year period, the Chief of Police targeted her for sexual harassment, discrimination and abuse, creating what she called a “hostile, toxic and intolerable work environment” that led to her resignation. -
Pittsburgh parents maintain claims that local café’s tea severely burned their 2-year-old son
PITTSBURGH – A Pittsburgh couple insist that a local café’s tea was manufactured and marketed defectively, due to its excessive heat and an accompanying lack of warnings, leading to their two-year-old son being burned severely when he came into contact with it. -
Judge denies Curran-Fromhold Correctional Facility's attempt to dismiss man's civil rights suit
PHILADELPHIA – A federal judge has denied an attempt by Curran-Fromhold Correctional Facility and its officials to dismiss a suit from a Delaware County man, who alleged that he was subjected to a lack of medical care and cruel and unusual punishment in violation of his constitutionally protected civil rights, while incarcerated there. -
Sesame Place Philadelphia again refutes class action charges of discrimination against Black children
PHILADELPHIA – SeaWorld's Sesame Place Philadelphia has once again denied charges that employees of the latter park discriminated against the plaintiff’s daughter, a Black child, during a meet-and-greet session with some of the park’s costumed characters. -
Lawsuit against Lehigh police chief alleges sexual harassment during sexual harassment training
ALLENTOWN – A female former officer of the Lehigh Township Police Department has alleged that over a five-year period, the Chief of Police targeted her for sexual harassment, discrimination and abuse, creating what she calls a “hostile, toxic and intolerable work environment” which led to her resignation. -
Lyft driver shot and killed passenger in Sheetz parking lot in self-defense, reply filing claims
PITTSBURGH – A Lyft driver accused of shooting a 55-year-old man to death in August 2022 in the parking lot of a Sheetz convenience store has claimed that his actions were only taken in self-defense. -
Pittsburgh café: Our tea wasn't responsible for burning two-year-old boy in 2019
PITTSBURGH – A Pittsburgh café has denied that its tea was responsible for severely burning a then-two-year-old boy, during a visit to the café by the boy and his mother more than four years ago. -
Woman injured during daughter's dance recital seeking default judgment against DoubleTree hotel
PITTSBURGH – Counsel for a woman injured in a Pittsburgh hotel ballroom while watching her daughter’s dance recital and who had alleged that a negligent makeshift table setup used for the event was the proximate cause of her injuries, is now seeking a default judgment against the hotel in question. -
Fla. woman insists she was assaulted by staff of Upper Darby hookah lounge
MEDIA – A Florida woman has reiterated that she was violently assaulted by staff members of an Upper Darby hookah lounge, despite its refusal to accept liability for her injuries. -
Blank Rome announces Molly Crane Recognized in City & State Pennsylvania's 2023 Philadelphia Forty Under 40
Blank Rome LLP is pleased to announce that partner Molly Crane has been recognized in City & State Pennsylvania's 2023 Philadelphia Forty Under 40. -
Allegheny County says it was following the rules when rejecting religious reasons for COVID vax refusal
PITTSBURGH – Allegheny County insists that it did not violate its own Home Rule Charter and Administrative Code and that it is immune from a count of negligent infliction of emotional distress, in a lawsuit over its COVID-19 vaccine mandate allegedly violating a plaintiff’s religious objections. -
Marshall Dennehey announces Marshall Dennehey Continues “Best Places to Work” Streak For 11th Year
For the 11th year in a row, Marshall Dennehey has been selected one of the Philadelphia region's "Best Places to Work" by the Philadelphia Business Journal. -
Delaware County GOP sues county and council over selection procedure for board of elections
MEDIA – Delaware County’s Republican Party and its Chairman have launched legal action against the County and its Council, alleging that an ordinance governing the selections of members to the local Board of Elections runs afoul of state election code. -
Woman loses lawsuit against Pittsburgh and police officer she says arrested her for not supporting Trump
PITTSBURGH – One Pittsburgh police officer successfully defended himself from a lawsuit brought by a woman who alleged she was unlawfully arrested because she didn’t support former President Donald Trump. -
Judge sustains manufacturer's preliminary objections in man's cylindrical cask injury case
PITTSBURGH – A state court judge has sustained preliminary objections from a Turtle Creek-based manufacturer sued by a Western Pennsylvania man who claims that he lost two fingers on his left hand when a heavy-duty cylindrical cask he was helping to load slipped from a skid and crushed his hand.