PHILADELPHIA – A lawsuit from a man who suffered an eye injury while working at a farmers market has now advanced to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, where he claims the original trial court made an error of law in dismissing his case.
PHILADELPHIA — A man is suing Dun and Bradstreet Short Term Disability Plan and Metlife, alleging breach of contract in connection with disability insurance.
PHILADELPHIA – A healthcare lab quality manager’s wrongful termination lawsuit will not be remanded to the Lehigh County Court of Common Pleas, per a federal court’s decision reached Monday.
PHILADELPHIA – Federal appellate court judges have thrown out a civil rights action filed against a member of the Pennsylvania State Police for a perceived lack of merit, per court records.
PHILADELPHIA – A group of appeals court judges have decided to uphold the dismissal of a Henryville man’s lawsuit against a municipality, attorney and a number of law enforcement entities in a civil rights action.
PHILADELPHIA – According to a panel of federal appellate judges, an Allentown woman’s motion for post-judgment relief in a libel case brought against The Morning Call newspaper, its parent company and several of its personnel did not present a substantial question.
PHILADELPHIA – The appeal of a Bangor man who claimed he was the victim of selective enforcement of noise ordinances by members of the Bushkill Township Police Department has been dismissed.
HARRISBURG — It will be more difficult for contractors in Pennsylvania to collect payments and legal fees from local and state government agencies withholding payment in bad faith after a recent Pennsylvania Supreme Court decision.
PHILADELPHIA — A dental hygienist has filed a class-action lawsuit against Dental Care Alliance, L.L.C. and Gentle Dental Allentown L.L.C., former employers, citing alleged retaliation, wrongful termination and violation of wage laws.
PHILADELPHIA – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit believed, as did a trial court, that the Lehigh County Housing Authority (LCHA) did not violate the Fair Housing Act (FHA) or Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) when it sent a Bethlehem man notice to leave the premises.
PHILADELPHIA – Preliminary objections to request a litigation transfer to Lehigh County court and strike accusations of reckless conduct and requests for punitive damages have been overruled by a Philadelphia judge.
PHILADELPHIA – A trio of judges from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit have upheld a dismissal regarding an Allentown woman’s claims of age discrimination versus her former employer, Lehigh Valley Hospital, Inc., as well as a denial of her motion for reconsideration.
PHILADELPHIA – A defense attorney in a motor vehicle accident case has requested the court transfer the litigation to Lehigh County court and strike accusations of reckless conduct and requests for punitive damages therein.
PHILADELPHIA – A Philadelphia judge has overruled objections made by defense counsel connected to a setting of improper venue, in a premises liability lawsuit filed against a major local grocery chain and its snow removal company.
PHILADELPHIA — A former supervisor is suing Country Meadows of Allentown, Country Meadows Associates, George M. Leader Family Corp., Karen Geiser, Bonnie Mfarej and Patty Rohrbach, citing alleged gender discrimination, hostile work environment and wrongful termination.
