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Judge rejects Allegheny County officials' attempt to toss lawsuit from non-denominational church accusing it of religious bias
PITTSBURGH – A federal judge has denied the attempt of Allegheny County officials to dismiss litigation from a Seattle-based, non-denominational church that alleged those officials are misusing a Pennsylvania law to avoid solemnizing legal marriages in the Commonwealth. -
Geisinger Health denies it violated federal antitrust laws and affected professional salaries, in class action
WILLIAMSPORT – Geisinger Health has denied it violated federal anti-trust laws as alleged in a class action lawsuit against itself and Evangelical Community Hospital, which claimed the Pennsylvania hospitals engaged in a secret “no-poach agreement” that suppressed professional mobility and salaries in Central Pennsylvania. -
Former warden's lawsuit overcomes dismissal motion from Westmoreland County, corrections commissioner
PITTSBURGH – A federal judge has thwarted an attempt by Westmoreland County and its Corrections Commissioner to throw out litigation from the former warden of the county’s prison, which accused them of harassment and retaliation over his refusal to make the commissioner’s political hires. -
Delaware County loses summary judgment motion in public defender's age discrimination and termination suit
PHILADELPHIA – A federal judge has denied summary judgment to Delaware County in a case brought forward by a former county attorney of more than 40 years who returned to his duties as a public defender after suffering a stroke, and alleged he was fired from his role this year due to his age and disability. -
Settlement between Penfield plaintiff whose son was burned alive and General Motors, is sealed by Allegheny County court
PITTSBURGH – The terms of a settlement General Motors entered into with a Penfield plaintiff whose son was burned alive and killed in an auto accident, have been sealed by a court order. -
Companies disavow negligence allegations from Norvelt man, who says he was maimed by up-cut saw
PITTSBURGH – A Western Pennsylvania man stands by negligence and strict liability claims against companies in Italy, Indiana and Pennsylvania, after an up-cut saw severed his right hand just above his wrist during his work. -
Montco man says Folcroft flower shop's negligence led to him falling and sustaining skull fracture
PHILADELPHIA – A Montgomery County man says he sustained a skull fracture when he slipped on an accumulated pool of water in a Folcroft flower shop, while browsing Mother’s Day flowers for his wife and accompanied by his son. -
Kellie McGowan Appointed to the Bucks County Conservation District Board
Kellie McGowan Appointed to the Bucks County Conservation District Board. -
Third Circuit upholds injunction against Philadelphia's ban on flavored cigars
PHILADELPHIA – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has affirmed a lower federal court’s ruling, which found that Pennsylvania state law and a related injunction bars the City of Philadelphia from enforcing its ban on sales of flavored cigars. -
Ex-East Bradford Township public works employee says deposition he gave was protected speech, immune from reprisal
PHILADELPHIA – A former employee for East Bradford Township’s Public Works Department has responded to his former supervisor’s argument attempting to invalidate his retaliation and civil rights claims, by asserting a deposition he gave was protected speech and yet faced professional reprisal for it nonetheless. -
Thomas Witt Awarded Philadelphia Bar Association’s Harris Ominsky Award
Thomas Witt Awarded Philadelphia Bar Association’s Harris Ominsky Award. -
Norvelt man reiterates negligence claims after up-cut saw caused loss of part of his right hand at work
PITTSBURGH – A Western Pennsylvania man stands by negligence and strict liability claims against companies in Italy, Indiana and Pennsylvania, after an up-cut saw severed his right hand just above his wrist during his work. -
Juvenile rehabilitation center wants sexual assault suit against it transferred to Forest County court
PITTSBURGH – Counsel for a local rehabilitation center for delinquent youth believes that sexual assault litigation filed against their clients by a Western Pennsylvania man should be transferred to a Forest County court. -
Federal judge remands Cheltenham Township's lawsuit over engineering fees to Montgomery County court
PHILADELPHIA – A Philadelphia federal court has remanded Cheltenham Township’s lawsuit to recover hundreds of thousands of dollars it says it paid to a planning, engineering and architecture firm, one which allegedly overbilled its clients, to the Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas. -
Equipment company argues rocket cart machine manufacturer should bear liability for Walmart employee's injuries
ALLENTOWN – An equipment company has disavowed liability for claims from an associate at a New Jersey Walmart, who alleged he suffered severe head injuries from using a merchandise moving machine, instead re-directing the liability to the machine’s manufacturer through a cross-claim. -
East Bradford Township employee says he was fired for reporting dangerous tree limbs
PHILADELPHIA – A former employee for East Bradford Township’s Public Works Department alleges he was retaliated against and fired when he reported dangerous conditions relating to decaying tree limbs in the municipality. -
Class action litigation over sales tax on COVID-19 face masks thrown out of court
PITTSBURGH – A federal judge has dismissed a class action lawsuit which claimed a wide variety of retailers have been unlawfully charging sales tax on the purchases of face masks during the coronavirus pandemic. -
Life Sciences CLE Week 2021
Life Sciences CLE Week 2021. -
After AG's Office probe, Cheltenham Township says engineering firm overbilled it by hundreds of thousands of dollars
PHILADELPHIA – Per a state Attorney General’s Office investigation, Cheltenham Township is seeking to recover hundreds of thousands of dollars it says it paid to a planning, engineering and architecture firm, one which allegedly overbilled its clients. -
Pa. saw retailer asserts co-defendants are responsible for man's severed right hand
PITTSBURGH – A Pennsylvania saw retailer denies charges that it was negligent in marketing an up-cut saw, which was allegedly defective and severed a man’s right hand just above his wrist during his work.