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U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania: Actions Taken on April 2
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania reported the following activity on April 2 in the suits below: -
Case activity for The Wolk Law Firm vs United States of America National Transportation Safety Board on April 2
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania reported the following activities in the suit brought by The Wolk Law Firm against United States of America National Transportation Safety Board on April 2: -
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania: Actions Taken on March 19
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania reported the following activity on March 19 in the suits below: -
Trade practices law applies to oil companies; AG Shapiro can proceed with lawsuit
HARRISBURG – State Attorney General Josh Shapiro will be allowed to pursue his lawsuit against oil companies being sued for unfair trade practices. -
COZEN O'CONNOR: Cozen O’Connor Continues its Pittsburgh Expansion with the Addition of Veteran Litigators Laura L. Reinhart and Gary Kelly
Cozen O’Connor welcomed two more accomplished litigators — Laura L. Reinhart, who defends Union Pacific, CSX Transportation Inc. and other major transportation companies in Federal Employers Liability Act (FELA)-related litigation; and Gary Kelly, who served as general counsel at health products behemoth General Nutrition Corp. (GNC) — to its fast-growing Pittsburgh office. -
Case activity for Daniel Manatt vs United States Department of Homeland Security on March 19
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania reported the following activities in the suit brought by Daniel Manatt and Garen Meguerian against United States Department of Homeland Security and United States Citizenship and Immigration Services on March 19: -
Teamsters Union is accused of forcing unwilling employees to pay union dues
SCRANTON —A group alleges that they were made to pay union fees though they didn't want to be a part of the union. -
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE OF PENNSYLVANIA: U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania Takes Part in Largest-Ever Nationwide Elder Fraud Sweep
Attorney General William P. Barr and United States Attorney William M. McSwain announced the largest coordinated sweep of elder fraud cases in history, surpassing last year’s nationwide sweep. -
Prison inmate claims his litigation against his unit manager led to retaliation
PHILADELPHIA – An inmate serving a life sentence at SCI-Phoenix claims a now-retired prison unit manager retaliated against him on two occasions, in response to his protest for losing his single-occupancy cell and for filing a lawsuit against the manager in question. -
Pennsylvania opioid lawsuits are homeless while trial lawyers take shots at each other
Seven appeals and plenty of in-fighting have Pennsylvania counties behind schedule in their quest to hold dozens of companies liable for the nation's painkiller crisis -
ARMSTRONG TEASDALE: Richard Scheff, Partner and Leader – Eastern U.S., Named 2019 Influencer of Law
Richard Scheff, Philadelphia-based partner and Leader – Eastern U.S., has been selected as one of the Philadelphia Inquirer’s 2019 Influencers of Law. -
Lawsuit: Canonsburg priest named in grand jury report molested plaintiff during 1982 Pre-Cana counseling
PITTSBURGH – Rev. Paul E. Pindel, a former priest of 40 years whose name appeared in a grand jury report that alleged decades of protection for pedophiles working for the Catholic Church in Pennsylvania, has been posthumously accused of committing child sexual abuse during Pre-Cana counseling in 1982. -
Latest Pittsburgh lawsuit against Catholic church alleges molestation on trip to Super Bowl X
PITTSBURGH – Two supposed predator priests whose names were listed in a grand jury report that alleges decades of protection for pedophiles working for the Catholic Church in Pennsylvania, in addition to ranking diocese officials, are mentioned in new litigation filed in Pittsburgh. -
Lawsuit: Rev. William Yockey, named in grand jury report, molested Connellsville man in 1981-1982
PITTSBURGH – Reverend William B. Yockey, one of the accused predator priests whose names were listed in a grand jury report that alleges decades of protection for pedophiles working for the Catholic Church in Pennsylvania was allegedly responsible for molesting a Connellsville man when he was a teenager, according to new litigation filed in Pittsburgh. -
Lawsuit alleging injured motorist's car fell into Philadelphia sinkhole is headed to arbitration
PHILADELPHIA – Arbitration proceedings have been set for litigation initiated against the City of Philadelphia, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and its Department of Transportation by a motorist who claims to have been injured when her car fell into a sinkhole in Philadelphia. -
Court orders Navient to produce disputed records of borrowers
HARRISBURG -- Student loan servicer Navient was presented with a court order in Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro's lawsuit that requires the company to produce disputed records of borrowers. -
Who are the Pa. priests accused of sexual abuse? A 'dangerous' court ruling will keep 19 names secret
The state Supreme Court's decision this week to keep private the names of 19 Catholic Church clergy members accused of sexual abuse is both “disappointing” and “dangerous," according to a lawyer who has filed a class action lawsuit over the scandal. -
Pa. Supreme Court: Names of accused are permanently redacted from Catholic Church sexual abuse grand jury report
HARRISBURG – The identities of clergy members accused of committing sexual abuse against children and teenagers in August’s state grand jury report detailing such abuse statewide in the Catholic Church will remain redacted, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania has decided. -
Rider sues after SEPTA bus he was riding fell into road's construction hole
PHILADELPHIA – A local man has initiated legal action against the City of Philadelphia, Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania’s Department of Transportation (DOT), after he was injured when the bus he was riding fell into a construction hole. -
Court grants Plain Green CEO's request to quash Think Finance subpoena in tussle with state AG
PHILADELPHIA – Plain Green LLC and former CEO Joel Rosette will not be required to testify in a lawsuit filed by Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro against Think Finance LLC, according to an opinion issued Sept. 26 by the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.