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Allegheny County judge overrules objections in defamation case connected to alleged sex assault
PITTSBURGH – A state court judge has overruled preliminary objections from a retired schoolteacher in Maryland, who denied that she defamed a Pennsylvania private school educator accused of sexually abusing his students. -
Bethlehem casino joins Pa. State Police in seeking dismissal of Hispanic man's wrongful arrest lawsuit
ALLENTOWN – A Bethlehem casino seeks to join Pennsylvania State Police defendants in looking to dismiss litigation filed by a New Jersey man, who alleged he was falsely accused of stealing a wallet at the casino on account of his Hispanic heritage and imprisoned for three days by both the Bethlehem Police Department and the Pennsylvania State Police. -
Judge strikes state law claims from sexual harassment lawsuit brought by former Shippensburg U. testing director
HARRISBURG – A federal judge has partially granted summary judgment to Shippensburg University, in litigation that alleged one of its administrators made numerous unwanted sexual advances toward a director of testing and that it both failed to accept that same director’s story, while also refusing to reinstate her employment. -
Counts dismissed from Chester County man's false arrest and due process violation lawsuit against Pa. State Police
PHILADELPHIA – A federal judge has dismissed multiple counts from litigation brought by a Chester County man who alleged he was illegally subjected to detainment, search, arrest and a blood test for DUI without probable cause by a Pennsylvania state trooper. -
Judge consolidates whistleblower suits from former therapist at juvenile detention and rehab
SCRANTON – A federal judge has consolidated separate lawsuits brought by a therapist at a Pennsylvania juvenile detention and rehabilitation facility, who claimed he faced racial discrimination and retaliation for reporting physical and mental abuse at the facility. -
Pa. State Police looking for dismissal of suit from Hispanic man alleging malicious prosection over casino arrest
ALLENTOWN – For jurisdictional reasons, Pennsylvania State Police defendants are looking to dismiss litigation filed by a New Jersey man who alleged he was falsely accused of stealing a wallet at a Bethlehem casino on account of his Hispanic heritage, and imprisoned for three days by both the Bethlehem Police Department and the Pennsylvania State Police. -
Third Circuit: Clarity needed in case by parents of killer against state police
PHILADELPHIA – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has ordered that a civil rights lawsuit over an allegedly unlawful seizure of a firearms cache needs additional evidence in support of the parties’ Second Amendment arguments. -
Dilworth Partner Invited to Join the International Academy of Trial Lawyers
Dilworth Partner Invited to Join the International Academy of Trial Lawyers. -
Pa. State Police officer fights civil rights claim of man accused of molestation
PITTSBURGH – A Pennsylvania State Police officer argues that a Western Pennsylvania man who alleged his civil rights were violated when he was arrested for allegedly molesting and raping his stepdaughter, charges which he claimed were untrue and recanted by the girl, has failed to plead a count for reckless investigation. -
Court: With opioid settlement terms not final, fight between cities and Pennsylvania is premature
HARRISBURG – Because the terms of a $26 billion national opioid settlement announced last year have not been finalized, the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ruled that litigation brought by the district attorneys of Philadelphia and Allegheny Counties against Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro, was premature. -
Claims and defendant dismissed, from transgender man's discrimination suit over denial for mastectomy
HARRISBURG – Some claims and one defendant have been dismissed from litigation between a transgender male state employee and a Pennsylvania-affiliated health care provider, one which he claimed discriminated against him and denied him insurance coverage for his gender/sex-affirming surgery. -
Video evidence clears two SCI-Rockview officers from inmate's excessive force lawsuit
WILLIAMSPORT – Two corrections officials at SCI-Rockview have been dismissed from an excessive force lawsuit brought a prisoner currently in state custody, finding after viewing video evidence that they did not use force that was alleged at the time. -
Maryland advocate denies that she defamed Pa. schoolteacher accused of sexually abusing two of his students
PITTSBURGH – A retired schoolteacher from Maryland denies that she defamed a Pennsylvania private school educator accused of sexually abusing his students, finding the plaintiff’s claims of defamation, tortious interference and others levied against her to be without merit. -
Pa. Supreme Court explains why it threw out school mask mandate, says ex-health secretary exceeded her authority
HARRISBURG – A few weeks after throwing out the statewide school mask mandate issued by now-former Secretary of Health Alison Beam in September, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania released its rationale for doing so. -
AG Shapiro Announces 75% Of Pennsylvania’s Counties, Including Allegheny and Montgomery, Sign On To Billion Dollar Opioid Settlement So Far
AG Shapiro Announces 75% Of Pennsylvania’s Counties, Including Allegheny and Montgomery, Sign On To Billion Dollar Opioid Settlement So Far. -
Teacher alleges he was defamed with false accusations of sexual abuse against students by victim advocate and author
PITTSBURGH – A Western Pennsylvania math teacher contends that he has been falsely accused of sexually abusing his students and defamed as to the same, despite his denials that he committed the abuse and law enforcement finding no evidence of his wrongdoing. -
Pa. Supreme Court denies appeal of Wolf Administration, throws out statewide school mask mandate
HARRISBURG – The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania has nullified the statewide school mask mandate issued by Secretary of Health Alison Beam in September, aligning with a similar ruling from the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania handed down last month and dealing a legal blow to the administration of Gov. Tom Wolf. -
Pa. Supreme Court hears arguments on statewide school mask mandate, in advance of forthcoming ruling
PHILADELPHIA – After hearing oral arguments from counsel representing both the Republican gubernatorial candidate and Senate President pro tempore Jake Corman and the administration of Gov. Tom Wolf, citizens await a forthcoming decision on the fate of the statewide school mask mandate from the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. -
Pa. courts drop from the top to No. 4 ranking on ATRA's annual 'Judicial Hellholes' list
WASHINGTON – According to the latest annual report of “Judicial Hellholes” released today by the American Tort Reform Association, Pennsylvania courts have garnered the No. 4 ranking for jurisdictions considered unfriendly to businesses – falling three places from the top spot on the report, where they had been listed for the preceding two years. -
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.