PHILADELPHIA – A trio of veterinary care defendants deny they wrongfully refused to accommodate the mental health-related conditions of a care technician, before allegedly terminating her, in response to the vet tech’s litigation.
HARRISBURG – The Superior Court of Pennsylvania has reversed an order of summary judgment granted to Dollar General and its store cashier, in the case of a man who alleged he was falsely arrested and imprisoned after he challenged the amount of change he received.
The following cases categorized as "labor" were on the docket in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on Nov. 18. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania reported the following activities in the suit brought by Doreen Friel and Shopman's Local Union 502 Pension Fund against Bensalem Steel Erectors Inc., E&R Erectors Inc. and Samuel Grossi & Sons Inc. on Nov. 18.
PHILADELPHIA – A vet technician who suffers from several mental health-related conditions says her employer created a hostile work environment by refusing to accommodate her medical issues and later terminating her.
PHILADELPHIA – After a finding of default, a Philadelphia social club accused of discriminating through its membership application process against prospective Black members has now requested that same default be set aside.
PHILADELPHIA – Defendants associated with a civil rights violation case filed by an African-American and Muslim contractor who claimed he was first framed for materials theft by a racist employee and then arrested by members of the Philadelphia Police Department, allege that his claims are barred.
PHILADELPHIA – A Philadelphia woman’s lawsuit accuses the Vesper Dayclub in Northern Liberties of discriminating through its membership application process against prospective black members.
PHILADELPHIA – Litigation between a paralegal and a Philadelphia personal injury firm over her claims that she was fired for the discriminatory reason of her health condition has been settled.
PHILADELPHIA – A Bensalem construction company has denied civil rights violation allegations made by an African-American and Muslim contractor who claimed he was first framed for materials theft by a racist employee, then arrested by members of the Philadelphia Police Department despite there being no evidence he had committed any crime.
PHILADELPHIA – Employers and co-workers of an African-American and Muslim contractor who claimed he was baselessly framed for materials theft by a racist colleague say there is no merit to his suit and that it should be thrown out.
PHILADELPHIA – An African-American and Muslim contractor claims he was framed for materials theft by a racist employee of a business he was working at and arrested by members of the Philadelphia Police Department, despite there being no evidence he had committed any crime.
PHILADELPHIA — A Philadelphia personal injury law firm is facing a suit alleging it fired one of its paralegals due to her health condition. Lisa Pio filed a complaint April 21 in the U.S.
PHILADELPHIA – A federal judge has dismissed a Bucks County company's bad faith claim against its insurer over a fire that damaged its business, ruling that moving forward with the case would be "futile."
PHILADELPHIA – The case of a coffee barista who claims he was unlawfully fired when he refused to participate in a drug-dealing operation on his employer's premises has reached a settlement.
HARRISBURG - Gaming regulators were not wrong to bar a company providing restaurant services to a casino because of its sole owner's links to an alleged organized crime figure, the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court has concluded.
PHILADELPHIA – The case of a Philadelphia man who alleged he was falsely arrested and imprisoned after he challenged the amount of change he received from a Dollar General store cashier has been sent to the Superior Court of Pennsylvania.
United States Attorney William M. McSwain joined fellow Justice Department officials at a press conference to announce a coordinated health care fraud enforcement action across seven federal districts involving more than $800 million in loss and the distribution of over 3.25 million opioid pills in “pill mill” clinics.
The following cases categorized as "civil - tort - tort: nuisance" cases were on the docket in the Delaware County Court of Common Pleas on Sept. 11. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact: