Recent News About Berks County
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ALLENTOWN – A Berks County man alleges he was savagely beaten by Pennsylvania state troopers, had his hands handcuffed behind his back and escorted to a six foot-high fence, where he was then lifted and thrown over the opposite side, fracturing his pelvis, two years ago.
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ALLENTOWN – A federal judge has dismissed with prejudice litigation from pre-trial detainees at Berks County Prison who alleged their constitutional rights were violated when the prison was locked down due to a COVID-19 outbreak.
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ALLENTOWN – A federal judge has denied a motion to dismiss from the Reading Recreation Commission in a lawsuit against the group claiming that it failed to stop abuse of a man’s young daughter by a now-incarcerated ex-employee, finding that the plaintiff had shown that the Commission is in fact a state actor.
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ALLENTOWN – A parent who alleged that a now-incarcerated ex-employee of the Reading Recreation Commission committed multiple acts of sexual abuse and molestation against his daughter, and that the organization both failed to stop the abuse from happening and violated her constitutional rights, refutes the group’s dismissal motion and stands by the complaint’s original claims.
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ALLENTOWN – For a second time, the Reading Recreation Commission seeks to end litigation that one of its former employees committed repeated acts of sexual abuse against a then-11-year-old girl, and that it both failed to stop the abuse from happening and violated the plaintiff’s constitutional rights in the process.
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ALLENTOWN – The Reading Recreation Commission seeks to dismiss litigation that one of its former employees committed repeated acts of sexual abuse against a then-11-year-old girl, and that it both failed to stop the abuse from happening and violated the plaintiff’s constitutional rights.
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ALLENTOWN – A federal lawsuit alleges that a now-incarcerated ex-employee of the Reading Recreation Commission committed multiple acts of sexual abuse and molestation against a then-11-year-old girl, and that the organization both failed to stop the abuse from happening and violated the plaintiff’s constitutional rights.
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The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania reported the following activity on June 21 in the suits below:
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The following cases categorized as "personal injury" were on the docket in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on June 21. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
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The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania reported the following activities in the suit brought by Angelina Matos against Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc., Doe Designees 1 and 2 and Planned Parenthood Keystone T a Planned Parenthood Keystone Berks County on June 21.
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The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania reported the following activities in the suit brought by Angelina Matos against Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc., Doe Designees 1 and 2 and Planned Parenthood Keystone T a Planned Parenthood Keystone Berks County on June 21.
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ALLENTOWN – Sunbeam Products has settled a personal injury lawsuit brought by a Berks County plaintiff, which claimed she was severely burned by a home heating pad it manufactured.
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HARRISBURG – The Superior Court of Pennsylvania recently reversed a decision reached by a Berks County court, which had opened a default judgment against an animal sanctuary and transferred rights and title to eight horses, into the hands of a non-party to the original case.
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HARRISBURG – The Superior Court of Pennsylvania concurred with a Berks County court that Comcast properly survived a breach of contract and fraud case, brought against it by one of its customers.
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ALLENTOWN – Sunbeam Products denies in their totality the allegations made by a Berks County plaintiff that she was severely burned by a home heating pad it manufactured.
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The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania reported the following activity on Jan. 4 in the suits below:
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The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania reported the following activities in the suit brought by Acuity, a Mutual Insurance Company against Grote Construction Inc. on Jan. 4.
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ALLENTOWN – A Berks County plaintiff alleges she was severely burned by a home heating pad, and has brought legal action against the manufacturer of the device for damages to compensate for the injuries she suffered.
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NORRISTOWN – Republican Congressional candidate Kathy Barnette has abandoned litigation against Montgomery County, which had alleged its Board of Elections illegally canvassed mail-in ballots received before Election Day and wrongly gave voters with defective ballots an opportunity to cure them.
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NORRISTOWN – Republican Congressional candidate Kathy Barnette has filed litigation against Montgomery County, claiming its Board of Elections illegally canvassed mail-in ballots received before Election Day and wrongly gave voters with defective ballots an opportunity to cure them.
