Update: A settlement deal has been reached between both parties, with sexual harassment allegations against Celeste Miller dismissed with prejudice, according to court records. Sprint Nextel Corp. had been dropped as a defendant in December 2013. Following six months of discovery, attorneys for plaintiff Greg Skala and lawyers for defendants Miller and Sprint/United Management Company negotiated a
A former employee of Merck & Co. is suing the drugmaker in federal court over allegations that the defendant committed civil rights violations when it discharged the man after refusing to reassign the plaintiff to a position he had been promised.
The American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania filed suit in Commonwealth Court on Tuesday challenging the state legislature’s recently enacted “Voter ID” law, which requires registered voters to show a photo identification to poll workers during election season.
A Chester County, Pa. couple is suing their home municipality and the township’s zoning officer in federal court, contending a local ordinance that limits the number of political signs they can display on their property is unconstitutional.
A former secretary with the Bucks County Intermediate Unit, a regional agency that provides educational services, who was fired after 26 years with the organization has filed a federal complaint against her former employer alleging violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Family and Medical Leave Act.
A resolution passed by the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in January declaring 2012 the “Year of the Bible” has drawn criticism from separation-of-church-and-state proponents.
A Pennsylvania company that offers cheerleading training services and tumble instruction to youngsters in the region has filed a federal trademark infringement lawsuit against another business that offers the same.
A Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruling this week that stated a public employer cannot unilaterally eliminate pension perks without first engaging in collective bargaining with union representatives may have arisen from a dispute with firefighters in Erie, Pa., but the ruling could be felt all the way across the state in Philadelphia.
A federal judge in Philadelphia has denied a municipal police officer’s motion to dismiss a claim of excessive force against him by a man who the officer had arrested during a prior incident, and who himself is the subject of separate litigation initiated by the officer and municipal officials.
A woman who was fired from her job at an area mental health facility has filed a federal complaint against her former employer, alleging that the company failed to inform her that her medical leave that she had to take was used up by the time she was scheduled to return to work.
A federal lawsuit against the Lower Merion School District alleging discrimination on the part of a former long-term substitute teacher has been settled.
A Bucks County, Pa. man who claims to have sustained serious head, neck and back injuries following a two-vehicle collision two years ago has filed a personal injury lawsuit against the company that owned the vehicle and the offending motorist.
