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Pa. teenager’s lawsuit against Facebook and Instagram is transferred to California federal court
PITTSBURGH – A Pennsylvania teenager’s lawsuit against Facebook and Instagram that holds the social media apps responsible for the development of her eating disorder and related self-harm, has been transferred to a federal court in California. -
TikTok again argues for stay of case connected to death of 10-year-old girl from 'Blackout Challenge'
PHILADELPHIA – For the second time, social media app TikTok is requesting a stay of survival and wrongful death litigation brought against it by the mother of a 10-year-old child who died in December due to attempting a “Blackout Challenge”. -
ALI members question foundations of recently passed Restatement of Consumer Contracts
WASHINGTON – Subsequent to the American Law Institute’s approval of a Restatement for law related to Consumer Contracts earlier this week, two of the group’s members expressed concerns that the document may be a step in the wrong direction for the legacy of the venerable legal scholarship group. -
Judge adds Butler County court as defendant in probation officer's discrimination case
PITTSBURGH – A federal judge has applied joinder to litigation brought by a Butler probation officer who alleged he was discriminated against by his superiors for requesting time off due to stress and anxiety, by approving the Butler County Court of Common Pleas to be listed as an additional defendant. -
Lawsuits against The Gap over arrests of Black women for shoplifting consolidated
HARRISBURG – The Gap has won consolidation of separate lawsuits concerning the same incident, where several Derry Township police officers allegedly committed wrongful arrest and process by profiling and taking into custody Black women shopping at the store for supposed theft, before later releasing them when it was learned that they had in fact committed no crime. -
The Gap looking to consolidate lawsuits over alleged wrongful arrests of Black women for shoplifting
HARRISBURG – The Gap is looking to consolidate separate lawsuits concerning the same incident, where several Derry Township police officers allegedly committed wrongful arrest and process by profiling and taking into custody Black women shopping at the store for supposed theft, before later releasing them when it was learned that they had in fact committed no crime. -
Plaintiff suing after daughter was cut by broken glass in shower must pursue case in Canada, judge says
PHILADELPHIA – A federal judge has ordered that more specificity must be provided by a Canadian plaintiff who alleged that a Bucks County manufacturer and installer of shower doors was negligent in its professional duties – and thus, led to her minor-aged daughter being cut by broken glass when it shattered during their hotel stay last year. -
Fox Rothschild Expands Pittsburgh Office with Group of Five Commercial Litigation Partners
Fox Rothschild Expands Pittsburgh Office with Group of Five Commercial Litigation Partners. -
Butler County wants to add local court system as defendant in probation officer's anxiety discrimination lawsuit
PITTSBURGH – Butler County seeks to apply joinder to litigation brought by a Butler probation officer who alleged he was discriminated against by his superiors for requesting time off due to stress and anxiety, by joining the Butler County Court of Common Pleas as an additional defendant. -
Class action plaintiff says scrap metal processing facility's defenses against quality of life counts don't hold up
PITTSBURGH – A Western Pennsylvania woman has called a local scrap metal processing facility’s preliminary objections against claims that it led to the emission of noxious odors, particulates and imposition of noise on a number of surrounding area homeowners as insufficient and “unavailing.” -
City of Philadelphia's suit versus opioid manufacturers, retailers and distributors is remanded to state court
PHILADELPHIA – A federal judge has declared that a lawsuit brought by the City of Philadelphia against several pharmaceutical distributors and retailers for their role in allegedly creating and exacerbating the opioid epidemic in Philadelphia, will be remanded to state court for lack of federal jurisdiction. -
Now that parents who lost 29-week-old fetus know defendant's employer, they seek to amend their case accordingly
MEDIA – Parents who lost their baby in utero while the mother was 29 weeks pregnant and claimed that Crozer medical entities did not ensure the health of the fetus, now seek to amend their complaint upon learning the name of one of the defendant’s employers. -
Scrap metal facility counters class action's claims that it imposed noxious odors and noise on its neighbors
PITTSBURGH – A Neville Township scrap metal processing facility denies allegations from a class action lawsuit which claims that it emits noxious odors, particulates and imposes noise on a number of surrounding area homeowners. -
Governor Wolf: At Least 79 Jobs Coming to Luzerne Co. With Leading Beverage Manufacturer
Governor Wolf: At Least 79 Jobs Coming to Luzerne Co. With Leading Beverage Manufacturer. -
Nevada ammunition distributor settles claims against Dick's Sporting Goods for $123K in Pa. federal court
PITTSBURGH – A Nevada ammunition distributor and prominent sporting goods retailer Dick’s Sporting Goods have recently resolved an ongoing dispute between them in a Pennsylvania court for more than $123,000, just in advance of trial. -
Mom seeking damages from Pa. company, alleges young daughter was cut by broken glass in shower
PHILADELPHIA – A plaintiff from Canada alleges that a Bucks County manufacturer and installer of shower doors was negligent in its professional duties, and thus, led to her minor-aged daughter being cut by broken glass when it shattered during their hotel stay last year. -
President Biden's First Year in Office: A Conversation with Former Pennsylvania Governor Rendell on December 3, 2021
President Biden's First Year in Office: A Conversation with Former Pennsylvania Governor Rendell on December 3, 2021. -
Greater Latrobe School District wants to consolidate hazing lawsuits from members of high school wrestling team
PITTSBURGH – Greater Latrobe School District is seeking to consolidate separate lawsuits filed by current or former students and their parents, regarding incidents of alleged hazing during the time the students were members of the wrestling team. -
Delaware River group's EPA suit update: Judge remands lawsuit on rule likely to be repealed by Biden Administration
PHILADELPHIA – A federal judge has granted a move from the Environmental Protection Agency to remand a lawsuit brought by the Delaware Riverkeeper Network without vacatur, concerning a specific tenet of the Clean Water Act now under review by the administration of President Joe Biden. -
PENNSYLVANIA GOVERNOR'S OFFICE: Gov. Wolf, Democratic Legislators Rally for Minimum Wage Increase
Governor Tom Wolf joined Sens. Vincent Hughes and Christine Tartaglione, House Democratic Leader Joanna McClinton and numerous House and Senate Democratic members, along with labor, religious and community leaders to call for an increase to Pennsylvania’s minimum wage.