HARRISBURG – With a growing number of lawsuits being filed against businesses statewide as the coronavirus pandemic continues, voices in the capital grow louder for Gov. Tom Wolf and the General Assembly to institute more broad-based liability protections for companies.
PITTSBURGH – A Pennsylvania federal judge has decided to partially grant a motion to dismiss elements of class action litigation filed on behalf of individuals who claim to have been burned or injured by hot hair rollers.
The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania reported the following activity in the suit brought by David E. Kimmel, Kimmel Brothers Farms LLC and Michael T. Kimmel against Charles Glassier, David Poorbaugh, Elderton State Bank, Farm Service Agency and Ray Sleppy on June 25: 'Notice Of Removal From Court Of Common Pleas Of Indiana County, Case Number 10927 Cd 2020, Filed By Farm Service Agency. (attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Exhibit A-Including Complaint) (jv)'.
PITTSBURGH – A pair of brothers from Western Pennsylvania and their dairy farm are lodging formal action against a state bank and officials representing the Farm Service Agency, over a dispute concerning a loan process the farm was involved in and a subsequent sheriff’s sale on their property.
U.S. Attorney Scott W. Brady announced that the County of Indiana, Pennsylvania, received $58,008 in Department of Justice grants to respond to the public safety challenges posed by the outbreak of COVID-19.
The Department of Justice has announced that it is making $850 million available to help public safety agencies respond to the challenges posed by the outbreak of COVID-19. The Coronavirus Emergency Supplemental Funding program.
PITTSBURGH – Old Navy argues that a woman injured after a sign hanging over a display allegedly fell on her while shopping at the retailer’s Allegheny County store is to blame for her own injuries.
HARRISBURG – In the lead-up to the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania hearing arguments on Hammons v. Ethicon, Inc. next week, an amicus brief attached to six organizations representing tort reform and business interests in the state says recent U.S. Supreme Court rulings governing personal jurisdiction are being ignored.
HARRISBURG – The future of both pelvic mesh lawsuits and the concept of personal jurisdiction in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania have the potential to be greatly impacted by arguments and a forthcoming decision in the Hammons v. Ethicon case, set to be argued before the state Supreme Court next week on March 10.
The following cases categorized as "375 other statutes: false claims act" were on the docket in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on Jan. 21. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
PHILADELPHIA – A Pennsylvania firearms dealer is suing the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and U.S. Attorney General William Barr over allegations they have unlawfully failed to make a timely decision on his license restoration application.
PITTSBURGH – A New York man who permanently lost his sight in a fireworks mishap in Westmoreland County three years ago and the Indiana man allegedly responsible have reached a settlement in a Pennsylvania federal court.
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania reported the following activity in the suit brought by John Doe against Janssen Therapeutics on Jan. 21.
PHILADELPHIA – Attorney General Josh Shapiro’s mission to hold the nation’s largest student loan provider accountable for its lending practices is now at the federal appellate level, where he has the pledged support of law enforcement in 31 states and Washington, D.C.
PHILADELPHIA – A former college football linebacker’s lawsuit against the NCAA that charged the governing sports body with negligence in not informing him of the dangers of repeated head trauma that led him to develop Lou Gehrig’s disease has been dismissed from a Philadelphia court.
PITTSBURGH – A McKees Rocks couple are suing Old Navy after a sign hanging over a display allegedly fell on the wife while shopping at the retailer's Allegheny County store and injured her.
PHILADELPHIA – Allentown-based Lehigh Cement is facing a suit filed by eight states, the federal government and others alleging violations of the Clean Air Act at its manufacturing plants.