PITTSBURGH – A federal judge has dismissed a count for alleged violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and Scott Township from a disability discrimination suit brought by a real estate company, its owner and his sister-in-law, versus the township and one of its commissioners.
PHILADELPHIA – A veterinary care technician who alleged her former employer and others refused to make accommodations for her mental health-related conditions, before terminating her, has settled her litigation.
ALLENTOWN – Litigation from a man maimed by a commercial food processing machine against the corporations responsible for manufacturing and marketing the device, has been settled.
PITTSBURGH – Counsel for a pair of Western Pennsylvania property owners have countered a man’s lawsuit alleging serious injuries from a defective scaffold leased to his employer, by arguing that the fault instead belongs to their co-defendant, a local equipment rental company.
ALLENTOWN – A federal judge has denied the Easton Area School District’s attempt to dismiss counts from a lawsuit filed by an ex-varsity high school wrestling coach who alleged he faced discriminatory and racist conduct, including being fired, because he is Black.
The following cases categorized as "personal injury" were on the docket in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on April 19. 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 Melvin Marshall against Geico Casualty Company on April 19.
ALLENTOWN – Lancaster County argues it should be dismissed from a wrongful death lawsuit filed by a local woman, who witnessed her schizophrenic and bipolar son being shot to death by a local police officer.
PHILADELPHIA – The City of Philadelphia has been partially granted a protective order over a number of investigative records being sought in a case brought by a pair of female Philadelphia police officers, who claim they were the longtime targets of harassment and discrimination.
The following cases categorized as "personal injury" were on the docket in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on March 29. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
ALLENTOWN – The Easton Area School District is seeking summary judgment to dismiss a lawsuit filed by an ex-varsity high school wrestling coach who alleged he faced discriminatory and racist conduct, including being fired, because he is Black.
ALLENTOWN – A man maimed by a commercial food processing machine has filed suit against the corporations responsible for manufacturing and marketing the device, while the defendants counter that he is actually at fault.
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania reported the following activity in the suit brought by Tedi Charla Marsh. against Merck & Co. Inc. and Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. on March 29: 'Complaint Against Merck & Co., Inc., Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. ( Filing Fee $ 402 Receipt Number 0313-15017669.), Filed By Tedi Charla Marsh.. (attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Case Management Track Form, # 3 Designation Form)(lovett, Nicole)'.
James H. Cole, longtime shareholder and co-chair of three practice groups at Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin, has been named Assistant Director of the firm’s Professional Liability Department.
PITTSBURGH – Counsel for Dollar General and Aldi argue that allegations brought against them and other retailers which said they unlawfully charged sales taxes on the purchases of face masks during the COVID-19 pandemic are unsupported, and should be dismissed.
PITTSBURGH - A Gibsonia couple sued two businesses they accuse of causing a traffic collision by placing obstructive advertisements at an intersection, according to documents recently filed in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas.
PHILADELPHIA – A Delaware County attorney of over 40 years who returned to his duties as a public defender after suffering a stroke, says he was fired from his role this year due to his age and disability.
Niki T. Ingram, senior counsel at Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin, has been named the first-ever Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Officer of the Philadelphia Bar Foundation.
