PHILADELPHIA — A former Chester County detective chief alleges he faced discrimination and retaliation because of his race. Kevin Dykes filed a complaint Jan. 3 in the U.S.
PHILADELPHIA – Litigation brought by supporters of a monument to controversial former Philadelphia Mayor Frank Rizzo, which argued the City of Philadelphia violated its Home Rule Charter and the due process rights of the plaintiffs when it removed the statue in 2020, will now be heard in state court.
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.
PITTSBURGH — The estate of a woman who was killed by a falling tree limb while on a hiking trail in the Township of Upper St. Clair is claiming wrongful death. William G.
PHILADELPHIA — A woman alleges City of Philadelphia police officers had the wrong address when they entered her home with a search warrant.Florence Fourcade filed a complaint Dec. 23 in the U.S.
PITTSBURGH – A Christian private school denies allegations that it discriminated against a 16 year-old student on the basis of his race and ethnicity, through its alleged failure to prevent bullying he experienced, which later led him to develop an eating disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder.
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.
MEDIA – An Upper Darby tavern denies responsibility for injuries suffered by a Philadelphia woman who was shot by another one of its patrons, after attending a birthday party at the establishment.
PITTSBURGH — A truck driver alleges a dangerously packed trailer picked up from a Dollar Tree distribution center caused loose goods to fall on him and cause injuries.
PHILADELPHIA — A former Philadelphia Parks and Recreation Department worker alleges the department wrongfully terminated him and illegally delayed his FMLA request.
HARRISBURG – According to a recent opinion from the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania, a Delaware County school district’s decision to expel a student over a violently-themed Snapchat post violated that student’s free speech rights as protected by the U.S. Constitution.
PITTSBURGH — A man claims he suffered serious dental injuries after eating potato salad he purchased from an Aldi's grocery store that contained a rock or pebble.
SCRANTON – An inmate who suffered serious injuries when the porcelain toilet he was using in his prison cell collapsed and shattered beneath him, has lost his constitutional rights violations case against corrections officials through summary judgment.
PITTSBURGH – A pair of Glassport plaintiffs do not give credence to objections made by U.S. Steel, in response to a lawsuit they filed connected to injuries the husband-plaintiff suffered while working at the company’s plant in Clairton.
ALLENTOWN – Lancaster County has been 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 – An officer accused of committing assault against a demonstrator during protests surrounding the Minneapolis killing of George Floyd last year, has denied any and all wrongdoing in the incident.
