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SCRANTON – A trio of Scranton School District employees who sued the District over rules it implemented in December requiring them to perform their paraprofessional duties inside students’ homes if virtual learning once again takes place, have motioned for a special injunction to prevent the rules from going into effect.
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SCRANTON – A trio of Scranton School District employees have denied the District’s opposition to its lawsuit over rules it implemented last month requiring them to perform their paraprofessional duties inside students’ homes if virtual learning once again takes place, despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and its pervasive Omicron variant.
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PHILADELPHIA – A federal judge has ruled that man who lost a finger on the premises of his business while using a Black & Decker-manufactured polisher, will be permitted to have his expert witness present scientific testimony, defeating a combined summary judgment and Daubert motion from the company.
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SCRANTON – Scranton School District officials argue that three of its paraprofessionals, who recently sued the District over rules it implemented last month requiring them to perform their duties inside students’ homes if the COVID-19 pandemic requires virtual learning to once again take place, are not suffering immediate and irreparable harm.
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PITTSBURGH – A lawsuit against Black & Decker surrounding a home construction fire that allegedly caused a Pennsylvania man $5 million in damages has been sent to Allegheny County’s complex litigation center.
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SCRANTON – A former physical education teacher and varsity baseball coach at West Scranton High School who alleged that the local school district unfairly claimed he violated a settlement reached in prior litigation for presenting awards to student athletes, has settled his claims with the Scranton School District for $40,000.
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SCRANTON – A federal judge has ruled that the Scranton School District will not be subject to a default judgment and have additional time to respond to litigation brought by a former physical education teacher and varsity baseball coach at West Scranton High School, who claimed the District unfairly accused him of violating a settlement reached in a prior action for presenting awards to student athletes.
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PITTSBURGH – Black & Decker is seeking the entry of a confidential protective order to protect its business information, in a case alleging that it is responsible for a home construction fire that caused $5 million in damages.
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PITTSBURGH – Black & Decker disavows all allegations that it is responsible for a home construction fire that caused $5 million in damages in a demand made by a Texas insurance company seeking reimbursement of that same amount.
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PITTSBURGH – Black & Decker has disclaimed all liability for allegedly being the cause of amputation injuries suffered by a woodworker from Northwestern Pennsylvania while using what he referred to as defective electric tools.
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PITTSBURGH – A Texas insurance company is seeking to be reimbursed to the tune of $5 million, after it paid that same amount to one of its policyholders who suffered a fire on his property during a period of home construction.
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PITTSBURGH – A woodworker from Northwestern Pennsylvania says defective electric tools that he used in the course of his job led him to suffer amputation of two fingers on his right hand.
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SCRANTON – The Lebanon School District argues that a high school student who sued his school district and claimed his First Amendment rights were being violated by requiring him to stand during the Pledge of Allegiance, had instead caused a disturbance in his classroom and suspended him as a result.
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SCRANTON – Eight students enrolled at the Lackawanna County Career Technology Center during the 2016-2017 school year have filed litigation in response to the actions of an instructor there who has pleaded guilty to indecent assault, claiming the school failed to both investigate and stop his behavior.
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PHILADELPHIA — A former employee is suing the Chesapeake & Delaware Brewing Company, alleging unpaid minimum wages.
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A New Britain pastry finisher is suing their former employer over claims of age and disability discrimination in the workplace.
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PHILADELPHIA – The former longtime finance director of a local school for special needs students had most of the claims levied against his ex-employer survive a defense motion to dismiss in federal court.
