Borough of Northampton
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SCRANTON – A Wilkes-Barre woman who claimed she suffered grievous injuries when, as a pedestrian crossing the street in that city, she was struck by a car driven by a suspect who was fleeing arrest from officers of the Wilkes-Barre Police Department, has now refuted the City’s denials of liability in the case.
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SCRANTON – The City of Wilkes-Barre and its police officers have denied liability for injuries suffered by a woman when, as a pedestrian crossing the street in that city, she was struck by a car driven by a suspect who was fleeing arrest from officers of the Wilkes-Barre Police Department.
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ALLENTOWN – A Bethlehem casino seeks to join Pennsylvania State Police defendants in looking to dismiss litigation filed by a New Jersey man, who alleged he was falsely accused of stealing a wallet at the casino on account of his Hispanic heritage and imprisoned for three days by both the Bethlehem Police Department and the Pennsylvania State Police.
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ALLENTOWN – For jurisdictional reasons, Pennsylvania State Police defendants are looking to dismiss litigation filed by a New Jersey man who alleged he was falsely accused of stealing a wallet at a Bethlehem casino on account of his Hispanic heritage, and imprisoned for three days by both the Bethlehem Police Department and the Pennsylvania State Police.
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SCRANTON – A Wilkes-Barre woman claims she suffered grievous injuries when, as a pedestrian crossing the street in that city, she was struck by a car driven by a suspect who was fleeing arrest from officers of the Wilkes-Barre Police Department.
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ALLENTOWN – A New Jersey man claims he was falsely accused of stealing a wallet at a Bethlehem casino on account of his Hispanic heritage and imprisoned for three days by both the Bethlehem Police Department and the Pennsylvania State Police.
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HARRISBURG – The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania recently ruled that legal action to prohibit electronic voting machines from being used in Northampton County and other Pennsylvania counties may proceed.
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ALLENTOWN – The parent of an autistic seven-year-old child has voluntarily dismissed claims levied against the Walt Disney Company, alleging it discriminated against the boy’s disability, when it refused to permit him entry to the Lehigh Valley Mall’s Disney Store.
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ALLENTOWN – A federal judge has ruled that the Walt Disney Company must face claims from the parent of an autistic seven-year-old child, alleging that it discriminated against the boy’s disability, when it refused to permit him entry to the Lehigh Valley Mall’s Disney Store.
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PHILADELPHIA – 16 people who developed cancer, some of them fatally, and their families have brought suit against German medical device manufacturer B. Braun, alleging that emissions of a carcinogenic gas named ethylene oxide (EtO) from the company’s plant in Hanover Township led to their illnesses.
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ALLENTOWN – A nearly three-year-long legal battle centered on two Northampton County residents’ class action, public nuisance lawsuit against the Bethlehem Landfill Company was recently ended through voluntary dismissal, after it was learned the landfill wasn’t responsible for the acts alleged in their case.
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PHILADELPHIA - An anonymous Philadelphia family brought a civil lawsuit against the Bethlehem Area School District in Northampton County over the alleged rape of their son, according to court documents filed Feb. 24 in the Pennsylvania Eastern District Court.
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The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania reported the following activity on Feb. 10 in the suits below:
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The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania reported the following activity in the suit brought by Edward Klinger against State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company and Travelers Personal Insurance Company on Feb. 10: 'Notice Of Removal By Travelers Personal Insurance Company From Northampton, Case Number C-48-cv-2020-07670., Filed By Travelers Personal Insurance Company. (attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Designation Form)(foland, Brooks)'.
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ALLENTOWN – A federal magistrate judge has decreed that a hospital company pay $500 in sanctions, for its role in prejudicing the discovery of parent plaintiffs suing it for negligence relating to an alleged delay in delivering their son.
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ALLENTOWN – The Walt Disney Company says its refusal to permit entry to its Disney Store in the Lehigh Valley Mall to an autistic seven year-old child was only due to his not wearing a face covering to protect customers from COVID-19, and not due to his disability.
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PHILADELPHIA – Following a ruling from the U.S. District Court for the Middle District Court of Pennsylvania, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit unanimously dismissed the efforts of President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign to overturn President-Elect Joe Biden’s win in the state of Pennsylvania.
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WILLIAMSPORT – After a federal judge dismissed the attempt of President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign to prevent the certification of results signifying President-Elect Joe Biden’s win in the state of Pennsylvania with prejudice this past weekend, the Trump campaign has appealed the ruling to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.
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WILLIAMSPORT – Attorneys for President Donald Trump’s campaign are seeking permission to file a second amended version of a lawsuit that alleges unfair and unconstitutional election procedures in Pennsylvania caused the president to lose the state in the 2020 Presidential Election.
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WILLIAMSPORT – An amended version of a lawsuit from President Donald Trump’s campaign has walked back claims that Republican observers were not allowed to properly view the counting of ballots in highly Democratic areas of Pennsylvania.
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