Borough of Slippery Rock
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Pa. Supreme Court explains why it threw out school mask mandate, says ex-health secretary exceeded her authority
HARRISBURG – A few weeks after throwing out the statewide school mask mandate issued by now-former Secretary of Health Alison Beam in September, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania released its rationale for doing so. -
Secretary of Health Beam to step down, days after Pa. Supreme Court nixed her school mask mandate
HARRISBURG – Gov. Tom Wolf announced Monday that the Commonwealth’s Acting Secretary of Health Alison Beam would resign her position at the end of the year, just three days after the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania struck down a statewide school mask mandate order that she issued in September. -
Pa. Supreme Court denies appeal of Wolf Administration, throws out statewide school mask mandate
HARRISBURG – The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania has nullified the statewide school mask mandate issued by Secretary of Health Alison Beam in September, aligning with a similar ruling from the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania handed down last month and dealing a legal blow to the administration of Gov. Tom Wolf. -
Pa. Supreme Court hears arguments on statewide school mask mandate, in advance of forthcoming ruling
PHILADELPHIA – After hearing oral arguments from counsel representing both the Republican gubernatorial candidate and Senate President pro tempore Jake Corman and the administration of Gov. Tom Wolf, citizens await a forthcoming decision on the fate of the statewide school mask mandate from the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. -
Pa. Supreme Court to soon hear arguments on statewide school mask mandate, vacates Commonwealth Court order
HARRISBURG – The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania will hear oral arguments on the statewide school mask mandate on Dec. 8, pitting opponents of the mandate including a Republican gubernatorial candidate and Senate President pro tempore, versus the administration of Gov. Tom Wolf. -
Wolf Administration's statewide school mask mandate is unenforceable, issue headed to Pa. Supreme Court
HARRISBURG – The Republican leader of the Pennsylvania Senate, a Republican state representative and a group of parents have seen their efforts to overturn a statewide school mask mandate issued by the administration of Gov. Tom Wolf, bolstered in the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania. -
GOP pols and parents file suit versus Gov. Wolf over statewide school mask mandate
HARRISBURG – The Republican leader of the Pennsylvania Senate, a Republican state representative and a group of parents are litigating to overturn a statewide school mask mandate issued by the administration of Gov. Tom Wolf. -
Student golfers denied injunction over participation in state tournament, which had been axed due to COVID-19
ERIE – A group of Conneaut Area Senior High School students and their parents who filed an injunction to reverse an order reducing the number of student golfers permitted to compete in a state tournament due to concerns connected to the coronavirus pandemic, have lost their attempt at receiving such injunctive relief. -
Judge denies judgment for salvage yard sued; Plaintiff says 1,200-pound gate crushed him
PITTSBURGH – The owner of a salvage yard wrapped up in a premises liability lawsuit from a man allegedly crushed by a 1,200-pound mechanical metal gate has been denied summary judgment in an Allegheny County court. -
Owner of salvage yard where plaintiff was crushed by 1,200-pound gate moves for summary judgment
PITTSBURGH – The owner of a salvage yard wrapped up in a premises liability lawsuit from a man allegedly crushed by a 1,200-pound mechanical metal gate has moved for summary judgment in an Allegheny County court, citing the plaintiff’s independent contractor status. -
Allegheny County court denies protective order to relocate defendant's deposition
PITTSBURGH – An Allegheny County court has denied a protective order seeking to reschedule a deposition for the owner of a salvage yard that was wrapped up in a premises liability negligence lawsuit due to health issues. -
Slippery Rock sued by student dismissed from Physician Assistant Program after failing grade
PITTSBURGH — A former student is suing Slippery Rock University, citing alleged failure to uphold Americans with Disabilities Act. -
Plaintiff says he suffered severe injuries from removing salvage yard's 1,200-pound metal gate
PITTSBURGH – A salvage yard and its owner are being taken to state court on accusations of negligence, after a plaintiff on the yard’s premises suffered severe leg injuries in an accident two years ago. -
Lawsuit: $94K in contributions and wage deductions for seven construction projects not paid
PITTSBURGH – A group from Pittsburgh claims a Philadelphia bonding company has neglected to pay it in excess of $94,000 in contributions and wage deductions, and seeks to recoup that sum in state court. -
Former assistant professor claims harassment, retaliation
PITTSBURGH — A former assistant professor is suing The Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania, a public university, citing alleged sexual harassment, sex discrimination and retaliation. -
Cheese companies and executive plead guilty to selling altered products throughout U.S.
PITTSBURGH – A pair of cheese companies and one cheese company executive entered guilty pleas in federal court on Friday, in response to charges of introducing “adulterated and misbranded cheese products” into interstate commerce. -
Pa. House committee mulls over bill giving judicial oversight to military retiree pay distribution in divorce cases
A state legislative committee recently heard testimony in response to a bill -
Parents of teen suicide victim sue western Pa. school district in federal court
The parents of a western Pennsylvania student with special needs who committed suicide