PITTSBURGH – A Pennsylvania energy company has denied allegation that it committed negligence, trespass and other offenses when it allegedly encroached on a Cabot couple’s property to construct a natural gas pipeline.
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.
PITTSBURGH – A Pitcairn business owner claims she was targeted for racial discrimination, harassment, code violations and false prosecution by local authorities, after publicly criticizing the police’s perceived use of violence on Black citizens on social media.
ALLENTOWN – A pending settlement awaits approval in a case brought against the City of Lancaster, its police chief and others by a woman who claimed she and her minor son were maced without cause, as they peacefully took part in a racial justice and police accountability demonstration.
PHILADELPHIA – A Delaware County man who alleged his constitutional rights were violated when he was subjected to an illegal search and seizure during a traffic stop by a Darby Township police officer, has settled his claims.
PHILADELPHIA – A former employee for East Bradford Township’s Public Works Department who alleges he faced retaliation and civil rights violations claims over a deposition he gave has lost claims for civil rights violations and intentional infliction of emotional distress from his case.
PHILADELPHIA – The manufacturer of Just For Men hair color products has denied the allegations of a Delaware County man, who alleged he suffered permanent vitiligo from using the products he purchased at a local CVS pharmacy store.
PHILADELPHIA – Pennsylvania federal courts must now contend with a split between the Eastern and Western Districts on the issue of school mask mandates, as a ruling this week from a Philadelphia judge denying the Perkiomen Valley School District’s attempt to stop its mandate broke from the trend of recent rulings in more westward courts.
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.
PHILADELPHIA – The City of Philadelphia has been dismissed from a civil rights lawsuit alleging that multiple Philadelphia Police Department officers and assistant district attorneys violated a Philadelphia man's and his family’s constitutional rights through illegally performed narcotics arrests and prosecutions.
PITTSBURGH – A Western Pennsylvania man who claimed that improper installation of flooring and the lack of oversight from a pair of contractors he hired led to a fire erupting at his residence, has settled his case.
PITTSBURGH – Subsequent to consideration of preliminary objections, a Western Pennsylvania man who alleged that while a juvenile resident at a local rehabilitation center for delinquent youth, he was repeatedly assaulted both physically and sexually by staff members at the facility, has filed a new version of his complaint.
PITTSBURGH – A Blairsville couple stand by their claims that a Flying Fairy toy purchased at a local Walmart store was defectively designed and when launched, collided with one of the plaintiff’s eyes and caused extensive ocular injuries.
PHILADELPHIA – A pair of West Chester police officers deny they used excessive force when arresting a Luzerne County man more than two years ago, allegedly causing him to suffer a series of bodily injuries and the deprivation of his constitutional rights.
PHILADELPHIA – A Delaware County attorney of over 40 years who returned to his duties as a public defender after suffering a stroke and alleged he was fired from his role in 2020 due to his age and disability, has added a count for violation of the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act in the new version of his complaint.
PITTSBURGH – An Allegheny County art teacher alleges that she was transferred from teaching at the middle school level to the elementary school level as a result of age-related discrimination, in violation of federal law.
PHILADELPHIA – A federal judge granted summary judgment to the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority against one of its former station directors, who alleged he was demoted in a retaliatory fashion 2020, in return for internal complaints he lodged with the group from 2017 to 2019.
SCRANTON – A former member of the Scranton Police Department claims her confidential personnel file and personal contact information were leaked without her knowledge by the City of Scranton and the Department, as part of discovery in an unrelated case.
ALLENTOWN – According to a federal judge, chair and recliner manufacturer La-Z-Boy successfully defended itself against claims of race discrimination and a hostile work environment brought by a former sales representative.
