ALLENTOWN – A federal judge has denied a motion to dismiss from the Reading Recreation Commission in a lawsuit against the group claiming that it failed to stop abuse of a man’s young daughter by a now-incarcerated ex-employee, finding that the plaintiff had shown that the Commission is in fact a state actor.
PITTSBURGH – Sam’s Club has been dismissed from litigation filed over burn injuries a Western Pennsylvania woman says she suffered when a plastic container allegedly failed and the meatballs fell onto her left foot.
PITTSBURGH – A Pennsylvania State Police officer argues that a Western Pennsylvania man who alleged his civil rights were violated when he was arrested for allegedly molesting and raping his stepdaughter, charges which he claimed were untrue and recanted by the girl, has failed to plead a count for reckless investigation.
HARRISBURG – Because the terms of a $26 billion national opioid settlement announced last year have not been finalized, the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ruled that litigation brought by the district attorneys of Philadelphia and Allegheny Counties against Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro, was premature.
SCRANTON – A licensed practical nurse in Lackawanna County claims that she was assaulted at her workplace two years ago, by an individual who had a repeated history of violent behavior towards her colleagues.
ERIE – The U.S. government, the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Veterans Health Administration and the Erie Veterans Administration Medical Center have denied allegations claiming that they negligently failed to pronounce an early diagnosis of a local man’s prostate cancer.
HARRISBURG – Attorneys for Dollar Store argue that claims of racial discrimination levied against the retail chain after a 13 year-old child was falsely accused of shoplifting do not hold water, since it feels the store does not qualify as a place of “public accommodation” under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act.
PHILADELPHIA – In a Missouri law firm’s amended complaint where it is pursuing more than $3.5 million in outstanding legal bills from a half-dozen defendants spread across the United States and Puerto Rico, one of those defendants argues she can’t be connected to any outstanding costs.
PITTSBURGH — A worker alleges she was fired for reporting her company's failure to follow proper COVID-19 testing and protocols. Eliana Davis Filed a complaint Jan. 17 in the U.S.
HARRISBURG – Using its King’s Bench jurisdictional power, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania will now be the legal forum in which the finalization of the state’s new congressional map will take place.
WILKES-BARRE – A Luzerne County physician has launched medical malpractice litigation against his podiatrist, claiming that the latter’s malpractice led to the amputation of his right leg.
PITTSBURGH – A Pennsylvania man who initiated litigation against not just the alleged perpetrator whose drunk driving accident killed his 23 year-old daughter, but also the entities who allegedly overserved the driver with the alcohol leading to the accident, is now seeking to add further parties as defendants in the lawsuit.
PHILADELPHIA – For reasons of supposed irrelevance, a Philadelphia law firm is seeking to quash a subpoena in litigation brought by its former chief marketing officer, who alleged she was fired when she complained of racially discriminatory practices within the firm.
PITTSBURGH – Counsel for a trio of professional athletes and the players’ associations of Major League Baseball, the National Football League and the National Hockey League, all of whom allege that the City of Pittsburgh’s “jock tax” that is applied to both resident and non-resident athletes is unconstitutional, are now seeking summary judgment in their clients’ case.
PITTSBURGH — A couple are facing a negligence claim after a visitor to their home slipped off an allegedly unsecured pool ladder and suffered multiple injuries.
HARRISBURG – A Chambersburg woman alleges she was subjected to excessive force during a DUI traffic stop arrest by five troopers from the Pennsylvania State Police in January 2019.
HARRISBURG – A panel of judges from the Superior Court of Pennsylvania ruled that a Philadelphia trial court was correct when it granted summary judgment to L.A Fitness and others, in response to a premises liability action brought against them.
