PHILADELPHIA – Spirit Airlines has denied liability for allegations made by a Georgia man, who claimed he was sexually assaulted by one of its flight attendants during a plane trip from Myrtle Beach, S.C. to Philadelphia.
SCRANTON – An inmate who suffered serious injuries when the porcelain toilet he was using in his prison cell collapsed and shattered beneath him, has lost his constitutional rights violations case against corrections officials through summary judgment.
PITTSBURGH – A federal judge has thwarted an attempt by Westmoreland County and its Corrections Commissioner to throw out litigation from the former warden of the county’s prison, which accused them of harassment and retaliation over his refusal to make the commissioner’s political hires.
PITTSBURGH – A pair of Glassport plaintiffs do not give credence to objections made by U.S. Steel, in response to a lawsuit they filed connected to injuries the husband-plaintiff suffered while working at the company’s plant in Clairton.
ALLENTOWN – Lancaster County has been dismissed from a wrongful death lawsuit filed by a local woman, who witnessed her schizophrenic and bipolar son being shot to death by a local police officer.
PHILADELPHIA – The widow of a meatpacking supervisor for Tyson Foods who claimed that its deficient precautions to protect against COVID-19 led to her husband’s death from the disease last year and had her case dismissed by a federal judge, is now appealing to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.
HARRISBURG – According to the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, a proposed victims’ rights amendment known as “Marsy’s Law” that appeared as a question on election ballots in November 2019 was unconstitutional due to the format in which it was presented, and thus citizens’ votes in favor of the measure are invalid.
PITTSBURGH – A youth football league is seeking summary judgment in response to a lawsuit brought by a concession stand volunteer who suffered third-degree burns, within minutes of handling French fries when working at a league game.
PHILADELPHIA – A Missouri law firm seeks to file an amended complaint in an action 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, and to further introduce exhibits it says will help prove its case, under seal.
PHILADELPHIA – An officer accused of committing assault against a demonstrator during protests surrounding the Minneapolis killing of George Floyd last year, has denied any and all wrongdoing in the incident.
MEDIA – A Philadelphia woman who was shot by another patron of an Upper Darby tavern after attending a birthday party, has secured a default judgment against the establishment where the altercation took place.
PHILADELPHIA — A consumer claims a defective safety measure on a pressure cooker caused her to suffer serious burns. Amber Durham filed a complaint Dec. 10 in the U.S.
PITTSBURGH — A former Pennsylvania Department of Corrections officer claims she suffered sexual harassment from her male co-workers. Kristy Lamber filed a complaint Dec. 7 in the U.S.
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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.
PITTSBURGH – Defendants whose minor son allegedly molested a four-year-old girl in their home claim the girl’s parents have not properly pled counts of negligent supervision against them.
PITTSBURGH – A couple who sued Walmart after the wife-plaintiff suffered head and muscular injuries while shopping have settled their claims with the retail giant, which had denied responsibility.
PHILADELPHIA – A federal judge has denied summary judgment to Delaware County in a case brought forward by a former county attorney of more than 40 years who returned to his duties as a public defender after suffering a stroke, and alleged he was fired from his role this year due to his age and disability.
PHILADELPHIA – Penn State University seeks a protective order over its investigation of a student who alleged the school rescinded her Master’s Degree more than a year and a half after she was awarded it due to supposedly not producing original work.
