PHILADELPHIA – A local man alleges an unnamed Philadelphia police officer committed a brutal assault against him during his participation in protests surrounding the Minneapolis killing of George Floyd last year, and that the City of Philadelphia is also liable for the excessive force he suffered in that incident.
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.
MEDIA – A Philadelphia law firm and one of its Delaware County-based attorneys have launched a defamation and slander lawsuit against individuals the firm says falsely accused it of stealing money from its investors.
PITTSBURGH – Counsel for a Cranberry Township woman who allegedly nixed a $1 million bequest from her deceased lover to one of his best friends, now argues that the plaintiff’s tortious interference claims against her are legally insufficient.
HARRISBURG – Medical professionals accused of negligence by a Virginia woman, who alleged her Erb’s Palsy and arm and shoulder injuries were the result of her being delivered in a hazardous and dangerous manner in a Pennsylvania hospital, have denied any responsibility for her injuries.
PITTSBURGH – A Nevada ammunition distributor and prominent sporting goods retailer Dick’s Sporting Goods have recently resolved an ongoing dispute between them in a Pennsylvania court for more than $123,000, just in advance of trial.
MEDIA – A Philadelphia woman claims she was enjoying a friend’s birthday party at an Upper Darby tavern, when she was shot by another patron of the establishment, who had been allegedly over-served with alcohol during his stay.
PHILADELPHIA – The widow of a meatpacking supervisor for Tyson Foods who brought litigation against the company in claiming that its deficient precautions to protect against COVID-19 led to her husband’s death from the disease last year, has seen her case dismissed by a federal judge.
ALLENTOWN – The Reading Recreation Commission seeks to dismiss litigation that one of its former employees committed repeated acts of sexual abuse against a then-11-year-old girl, and that it both failed to stop the abuse from happening and violated the plaintiff’s constitutional rights.
SCRANTON – After a man who was the subject of a civil rights and discrimination lawsuit brought against York County Prison and several of its correctional officials was later found dead, and after his family members did not take his place within the prescribed time period, his case has been dismissed.
MEDIA – Crozer Health Care System defendants deny they committed negligence in missing the cancer diagnosis of a Delaware County woman’s now-deceased husband, arguing that the complaint fails to state a claim upon which relief could be granted.
WASHINGTON – According to the latest annual report of “Judicial Hellholes” released today by the American Tort Reform Association, Pennsylvania courts have garnered the No. 4 ranking for jurisdictions considered unfriendly to businesses – falling three places from the top spot on the report, where they had been listed for the preceding two years.
PHILADELPHIA – A local firefighter who alleged his wearing cuffed pants above the ankle and facial hair to observe his Islamic faith led to religious discrimination from his superiors and his unjust firing in 2019, has settled his claims with the City of Philadelphia.
PITTSBURGH – A Carnegie man’s litigation against Uber, filed after he said he and his friends were nearly killed by their driver, has been remanded to the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas.
PITTSBURGH – In a case surrounding alleged negligence connected to severe leg injuries a Beaver Falls woman suffered in a local Walmart store prior to her passing, Walmart has removed the case to a Pennsylvania federal court.
HARRISBURG – The Hershey Company has countered claims from four plaintiffs ranging from middle-aged to senior citizens who alleged they suffered permanent cardiac damage as a result of eating its black licorice candy, with arguments explaining the relief they request is pre-empted by federal law.
PHILADELPHIA — An American Airlines passenger alleges she suffered a concussion after a flight attendant dropped a piece of luggage from the overhead compartment onto her head. Toni Giordano filed a complaint Nov. 4 in the U.S.
PITTSBURGH – A local construction company felt its work on a parking garage to be built as part of Pittsburgh International Airport’s $1.4 billion modernization program would be in jeopardy due to its competitor trying to hire one of its high-level former employees, and reached a settlement in the matter after a brief litigation.
PHILADELPHIA – A plaintiff from Canada alleges that a Bucks County manufacturer and installer of shower doors was negligent in its professional duties, and thus, led to her minor-aged daughter being cut by broken glass when it shattered during their hotel stay last year.
