ALLENTOWN – A group of Montgomery County citizens has voluntarily dismissed litigation they filed, claiming the lives of schoolchildren were being negatively impacted by a switch from in-person learning to virtual learning.
PITTSBURGH – A Pittsburgh man whose parents were killed in the Tree of Life Synagogue shooting in October 2018 has filed legal action against the manufacturers and seller of the weapon the perpetrator used to commit the crime, the shooter himself and the National Rifle Association, claiming the group’s inflammatory rhetoric directly influenced the shooter’s actions.
PITTSBURGH – OnStar is filing to remove to federal court a case brought by an 87-year-old Western Pennsylvania man with a heart condition who claimed he was detained by police on suspicion of being a car thief, because the OnStar system in his vehicle erroneously reported it to law enforcement authorities as stolen.
PITTSBURGH – A Western Pennsylvania woman says she suffered a serious ankle injury at a Walmart location in Moon Township, when she was caused to fall upon a large rug in the store entryway.
ALLENTOWN – Montgomery County health authorities argue that a federal lawsuit brought by a group of citizens, claiming the lives of schoolchildren are being negatively impacted by a switch from in-person learning to virtual learning, is moot and should be dismissed for failure to state a claim.
PITTSBURGH – An organization promoting the teaching of Christianity through literacy has settled legal action with its former President and Director of Children’s Literacy Ministry, after claiming they did not return essential materials to the group after their termination.
PITTSBURGH – An 87-year-old Western Pennsylvania man with a heart condition says he was detained by police on suspicion of being a car thief, because the OnStar system in his vehicle erroneously reported it to law enforcement authorities as stolen.
ALLENTOWN – A group of citizens has brought suit in federal court against Montgomery County health authorities, claiming the lives of schoolchildren are being negatively impacted by a switch from in-person learning to virtual learning and that the closure of schools in response to COVID-19 is just “an emotional response.”
PITTSBURGH – Butler Wesleyan Academy denies that two of its former students were subjected to racist and discriminatory treatment based upon their multi-racial heritage, countering that their misconduct is what led to their suspension from the institution.
The following cases categorized as "labor" were on the docket in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania on Nov. 12. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
The following cases categorized as "labor" were on the docket in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania on Nov. 10. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania reported the following activity in the suit brought by Aaron Butler, Robert Kelley, Stephen Brandebura, Tajah Russell and Wayne P. Brooks against Craig Distributing Company and Dean Rogers on Nov. 12: 'Summons Issued As To Dean Rogers (main Documents), Craig Distributing Company (attachments: # 1 Summons Issued As To Craig Distributing Company) (jv)'.
The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania reported the following activity in the suit brought by Aaron Butler, Robert Kelley, Stephen Brandebura, Tajah Russell and Wayne P. Brooks against Craig Distributing Company and Dean Rogers on Nov. 10.
PITTSBURGH – An organization promoting the teaching of Christianity through literacy has taken legal action against both its former President and Director of Children’s’ Literacy Ministry, claiming they have not returned essential materials to the group after their termination
PITTSBURGH – A woman who suffered three chipped and broken teeth allegedly because of ceramic shards being in her salad counters that the arguments of the restaurant disclaiming liability for her injuries are insufficiently-supported.
PITTSBURGH – Walmart is looking to dismiss the supplier of its grocery bags from the lawsuit brought by a Butler woman and her husband, where the wife-plaintiff needed surgery to repair her finger after it was torn by such a bag.
WILLIAMSPORT – A group of Republican lawmakers and candidates are suing Philadelphia County, Delaware County and Centre County in a federal court, alleging both GOP candidates and voters are being hurt by the use of nonprofit grant funds from the Center for Tech and Civic Life (CTCL).
