PHILADELPHIA – The campaign for President Donald Trump is looking to overturn a decision made by the Philadelphia County Board of Elections to permit the counting of more than 8,300 mail-in ballots which were allegedly incomplete.
WILLIAMSPORT – A new lawsuit from President Donald Trump’s campaign alleges that the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania did not use uniform election procedures statewide, thereby creating an unconstitutional and “two-track” ballot counting system that gave the win to President-Elect Joe Biden.
PITTSBURGH – A certified nursing assistant who was exposed to COVID-19, requested to quarantine and be off from work for 14 days, and was then fired, has filed a wrongful termination lawsuit against her former employer.
HARRISBURG – In the wake of Election Day, President Donald Trump is fighting for the fate of his presidency through litigation in the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania over the counting of absentee and mail-in ballots, votes that could very well decide the 2020 presidential race.
PHILADELPHIA – A vet technician who suffers from several mental health-related conditions says her employer created a hostile work environment by refusing to accommodate her medical issues and later terminating her.
PHILADELPHIA – HomeGoods sold a defective shelf shower organizer which caused a Delaware County plaintiff to suffer serious eye injuries when it came apart in her bathroom during assembly, according to a lawsuit now in federal court.
PITTSBURGH – Business and hospitality company defendants are denying liability for the alleged assault of a Wynnewood woman at their hotel two years ago, one which caused her to have sustained severe skull and neurocognitive injuries.
Secretary of State Kathy Boockvar and Pennsylvania Director of Homeland Security Marcus Brown recently met with Pennsylvania’s three United States Attorneys and FBI agents from Philadelphia and Pittsburgh to review security and preparations for the Nov. 3 general election.
The Philadelphia office of global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP celebrates the 2020 American Bar Association’s National Pro Bono Week reflecting on social justice wins and raising awareness of the firm’s just-launched Pro Bono podcast.
PHILADELPHIA – An attorney for a street preacher locally known as “Philly Jesus”, who claims his civil rights were violated by members of the Philadelphia Police Department when he was evangelizing in a public park just before Christmas last year, will no longer be representing him.
HARRISBURG – A federal judge has dismissed without prejudice the bid of a group of Republican lawmakers and candidates who sued Philadelphia County, Delaware County and Centre County, 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).
PITTSBURGH – An auto body repair shop customer who says the shop’s mechanic ignited fireworks near his head argues that the mechanic in question was acting in the scope of his employment when the incident transpired.
HARRISBURG – The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania has upheld the Unemployment Compensation Board of Review’s decision to grant eligibility for benefits to a paralegal who was dismissed from her duties last year.
HARRISBURG – A landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling on the concept of specific jurisdiction in 2017 did not guide the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, when it affirmed a $12.85 million damages award in a pelvic mesh injury matter against a Johnson & Johnson subsidiary.
HARRISBURG – An Indianapolis legal advocacy group claims that the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania has violated the National Voter Registration Act, in allegedly failing to maintain and update its rolls by removing deceased voters.
PITTSBURGH – A local coffee house owner who says he was falsely accused of sexual harassment by former employees and a Pittsburgh news station who reported on the story has had his counts for defamation and intentional infliction of emotional distress dismissed.
The following cases categorized as "contract" were on the docket in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on Oct. 5. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
PHILADELPHIA – Generac Power Systems and Lowe’s Home Improvement have answered a lawsuit from a man whose right index finger was amputated in an incident with a home generator with dozens of affirmative defenses, seeking to invalidate it.
PITTSBURGH – A Wynnewood woman claims she was violently assaulted by a staff member of the Hampton Inn Pittsburgh during her stay there two years ago, causing her to have sustained severe skull and neurocognitive injuries.
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