PHILADELPHIA – A Philadelphia firefighter claims his wearing cuffed pants above the ankle and facial hair, in observance of his religion of Islam, led to religious discrimination from his superiors and his unjust firing two years ago.
WILLIAMSPORT – A Pennsylvania federal court has dismissed excessive force and other counts brought by an inmate at Huntingdon state prison, who claimed such force was used upon him during dry cell treatment after ingesting a razor blade.
The following cases categorized as "personal injury" were on the docket in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on Jan. 27. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania reported the following activities in the suit brought by Hector Arellano against Merck & Co. Inc. and Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. on Jan. 27.
The following cases categorized as "civil nr - lien - commonwealth of pa" cases were on the docket in the Delaware County Court of Common Pleas on Oct. 15. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
The Delaware County Court of Common Pleas reported the following activities in the suit brought by Commonwealth of PA Department of Revenue against Hector David Kwamina Amissah on Oct. 15.
The following cases categorized as "family - divorce - divorce with 2 counts" cases were on the docket in the Delaware County Court of Common Pleas on Oct. 4. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
The following cases categorized as "civil - contract - debt collection: other" cases were on the docket in the Delaware County Court of Common Pleas on Sept. 24. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
The following cases categorized as "civil nr - lien - commonwealth of pa" cases were on the docket in the Delaware County Court of Common Pleas on Aug. 29. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
The Delaware County Court of Common Pleas reported the following activities in the suit brought by Commonwealth of PA Department of Revenue against Hector R. Perez and Morgan M. Smith on Aug. 29.
PHILADELPHIA – The widow of a man fatally struck by a piece of tire removal equipment has filed a survival and wrongful death lawsuit on his behalf, against his former employer and the companies that manufactured the equipment in question.
MEDIA – After first being sent to federal court, the case of a plaintiff suing beverage companies for premises liability allegations which he said caused him to suffer serious arm and shoulder injuries in the course of his employment with a trucking company, was settled.
HARRISBURG – Law firm Fine & Wyatt PC is seeking payment of $7,500 in legal fees it allegedly negotiated in a payment compromise with clients who elected to switch to a different firm.