PHILADELPHIA – A Philadelphia International Airport stock clerk who alleged American Airlines and some of its personnel helped to create a “discriminatory, hostile and bigoted environment” towards African-American employees stands by those claims, after a motion to dismiss was brought by the airline.
PHILADELPHIA – The City of Philadelphia and its Department of Licenses and Inspections counters a class action lawsuit which claims it attempts to generate additional revenue for the City by issuing excessive fines on a daily basis, by saying a previously-decided state court ruling should bar the instant case.
PITTSBURGH – A Pittsburgh woman who sustained various bodily injuries in the produce section of a Giant Eagle grocery store has filed a negligence lawsuit against the supermarket chain.
ALLENTOWN – A Lancaster County mountain retreat asserts that a New Jersey woman who sued it for negligence after suffering a broken elbow in its parking lot did not show the precise amount in damages she seeks, and therefore, her complaint must be dismissed.
HARRISBURG – The Superior Court of Pennsylvania has upheld the judgment reached in a trial court for a nursing home targeted with a wrongful death lawsuit, in favor of the nursing facility.
HARRISBURG – In a major victory for state Democrat officials, a 4-3 decision of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania has given the Pennsylvania Democratic Party its requested three-day extension to count mail-in ballots and approved the use of drop-box locations apart from official polling places.
PHILADELPHIA – A man arrested for public intoxication who was subsequently strip-searched by the Chester Police Department is looking to certify his lawsuit as class action litigation, according to a recent filing.
The following cases categorized as "contract" were on the docket in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on Sept. 9. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
ERIE – The mother of an Erie High School student who claims the district committed egregious discrimination against her emotionally disabled and autistic son and then unsafely ejected him from school, argues the district brought the lawsuit on itself through its actions.
HARRISBURG – A three-judge panel of the Superior Court of Pennsylvania has upheld the transfer of a personal injury action brought by a man injured at a Warminster ice hockey rink to the Bucks County Court of Common Pleas, from its counterpart court in Philadelphia.
PHILADELPHIA – A federal lawsuit looking to compel Pennsylvania election officials to change how voters’ signatures are verified on mail-in ballots prior to this year’s Presidential election, has been voluntarily dismissed by its plaintiffs.
HARRISBURG – In a first-ever repudiation of policies taken by top state officials to protect the public during the coronavirus pandemic, a federal judge has declared parts of Gov. Tom Wolf’s virus prevention strategies to be unconstitutional.
PHILADELPHIA – A class action lawsuit over a profit-sharing plan between employees and American Airlines Group has been stayed by a federal judge, pending a decision in a separate, but related action.
PITTSBURGH – Much like West Elizabeth Borough, Union Township argues it is not liable for the termination of a man who claims he was fired from a water and sewer authority when he refused to dump raw sewage into the Monongahela River.
HARRISBURG – Four Pennsylvania citizens have launched litigation against a trio of top state officials, charging the state’s mandate to wear face masks and its contact tracing program during the coronavirus pandemic are actions of “tyranny” which violate their constitutional rights.
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania reported the following activities in the suit brought by Caitlyn Howell and Jesse Short against Progressive Advanced Insurance Company on Sept. 9.
PHILADELPHIA – American Airlines is seeking to dismiss claims from a lawsuit brought by a Philadelphia International Airport stock clerk, who alleged the company and some of its personnel helped to create a “discriminatory, hostile and bigoted environment” towards African-American employees.
PITTSBURGH – A woman who suffered three chipped and broken teeth as a result of broken ceramic shards in her salad has sued the restaurant where the incident took place.
PITTSBURGH – A receptionist for a Pittsburgh trucking company fired for allegedly using medical marijuana on the job argues she was not aware that a warning she had received was a final one prior to her termination, and that she was discriminated against for her disability.
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