PHILADELPHIA – A former Jenkintown mayoral candidate and her spouse who lost their retaliation case against a number of borough officials are appealing their case to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.
PHILADELPHIA – A federal court in Philadelphia has dismissed RICO claims against a Pennsylvania man who filed dozens of telephone consumer protection lawsuits, saying the specific standard for proving such serious claims was not met.
ALLENTOWN – A federal judge has dismissed certain counts from the lawsuit filed by a former warehouse worker for the Sam Adams beer company, who says he both experienced discrimination and harassment for being Hispanic and that the company fired him in retaliation for reporting the harassment.
ALLENTOWN – The Easton Area School District is again seeking to dismiss various counts from a lawsuit filed by an ex-varsity high school wrestling coach who alleged he faced discriminatory and racist conduct, including being fired, because he is Black.
SCRANTON – A settlement has been reached between the estate of a nursing home patient who died of a necrotic ulcer and an East Stroudsburg care facility where she allegedly suffered the fatal injury.
PITTSBURGH – West Elizabeth Borough argues that since it was not the employer 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, that it cannot be held responsible for his firing.
PITTSBURGH – A nursing home administrator who reported positive COVID-19 diagnoses at the facility to both county and state health authorities says he was fired in retaliation for his actions.
ERIE – The Erie School District argues that a suit filed by the mother of an Erie High School student for alleged instances of discrimination against her emotionally-disabled and autistic son should be dismissed.
HARRISBURG – A three-judge panel of the Superior Court has affirmed a trial court decision which denied a motion to exclude evidence surrounding the alleged failure of a minor’s parents to provide him with inflatable swimming armbands when he nearly drowned.
HARRISBURG – Bankruptcy proceedings involving firearms manufacturer Remington have stayed a product liability lawsuit from the mother and grandfather of a minor injured by the allegedly errant discharge of a rifle, filed against both it and DuPont.
PHILADELPHIA – A non-profit group promoting the implementation of safe and secure election voting procedures has just donated a $10 million grant to the City of Philadelphia – while critics say the organization is in fact a partisan political group comprised of Democratic operatives trying to swing the Presidential election in November.
PHILADELPHIA – A New York fashion rental company labels Urban Outfitters’ objections to its lawsuit, one which alleged it ended merger talks and stole the plaintiff’s proprietary concept for a women’s clothing rental business for itself, as “irrelevant” and “extraneous.”
PITTSBURGH – A lawsuit from a group of five ex-volunteer firefighters in Latrobe says they were ousted from their department earlier this year after voicing opposition to the alleged behavior of its chief.
PHILADELPHIA – A sports facility in Chester County believes that physical loss is distinct from physical damage, and thus rejects the argument from its insurer that since it did not sustain physical damage loss in the coronavirus pandemic, it should not receive business interruption coverage.
SCRANTON – Longhorn Steakhouse argues two former servers at its Wilkes-Barre restaurant location have failed to convince that their dispute shouldn’t be governed by the company’s internal dispute resolution process and further, by the Federal Arbitration Act.
Eighty-five McGuireWoods lawyers from its U.S. offices were selected for inclusion on Best Lawyers’ inaugural “Ones to Watch” list recognizing the nation’s most promising attorneys for professional excellence in private practice.
PITTSBURGH – A student who was inappropriately photographed by a KinderCare teacher has been ordered to participate in a half-hour-long remote video deposition in the next three weeks, as a part of the case’s discovery process.
PITTSBURGH – An upcoming Supreme Court of Pennsylvania decision connected to determining a statute of limitations for sexual abuse litigation against the Roman Catholic Church may give rise to a renewed wave of such cases.
HARRISBURG – Four individuals who filed criminal complaints against the mayor and city council of Pittsburgh have seen those same complaints transferred to the jurisdiction of the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania.
PHILADELPHIA – A federal judge has ordered that class action litigation brought by a New York-based bed and breakfast against the Lloyd’s of London insurance company and its underwriter for failing to provide it and fellow class members with business interruption coverage during the coronavirus pandemic, will be stayed.
