ALLENTOWN – A federal judge has dismissed with prejudice litigation from pre-trial detainees at Berks County Prison who alleged their constitutional rights were violated when the prison was locked down due to a COVID-19 outbreak.
ALLENTOWN – Litigation from a New Jersey woman who alleged a host of bodily injuries when she slipped and fell on a sidewalk patch of ice while walking to her rented room at a local Red Roof Inn one year ago, is headed to arbitration.
ALLENTOWN – A settlement is brewing between strip club owners in five states, including Pennsylvania, and the U.S. Small Business Administration, over claims that the SBA’s moral judgment about their businesses violated their constitutional rights and caused them to be deprived of receiving loans issued to restaurant and nightlife owners adversely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
ALLENTOWN – A settlement has been approved in a case brought against the City of Lancaster, its police chief and others by a woman who claimed she and her minor son were maced without cause, as they peacefully took part in a racial justice and police accountability demonstration.
ALLENTOWN – A federal judge has thrown out an attempt at securing summary judgment through the Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Act from a chemical and ingredient solutions distributor, in response to a lawsuit brought against it by a New Jersey truck driver.
ALLENTOWN – Litigation which alleged that a group of medical professionals incorrectly performed a surgery and caused a woman's death from internal bleeding, is now headed towards settlement.
PHILADELPHIA – A federal appellate court has ruled that Millersville University will face a wrongful death lawsuit from the parents of a student murdered on campus by her boyfriend in February 2015.
ALLENTOWN – A federal judge has rejected a Bethlehem hospital’s summary judgment attempt to dismiss itself from litigation alleging a series of medical professionals incorrectly performed a surgery which he claims resulted in his wife’s death from internal bleeding.
ALLENTOWN – A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit against the Bethlehem Area School District brought by the parents of a six-year-old child, who the suit claims was repeatedly bullied and sexually assaulted on the school bus and the district didn’t prevent the abuse.
ALLENTOWN – A federal court lawsuit which alleged that the Salisbury Township School District denied two minor students equal access to its public schools has been settled.
ALLENTOWN – A New Jersey woman who suffered a broken elbow in the parking lot of a Lancaster County mountain retreat and alleged that the facility’s negligence in its maintenance and upkeep was responsible for the incident, has settled her claims with the retreat.
ALLENTOWN – A lawsuit accusing a chain of other companies and individuals of conspiring to provide them with inauthentic equipment and violating the Racketeer Influenced Corrupt Organization (RICO) Act may be dismissed if complete and proper service is not made to all defendants, the Court says.
ALLENTOWN – A class action lawsuit against the makers of Purina pet food which said odors from their Allentown processing plant have negatively impacted the lives of those who live in the vicinity, and whose settlement had been preliminarily approved, has received objections from two class plaintiffs.
ALLENTOWN – Litigation from a man maimed by a commercial food processing machine against the corporations responsible for manufacturing and marketing the device, has been settled.
ALLENTOWN – A settlement has been preliminarily approved in a class action brought by a local couple against the makers of Purina pet food, who said odors from their Allentown processing plant have substantially and negatively impacted their quality of life.
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania reported the following activity in the suit brought by Alfredo Santiago against Hobart Corp., ILC Investments Holdings Inc., ILC Investments Inc. a P K D B a ILC Investments Holdings, INC and ITW Food Equipment Group LLC on March 24.
ALLENTOWN – A federal lawsuit from Pennsylvania’s Libertarian, Constitution and Green parties arguing that the state requirements for collecting in-person signatures to qualify for a general election ballot are unconstitutional in light of the coronavirus pandemic has been discontinued.
ALLENTOWN – A new federal lawsuit from Pennsylvania’s Libertarian, Constitution and Green parties argues the state requirements for collecting in-person signatures to qualify for a general election ballot are unconstitutional in light of the coronavirus pandemic, but a federal judge has denied their request for a restraining order.
