SCRANTON – A Dalton property owner who claimed the borough committed ongoing misconduct and trespass in its refusal to provide catch basins for 21 years, which then caused her property to suffer tremendous flooding damage and her to suffer physical and emotional distress, recently lost her case.
SCRANTON – A federal judge has denied the issuance of a default judgment in consolidated litigation brought by a therapist at a Pennsylvania juvenile detention and rehabilitation facility, who claimed he faced racial discrimination and retaliation for reporting physical and mental abuse at the facility.
SCRANTON – A federal judge has consolidated separate lawsuits brought by a therapist at a Pennsylvania juvenile detention and rehabilitation facility, who claimed he faced racial discrimination and retaliation for reporting physical and mental abuse at the facility.
SCRANTON – Wrongful death litigation against the manufacturers of an allegedly defective heater which exploded and killed a man on a deer hunting trip, has been settled in a Scranton federal court.
SCRANTON – All claims against Walmart have been dismissed from a lawsuit filed over an allegedly defective product which exploded and killed a man on a deer hunting trip, while claims against the manufacturer defendants remain in effect.
SCRANTON – A federal judge has approved a motion for summary judgment and dismissed two defendants from a personal injury matter in which a patron of the Camelback Lodge and Indoor Waterpark sustained damages.
SCRANTON – Dunmore School District has abandoned litigation over the reclassification of its high school girls’ basketball program by a state athletic group.
SCRANTON – A federal judge has denied the attempt of Dunmore School District to secure an injunction over the reclassification of high school girls’ basketball program by a state athletic group.
SCRANTON – A federal judge has denied the attempt of Dunmore School District to remand its lawsuit over the reclassification of high school girls’ basketball program to state court, finding federal questions exist in the matter.
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.
PHILADELPHIA – Attorney General Josh Shapiro’s mission to hold the nation’s largest student loan provider accountable for its lending practices is now at the federal appellate level, where he has the pledged support of law enforcement in 31 states and Washington, D.C.
SCRANTON – A release on the back of a ski-lift ticket at a Poconos resort may not be enough to bar liability in the case of a skier injured in an accident in early 2017, a federal judge ruled last month.
SCRANTON – An East Stroudsburg nursing home has motioned for partial summary judgment in a wrongful death lawsuit filed against it, representing its second attempt to avoid paying punitive damages in the case.
SCRANTON – The case of a man injured in 2015 when he bit into a hot dog that allegedly contained a blade fragment will move forward following a federal judge's decision issued earlier this month.
HARRISBURG — Golden Living Center-Stroud’s motion to dismiss punitive damages in a wrongful death lawsuit has been rejected by a federal judge in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania.
The country's largest student loan provider and two of its subsidiaries are embroiled in litigation with federal regulators and the attorneys general of Illinois Washington state over alleged failures in how it services its student loan borrowers.
HARRISBURG–A recent judicial opinion issued in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania reinforces precedent and emphasizes the need for attorneys to comply with rules governing the manner and extent to which they can guide and influence clients' deposition testimony.
