Judge Robert D. Mariani
Recent News About Judge Robert D. Mariani
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Homeowner who had been awarded $5.7M default judgment over flood claims, loses judgment and case
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. -
Judge denies default judgment to juvenile detention facility therapist, who alleged racial discrimination
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. -
Judge consolidates whistleblower suits from former therapist at juvenile detention and rehab
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. -
Lawsuit surrounding exploding heater that killed man on hunting trip is settled in Scranton federal court
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. -
After explosive heater kills deer hunter, all claims against Walmart dismissed from wrongful death lawsuit
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. -
Two defendants dismissed from personal injury action involving Camelback water park
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. -
Dunmore School District update: District abandons lawsuit over PIAA reclassification
SCRANTON – Dunmore School District has abandoned litigation over the reclassification of its high school girls’ basketball program by a state athletic group. -
Dunmore School District update: Judge denies injunction to district over PIAA reclassification
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. -
Dunmore High girls basketball update: Federal issues pertinent in challenge to PIAA's re-classification
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. -
East Stroudsburg nursing home update: Estate of patient who died from necrotic ulcer settles
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. -
Dozens of AGs support Pennsylvania's Shapiro, as he defends claim his Navient lawsuit is a 'copycat'
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. -
Clause on ski-lift ticket not enough to dismiss lawsuit over skier's 2017 accident, judge rules
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. -
Nursing home tries for second time to eliminate punitive damages from wrongful death lawsuit
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. -
Judge keeps alive case of man allegedly injured by blade fragment in hot dog purchased at Walmart
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. -
Scranton judge transfers $600M legal malpractice case against Montgomery McCracken
SCRANTON - A massive legal malpractice lawsuit alleging class action plaintiffs were shorted by more than $600 million is headed out of Pennsylvania. -
Judge denies Golden Living Center-Stroud’s motion to dismiss punitive damages in wrongful death suit
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. -
Student loan provider Navient intends to defend against suits brought by US, Illinois, Washington
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. -
Federal court reinforces rules governing attorney-client communications
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. -
Supreme Court enhances protection of client funds invested by attorneys
Attorneys investing funds for clients will be subject to stricter standards of accountability -
N.J. disabled man accuses Pocono Speedway of violating ADA
A physically disabled New Jersey man claims in a federal lawsuit that the