Judge Sylvia H. Rambo
Recent News About Judge Sylvia H. Rambo
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Muslim photographer who sued Pa. GOP House Caucus for religious discrimination settles claims
HARRISBURG – A former employee of the State House of Representatives’ Republican Caucus who sued the body for discrimination, unlawful termination and retaliation, claiming he received prejudicial treatment for his practice of the Islamic faith, has settled his claims. -
Fired photographer update: State GOP says it wasn't because he's a Muslim
HARRISBURG – Republican politicians in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives say they were justified in firing one of their former photographers for legitimate reasons and not for the unlawful reason he cites, which was his practice of the Islamic faith. -
Some counts removed from Muslim photographer's discrimination suit against Pa. GOP House Caucus
HARRISBURG – A federal judge has jettisoned some counts from a lawsuit brought by an ex-employee who alleged he received prejudicial treatment for his practice of the Islamic faith. -
Pa. GOP again asks court to throw out Muslim photographer's discrimination lawsuit
HARRISBURG – For the second time, Pennsylvania’s GOP Caucus is trying to have dismissed the lawsuit brought by an ex-employee who alleged he received prejudicial treatment for his practice of the Islamic faith. -
White man lost his chance to sue Hershey's for discrimination by accepting $100K severance, judge rules
HARRISBURG – A federal court recently dismissed the wrongful termination lawsuit filed by an ex-employee of the Hershey Company, noting in court records that he waived the right to sue when he took a $100,000 severance package. -
Former Chambersburg student who alleged sexual assault by her soccer coach settles lawsuit
HARRISBURG – A former Chambersburg Area School District student who alleged in a lawsuit that her former soccer coach there sexually assaulted her has settled her case with the district. -
Pennsylvania company asks judge to send Irish man's lawsuit to Canada, where alleged injury occurred
SCRANTON — A McConnellsburg Bedford boom manufacturer, being sued by a man injured while working on one of its booms in Toronto, has asked a federal judge to grant the man's motion to dismiss the case so he can file it in Canada. -
Pennsylvania racketeering lawsuit against UnitedHealthcare is 'meritless,' the company says
SCRANTON — Two Pennsylvania-based emergency room practices that have filed a federal racketeering and corruption lawsuit against affiliates of a major insurance group don't have much of a case, the spokesperson for the insurance group said. -
U.S. ATTORNEY'S OFFICE FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA: Former Director Of Marketing And Merchandising For Pa-Liquor Control Board Sentenced To Two Years’ Probation And Six Months’ House Arrest For Honest Services Fraud Scheme
The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that James H. Short, Jr., age 53, of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, the former Director of Marketing and Merchandising for the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board (PA-LCB) was sentenced on July 31, 2018, to two years’ probation and six months of house arrest by U.S. District Court Judge Sylvia H. Rambo, for a scheme to defraud the state, its citizens and the PA-LCB of their right to his honest services as a public official through bribes, kick-backs and concealing information. -
FMLA claim in retaliation suit against former AG Kane tossed by federal judge
HARRISBURG – A federal judge on Jan. 4 dismissed a Family and Medical Leave Act claim lodged against former Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane, who was recently found guilty of perjury and other criminal charges and was sentenced in October to up to 23 months in prison.. -
Former Pa. businessman sentenced for role in $136 million conspiracy
The former president of a Pennsylvania-based construction firm has been sentenced for his role in a massive, 15-year scheme to defraud the U.S. Department of Transportation out of more than $136 million in state contracts that were intended to benefit firms managed by disadvantaged individuals. -
York Co. woman files NuvaRing products liability complaint
A central Pennsylvania woman is suing the makers of the NuvaRing birth