PHILADELPHIA – A Philadelphia law firm has countered litigation brought by its former chief marketing officer, who alleged she was fired when she complained of racially discriminatory practices within the firm, by arguing she was instead fired for just cause.
MEDIA – A member of the Civil Service Commission in the Borough of Eddystone contends that he was removed from that post and defamed during a council meeting by the mayor and a councilperson regarding his alleged criminal record, which the plaintiff says does not exist.
PITTSBURGH – One defendant named in a wrongful death lawsuit, filed after the death of a man trapped underground during a cave-in while digging a trench to replace a sewer line in North Strabane Township, has brought preliminary objections that a charge of intentional infliction of emotional distress levied against him is improper.
HARRISBURG – A trio of judges from the Superior Court of Pennsylvania ruled that a Philadelphia trial court was wrong to prevent a Connecticut insurance company from being granted party status and intervening, in an action where it was slated to pay $350,000 as part of a $1.45 million settlement agreement to an MRI machine technician injured in an explosion.
HARRISBURG – The United States of America has substituted itself for a number of individual defendants in litigation from a Black-owned EMS ambulance company in Western Pennsylvania which alleged it faced a conspiracy of racial discrimination on the part of the defendants, and additionally filed to dismiss the entire action for failure to state a claim.
LANCASTER – The owner of a goat that allegedly attacked a Delaware man has filed preliminary objections to the plaintiff’s lawsuit, arguing that his allegations of negligence were not properly supported.
PITTSBURGH – A ninth-grade wrestler and his parents contend he was sexually assaulted by a group of his teammates prior to a team practice, a hazing incident they say was allowed to happen through the negligence of the adults who were supposed to be supervising the students.
PITTSBURGH – A state court judge has discontinued litigation and all related investigations concerning alleged violations of the City of Pittsburgh’s now-expired temporary eviction moratorium ordinance, just weeks after a similar measure from the Center for Disease Control also expired.
PITTSBURGH – A Washington County woman’s class action lawsuit that an Illinois online lender violated state laws in charging usurious interest rates on loans it offered to its customers, has been removed to a Pennsylvania federal court.
WASHINGTON – Seven members of the U.S. Capitol Police Department have sued former President Donald Trump, his campaign and a host of others, including Philadelphia-based Proud Boys President Zachary Rehl, alleging the former president conspired and cooperated with right-wing extremist groups to incite the infamous Jan. 6 siege on Congress at the U.S. Capitol Building.
PITTSBURGH – The former deputy superintendent of the Pittsburgh school system has settled his lawsuit against the district, which charged it with retaliation for firing him, allegedly for supporting a colleague’s separate discrimination suit.
PITTSBURGH – A federal judge has denied a preliminary injunction to counsel for a 14-year-old African-American and special needs student at Ambridge High School, who claims he was kicked off the football team for participating in an angry exchange with a teammate who had bullied him on Snapchat.
PHILADELPHIA – A Missouri law firm which also maintains a Philadelphia office is seeking more than $3.5 million in outstanding legal bills from a half-dozen defendants spread across the United States and Puerto Rico in a Pennsylvania federal court.
PHILADELPHIA – A trio of judges from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has remanded litigation from a Black couple who alleged they were the target of racial epithets during a Pep Boys visit to a District Court for further proceedings on whether or not the store’s conduct violated their contractual rights.
PHILADELPHIA – A federal court has denied a motion to reconsider the dismissal of retaliation claims from litigation filed by a former Philadelphia police officer, who alleged she was disciplined for repeatedly requesting adequate lactation space.
MEDIA – Two Black female instructors at a school for children with autism spectrum disorders allege that they were the targets of racially-discriminatory behavior from their co-workers, leading one of the plaintiffs to resign and the other to be fired.
