PHILADELPHIA – Penn State University wants to dismiss litigation from one of its students, which alleged the school rescinded her Master’s Degree more than a year and a half after she was awarded it and claimed that the plaintiff didn’t produce wholly original work.
SCRANTON – A local physician and nurse practitioner are seeking to strike both the prospect of punitive damages and certain negligence allegations, from a lawsuit brought by the estate of a Carbondale woman who died from cardiac arrest two years ago.
PHILADELPHIA – A federal judge has retained the majority of claims in a discrimination lawsuit brought by a longtime employee for Boeing, who alleges that her race and religion has unfairly prevented her from being chosen for promotions.
The following cases categorized as "contract" were on the docket in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on May 18. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
The following cases categorized as "fraud" were on the docket in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on May 18. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
“Morgan Lewis’s longstanding focus on diversity and inclusion has guided our firm in service to our clients, our colleagues, and our communities, and this core commitment includes helping to equip the next generation of lawyers with the resources they need to thrive,” said Firm Chair Jami McKeon.
SCRANTON – The Borough of Dalton is attempting to strike a $5.7 million judgment declared in favor of a local property owner – who claimed it committed ongoing misconduct and trespass in its refusal to provide catch basins for 21 years, which has caused her property to suffer tremendous flooding.
PITTSBURGH – A Pittsburgh woman says official entities from the City of Pittsburgh were not only negligent in their failure to repair a sidewalk, causing her to fall and become seriously injured, but that their defenses to her lawsuit are not adequate.
PITTSBURGH – A North Carolina co-manufacturer asserts that a plaintiff who lost his right eye after his eye and face were struck by its “Hold-Zit” strap device has failed to confer proper jurisdiction upon it, in his personal injury action.
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania reported the following activity in the suit brought by Brooke E. Holford against Lori Difabio on May 18: 'Complaint Against Berkshire Hathaway Home Services Fox & Roach, Daniel C. Diaz, Lori Difabio, John Doe, Jessica A. Kubisiak, Matthew P. Russo ( Filing Fee $ 402 Receipt Number 0313-15130394.), Filed By Brooke E. Holford. (attachments: # 1 Exhibit Exhibits A-D, # 2 Designation Form)(gerace, Richard)'.
PHILADELPHIA – Expert testimony in a six-figure financial dispute between collectors of rare “Magic: The Gathering” playing cards is at odds, with a recent filing from a plaintiff’s expert appraisers suggesting that breach of contract damages in the action come to just shy of $500,000.
ALLENTOWN – An office manager of Hispanic origin says she and a fellow co-worker were discriminated against by a Philadelphia law firm because of their ethnic background and when she spoke out against the unfair treatment, she was fired.
PHILADELPHIA – The subject of a 2018 drug arrest who filed a malicious prosecution lawsuit against several Philadelphia Police Department officers, contends that the department has not provided key discovery documents crucial to proving his case.
PHILADELPHIA – Counsel for the City of Philadelphia and Mayor Jim Kenney are seeking to dismiss a discrimination complaint from Philadelphia City Council member Mark Squilla and local Italian-American groups over Kenney’s removal of Columbus Day as an observed city holiday, arguing it lacks any factual basis.
PHILADELPHIA – The owner and operator of Old City Beer Garden has filed suit against the City of Philadelphia’s Department of Public Health Office of Food Protection and its officials, claiming the organization closed his business without proper justification and violated his procedural due process.
SCRANTON – A doctor accused of providing negligent care to a now-deceased man who resided at a Lackawanna County senior living facility is seeking to strike allegations of gross negligence, reckless conduct and punitive damages from the suit.
PITTSBURGH – Entities facing a wrongful death lawsuit from a Pennsylvania man whose 23-year-old daughter was killed in a drunk driving accident now deny they had overserved the driver who caused the crash, prior to the accident.
PITTSBURGH – A Pittsburgh spin class facility denies it was negligent in an action brought by a local woman who alleged her broken right ankle was the defendant’s failure to provide spin bicycle shoes with clips.
