Lehigh Township
Recent News About Lehigh Township
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Federal judge denies Slatington police officer's third try at lawsuit
PHILADELPHIA — Salvatore Taibi, a Slatington police sergeant on total disability leave, will not get a third opportunity to sue the borough following a federal judge's decision issued last month. -
Pennsylvania opioid litigation in chaos as plaintiff lawyers fight over control
MEDIA – Opioid litigation in Pennsylvania appears to be in chaos as a prominent law firm has withdrawn from a leadership position on the plaintiff side and unions and the county surrounding the city of Allentown fight efforts to consolidate all lawsuits in a single court. -
Judge rules fraud claim cannot be added to Atlantic Holding's lawsuit
PHILADELPHIA — A federal judge has ruled a holding company based in India cannot add a fraud claim and name additional defendants in its groundwater contamination dispute against a Bethlehem metal electroplating company expected to go to trial in December. -
HOURIGAN KLUGER & QUINN: Hourigan, Kluger & Quinn named to 2019 US News and world Reports Best Law Firms across Five Areas of Practice
Hourigan, Kluger & Quinn PC is pleased to announce that the Firm has been named to the 2019 US News and World Report and Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms”. -
Attack on paint industry spreads to Pennsylvania; Sherwin-Williams asks judge for help
PHILADELPHIA - Pennsylvania will be the next battleground in historically hard-fought litigation over lead paint, as private lawyers seeking one-third of possible multimillion-dollar verdicts and settlements are teaming with county officials on lawsuits. -
Allentown Park Hotel sued over man's alleged fall
ALLENTOWN — Two patrons are suing Hospitality Cover Plus LLC, doing business as Allentown Park Hotel, citing alleged negligence. -
Allentown couple sue Bed, Bath and Beyond for fall at Christmas Tree Shop
ALLENTOWN — An Allentown couple is suing Bed, Bath and Beyond Inc. and its subsidiary, Christmas Tree Shops Inc., retail store owners, citing alleged negligence. -
Malpractice claim filed against the government by Wilkes-Barre Veterans Affairs Medical Center patient
WILKES-BARRE — A patient and his wife are suing a U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs hospital for $15 million, citing alleged negligence and malpractice. -
MONTGOMERY MCCRACKEN WALKER & RHOADS: Montgomery McCracken Adds Richard Moss to IP Department
Montgomery McCracken is pleased to announce the addition of Richard L. Moss to its Intellectual Property Department. -
Essroc worker files lawsuit alleging massive third-degree burns in kiln pipe accident
PHILADELPHIA – A cement worker is seeking negligence-related damages after allegedly being called upon to inspect a kiln pipe and the pipe burst, spewing red-hot kiln dust and covering him with third-degree burns over half of his body. -
Lawsuit: Super Bowl fever had Eagles fan/doctor throwing orange slices in woman's cleavage, making vagina jokes at work
MEDIA – A neurologist is accused of being more interested in other parts of the female anatomy, as a Lehigh County woman alleges a bizarre encounter at his office the day after the Philadelphia Eagles booked their Super Bowl ticket included him throwing food in her cleavage and making sexually explicit jokes involving oysters. -
Consumer sues debt collectors for unfair debt collection practices
PHILADELPHIA — A consumer has filed a class-action lawsuit against Eastern Revenue Inc. and John Does 1-25, debt collectors, citing alleged abusive and deceptive debt collection practices. -
Former employee claims Lehigh University fired her because of illness
PHILADELPHIA — A former employee is suing Lehigh University, claiming the university violated the Family and Medical Leave Act. -
Judge dismisses one police officer from discrimination lawsuit involving Lehigh Co. shooting
A federal judge has dismissed one of three police officers named as defendants in a lawsuit alleging a man was racially discriminated against when he was shot when driving his vehicle from his garage. -
Couple blames Essroc Ready Mix, Hanson Ready Mix for man's burns
PHILADELPHIA — Two Ohio residents are suing Essroc Ready Mix Corp., doing business as Hanson Ready Mix Inc., Lehigh Hanson Inc. and Essroc Cement Corp., doing business as Lehigh Hanson ECC Inc., citing alleged loss of consortium, breach of implied warranty a nd breach of express warranty. -
Opioid lawyer trying to avoid 'cesspool' asked for by major national firm
Several Pennsylvania counties are fighting to keep control of their opioid lawsuits as the national law firm Simmons Hanly Conroy, with the active support of the companies it is suing, seeks to create what a rival attorney calls a litigation "cesspool." -
Former employee accuses Lehigh Valley Hospital of violating FMLA
ALLENTOWN — A former employee is suing Lehigh Valley Health Network Inc. and Lehigh Valley Hospital Inc., citing an alleged violation of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). -
Innovel Solutions fights defamation lawsuit from former employee accused of stealing microwave
PHILADELPHIA - A company accused by a former employee of defamation has requested the case be dismissed or resolved via arbitration and that it be moved to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania from the Court of Common Pleas of Lehigh County. -
Lehigh Valley Hospital cleared of malpractice claim following appeal
HARRISBURG - A lawsuit filed by the administrator of a woman's estate will not proceed after a jury and appeals court both concluded that Lehigh Valley Hospital and its physicians were not guilty of medical malpractice. -
Bern firm, shut out of opioid litigation spot, says lead lawyers don't represent enough of Pennsylvania
MEDIA – After not being picked to a coveted leadership role in Pennsylvania’s opioid litigation, a Conshohocken plaintiffs firm is pleading with a Delaware County judge to reconsider.