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Parent corporation dismissed from termination lawsuit filed by ex-Atlanta Braves scout
PHILADELPHIA – The corporate owner of Formula One Racing, Sirius XM satellite radio and the Atlanta Braves baseball team has been dismissed from a federal lawsuit which accused both it and the team of discriminating against and firing a former scout after they learned of his physical disabilities. -
Atlanta Braves refute discrimination claims from fired scout
PHILADELPHIA – The Atlanta Braves baseball team and its corporate owner Liberty Media Corp have denied claims made in a federal lawsuit accusing them of discriminating against and firing a former scout after they learned of his physical disabilities. -
The Atlanta Braves fired one of their scouts because of his medical condition, he claims
PHILADELPHIA – A federal lawsuit accuses the Atlanta Braves baseball organization and its corporate owner, Liberty Media Corp., of discriminating against a former scout after they learned of his physical disabilities. -
Insurance, medical college officials tell Pa. Senate committee that current med-mal venue rules should stay intact
HARRISBURG – Testimony hearings continued Wednesday within the Pennsylvania Senate’s Legislative Budget and Finance Committee (LBFC), featuring insurance and medical college representatives who say current medical malpractice venue rules should not be reversed. -
GREENBERG TRAURIG: Greenberg Traurig Boosts Its Reach in the Philadelphia Real Estate Market, Doubling Local Team
The latest addition of real estate attorney Jennifer L. Wunder comes amid 18 months of robust growth for the Real Estate group in global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP's Philadelphia office. -
Case of fraternity hazing death in Poconos makes judges wonder if corporations can be banished from Pennsylvania
HARRISBURG – A fraternity has not convinced a Pennsylvania appellate court to order a new trial over the 2013 death of a freshman during a ritual known as “The Crossing” that took place in the Poconos, though the court has decided a ban on operating in the state went too far. -
CLARK HILL: Clark Hill Adds Hal Coffey as Member and Raymond Baum as Of Counsel of Real Estate Group in Pittsburgh
Clark Hill PLC announced the addition of Hal Coffey as a Member and Ray Baumas Of Counsel in its Pittsburgh office, in the Real Estate practice. -
BERGER & MONTAGUE PC: H. Laddie Montague Jr. Inducted to American Antitrust Institute’s Inaugural Private Antitrust Enforcement Hall of Fame; Caitlin G. Coslett Honored for Outstanding Litigation Achievement by a Young Lawyer
Berger Montague is thrilled to announce that Chairman Emeritus H. Laddie Montague Jr. has been inducted to the American Antitrust Institute’s inaugural Private Antitrust Enforcement Hall of Fame. -
'We bubble-wrap our lives': Manufacturers group responds to the end of Penn State's outdoors club
STATE COLLEGE — The Penn State University Outing Club, a 169-member club focused on hiking, running and backpacking, will no longer be going out because the university believes it is too risky. -
Judge says Penn State owed $320K for expenses of summer program for high-schoolers
A federal judge has ruled that Summer Study Programs Inc. must pay Penn State University nearly $320,000 for providing students with “room, board and computer access” during a summer program in 2016, according to a recent decision filed in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. -
Woman seeks more than $150,000 from Prudential over handling of disability claim
READING – A Lititz woman alleges that her insurance company handled her claim for disability benefits in bad faith. -
Penn State fought slip-and-fall lawsuit, saying only one-quarter inch of snow was on walkway
MEDIA – After college student Brittany Gray sued Penn State University over allegations she slipped on ice at its Brandywine Campus, she received an arbitration ruling of less than she originally was seeking. -
Mobile truck crane accident that killed one man and injured another at Penn State leads to lawsuit
PITTSBURGH – A mobile truck crane which killed one man and seriously injured another during construction work on the campus of Penn State University, has led to a three-count negligence and loss of consortium lawsuit against the manufacturer and contractor behind the device being used. -
Former Penn State employee alleges interference with FMLA
SCRANTON — An employee is suing Penn State University, alleging violation of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). -
Commonwealth Court reverses decision on reimbursement of attorneys fees related to Freeh Report
HARRISBURG — The Commonwealth Court has reversed the Court of Common Pleas of Centre County's order to deny reimbursement of attorneys fees and costs to a group of Penn State University trustees related to their efforts to access documents used in the Freeh Report. -
Third Circuit affirms granting of summary judgment against fired Penn State University professor
PHILADELPHIA – A panel of appellate judges have decided to uphold a trial court’s decision of summary judgment in a breach of contract and wrongful termination case brought by a former medical college professor. -
Former Pa. AG Kane sentenced to 10 to 23 months in prison on perjury conviction
NORRISTOWN – Former State Attorney General Kathleen Kane received a prison sentence of 10 to 23 months in Montgomery County court on Monday, for revealing confidential details pertinent to a grand jury investigation to retaliate against a political rival and lying about it under oath. -
Despite exemption, Ripoff Report constantly threatened with lawsuits
PHILADELPHIA — Consumer advocacy site Ripoff Report is threatened with lawsuits on a near daily basis, and sometimes, those threats result in a suit actually being filed, such as a case filed July 1 in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, claiming defamation. -
Third Circuit grants summary judgment to Penn State research assistant in defamation case
PHILADELPHIA – Due to a lack of evidence to the contrary, a federal appeals court affirmed a prior judgment granting summary judgment to a Penn State University research assistant in a defamation and tortious interference case. -
Facing possible deportion, suspended Penn State student accused of sexual misconduct obtains injunction
A Penn State University student recently obtained a temporary injunction on due process grounds that will keep him enrolled after he was accused of sexual misconduct and suspended.