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Former Employee Accuses JBS Souderton of Racial Discrimination
Kareem Brown has filed a lawsuit against JBS Souderton alleging racial discrimination and retaliation during his employment tenure from April 2019 until May 2022. The suit seeks damages for lost earnings and emotional distress among other reliefs. -
Ghosts of Schnader Harrison must battle class action over 401(k) money
PHILADELPHIA - The former Philadelphia firm Schnader Harrison will face a class action lawsuit from a former employee who says her retirement money was used to dissolve the firm in 2023. -
Panera seeks dismissal of lawsuit over caffeine in lemonade; Case alleges cardiac arrest
PHILADELPHIA – Panera Bread Company is seeking to dismiss litigation brought by a Monroeville man, who claimed he went into cardiac arrest nearly died after drinking one of its now-discontinued “Charged Lemonade” beverages. -
Former Employee Accused of Misappropriating Trade Secrets in Agriculture Industry
Nutrien Ag Solutions has filed a lawsuit against former employee Brandon Dunlap for allegedly stealing trade secrets before joining competitor Orion Solutions. The suit seeks damages and injunctive relief due to substantial harm caused by these actions. -
AG Henry Files Lawsuit to Stop King of Prussia-Based Company from Scamming Vehicle Owners with After-Market Warranties
Attorney General Michelle Henry announced a lawsuit against Concord Auto Protect, Inc., a vehicle service repair contract company that is allegedly scamming vehicle owners with after-market warranties that promise full coverage for vehicle repairs, but in actuality the warranties do not provide full coverage. -
Senior Resident Sues Senior Living Complex Over Elevator Malfunction
Kent G. Downer has filed a lawsuit against Char House Highrise for the Elderly, Redevelopment Authority of Washington County, and Otis Elevator Company following a terrifying elevator malfunction that left him injured and trapped for over an hour. The case highlights alleged negligence in maintenance and safety protocols at the senior living complex. -
Judge warns of possible dismissals, in vax disclosure case aimed at plaintiff's former employer
PHILADELPHIA – A federal judge has ordered that unprejudiced dismissal would come to any defendant left unserved in a complaint brought by a paralegal of nine-and-a-half years with a prominent Philadelphia plaintiffs’ law firm, who alleged her former employer disclosed her COVID-19 vaccination status to a legal news publication in violation of the confidentiality provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. -
Greyhound, Flixbus motion to dismiss wrongful death suit over man who died on bus ride
PHILADELPHIA – The Greyhound and Flixbus transportation companies seek to disprove allegations that they were responsible for the death of a 32-year-old man from cardiac arrest, while aboard a Greyhound bus bound for Philadelphia two years ago. -
Nursing facility objects to wrongful death suit and its punitive damages claims
LANCASTER – The Hamilton Arms Center skilled nursing facility has brought preliminary objections against both the general allegations and demand for punitive damages made by the daughter of a resident who died there in June of last year. -
Pittsburgh parents maintain claims that local café’s tea severely burned their 2-year-old son
PITTSBURGH – A Pittsburgh couple insist that a local café’s tea was manufactured and marketed defectively, due to its excessive heat and an accompanying lack of warnings, leading to their two-year-old son being burned severely when he came into contact with it. -
Sesame Place Philadelphia again refutes class action charges of discrimination against Black children
PHILADELPHIA – SeaWorld's Sesame Place Philadelphia has once again denied charges that employees of the latter park discriminated against the plaintiff’s daughter, a Black child, during a meet-and-greet session with some of the park’s costumed characters. -
Pittsburgh café: Our tea wasn't responsible for burning two-year-old boy in 2019
PITTSBURGH – A Pittsburgh café has denied that its tea was responsible for severely burning a then-two-year-old boy, during a visit to the café by the boy and his mother more than four years ago. -
Fla. woman insists she was assaulted by staff of Upper Darby hookah lounge
MEDIA – A Florida woman has reiterated that she was violently assaulted by staff members of an Upper Darby hookah lounge, despite its refusal to accept liability for her injuries. -
Allegheny County says it was following the rules when rejecting religious reasons for COVID vax refusal
PITTSBURGH – Allegheny County insists that it did not violate its own Home Rule Charter and Administrative Code and that it is immune from a count of negligent infliction of emotional distress, in a lawsuit over its COVID-19 vaccine mandate allegedly violating a plaintiff’s religious objections. -
Man who alleged bed bug bites in Delco Econo Lodge hotel settles claims
MEDIA – A local man who alleged that he was bitten by bed bugs during his three-day stay in an Econo Lodge hotel located in Delaware County more than two years ago, has settled his claims. -
Proper service made in hair dye chemical burn suit, plaintiff insists
SCRANTON – Counsel for a South Carolina who claimed that using a hair dye product sold by a Nevada beauty company caused her to suffer a chemical burn on the back of her head, argues that it effectuated proper service of the plaintiff’s complaint. -
German restaurant denies it discriminated against gay and disabled ex-employee
PITTSBURGH – A German restaurant in Pittsburgh has denied liability in a discrimination lawsuit from a former employee, who accused it of discriminating against him for his homosexuality and disability, and later firing him without cause. -
Third-party defendants lose out on dismissal from suit over $2M COVID-19 test sale conflict
PHILADELPHIA – In litigation where defendants were accused of not providing more than 151,000 COVID-19 test kits or a refund to a retailer who paid it nearly $2 million, third-party defendants named in a later version of the complaint have lost their attempt to be dismissed from it. -
Developer behind controversial building application in Swarthmore allowed to intervene
MEDIA – The developer behind a building application and proposed demolition of two historic buildings on Park Avenue in Swarthmore has been granted permission to intervene in litigation brought by borough residents seeking to prevent such action. -
Swarthmore residents denied emergency injunction over zoning dispute in historic area
MEDIA – A coalition of Swarthmore residents litigating with their borough and its council to prevent consideration for a building application and related demolition of two historic buildings on Park Avenue, have lost an emergency petition for same.