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Court says narcotics agent fired over incompetence, not discrimination
PHILADELPHIA - An undercover narcotics agent was fired after failing to master basic skills including using her firearm, not because she was female and of Puerto Rican descent, a federal court ruled. -
Voter rights group says Pennsylvania stonewalling it in quest for info
HARRISBURG - The Voter Reference Foundation has gone to federal court to sue Pennsylvania after it says the Commonwealth failed to disclose election information that should be open to the public. -
Lawsuit follows now-deceased man's fall and injuries at Tafton post office
SCRANTON - Property owners and the United States are named as defendants in a lawsuit over injuries a man who has since decease suffered in a fall at a post office. -
Lawsuit: Towing cars, not justice, the No. 1 priority for cop in Pittston
SCRANTON - A woman alleges in a new federal lawsuit that a Pittston cop refused to admit he was wrong about her registration because he was more interested in towing her car. -
Lawsuit challenges school board voting for Hazleton, says Hispanics are harmed
SCRANTON - Two Hispanic voters are suing the Hazleton Area School District because they say it unfairly tilts the field against Hispanic candidates. -
State senator's mom sues Scranton, alleges discrimination on the job
SCRANTON - A woman says she was discriminated against by her employer, the City of Scranton, for a variety of reasons, including her son's political career. -
Ex-employee says day care discriminated against her, told son to eat out of the trash
HARRISBURG - A former teacher at a Harrisburg day care says it mistreated her and her 5-year-old son, who was told when hungry he could eat food that was in the trash can. -
Lawsuit says York County harassed, fired lesbian employee
HARRISBURG - An employee of York County's 911 call center says she was first harassed, then fired for filing a complaint. -
Lycoming County sued over death of diabetic inmate
WILLIAMSPORT - A federal wrongful death lawsuit says staff at Lycoming County's prison allowed a man's diabetic condition to worsen until he died in custody. -
Third Circuit declines to hear appeal in CFPB v. Navient
SCRANTON, Pa. (Legal Newsline) – Though the federal judge hearing a long-running case against the nation’s largest student loan servicer said it could, the U.S. Court of Appeals has ruled that Navient may not appeal a ruling that rejects one of its arguments for judgment. -
Non-union teacher alleges civil rights violation over attempt to collect dues
SCRANTON — An Abington Heights School District teacher claims his civil rights are being violated due to a teachers union's threat to collect hundreds of dollars in dues despite his resignation from the union. -
Former Scranton high school baseball coach says school district violated his due process in settlement dispute
SCRANTON – A former physical education teacher and varsity baseball coach at West Scranton High School claims that the local school district unfairly claimed he violated a settlement reached in prior litigation, for presenting awards to student athletes. -
Rapist sues University of Scranton for expulsion and withholding degree
SCRANTON -- A student is suing a university after being expelled days before graduation and having his undergraduate diploma withheld from him. -
Woman slips at Split Rock Resort, hits head on concrete wall
SCRANTON — A couple are claiming negligence against Split Rock Resort in Lake Harmony after the wife slipped and hit her head on a concrete wall while entering the restroom. -
Manufacturer backed into lawsuit by man who was pinned by cement truck for 20 minutes
A Damascus concrete delivery truck driver sued multiple defendants in the Middle Pennsylvania District Court after he was injured while driving a cement truck, according to documents filed on Feb. 9. -
Penn State football's fired head trainer sues to get job back
Pennsylvania State University faces charges in the Middle Pennsylvania District Court from a Florida man who says he was wrongfully terminated as a university employee, according to documents filed on March 1. -
Truck driver who fell in loading dock seeking restitution from Plainville Farms
HARRISBURG - A commercial truck driver from Wheeling, Ill., filed civil charges against food manufacturer Plainville Farms on Feb. 18 after he says he slipped at a Plainville loading dock and sustained injuries, according to court documents filed in Harrisburg federal court. -
Navient headed to Third Circuit to try to get CFPB's lawsuit tossed
SCRANTON, Pa. (Legal Newsline) – Navient’s defense in a lawsuit brought by a federal agency is headed down a detour, as the company has successfully asked to appeal a recent decision. -
New York plaintiffs sue Potter County campground after woman falls and breaks her shoulder entering cabin
WILLIAMSPORT – A New York couple are bringing suit against the Potter Family Campground for negligence, after one of the plaintiffs fell upon entering a cabin there and sustained a broken shoulder. -
Fatal chairlift fall update: Blue Mountain Resort denies liability
SCRANTON – Blue Mountain Resort has denied allegations it was responsible for the death of a man who suffered a fatal fall from a chairlift and says the decedent’s estate has not stated a claim upon which relief could or should be granted.