Pennsylvania Middle District Court
Recent News About Pennsylvania Middle District Court
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Pike County DA says lawful search warrant covers weapons seizure from family of cop killer Frein
SCRANTON – The Pike County District Attorney’s Office says the execution of a lawful search warrant is sufficient to dismiss civil rights violations claims from the parents of a man who committed a murderous attack against a Pennsylvania State Police barracks in 2014, for what they feel was an unlawful seizure of their cache of firearms. -
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Scranton CBD shop owner says he was wrongfully arrested for receiving product shipments mistaken for marijuana
SCRANTON – A Scranton cannabidiol (CBD) shop owner says he was targeted and unlawfully prosecuted for receiving shipments of his product, when the authorities believed he had been receiving shipments of marijuana instead. -
Utz's 'dirty' trademark lawsuit transferred to Tennessee
PHILADELPHIA – Potato chip manufacturer Utz Quality Foods’ trademark infringement case against a proprietor of rib spices and seasonings is now headed to a Tennessee federal court. -
Wrongful death litigation for man who fell from chairlift at Blue Mountain Resort sent to Middle District court
SCRANTON – The case brought by the estate of a man who suffered a fatal fall from a chairlift at the Blue Mountain Resort has been transferred to the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. -
Urogynecologist can only testify about case specifics and not general causation, Pa. judge finds
WILLIAMSPORT – A Pennsylvania federal judge has ruled that a board-certified urogynecologist chosen to be an expert witness in an pelvic device product liability action, may only testify as to his case-specific opinions in the matter and not on the issue of general causation. -
Kansas insurance agent says Pa. attorney's TCPA lawsuit is unsubstantiated and should be dismissed
WILLIAMSPORT – A Kansas insurance agent being sued for thousands of dollars in damages after he allegedly violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, says the suit is unsubstantiated and should be dismissed by a federal judge. -
Middle Eastern immigrant claims he was regularly harassed and beaten by guards at York County Prison
SCRANTON – A formerly-incarcerated York man of Middle Eastern heritage has brought a lawsuit alleging his civil rights were violated, when he was discriminated against, harassed and beaten, during a five-month stint in York County Prison. -
Lawsuit of prisoner ignored while toothache tortured him to continue
SCRANTON – A federal judge has ordered further proceedings in the case of a prisoner housed at SCI-Forest, who claimed his 8th Amendment rights were violated when he was temporarily denied medical care for an abscessed tooth. -
Lawyer files TCPA lawsuit, puts in claim for depleted cell battery
WILLIAMSPORT – An attorney is suing a Kansas insurance agent for thousands of dollars in damages after the defendant allegedly violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, by contacting him for telemarketing purposes without his permission. -
Confidentiality agreement approved in man's amputation injury case brought against excavator manufacturer
WILLIAMSPORT – An equipment manufacturer and distributor has obtained a protective order and confidentiality agreement governing the sharing of proprietary business information, in connection with a lawsuit from a Pennsylvania man whose fingers were cut off while using an excavator at a Pennsylvania Power & Light South Williamsport substation. -
Widower withdraws punitive damages claim against manufacturer of wall heater that allegedly caused his wife's death
SCRANTON – A Mississippi widower has rescinded a request for punitive damages from a Mount Union company whose natural gas heater was allegedly defective and responsible for the death of his wife, who passed away two weeks after allegedly being burned by the device in her kitchen. -
McClure-area attorney alleges he received illegal telemarketing calls for health insurance services
LEWISTOWN — A McClure-area attorney is alleging he received illegal telemarketing calls on his cell phone from a health insurance seller. -
Kozy-World argues that its natural gas heater did not cause Mississippi woman's burns, death
SCRANTON – A Mount Union company argues that its natural gas heater was not defective or responsible for the death of a Mississippi woman, who passed away two weeks after allegedly being burned by the device in her kitchen. -
Lebanon High School student suing school district over Pledge of Allegiance wins right to proceed anonymously
SCRANTON – A Lebanon high school student who sued his school district and claimed his First Amendment rights were being violated by requiring him to stand during the Pledge of Allegiance, has won the right to proceed anonymously in this case. -
Pa. park says it's not responsible for injuries suffered by visitor on water slide in 2018
SCRANTON – The operating companies of an indoor water park in Pennsylvania have responded with more than 20 defenses against an injury lawsuit filed by a Connecticut couple, one member of whom was allegedly hit by another patron at the bottom of a water slide. -
Nerve stimulator malfunctioned, causing excess surgery and infection, lawsuit says
HARRISBURG — A Spring Grove couple are suing Abbott Laboratories, alleging the product used by the husband for pain on his leg caused him to have extra surgery. -
Mississippi widower alleges Kozy-World's faulty natural gas heater caused his wife's fatal burns
SCRANTON — A Mississippi widower filed a federal wrongful death lawsuit in Pennsylvania alleging his wife died because a natural gas heater was manufactured with inherent design defects by a Mount Union company. -
Personal injury lawsuit involving pretzel company's high-speed dough mixer is transferred to federal court
SCRANTON — An Illinois company has successfully secured the removal of a personal injury lawsuit from the Cumberland Court of Common Pleas to federal court. -
Games company says law firm dropped it like a 'hot potato' to represent casino
A manufacturer of electronic casino games claims in a federal lawsuit suit that its law firm jilted it for a casino. -
Couple claim they suffered carbon monoxide poisoning in a VRBO.com rental property
SCRANTON – A lawsuit filed against VRBO.com Inc. by a Narberth couple alleges they suffered carbon monoxide poisoning during a stay at one of the company's short-term rental properties.