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Pa. State Police dismissed from suit over alleged excessive force during DUI arrest
HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania State Police and some claims have been dismissed from a lawsuit brought by a Chambersburg woman, who alleged she was subjected to excessive force during a DUI traffic stop arrest by five state troopers in January 2019. -
Chambersburg woman allegedly assaulted by Pa. State Police during DUI stop granted more time for service
HARRISBURG – A Chambersburg woman who alleged she was subjected to excessive force during a DUI traffic stop arrest by five troopers from the Pennsylvania State Police in January 2019, has been granted additional time to properly serve the defendants, albeit not through the U.S. Marshals Service. -
Judge throws out reckless investigation count in alleged molestation and rape case
PITTSBURGH – A federal judge has thrown out a count for reckless investigation, in a lawsuit brought by a Western Pennsylvania man who alleged that his civil rights were violated when he was arrested for allegedly molesting and raping his stepdaughter, charges which he claimed are untrue and were recanted by the girl. -
Pa. man sues Oil City authorities after being arrested for murder in 2019, and later exonerated
ERIE – A Pennsylvania man alleges he was erroneously arrested for homicide by Oil City police authorities in 2019 and caused to serve the better part of two years in prison, for a crime in which it was later proven that he did not commit. -
Black state trooper alleges hostile work environment
SCRANTON — A Black Pennsylvania state trooper alleges he suffered a hostile work environment due to race discrimination and retaliation from his supervisors. -
Pa. trooper denies he subjected Chester County man to illegal and wrongful process during DUI stop
PHILADELPHIA – A Pennsylvania state trooper has denied that he illegally subjected a Chester County man to detainment, search, arrest and a blood test for DUI without probable cause. -
Bethlehem casino joins Pa. State Police in seeking dismissal of Hispanic man's wrongful arrest lawsuit
ALLENTOWN – A Bethlehem casino seeks to join Pennsylvania State Police defendants in looking to dismiss litigation filed by a New Jersey man, who alleged he was falsely accused of stealing a wallet at the casino on account of his Hispanic heritage and imprisoned for three days by both the Bethlehem Police Department and the Pennsylvania State Police. -
Counts dismissed from Chester County man's false arrest and due process violation lawsuit against Pa. State Police
PHILADELPHIA – A federal judge has dismissed multiple counts from litigation brought by a Chester County man who alleged he was illegally subjected to detainment, search, arrest and a blood test for DUI without probable cause by a Pennsylvania state trooper. -
Pa. State Police looking for dismissal of suit from Hispanic man alleging malicious prosection over casino arrest
ALLENTOWN – For jurisdictional reasons, Pennsylvania State Police defendants are looking to dismiss litigation filed by a New Jersey man who alleged he was falsely accused of stealing a wallet at a Bethlehem casino on account of his Hispanic heritage, and imprisoned for three days by both the Bethlehem Police Department and the Pennsylvania State Police. -
Third Circuit: Clarity needed in case by parents of killer against state police
PHILADELPHIA – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has ordered that a civil rights lawsuit over an allegedly unlawful seizure of a firearms cache needs additional evidence in support of the parties’ Second Amendment arguments. -
Pa. State Police officer fights civil rights claim of man accused of molestation
PITTSBURGH – A Pennsylvania State Police officer argues that a Western Pennsylvania man who alleged his civil rights were violated when he was arrested for allegedly molesting and raping his stepdaughter, charges which he claimed were untrue and recanted by the girl, has failed to plead a count for reckless investigation. -
Chambersburg woman claims she was assaulted with excessive force by Pa. State Police, during DUI traffic stop
HARRISBURG – A Chambersburg woman alleges she was subjected to excessive force during a DUI traffic stop arrest by five troopers from the Pennsylvania State Police in January 2019. -
Hispanic man says he was misidentified as casino thief, and falsely arrested and imprisoned
ALLENTOWN – A New Jersey man claims he was falsely accused of stealing a wallet at a Bethlehem casino on account of his Hispanic heritage and imprisoned for three days by both the Bethlehem Police Department and the Pennsylvania State Police. -
Student's Snapchat - 'I will f***ing kill all of you' - is protected free speech, Commonwealth Court rules
HARRISBURG – According to a recent opinion from the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania, a Delaware County school district’s decision to expel a student over a violently-themed Snapchat post violated that student’s free speech rights as protected by the U.S. Constitution. -
Commonwealth wants case of man claiming illegal traffic stop, vehicle search and arrest, thrown out
PHILADELPHIA – The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is seeking the dismissal of litigation brought by a Chester County man who alleged he was illegally subjected to detainment, search, arrest and a blood test for DUI without probable cause by a Pennsylvania state trooper. -
Man says his civil rights were violated when he was wrongly accused by police officer of raping his stepdaughter
PITTSBURGH – A Western Pennsylvania man alleges that his civil rights were violated when he was arrested for allegedly molesting and raping his stepdaughter, charges which he claims are untrue and were recanted by the girl. -
Judge orders Phila. to provide plaintiffs with damage estimates in excessive force cases, tied to systemic racism protests
PHILADELPHIA – Just prior to answering claims from nearly 150 plaintiffs suing the City of Philadelphia for alleged excessive force used during peaceful demonstrations on systemic racism and police brutality at 52nd Street and the Vine Street Expressway last year, a federal judge has ordered the City provide a proposed matrix for the plaintiffs’ individual monetary award damages. -
Superior Court: Uber driver properly granted summary judgment in suit surrounding 2016 accident with SEPTA bus
HARRISBURG – Three judges from the Superior Court of Pennsylvania ruled that an Uber driver properly received summary judgment, when he and his employer were sued by a SEPTA driver injured in an October 2016 accident that the individual defendant allegedly caused. -
Former police chief says Mount Pleasant's summary judgment motion is unsupported and lacking relevant facts
PITTSBURGH – Mount Pleasant’s former police chief says the Borough’s motion for summary judgment seeking to throw out his wrongful termination case, is ill-supported and its substance has no connection to the events that the complaint addresses. -
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA: Acting U.S. Attorney Kaufman Announces HIDTA Designation for Erie County
Acting United States Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman announced that Erie County has been officially designated as a High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) by the White House’s Office of National Drug Control Policy. Erie joins four other western Pennsylvania counties - Allegheny, Beaver, Washington, and Westmoreland - in receiving dedicated federal resources to coordinate federal, state and local governments to fight drug trafficking and abuse.