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Pa. opioid lawsuits plod along as companies demand 'critical information to defend themselves'
MEDIA (Legal Newsline) - Drug distributors facing about 50 opioid lawsuits in Pennsylvania have asked the judge overseeing the litigation to order sanctions against plaintiffs for repeatedly refusing to honor deadlines to turn over evidence including information about how state and local governments have handled the opioid crisis they blame on the drug industry. -
Pa. Supreme Court to consider possible overreach of sovereign immunity in Huntingdon County woman's property injury case
HARRISBURG – The concept of sovereign immunity as it relates to state property will soon be taken up by Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, which will hear an appeal from a Huntingdon County resident who claims such immunity should not be applied to an incident during which she sustained a broken ankle near her residence. -
Lawsuit says Philadelphia hasn't paid up for property used on low-income housing
PHILADELPHIA – Several Philadelphia property owners with property on Ridge Avenue allege the Philadelphia Housing Authority (PHA), the city and its Redevelopment Authority took their property for public use without just compensation. -
Insurer can't sue Philadelphia Housing Authority over fire started by squatter
PHILADELPHIA – The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania recently dismissed an insurance company's lawsuit filed against the Philadelphia Housing Authority (PHA) after a fire that started in a PHA building damaged neighboring property. -
Judge rules for Philadelphia after man stops pursuing personal injury claim
PHILADELPHIA – A judgment of non pros has been entered in a Philadelphia man’s litigation, one filed after he claimed to be injured by an errant sewer drainage cover by City of Philadelphia agencies and state authorities. -
Court: Being perceived as gay not a claim for sex discrimination
PHILADELPHIA - The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania has dismissed a sexual discrimination lawsuit against the Philadelphia Housing Authority, saying a former employee who filed the lawsuit on the basis of being perceived as gay didn’t make a claim for sex discrimination. -
State DOT claims no responsibility for Philly sewer drainage cover that allegedly injured plaintiff
PHILADELPHIA – A Philadelphia man injured by an errant sewer drainage cover claims that city’s agencies and state authorities were responsible for creating the conditions leading to his accident, while the state claims no control or responsibility for the accident site. -
Mother says she and her minor child were victims of carbon monoxide poisoning
PHILADELPHIA – Proceedings are ongoing in an action in which a Philadelphia woman claims negligence on the part of multiple defendants led her and her minor daughter to suffer medical complications as a result of carbon monoxide poisoning. -
Dispute over Philadelphia accident's $6K settlement funds resolved in state court
PHILADELPHIA – A policyholder who sued both his insurance provider and the Philadelphia Housing Authority after a serious accident sustained four years ago and claimed the provider refused to release $6,000 in settlement funds, has settled that same litigation. -
Third Circuit: Former tenant didn't state proper constitutional rights violation claim
PHILADELPHIA – A federal appellate court has ruled to dismiss the case of a former housing tenant who claimed a housing manager forcibly evicted her and that former neighbors harassed her. -
Third Circuit: Plaintiff's fraud allegation against Philadelphia Housing Authority is meritless
Third Circuit: Plaintiff's fraud allegation against Philadelphia Housing Authority is meritless -
Philadelphia man says insurance company hasn't followed through on agreed-upon release terms
Philadelphia man says insurance company hasn't followed through on agreed-upon release terms -
District Court did not err in dismissing man's amended discrimination complaint, Third Circuit says
PHILADELPHIA – A panel of appellate judges have ruled to affirm a trial court ruling to dismiss a man’s second amendment complaint in a federal discrimination litigation. -
One claim in former PHA officer's wrongful termination lawsuit survives dismissal in federal court
PHILADELPHIA – A federal judge has decided that two out of three claims for a former Philadelphia Housing Authority police officer’s wrongful termination lawsuit against her ex-employer would be dismissed, while one survived said dismissal. -
Former PHA plasterer given additional opportunity to prove claims against group
PHILADELPHIA – According to a federal court, a former plasterer with the Philadelphia Housing Authority was not able to prove a residency requirement associated with an in-house role was the pretext for his employment termination. -
Woman sues Philadelphia Housing Authority, alleging she was discharged because of her age
PHILADELPHIA – A Philadelphia woman alleges was wrongfully terminated because of her age. -
Black female police officer sues Philadelphia Housing Authority over discrimination allegations
PHILADELPHIA – A woman is suing the Philadelphia Housing Authority alleging violation of multiple laws, claiming that she was discriminated against due to her race and gender. -
Ex-police officer charges state housing authority with retaliatory discrimination
A former police officer is suing the Pennsylvania Housing Authority, alleging racial discrimination and unlawful work practices in violation of the Civil Rights Act and the PHRA. -
Philadelphia Housing Authority survives lawsuit filed by woman it paid $500 per month for rent
PHILADELPHIA – On Thursday, a federal appeals court affirmed the verdict of a Philadelphia federal court by dismissing a due process claim brought by a former Section 8 housing resident. -
Plasterer cites union, housing authority for job loss
A New Jersey man has sued a municipal agency, its president and a workers’ union, alleging unfair employment practices beginning in 2012.