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Trump jokes involved in Philly line cook's sexual harassment case against restaurant
PHILADELPHIA – A former line cook at a Philadelphia restaurant claims in a lawsuit that she was fired by her bosses, after reporting several months’ worth of sexually harassing behavior directed towards her in the workplace. -
XFinity Live, Citizens Bank Park deny responsibility for alleged sexual assault of woman at NFC Championship
PHILADELPHIA – A lawsuit in which a woman claims to have been sexually assaulted in a parking lot next to the XFinity Live entertainment complex and Citizens Bank Park has been met with denials of liability from the locations’ management entities. -
N.J. driver says she was pulled over and had her car unlawfully impounded by Philly police officer
PHILADELPHIA – A New Jersey motorist claims she was unlawfully detained and that her vehicle was wrongly confiscated by a member of the Philadelphia Police Department, while driving in West Philadelphia two years ago. -
Philadelphia police officers claim they were victims of discrimination
PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia police officers have filed a class-action lawsuit against the City of Philadelphia, d/b/a Philadelphia Police Department; Cpl. Karen Church; and John Does Nos. 1-10, city government and officers, citing alleged civil rights violation and civil rights conspiracy. -
Plaintiff wants default judgment in lawsuit against alleged assailants, Benny the Bum's Crab House
PHILADELPHIA – A plaintiff who was allegedly assaulted in a Northeast Philadelphia restaurant is seeking a default judgment to be entered against the defendants for not filing a response to his lawsuit within the allotted time. -
Plaintiff claims he was wrongfully arrested by Philadelphia police
PHILADELPHIA — An individual is suing the Philadelphia Police Department, citing alleged violation of civil rights and federal law. -
Lawsuit claims tasering by Philadelphia police caused man's heart attack, brain injuries
PHILADELPHIA – A lawsuit filed by a Philadelphia man claims he barely survived an encounter with Philadelphia police officers who allegedly used excessive force on him and caused him to suffer both near-fatal cardiac arrest and permanent brain injuries. -
Much of Philadelphia police officer's sexual harassment lawsuit tossed
PHILADELPHIA -- A City of Philadelphia police officer's lawsuit against the city has been allowed to proceed, though not against the city's police department and only on her hostile work environment claim. -
Plaintiff claims he was wrongfully accused of retail theft and detained at Philly Pep Boys store
PHILADELPHIA – A local man alleges he was wrongfully accused of retail theft, unlawfully detained and was the victim of excessive police force at a Pep Boys store in the Port Richmond neighborhood. -
Philadelphia Police can't fully escape lawsuit brought by man wrongly accused of being the Kensington Strangler, rape
PHILADELPHIA -- The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania has both granted and denied the city of Philadelphia’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit from a man acquitted on attempted rape charges. -
Statute of limitations dismisses City of Philadelphia, police officer from false imprisonment action
PHILADELPHIA – One police officer and the City of Philadelphia have been dismissed from a plaintiff’s civil rights infraction and unlawful imprisonment case filed against several fellow Philadelphia police officers, due to the application of state law and a two-year statute of limitations. -
Philly cop, alleging retaliation from sexual harassment issue, gets green light for lawsuit
A federal judge denied the motion to dismiss the claim under the state Human Relations Act and the Philadelphia Fair Practices Ordinance. -
Philadelphia Eagles fan charged with punching police horse instead claims he was victim of police assault
PHILADELPHIA – A man charged with punching a Philadelphia Police Department mounted patrol horse before the NFL's NFC Championship game between the Philadelphia Eagles and Minnesota Vikings in January has filed a lawsuit in state court, claiming instead that he was the victim of assault and battery at the hands of the police. -
Dispute over gun license settlement sent back to lower court
A class action lawsuit filed by a John Doe against the city of Philadelphia for alleged privacy violations of the Pennsylvania Uniform Firearms Act of 1995 was remanded by Judge P. Kevin Brobson back to the trial court for further consideration on April 4. -
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Man claims Philly police officers assaulted him and fractured his elbow during stop last summer
PHILADELPHIA – A civil lawsuit has been filed by a Philadelphia man and cyclist, who claims he was the target of an unprovoked incident of assault and battery by two members of the Philadelphia Police Department last summer. -
School police officer's defamation lawsuit can go on; TV station reported he was fired over child sex abuse allegations
HARRISBURG — The state Superior Court has determined that a former school police supervisor should be able to continue with his defamation suit against a CBS-owned station that reported he was terminated over child sex abuse allegations. -
Third Circuit dismisses case of former Philly police officer who claimed lack of reinstatement was racially motivated
PHILADELPHIA – A federal appeals court panel has affirmed the dismissal of a case from a former member of the Philadelphia Police Department, who believed he was both wrongfully terminated and his attempt for reinstatement refused under racially discriminatory pretenses. -
False arrest and malicious prosecution claims against Philly police officers are settled
PHILADELPHIA – The City of Philadelphia has settled a civil rights complaint which alleged various constitutional and state law violations against the City, the Philadelphia Police Department and several department officers. -
Federal judge orders police civil rights action remanded to Philadelphia state court
PHILADELPHIA – A federal judge has ordered litigation alleging civil rights violations committed by members of the Philadelphia Police Department to be remanded to state court. -
Philadelphia settles excessive force lawsuit as citizens await launch of police body cam program
PHILADELPHIA – Police misconduct continues to be a pressing concern across the U.S., and the City of Philadelphia paid a $35,000 settlement to resolve allegations earlier this year.