HARRISBURG – A fraternity has not convinced a Pennsylvania appellate court to order a new trial over the 2013 death of a freshman during a ritual known as “The Crossing” that took place in the Poconos, though the court has decided a ban on operating in the state went too far.
HARRISBURG – Dismissing arguments from a Monroe County couple accusing a recovery center of negligence that led to a patient's fall, the Superior Court of Pennsylvania affirmed summary judgment for Pocono Mountain Recovery Center LLC on April 24.
The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Kassandra Mattox, age 25, of Tobyhanna, Monroe County, pleaded guilty on August 1, 2018, before United States District Court Senior Judge A. Richard Caputo to making false statements to a federally licensed firearms dealer in connection with the purchase of multiple firearms.
SCRANTON – An English as a Second Language teacher claims two Northeastern Pennsylvania school districts violated the Transfer of Entities Act when they failed to offer her employment subsequent to a termination those districts made with an agency contracted to provide ESL instructional services.
The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) has partnered with “The Rest of PA,” a consortia of local tourism entities and Bass Pro Shops in Harrisburg to sponsor a giveaway that includes a two-day getaway package and an Ascend 10T Sit-on-Top lime green fishing kayak.
HARRISBURG — Golden Living Center-Stroud’s motion to dismiss punitive damages in a wrongful death lawsuit has been rejected by a federal judge in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania.
SCRANTON – A prominent Pennsylvania businessman has sued his former wife for defamation of character in state court, claiming she falsely accused him of illegal drug use, drug addiction and sex addiction, harming his personal and professional reputation in the process.
PHILADELPHIA – A group of appeals court judges have decided to uphold the dismissal of a Henryville man’s lawsuit against a municipality, attorney and a number of law enforcement entities in a civil rights action.
HARRISBURG — An Illinois business is suing Frank Buck Motors Inc., d/b/a Pocono Peterbilt, a Pennsylvania corporation, citing alleged breach of contract.
HARRISBURG — The Pocono Community Theater should be exempt from property taxes in Monroe County, the Commonwealth Court ruled in April after concluding that the theater relieves the government’s burden of providing arts and culture activities.
PHILADELPHIA—The former road master of Pocono Township is suing the community for discontinuing his employment, alleging violation of his right to free speech.
HARRISBURG – The Pocono Mountain School District is seeking to overturn a previous ruling made by a State Special Education Hearing Officer binding it to compensate tuition for a minor student’s private and parochial education after leaving the school district.
A Carbon County, Pa., man has filed a class action suit at the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania against soft drink giant Coca-Cola and its regional distribution subsidiaries on behalf of an estimated 70,000 people whose information and identities have been allegedly compromised by the theft of 55 laptops from the company's Atlanta headquarters over a six year period.
