PHILADELPHIA – According to a federal appeals court, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania correctly determined a laboratory company did not violate Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act (PHRA) or the Equal Pay Act, in relation to a former employee.
PHILADELPHIA – After having its motion to dismiss and compel arbitration against one of its cardholders initially denied, a renewed motion using additional discovery evidence proved successful for Credit One Financial.
The Fairness in Claims and Transparency Act, designed to add transparency to the Pennsylvania asbestos recovery system and follows legislation proposed around the country, is awaiting action by the House Judiciary Committee.
A majority of the court sided with Attorney General Kathleen Kane’s office in a ruling this month, allowing for increased use of outside attorneys. A group of nursing home operators filed their lawsuit last year, trying to kill plaintiffs law firm Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC’s apparent deal with Kane’s office.
A Penn State University student recently obtained a temporary injunction on due process grounds that will keep him enrolled after he was accused of sexual misconduct and suspended.
In the wake of a recent FBI report that said 80 percent of large law firms have experienced a data breach, a Philadelphia firm is beefing up its internal security.
The result is an improvement from the last version of the survey, though Philadelphia is singled out as one of the worst local jurisdictions for businesses.
Judges for the Superior Court of Pennsylvania affirmed a ruling on Thursday from the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas to transfer a legal malpractice case
Judges for the Superior Court of Pennsylvania have reversed the decision of the Berks County Court of Common Pleas in a dispute over a rare Ferrari automobile
A lawsuit levying claims in violation of Pennsylvania’s Unfair Trade Practices Act and Consumer Protection Law (UTPCPL) was thrown out of federal court on Tuesday, after a judge granted a motion for summary judgment to the defendants.
WASHINGTON - The Roman Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh and Diocese of Erie have filed a petition with the U.S. Supreme Court over the contraception requirement of President Barack Obama’s federal health care law.
PHILADELPHIA – On May 20, a federal judge denied a motion for summary judgment made by a property management company that claims it was not in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) when it terminated its chief financial officer in 2009.
An Arizona organization sued a Montgomery County business and its officers, alleging breach of contract in 2014. Fresh Select Inc. of Phoenix, Arizona sued Packaging Enterprises Inc. (PEI) of Warminster; and Terrence H.
PHILADELPHIA – On April 20, a federal court judge dismissed allegations of race-based discrimination made by an African-American union leader and corrections guard employed at George W. Hill Correctional Facility in Thornton, but surviving are her claims of a hostile work environment and retaliation .
HARRISBURG – A Carlisle woman’s lawsuit alleging health-based discrimination and retaliation against her former employer has been removed from state court to federal court.
PHILADELPHIA – Friday, the state Superior Court affirmed an earlier ruling from the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas, which had granted summary judgment for a former crane operator in a lawsuit brought by a man who claimed he developed lung cancer as a result of asbestos exposure at his workplace.
