PHILADELPHIA – The People’s Republic of China is the target of a class action lawsuit filed in a Philadelphia federal court, charging it with negligence and reckless indifference and seeking compensation on behalf of all U.S. citizens impacted by the coronavirus.
PHILADELPHIA – The Atlanta Braves baseball team has settled a federal lawsuit which accused the team of discriminating against and firing a former scout after they learned of his physical disabilities.
PHILADELPHIA – Citing First Amendment grounds, a federal appellate court has ruled that Newsweek did not defame a then-12 year-old supporter of President Donald Trump featured in one of its magazine articles in 2018 and that the previous dismissal of such counts against the publication was correct.
Scott W. Brady, United States Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania, and Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro warned against hacking teleconferences during the coronavirus pandemic.
HARRISBURG – The Superior Court of Pennsylvania has vacated a judgment in favor of Spector Gadon & Rosen P.C. in a financial dispute between it and another law firm.
HARRISBURG – A law firm will have its day in arbitration after all as the Superior Court vacated a ruling that overruled its effort to compel arbitration in a negligence case against it.
On April 3, the Superior Court of Pennsylvania ruled that Gemini Insurance’s policy doesn’t cover a lawsuit from the University of Pennsylvania against management company Meyer Jabara Hotels, LLC.
PITTSBURGH – In a dispute pitting a Pittsburgh distillery against one of its former executive over access to the company’s Facebook page and website, a state court judge has granted the distillery an injunction ensuring it will recover its proprietary and social media information.
PHILADELPHIA – Legislation stating the American Law Institute’s Restatement of the Law of Liability Insurance does not constitute law or public policy if it conflicts with established federal, state or case law recently passed in the states of Utah and Kentucky.
The Department of Justice has announced that it is making $850 million available to help public safety agencies respond to the challenges posed by the outbreak of COVID-19. The Coronavirus Emergency Supplemental Funding program.
The following cases categorized as "libel and slander" were on the docket in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on March 16. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania reported the following activities in the suit brought by Francesca Viola against Joshua Benton and President and Fellows of Harvard College (Harvard Corp.) on March 16.
The following cases categorized as "245 real property: tort product liability" were on the docket in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on March 6. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania reported the following activities in the suit brought by American Guarantee and Liability Insurance Company and Post Presidential Property Owner LLC against Supply Network Inc., THE Viking Corp. and Viking Group Inc. on March 6.
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