PITTSBURGH – According to a federal judge, a prominent sporting goods retailer did not meet its burden of proof to seek an injunction from a Pennsylvania federal court, barring further discovery proceedings in a similarly-situated, but not identical, case against an ammunition distributor in Nevada.
HARRISBURG – After nearly a full of year of study, a bipartisan Pennsylvania Senate Legislative Budget and Finance Committee (LBFC) report released Monday on the effects of changing current medical malpractice litigation venue rules came to no specific conclusion on the potential impacts of such a proposal.
HARRISBURG – A proposed regulation to reshape the overtime compensation of employees throughout Pennsylvania was approved 3-2 by the Independent Regulatory Review Commission on Friday, and now heads to the desk of Attorney General Josh Shapiro for review.
HARRISBURG – A five-bill effort to reduce Medicaid fraud in Pennsylvania through a state False Claims Act is already meeting with opposition from business groups, health care providers and civil justice reformers who say the state’s proposed method will be at the expense of patients and taxpayers and mostly benefit lawyers and whistleblowers.
PHILADELPHIA – A transgender woman and former employee of The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania who sued the institution for wrongful termination, civil rights discrimination and sex discrimination after a recovery room incident that allegedly led to her firing, will be permitted to remain anonymous for the time being.
PHILADELPHIA – The former executive director of a Delaware County activist group who filed suit against the group and claiming age discrimination and other allegations has seen her case dismissed.
PHILADELPHIA – The corporate owner of Formula One Racing, Sirius XM satellite radio and the Atlanta Braves baseball team has been dismissed from a federal lawsuit which accused both it and the team of discriminating against and firing a former scout after they learned of his physical disabilities.
PHILADELPHIA – A former line cook at a Philadelphia restaurant has settled with the establishment, after filing a lawsuit in which she described being fired by her bosses after reporting several months’ worth of sexual harassment.
The following cases categorized as "civil nr - lien - commonwealth of pa" were on the docket in the Delaware County Court of Common Pleas on Dec. 16. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
The following cases categorized as "civil nr - lien - commonwealth of pa" were on the docket in the Delaware County Court of Common Pleas on Dec. 13. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
HARRISBURG – A recent proposal championed by the state to determine the overtime compensation of employees throughout Pennsylvania, has also met with opposition from a statewide business group which indicates that unsustainable cost increases and other issues make the proposal in its current form untenable.
HARRISBURG – The Superior Court of Pennsylvania has ruled that a lower court properly dismissed a shareholder's second amended complaint against a Pittsburgh hydrocarbon exploration and pipeline transport company.
The Delaware County Court of Common Pleas reported the following activity in the suit brought by Commonwealth of PA Department of Revenue against Gregory Conaway and Gregory Conaway President of Air Quality Controllers, Inc. on Dec. 16: 'Receipt #345673 For $446.50 Paid For By Commonwealth , Of Pa'.
The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania reported the following activity in the suit brought by Get Er Done Drilling Inc. against Michael Lind and USA Crossing Unlimited LLC on Dec. 15.
The Delaware County Court of Common Pleas reported the following activities in the suit brought by Commonwealth of PA Department of Revenue against Gregory Conaway and Gregory Conaway President of Air Quality Controllers, Inc. on Dec. 13.
