ERIE — The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is suing Adecco USA Inc., an employment agency, claiming it violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney is proud to announce that 137 of the firm’s attorneys across 15 offices are listed in The Best Lawyers in America 2019.
PITTSBURGH — A mother and daughter are suing West Penn Company, an electric distributor, citing alleged insufficient measures were taken to prevent injuries and death.
PHILADELPHIA – A Montgomery County law firm is pursuing the recovery of more than $150,000 in counsel and other fees from the current chief executive officer of Mobilactive and the one-time executive vice-president and general counsel of Comcast Corporation.
PITTSBURGH – The Montour Heights Country Club in Allegheny County has objected to a lawsuit brought against it by a former guest who blames the course for an accident in a golf cart.
Thirty-one people are suing Bayer Corp. and affiliated companies., alleging design defects, liability, negligence and product liability relating to the birth control device Essure.
Representatives of an estate are suing E-Trade Consumer Finance, E-Trade Financial Corp., E-Trade Securities LLC and Harborside Financial Center, citing alleged breach of contract.
PHILADELPHIA – A pharmaceutical company has asked a federal court here to consider whether the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) can initiate legal action with it over a pair of prior patent-case settlements it made.
HARRISBURG – The state Legislature will need to walk a fine line in a controversial measure that would have more police officers wear body cams but would sharply reduce public access to the resulting video, a government transparency expert says.
PHILADELPHIA – A Tennessee plaintiff in a case tied to the antipsychotic drug Risperdal has earned an unprecedented jury verdict award of $70 million, which substantially exceeds previous award values in this same series of trials.
PHILADELPHIA – A federal court has rejected a May 26 motion for reconsideration connected to a dismissal of a lawsuit alleging breach of contract and breach of fiduciary duty filed against Reliance Standard Life Insurance Company, the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 380 and the Union’s Trustees of the Health, Welfare and Pension Plans.
HARRISBURG — A recent decision by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court that forces the state Public Utility Commission to release documents after a nearly three-year battle was not only correct, but also will hopefully make other agencies more likely to release documents without a court battle, the former executive director of the Pennsylvania Office of Open Records said.
PHILADELPHIA – A former Amtrak employee who claimed he was fired in violation of the Federal Rail Safety Act (FRSA) for being a company whistleblower, has defeated an Amtrak motion to dismiss his case.
PHILADELPHIA – Counsel for a defendant named in a motor vehicle accident lawsuit wants the case transferred to the Delaware County Court of Common Pleas, for reasons tied to where defendants are based, as well as concurrent litigation.
