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Shopper with lung condition's PHRA lawsuit over not wearing mask in grocery store is dismissed
PITTSBURGH – Litigation from a local man with a chronic lung condition against a Western Pennsylvania supermarket, a suit alleging it violated the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act when it turned him away for his decision not to wear a mask while shopping in June 2020, has been dismissed without prejudice. -
Supermarket says man suing it over his refusal to wear a mask didn't exhaust administrative remedies
PITTSBURGH – A Western Pennsylvania supermarket counters litigation from a local man with a chronic lung condition, a suit alleging it violated the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act when it turned him away for his decision not to wear a mask while shopping in June 2020, by arguing he failed to exhaust his administrative remedies. -
Man with lung condition who couldn't wear mask when shopping says supermarket violated state law
PITTSBURGH – A Western Pennsylvania man with a chronic lung condition says his local supermarket violated the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act, when it turned him away for his decision not to wear a mask while shopping in June 2020. -
Scranton paraprofessionals want injunction against working inside students' homes during pandemic
SCRANTON – A trio of Scranton School District employees who sued the District over rules it implemented in December requiring them to perform their paraprofessional duties inside students’ homes if virtual learning once again takes place, have motioned for a special injunction to prevent the rules from going into effect. -
Citing case decrease, judge throws out injunction stopping mask mandate rescission in Perkiomen Valley School District
PHILADELPHIA – A federal judge has dissolved a preliminary injunction to prevent a mask mandate from being rescinded in the Perkiomen Valley School District without prejudice, in light of updated guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and decreased levels of COVID-19 infection. -
Scranton school paraprofessionals refute school district's denials of liability in their COVID-19 guidelines case
SCRANTON – A trio of Scranton School District employees have denied the District’s opposition to its lawsuit over rules it implemented last month requiring them to perform their paraprofessional duties inside students’ homes if virtual learning once again takes place, despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and its pervasive Omicron variant. -
Scranton School District says paraprofessionals asked to work inside students' homes during pandemic aren't being harmed
SCRANTON – Scranton School District officials argue that three of its paraprofessionals, who recently sued the District over rules it implemented last month requiring them to perform their duties inside students’ homes if the COVID-19 pandemic requires virtual learning to once again take place, are not suffering immediate and irreparable harm. -
Worker alleges she was fired for reporting improper COVID-19 safety, testing protocols
PITTSBURGH — A worker alleges she was fired for reporting her company's failure to follow proper COVID-19 testing and protocols. Eliana Davis Filed a complaint Jan. 17 in the U.S. -
Scranton paraprofessionals sue school district over policy mandating they work inside students' homes during COVID-19 pandemic
SCRANTON – A trio of Scranton School District employees have sued the District over rules it implemented last month requiring them to perform their paraprofessional duties inside students’ homes if virtual learning once again takes place, despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and its pervasive Omicron variant. -
Pa. Supreme Court explains why it threw out school mask mandate, says ex-health secretary exceeded her authority
HARRISBURG – A few weeks after throwing out the statewide school mask mandate issued by now-former Secretary of Health Alison Beam in September, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania released its rationale for doing so. -
Couple's lawsuit over physical therapy group's alleged lack of COVID-19 protocols returns to Allegheny County court
PITTSBURGH – Litigation accusing a physical therapy firm accused of not using personal protective equipment and leading a Bethel Park couple to contract COVID-19 has left federal jurisdiction and been remanded to an Allegheny County court. -
Pa. Supreme Court denies appeal of Wolf Administration, throws out statewide school mask mandate
HARRISBURG – The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania has nullified the statewide school mask mandate issued by Secretary of Health Alison Beam in September, aligning with a similar ruling from the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania handed down last month and dealing a legal blow to the administration of Gov. Tom Wolf. -
Physical therapy firm argues Third Circuit decision indemnifies it from clients’ COVID-19 contraction and PPE case
PITTSBURGH – A physical therapy firm accused of not using personal protective equipment and leading a Bethel Park couple to contract COVID-19 has cited a recent decision from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in support of its efforts to dismiss the plaintiffs’ case. -
Anonymous parents sue Delaware Valley School District over decision to provide exemptions to mask mandate
SCRANTON – A quintet of anonymous parents to disabled and medically vulnerable children has sued Delaware Valley School District and its School Board, over their decision to permit parent-backed student exemptions to the state’s mask mandate for Pennsylvania schools. -
Delaware County and care facility are appealing loss in COVID wrongful death case to D.C. appellate court
PHILADELPHIA – Delaware County and a local senior care facility are appealing the defeat of their dismissal motion in a wrongful death lawsuit, filed by the surviving children of a man who died from COVID-19 while under the facility’s care, to a Washington, D.C. federal appellate court. -
Face mask mandate pauses safety lawsuit by special needs Central Bucks students
PHILADELPHIA – A group of Bucks County parents to children with disabilities have brought a federal court lawsuit to ensure that the Central Bucks School District provides reasonable accommodations to disabled students by implementing a COVID-19 health and safety plan aligned with current federal, state and local guidance. -
Allegheny County judge dismisses litigation over Pittsburgh's expired temporary eviction moratorium ordinance
PITTSBURGH – A state court judge has discontinued litigation and all related investigations concerning alleged violations of the City of Pittsburgh’s now-expired temporary eviction moratorium ordinance, just weeks after a similar measure from the Center for Disease Control also expired. -
Federal jurisdiction contested in case of Bethel Park couple who allegedly contracted COVID-19 from physical therapists
PITTSBURGH – Entities in a negligence lawsuit centering on whether or not a physical therapy firm’s lack of using personal protective equipment led a Bethel Park couple to contract COVID-19 are battling over whether the case has a pertinent federal question. -
Just before CDC's eviction moratorium expires, landlord group seeks to stay PHRC action until Pittsburgh suit concludes
PITTSBURGH – On the eve of the Center for Disease Control’s eviction moratorium order’s expiration, a landlord advocacy group is seeking an injunction to stay any formal action related to the City of Pittsburgh’s temporary eviction measure enacted during the COVID-19 pandemic – until its pending lawsuit against both the City and its City Council is resolved. -
Physical therapy firm argues federal law immunizes it from clients’ COVID-19 contraction and PPE case
PITTSBURGH – A physical therapist and her employer argue that they are immune from a lawsuit brought by a Bethel Park couple, who alleged that an at-home their negligence in conducting therapy without making use of personal protective equipment led to both of them contracting COVID-19.