U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania Allentown Division
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Lehigh County Jail inmate says she was beaten by cellmate who didn't get their medication
ALLENTOWN – An inmate at the Lehigh County Jail contends that she was severely beaten and assaulted by her cellmate, who allegedly had mental health issues, violent tendencies and had been denied her regimen of medication to control those same issues. -
Christian pastor arrested in Reading demonstration says authorities discriminated against his faith
ALLENTOWN – A Christian pastor arrested during a demonstration just outside Reading Senior High School this past January alleges that the City of Reading and one of its police officers alleges that the ordeal he underwent was due to the authorities having a bias against Evangelical Christians. -
Vape shop says Lancaster County authorities conducted illegal seizure of its legal products
ALLENTOWN – The proprietor of a vaping products business has launched litigation against Lancaster County, its district attorney and police officers, for allegedly conducting warrantless raids of both his and other businesses in the county this past April to seize such products, who have claimed they are Schedule I controlled substances under Pennsylvania law – while the plaintiff counters they have been legally sold in the state for years. -
Coopersburg woman alleges false arrest and other claims from Upper Saucon Township police
ALLENTOWN – A Lehigh County woman claims that in response to a wellness check call initiated by a friend, several officers from the Upper Saucon Township Police Department responded with an improper seizure, assault and false arrest. -
Lehigh Township and its Chief of Police deny former officer's claims of sexual harassment
ALLENTOWN – Lehigh Township and its Chief of Police have categorically denied allegations from a female former officer of the Lehigh Township Police Department, that, over a five-year period, the Chief of Police targeted her for sexual harassment, discrimination and abuse, creating what she called a “hostile, toxic and intolerable work environment” that led to her resignation. -
Evangelical who protested Reading's first LGBTQ Pride March claims civil rights violations and false arrest
ALLENTOWN – An evangelical Christian who protested the City of Reading’s first-ever Pride March & Rally says he was unlawfully arrested for disorderly conduct, and has filed a wide-ranging lawsuit against the City, its Chief of Police and two of its officers for civil rights violations, defamation and malicious prosecution, among other allegations. -
Reading and police officer look to dismiss suit over alleged improper arrest of preacher
ALLENTOWN – The City of Reading and one of its police officers are seeking claims against them to be dismissed, in litigation brought by a Christian pastor against them, another local police officer and the Reading School District, after the pastor claimed his rights were violated through his being arrested during a demonstration held just outside Reading Senior High School this past January. -
Lawsuit against Lehigh police chief alleges sexual harassment during sexual harassment training
ALLENTOWN – A female former officer of the Lehigh Township Police Department has alleged that over a five-year period, the Chief of Police targeted her for sexual harassment, discrimination and abuse, creating what she calls a “hostile, toxic and intolerable work environment” which led to her resignation. -
Owen J. Roberts School District officials settle claims they allegedly failed to protect student from molestation
ALLENTOWN – Authorities in the Owen J. Roberts School District have settled claims that they failed to protect a Chester Springs woman from being molested by her philosophy teacher when she was a high school student in 2020. -
Judge rejects Mars' claims for dismissal in suit filed by man trapped in chocolate tank
ALLENTOWN – A federal judge has rejected Mars, Inc.’s attempt to dismiss claims from a lawsuit filed by a man tasked with cleaning a chocolate batching tank at a Mars, Inc. facility and who claimed he became trapped in the machinery for more than six hours. -
Reading School District looking to throw out claims and punitive damages from pastor's suit
ALLENTOWN – Reading School District is vying for civil rights violation claims and punitive damages to be dismissed from litigation brought by a Christian pastor against itself, two local police officers and the City of Reading, after the pastor claimed his rights were violated through his being arrested during a demonstration held just outside Reading Senior High School this past January. -
The Devil comes to school: Judge says Saucon Valley must give Satanic Temple club a place to meet
ALLENTOWN – A federal judge has decreed that a Northampton County school district must allow a Massachusetts-based satanic religious group to convene an After School Satan Club at a local middle school. -
Pastor sues Reading after demonstration outside high school leads to arrest
ALLENTOWN – A non-denominational Christian pastor has sued two Reading police officers, the Reading School District and the City of Reading, after he claims his constitutional rights were violated due to his being arrested from a demonstration held just outside Reading Senior High School this past January. -
Berks County man who alleged he received broken pelvis from Pa. State Police settles case
ALLENTOWN – A Berks County man who alleged he was savagely beaten by Pennsylvania state troopers and suffered a fractured pelvis nearly three years ago, has settled his claims in principle. -
'Satan's Club': Pa. school district defends exclusion
ALLENTOWN – A Northampton County school district argues that First Amendment protection is “not absolute”, in litigation brought by a Massachusetts-based satanic religious group who sued it after initially being granted – and then ultimately being denied – the ability to convene an After School Satan Club at a local middle school. -
Satanic Temple sues Pa. school district after club denied
ALLENTOWN – A Massachusetts-based satanic religious group alleges that a Northampton County school district has violated its First Amendment rights, by initially granting – and then ultimately reversing course and denying – it the ability to convene an After School Satan Club at a local middle school. -
N.J. Walmart store associate settles claims over use of Rocket Cart shelf stocker
ALLENTOWN – An associate at a New Jersey Walmart store who alleged he suffered severe head injuries from the use of a Rocket Cart, a device used to move merchandise and stock shelves, recently settled his personal injury claims. -
York County man who said his arm was crushed inside sampler machine settles case
ALLENTOWN – A York County man who alleged that he was severely injured on the job when his arm was crushed inside the moving parts of a subject sampler machine, has settled his case. -
Man trapped in chocolate tank for six hours argues his claims were properly pled
ALLENTOWN – A man tasked with cleaning a chocolate batching tank at a Mars, Inc. facility and claimed that he became trapped in the machinery for more than six hours, has rejected a response from the company that his allegations were not properly pled. -
Man trapped in chocolate tank for six hours accuses Mars, Inc. of negligence
ALLENTOWN – A man tasked with cleaning a chocolate batching tank at a Mars, Inc. facility says he became trapped in the machinery for more than six hours, and that the company’s negligence directly led to this incident and the injuries he suffered.