U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania Allentown Division
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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. -
Maryland woman maintains claims of excessive force from Lancaster police officers
ALLENTOWN – A Maryland woman stands by claims she was the victim of excessive force from Lancaster Police Department officers and suffered a broken arm in the process, when the police came to her residence and forcibly evicted her. -
Lancaster and its police department again try to dismiss civil rights violations, in Maryland woman's suit
ALLENTOWN – The City of Lancaster, the Lancaster Police Department and one of its police officers have now twice attempted to dismiss litigation from a Maryland woman, who claimed she was the victim of excessive force from Lancaster police officers and suffered a broken arm in the process, when the police came to her residence and forcibly evicted her. -
Machine operator settles racial discrimination claims against hat factory
ALLENTOWN – A longtime machine operator and materials handler has settled several claims of racial discrimination and harassment lodged against his employer, an Adamstown hat factory. -
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City of Lancaster and police officers deny they used excessive force on Maryland woman
ALLENTOWN – The City of Lancaster, the Lancaster Police Department and one of its police officers have motioned to dismiss litigation from a Maryland woman, who claimed she was the victim of excessive force from Lancaster police officers and suffered a broken arm in the process, when the police came to her residence and forcibly evicted her. -
N.J. man who says he was unjustly arrested for soliciting sex from supposed 14-year-old loses case
ALLENTOWN – After three years of litigation, a New Jersey man jailed by Bethlehem authorities for allegedly soliciting sex with what he believed was a 14-year-old girl has lost his case against law enforcement authorities, which claimed he was falsely taken into custody and imprisoned in the sting operation that resulted in his arrest. -
Lawsuit: Lancaster police used excessive force on Maryland woman and broke her arm
ALLENTOWN – A Maryland woman claims she was the victim of excessive force from Lancaster Police Department officers and suffered a broken arm in the process, when the police came to her residence and forcibly evicted her. -
Sherwin-Williams wins dismissal of couple's product liability lawsuit after their deck caught fire
ALLENTOWN – Sherwin-Williams has won summary judgment against an Easton couple’s litigation, which alleged the product they used to stain their deck self-heated and caused a fire on their property. -
Settlement reached in suit from parents of murdered student against Millersville U., just prior to trial
ALLENTOWN – A settlement has been reached in litigation brought against Millersville University, by the parents of a student murdered on the school’s campus by her boyfriend in February 2015. -
Plaintiff counsel in remanded suit over mail-in ballots for Lehigh County judgeship race want $250K in attorney's fees
ALLENTOWN – After the U.S. Supreme Court declared as moot a decision from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, which counted 257 Lehigh County ballots missing the date on their outer envelopes in last year’s general election for a Lehigh County judgeship and remanded the case to its original federal court – plaintiff counsel is now seeking almost $250,000 in attorney’s fees.