U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania Allentown Division
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Woman's lawsuit says she was struck by Kellogg goods that fell off pallets and injured
ALLENTOWN – A Lancaster woman alleges she suffered arm, elbow and shoulder injuries, when pallets loaded with goods fell out of a tractor-trailer and struck her body. -
Settlement finalized between strip club owners and Small Business Administration over denial of COVID-19 relief funds
ALLENTOWN – A settlement has been finalized between strip club owners in five states, including Pennsylvania, and the U.S. Small Business Administration, over claims that the SBA’s moral judgment about their businesses violated their constitutional rights and caused them to be deprived of receiving loans issued to restaurant and nightlife owners adversely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. -
Berks County man alleges he received beating and broken pelvis from Pa. State Police
ALLENTOWN – A Berks County man alleges he was savagely beaten by Pennsylvania state troopers, had his hands handcuffed behind his back and escorted to a six foot-high fence, where he was then lifted and thrown over the opposite side, fracturing his pelvis, two years ago. -
Florida landlord denies responsibility for lead exposure and brain damage suffered by 6-year-old boy
ALLENTOWN – A Florida landlord denies responsibility for permanent brain damage injuries that a six-year-old boy in Pen Argyl suffered, allegedly due to his failure to remediate lead from the home that the boy lived in with his mother, the case plaintiff. -
Fired Black wrestling coach seeking front and back pay
ALLENTOWN – An ex-varsity high school wrestling coach who sued Easton Area School District alleging he faced discriminatory and racist conduct, including being fired because he is Black, may also be awarded front and pay, after a sealed jury verdict was reached in his trial. -
N.J. woman who fell on ice outside Red Roof Inn in Allentown settles injury claims
ALLENTOWN – Litigation from a New Jersey woman who alleged a host of bodily injuries when she slipped and fell on a sidewalk patch of ice while walking to her rented room at a local Red Roof Inn one year ago, has been settled. -
Sherwin-Williams gets $21K in sanctions, after disclosure of its confidential trade secrets in deck sealant fire lawsuit
ALLENTOWN – A federal judge has awarded more than $21,000 in legal fees to counsel for Sherwin-Williams, as part of a sanction related to prior dissemination of confidential trade secrets belonging to the company. -
Lawsuit against Florida landlord alleging child suffered brain damage after lead exposure, may be defaulted
ALLENTOWN – A lawsuit brought against a Florida landlord, charging him with liability for brain damage and other injuries suffered by a six year-old boy, may be subject to default unless a responsive pleading is made, a federal court has said. -
Ex-high school wrestling coach who claimed racism and was fired seeks discovery sanctions
ALLENTOWN – An ex-varsity high school wrestling coach who sued Easton Area School District alleging he faced discriminatory and racist conduct, including being fired, because he is Black, is further seeking sanctions against the defendant. -
Easton Area School District offers opposing brief to Black wrestling coach's discrimination suit before trial
ALLENTOWN – On the eve of trial, the Easton Area School District argues that standing does not exist in litigation brought by an ex-varsity high school wrestling coach, who alleged he faced discriminatory and racist conduct, including being fired, because he is Black. -
Sherwin-Williams rejects plaintiffs' dispute of counsel fees after trade secret-disclosure sanctions
ALLENTOWN – Sherwin-Williams has responded to counsel for an Easton couple, who were recently sanctioned by a federal judge for dissemination of confidential trade secrets of the paint company, and who are now trying to reduce the amount in attorney’s fees requested by the defense as part of that same sanction. -
Man who fell off ladder and sued manufacturer, Home Depot and Lowe's, settles claims
ALLENTOWN – A Pennsylvania man who fell off a ladder on the job, sustained a litany of serious injuries and filed suit against the ladder manufacturer, Home Depot and Lowe’s, has settled his claims. -
Sanctioned counsel for Easton couple suing Sherwin-Williams wants opposing attorneys' fees reduced
ALLENTOWN – Plaintiff counsel for an Easton couple, who were recently sanctioned by a federal judge for dissemination of confidential trade secrets to paint company Sherwin-Williams, are now trying to reduce the amount in attorney’s fees requested by the defense as part of that same sanction. -
Spring Grove plaintiff alleges that his arm was crushed inside subject sampler machine
ALLENTOWN – A York County man alleges that he was severely injured on the job when his arm was crushed inside the moving parts of a subject sampler machine. -
Lawyers suing Sherwin-Williams punished for revealing trade secrets
ALLENTOWN – A federal judge has sanctioned plaintiff counsel in an Easton couple’s product liability case against the Sherwin-Williams paint company, finding that said counsel was responsible for the dissemination of the company’s confidential trade secrets in filings associated with the case. -
Lawsuit over inadequate PPE transaction which allegedly violated RICO Act, is settled
ALLENTOWN – A lawsuit accusing a chain of other companies and individuals of conspiring to provide them with inauthentic equipment and violating the Racketeer Influenced Corrupt Organization (RICO) Act was recently settled. -
Owen J. Roberts School District officials deny claims they failed protect student from molestation
ALLENTOWN – Authorities in the Owen J. Roberts School District have denied allegations 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 dismisses suit claiming TD Bank should have prevented deposits of embezzled funds
ALLENTOWN – A federal judge has dismissed litigation brought by a legal group and two law firms against TD Bank, which claimed that the bank was negligent and should have detected that the plaintiff’s employee had embezzled funds and deposited those funds at the bank. -
Law firm wants plaintiff alleging discriminatory treatment to be sanctioned
ALLENTOWN – For not responding to associated discovery requests, a Philadelphia law firm insists that sanctions be levied upon its former officer manager, a woman of Hispanic origin who alleged that she and a fellow co-worker were discriminated against during their tenure because of their ethnic background. -
Mo. health care marketer refutes defendant's counterclaims in $1.4M breach of contract suit
ALLENTOWN – A Missouri-based health care marketing firm has refuted counterclaims introduced by a Pennsylvania laboratory testing company, within a $1.4 million breach of contract action between the organizations.