U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania Allentown Division
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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. -
Judge throws out lawsuit from Berks County Prison detainees over COVID-19 outbreak
ALLENTOWN – A federal judge has dismissed with prejudice litigation from pre-trial detainees at Berks County Prison who alleged their constitutional rights were violated when the prison was locked down due to a COVID-19 outbreak. -
Lawyers blame paralegal for release of Sherwin-Williams' trade secrets
ALLENTOWN – A battle for the levying of sanctions is still underway between an Easton couple and Sherwin-Williams, as the company wants a federal judge to sanction plaintiff counsel for the alleged dissemination of its confidential trade secrets. -
Pa. lab testing company files response and counterclaims to Missouri firm's $1.4M breach of contract suit
ALLENTOWN – A Pennsylvania laboratory testing company has hit back at breach of contract allegations from a Missouri-based health care marketing firm, which claimed the defendant owes it nearly $1.4 million – countering instead that the plaintiffs are the ones responsible for the severance of the parties’ agreement. -
Bethlehem casino joins Pa. State Police in seeking dismissal of Hispanic man's wrongful arrest lawsuit
ALLENTOWN – A Bethlehem casino seeks to join Pennsylvania State Police defendants in looking to dismiss litigation filed by a New Jersey man, who alleged he was falsely accused of stealing a wallet at the casino on account of his Hispanic heritage and imprisoned for three days by both the Bethlehem Police Department and the Pennsylvania State Police. -
Easton woman says child's brain damage is due to lead exposure and her landlord is liable
ALLENTOWN – The mother of a six-year-old Pen Argyl boy has filed suit against her Florida-based landlord, charging that his failure to remediate lead from the home she rented has left her son with permanent brain damage. -
Federal judge throws out suit from Lehigh County voters seeking to stop election certification over mail-in ballots
ALLENTOWN – A federal judge has denied an attempt by five local voters to secure a preliminary injunction to prevent the certification of results from November’s general election by the Lehigh County Board of Elections, since the plaintiffs’ votes were set to be discarded due to their signatures lacking an accompanying date. -
Chester Springs plaintiff says she was molested by her high school teacher, and district looked the other way
ALLENTOWN – A Chester Springs woman accuses the Owen J. Roberts School District of failing to protect her from being molested by her philosophy teacher when she was a high school student in 2020. -
Federal judge says law firm's former office manager alleging discrimination had adequate time to find new counsel
ALLENTOWN – Subsequent to a stay related to departing counsel, a federal judge has restarted litigation between a fired office manager of Hispanic origin and her former place of business, a Philadelphia law firm – which alleged that the plaintiff and a fellow co-worker were discriminated against during their tenure because of their ethnic background. -
Federal judge throws out former teacher's sex discrimination and retaliation suit against Boyertown schools
ALLENTOWN – A federal judge granted a motion for dismissal filed on behalf of Boyertown Area School District, against a lawsuit filed by a teacher who claimed she faced both sex discrimination and retaliation in the course of her work. -
Pa. State Police looking for dismissal of suit from Hispanic man alleging malicious prosection over casino arrest
ALLENTOWN – For jurisdictional reasons, Pennsylvania State Police defendants are looking to dismiss litigation filed by a New Jersey man who alleged he was falsely accused of stealing a wallet at a Bethlehem casino on account of his Hispanic heritage, and imprisoned for three days by both the Bethlehem Police Department and the Pennsylvania State Police. -
Arbitration proceedings upcoming for N.J. woman's injury suit against Red Roof Hotel in Allentown
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, is headed to arbitration. -
Settlement in the works between strip club owners and Small Business Administration over denial of COVID-19 relief funds
ALLENTOWN – A settlement is brewing 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. -
Sherwin-Williams seeks vengeance, says its trade secrets were unveiled as a result of lawsuit
ALLENTOWN – Sherwin-Williams wants a federal judge to sanction counsel for an Easton couple for the alleged dissemination of its confidential trade secrets, in the couple’s lawsuit resulting from their use of one of the company’s deck stainers, which supposedly caused a fire on their property. -
N.J. woman alleges Red Roof Inn in Allentown failed to clear ice from its sidewalk, injuring her
ALLENTOWN – A New Jersey woman alleges a host of bodily injuries when she slipped and fell on a sidewalk patch of ice, in walking to her rented room at a local Red Roof Inn one year ago. -
Settlement approved for racial justice protestors allegedly maced without cause by Lancaster police
ALLENTOWN – A settlement has been approved in a case brought against the City of Lancaster, its police chief and others by a woman who claimed she and her minor son were maced without cause, as they peacefully took part in a racial justice and police accountability demonstration.