U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania Allentown Division
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Five mail-in voters seek to stop Lehigh County Board of Elections from discarding undated ballots
ALLENTOWN – A quintet of local plaintiffs whose mail-in votes from November’s general election were set to be discarded due to their signatures lacking an accompanying date have sued the Lehigh County Board of Elections in federal court, seeking an emergency preliminary injunction to prevent the certification of the results. -
$5K settlement brewing between police accountability protestors who were maced and Lancaster authorities
ALLENTOWN – A pending settlement awaits approval 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. -
La-Z-Boy wins dismissal of racial discrimination and hostile work environment lawsuit, brought by former employee
ALLENTOWN – According to a federal judge, chair and recliner manufacturer La-Z-Boy successfully defended itself against claims of race discrimination and a hostile work environment brought by a former sales representative. -
Reading Recreation Commission loses attempt to dismiss suit stemming from ex-employee's sexual abuse of young girl
ALLENTOWN – A federal judge has denied a motion to dismiss from the Reading Recreation Commission in a lawsuit against the group claiming that it failed to stop abuse of a man’s young daughter by a now-incarcerated ex-employee, finding that the plaintiff had shown that the Commission is in fact a state actor. -
Hispanic man says he was misidentified as casino thief, and falsely arrested and imprisoned
ALLENTOWN – A New Jersey man claims 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. -
Judge denies Brenntag's attempt at winning summary judgment in suit for truck driver's injurious fall
ALLENTOWN – A federal judge has thrown out an attempt at securing summary judgment through the Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Act from a chemical and ingredient solutions distributor, in response to a lawsuit brought against it by a New Jersey truck driver. -
Plaintiff: Molestation lawsuit against Reading Recreation Commission is valid, since it is a state actor
ALLENTOWN – A parent who alleged that a now-incarcerated ex-employee of the Reading Recreation Commission committed multiple acts of sexual abuse and molestation against his daughter, and that the organization both failed to stop the abuse from happening and violated her constitutional rights, refutes the group’s dismissal motion and stands by the complaint’s original claims. -
Mo. health care marketer says it is owed almost $1.4M by Bethlehem lab group in breach of contract litigation
ALLENTOWN – A Missouri-based health care marketing firm has launched breach of contract litigation against a Pennsylvania laboratory testing company for nearly $1.4 million it says the defendant company owes it. -
Federal judge allows woman alleging sexual abuse as middle and high school student to proceed anonymously
ALLENTOWN – A federal judge has permitted a plaintiff alleging that she was sexually abused as a middle school student by an assistant high school baseball coach, to proceed under a pseudonym. -
Settlement being finalized in suit from man who says incorrectly performed surgery led to wife's death
ALLENTOWN – Litigation which alleged that a group of medical professionals incorrectly performed a surgery and caused a woman's death from internal bleeding, is now headed towards settlement. -
Reading Recreation Commission trying for second time to dismiss suit over ex-employee's sexual abuse of young girl
ALLENTOWN – For a second time, the Reading Recreation Commission seeks to end litigation that one of its former employees committed repeated acts of sexual abuse against a then-11-year-old girl, and that it both failed to stop the abuse from happening and violated the plaintiff’s constitutional rights in the process. -
Lancaster County dismissed from wrongful death suit filed by mother of mentally ill son shot by police
ALLENTOWN – Lancaster County has been dismissed from a wrongful death lawsuit filed by a local woman, who witnessed her schizophrenic and bipolar son being shot to death by a local police officer. -
Bethlehem hospital is denied summary judgment, in wrongful death suit connected to woman's surgery
ALLENTOWN – A federal judge has rejected a Bethlehem hospital’s summary judgment attempt to dismiss itself from litigation alleging a series of medical professionals incorrectly performed a surgery which he claims resulted in his wife’s death from internal bleeding. -
Hispanic office manager's discrimination case against ex-employer is stayed, after reaching impasse with counsel
ALLENTOWN – 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, has been stayed due to the plaintiff’s counsel leaving the case. -
Reading Recreation Commission denies responsibility for ex-employee's sexual abuse of 11-year-old girl
ALLENTOWN – The Reading Recreation Commission seeks to dismiss litigation that one of its former employees committed repeated acts of sexual abuse against a then-11-year-old girl, and that it both failed to stop the abuse from happening and violated the plaintiff’s constitutional rights. -
Equipment company argues rocket cart machine manufacturer should bear liability for Walmart employee's injuries
ALLENTOWN – An equipment company has disavowed liability for claims from an associate at a New Jersey Walmart, who alleged he suffered severe head injuries from using a merchandise moving machine, instead re-directing the liability to the machine’s manufacturer through a cross-claim. -
Ex-dining services director wins $812K judgment in wrongful termination and disability lawsuit
ALLENTOWN – The former director of dining services at a Lancaster retirement home community has prevailed in her wrongful termination-related disability lawsuit, winning a judgment of $812,036. -
Suit: Reading Recreation Commission failed to stop employee's sexual abuse against 11-year-old girl
ALLENTOWN – A federal lawsuit alleges that a now-incarcerated ex-employee of the Reading Recreation Commission committed multiple acts of sexual abuse and molestation against a then-11-year-old girl, and that the organization both failed to stop the abuse from happening and violated the plaintiff’s constitutional rights. -
Husband of woman who died after liver surgery rejects Bethlehem hospital's summary judgment motion
ALLENTOWN – A New Jersey man who filed a federal lawsuit against the medical professionals involved in a surgery he claims resulted in his wife’s death from internal bleeding, is opposing a Bethlehem hospital’s attempt to have itself dismissed from the litigation through summary judgment. -
Bethlehem hospital filing for summary judgment, in wrongful death suit connected to woman's surgery
ALLENTOWN – A Bethlehem hospital has filed a motion for summary judgment, seeking to dismiss litigation alleging that a local woman died from internal bleeding resulting from a surgery at the very same hospital.