U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania Allentown Division
Recent News About U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania Allentown Division
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Suit over homeless kids' access to Salisbury Township schools is settled
ALLENTOWN – A federal court lawsuit which alleged that the Salisbury Township School District denied two minor students equal access to its public schools has been settled. -
Settlement in lawsuit over fatal fall down Airbnb's stairs is worth six figures
ALLENTOWN – The brother of an Italian woman who died after falling down the stairs of a house rented through Airbnb, has reached a preliminary settlement for wrongful death claims with the property owner for $435,000. -
Hispanic office manager who was allegedly discriminated against and fired, refutes law firm's denial of liability
ALLENTOWN – An office manager of Hispanic origin has reiterated allegations that she and a fellow co-worker were discriminated against by a Philadelphia law firm because of their ethnic background and when she spoke out against the unfair treatment, she was fired. -
N.J. woman ends negligence litigation with Lancaster County retreat where she broke her elbow
ALLENTOWN – A New Jersey woman who suffered a broken elbow in the parking lot of a Lancaster County mountain retreat and alleged that the facility’s negligence in its maintenance and upkeep was responsible for the incident, has settled her claims with the retreat. -
Salisbury Township schools denies it prevented educational access to displaced students
ALLENTOWN – Salisbury Township School District and its superintendent argue that a lawsuit alleging they denied two minor students equal access to its public schools contains nothing more than “vague and conclusory statements” to support claims that they violated federal law. -
Parent of autistic child drops claims against Walt Disney Company for Lehigh Valley Mall store visit gone awry
ALLENTOWN – The parent of an autistic seven-year-old child has voluntarily dismissed claims levied against the Walt Disney Company, alleging it discriminated against the boy’s disability, when it refused to permit him entry to the Lehigh Valley Mall’s Disney Store. -
Law firm disavows liability for alleged discrimination and firing of Hispanic office manager
ALLENTOWN – A Philadelphia law firm denies that it discriminated against and fired a former officer manager of Hispanic origin because of her ethnic background, instead countering that the plaintiff was fired for just cause. -
Lancaster and its police officers deny they attacked local man with deadly force and want to strike much of the complaint
ALLENTOWN – The City of Lancaster and two of its police officers deny that they illegally assaulted battered and tased a Lancaster man with deadly force and without justification two years ago, and are seeking to strike a myriad of portions from the complaint. -
Disney must face lawsuit from autistic 7-year-old who tried to enter store without a face mask
ALLENTOWN – A federal judge has ruled that the Walt Disney Company must face claims from the parent of an autistic seven-year-old child, alleging that it discriminated against the boy’s disability, when it refused to permit him entry to the Lehigh Valley Mall’s Disney Store. -
Suit accusing companies of violating RICO Act by conspiring to provide substandard PPE may be dismissed
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 may be dismissed if complete and proper service is not made to all defendants, the Court says. -
Two object to the terms of potential class action settlement over smell from Purina pet food plant
ALLENTOWN – A class action lawsuit against the makers of Purina pet food which said odors from their Allentown processing plant have negatively impacted the lives of those who live in the vicinity, and whose settlement had been preliminarily approved, has received objections from two class plaintiffs. -
Sunbeam settles litigation with Berks County woman who claimed she was burned by its home heating pad
ALLENTOWN – Sunbeam Products has settled a personal injury lawsuit brought by a Berks County plaintiff, which claimed she was severely burned by a home heating pad it manufactured. -
Hispanic office manager alleges she was discriminated against and fired by officials at Philly law firm
ALLENTOWN – An office manager of Hispanic origin says she and a fellow co-worker were discriminated against by a Philadelphia law firm because of their ethnic background and when she spoke out against the unfair treatment, she was fired. -
Lancaster plaintiff alleges local police officers used excessive force and taser on him in 2019
ALLENTOWN – A Lancaster man alleges that he was unlawfully assaulted, battered and tased with deadly force, without justification and in violation of his civil rights by local police officers in 2019. -
Ladder manufacturer, Home Depot and Lowe's say injured man's lawsuit over defective ladder is groundless
ALLENTOWN – Defendants in a lawsuit brought by a Pennsylvania man who fell off a ladder on the job and sustained a litany of serious injuries, seeking product liability-related damages, have countered that the suit is groundless. -
Lawsuit: Homeless students denied equal access to schools in Salisbury Township, in violation of federal law
ALLENTOWN – A federal court lawsuit alleges that the Salisbury Township School District denied two minor students equal access to its public schools, instead of their being entitled to immediate enrollment in the district where they were enrolled at the time they became homeless, under federal law. -
Bethlehem schools looking to dismiss suit over alleged bullying and sexual abuse of 6-year-old on school bus
ALLENTOWN – Bethlehem Area School District is attempting to dismiss a lawsuit brought by the parents of a six-year-old child, who the suit claims was repeatedly bullied and sexually assaulted on the school bus and the district didn’t prevent the abuse. -
Settlement being finalized in suit from man who alleged he was maimed by commercial food processor
ALLENTOWN – Litigation from a man maimed by a commercial food processing machine against the corporations responsible for manufacturing and marketing the device, has been settled. -
Judge refuses Easton schools' attempt to dismiss some of former Black wrestling coach's discrimination lawsuit
ALLENTOWN – A federal judge has denied the Easton Area School District’s attempt to dismiss counts from a lawsuit filed by an ex-varsity high school wrestling coach who alleged he faced discriminatory and racist conduct, including being fired, because he is Black. -
Preliminary settlement submitted in nuisance class action pitting neighbors against Purina pet food facility
ALLENTOWN – A settlement has been preliminarily approved in a class action brought by a local couple against the makers of Purina pet food, who said odors from their Allentown processing plant have substantially and negatively impacted their quality of life.