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Nonprofit group and parents want to overturn COVID-19 vax regulation for minors in Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA – A California nonprofit group chaired by independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is suing the City of Philadelphia and its health officials, over an emergency regulation enacted during the COVID-19 pandemic which permitted children as young as 11 years old to be vaccinated without parental consent. -
Fatal lemonade lawsuit: Panera denies liability for death of woman with heart issues
PHILADELPHIA – Panera Bread Company has fully denied liability in a wrongful death lawsuit brought by the parents of a University of Pennsylvania student, who died in 2021 allegedly after drinking a highly caffeinated lemonade beverage sold by the restaurant chain and one to which no warning of its high caffeine content was provided. -
Federal judge throws out injury suit over supposed lack of warning on snow thrower machine
PHILADELPHIA – A federal judge has granted a motion for summary judgment and dismissed a product liability lawsuit, which resulted from the plaintiff suffering injuries to his middle finger when he placed his hand in the blades of a snow thrower he believed to be turned off. -
S.C. man alleges civil rights violations and assault by Philly Police SWAT team
PHILADELPHIA – A South Carolina man alleges he was physically assaulted by Philadelphia SWAT team police officers, who came to his then-local residence looking to execute an arrest warrant on his son, who the suit says was already in correctional custody elsewhere. -
One defendant dismissed from litigation over whether alleged flaw in sleeping device killed infant
PHILADELPHIA – One company has been dismissed from litigation charging that the makers of an infant sleeping device failed to correct an allegedly-inherent flaw in the product, which resulted in the death of a nearly-four-month-old infant. -
Montgomery County claims firing of dispatcher for not wearing mask during COVID-19 was justified
PHILADELPHIA – Montgomery County argues that it had the right to fire one of its former employees when she refused to wear a mask in the workplace during the COVID-19 pandemic – though she alleged that refusal was only to avoid triggering symptoms of her post-traumatic stress disorder. -
Sharon Hill settles suit over shooting at football game for $1 million
PHILADELPHIA – On behalf of their minor child who had been struck by a bullet during a shooting at youth football game in Sharon Hill, one which also killed an 8-year-old girl, their parent has settled with the Borough of Sharon Hill for $1 million. -
Suit: Desk chair which slipped off platform, caused woman to fall in Marshalls HomeGoods store
PHILADELPHIA – A local woman alleges she was seriously injured at a Marshalls HomeGoods store in Northeast Philadelphia, when a desk chair she was seated on unexpectedly moved and she fell off the chair in question. -
Sexual abuse plaintiffs reject Philadelphia probation department's claim for immunity
PHILADELPHIA – In a class action, sexual abuse lawsuit brought by seven former residents of The Summit Academy, the plaintiffs have rejected calls from Philadelphia’s Juvenile Probation Department for Eleventh Amendment-based immunity to be granted to it. -
Former CHOP billing specialist settles wrongful termination claims against the hospital
PHILADELPHIA – A former Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia employee of nearly 10 years who alleged she was unlawfully terminated in 2021, as retaliation by the hospital after she requested an accommodation of her anxiety disorder, recently settled her claims. -
Rite Aid's pending bankruptcy proceedings lead to stay of class action over online customer data
PHILADELPHIA – A class action lawsuit against pharmacy retailer Rite Aid, charging that it installed tracking tools on its website which would share its customers’ search and purchase information with Google and other applications like Facebook, Instagram and TikTok, has been stayed as a result of the retailer filing for bankruptcy this week. -
Sesame Place Philadelphia takes issue with report in lawsuit accusing it of racism
PHILADELPHIA – SeaWorld’s Sesame Place Philadelphia has denied the conclusions of a special master’s report and recommendation, in litigation which charged that employees of the park discriminated against the plaintiff’s daughter, a Black child, during a meet-and-greet session with some costumed characters. -
PICC inmate's assault claims dismissed without prejudice
PHILADELPHIA – A federal judge has dismissed without prejudice claims from a man incarcerated at the Philadelphia Industrial Correctional Center, who insisted that prison officials ignored the prior conduct of two fellow inmates with a propensity for violent behavior, who attacked the plaintiff with a homemade weapon last summer. -
Lower Frederick Township police deny attempting to undermine plaintiff's case
PHILADELPHIA – Lower Frederick Township, its Chief of Police and one of its officers have denied committing discrimination, retaliation and witness intimidation against a Gilbertsville man, who claimed he was terminated from his role at the Internal Revenue Service due to the defendants’ actions. -
Chester County Prison inmate's suicide leads to wrongful death lawsuit against corrections and medical entities
PHILADELPHIA – The daughter of a man who died by suicide at Chester County Prison two years ago, alleges that corrections and medical officials failed to prevent both his death and the death of other inmates at the facility. -
African national who alleged Temple University discriminated against him during job search settles claims
PHILADELPHIA – An African national who alleged that Temple University’s College of Science and Technology did not hire him for a technical support manager position due to his racial origin and whose representatives allegedly made discriminatory remarks to him, has settled his case. -
Ex-Cabrini University prof sacked for alleged anti-Semitic tweets, retains three claims in subsequent lawsuit
PHILADELPHIA – A former Cabrini University professor and Palestinian-American, who was fired from his role at the school after two Jewish civic groups reported tweets of his that they believed were anti-Semitic, has seen his some of claims dodge a dismissal motion. -
Former AstraZeneca executive says company ignored his request for religious exemption from COVID vax
PHILADELPHIA – A Pennsylvania man alleges he was fired from his role as a senior executive with pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca, because he refused to take the COVID-19 vaccine and was denied an exemption for religious reasons. -
SEPTA says medical condition was not deciding factor in firing manager who couldn't take drug test
PHILADELPHIA – Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) has denied claims that it violated the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act, when it allegedly terminated a manager whose medical condition prevented him from participating in drug screen testing. -
Sister of man who was killed by Amtrak train in Northeast Philadelphia says company failed to prevent his death
PHILADELPHIA – The sister of a man killed by a passing Amtrak train about a year-and-a-half ago alleges that the transit entity was responsible for his death, by not anticipating his crossing the train tracks in an area commonly used by pedestrians.