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Plaintiff who sued Philly authorities over alleged excessive force during opioid overdose wants to settle for $275K
PHILADELPHIA – A Massachusetts man is prepared to settle legal action against the City of Philadelphia and a contingent of first responders, which claimed they used excessive force in responding to his son’s opiate overdose and caused his death, for $275,000. -
90-day stay issued in civil rights case connected to man's murder conviction
PHILADELPHIA – A federal judge has granted a 90-day stay in the civil rights violation case of a man who argues he was erroneously convicted of three murders, for which he served 28 years in prison. -
Judge hands down second dismissal in federal suit over school bus sexual assault
PHILADELPHIA – For the second time, a federal judge has dismissed litigation from a woman who alleged that the school bus sexual assault she endured as a middle school student was the fault of her school, which was said to have disregarded the alleged assailant’s history of prior assaults and violated her constitutional rights in the process. -
Black female police officer who alleged discrimination seeks default judgment
PHILADELPHIA – A Philadelphia police officer who alleged that as an African-American female, she was subjected to discriminatory treatment by her superiors through her being reassigned on two occasions and the removal of her service weapon for more than four years, is now seeking a default judgment in her favor. -
Settlement reached in suit over woman's death at Montgomery County Correctional Facility
PHILADELPHIA – Litigation over the death of a woman in custody at the Montgomery County Correctional Facility four years ago recently been settled. -
William Penn School District denies it discriminated against Black special education professional
PHILADELPHIA – A Delaware County school district has denied that it discriminated against a Black special education professional who claimed she was demoted from a new role she applied for, simply because her white predecessor opted to re-apply for the role after initially stepping aside. -
Improper service leads to dismissal of Bucks County couple's suit over fall at Sandals resort
PHILADELPHIA – A Bucks County couple who alleged that the husband-plaintiff suffered a series of injuries when he fell on a wet staircase at a Sandals resort in St. Lucia, have seen their case dismissed since proper service of the complaint was not made. -
Stay handed down in case of UberEats driver who sued Insomnia Cookies over tip shortages
PHILADELPHIA – A federal judge has granted a stay in litigation brought by an Alabama-based Uber driver, who alleged that the Insomnia Cookies company has stiffed him and numerous other employees of large sums of money in tips, when it sub-contracts its product delivery services to drivers on the ride share app. -
Florida company denies liability for man's assault at George W. Hill Correctional Facility
PHILADELPHIA – A Florida corrections company has denied liability for injuries that a Philadelphia man suffered in an alleged assault and battery incident by corrections officers, after visiting his girlfriend in custody at George W. Hill Correctional Facility in Delaware County. -
Class action against The Philadelphia Inquirer over subscriber data breach may be consolidated
PHILADELPHIA – The Philadelphia Inquirer may soon be facing a consolidated class action lawsuit, which alleging the newspaper disclosed some of their subscribers’ personal information to Facebook without their consent, in violation of the Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA). -
Tredyffrin-Easttown School District wins lawsuit over Critical Race Theory records
PHILADELPHIA – The Tredyffrin/Easttown School District and the secretary of its Board of Directors have won dismissal of litigation from a local parent, who argued that his First Amendment rights were violated when he attempted to inspect records of Critical Race Theory curriculum being taught. -
Federal judge throws out counts from wrongful death suit, brought after bystander killed in police chase
PHILADELPHIA – Per order of a federal judge, the City of Philadelphia and two of its police officials have won dismissal of two counts from litigation connected to the death of an innocent bystander to a high-speed vehicle chase. -
Judge deems dismissal motion temporarily moot in former inmate's Eighth Amendment rights violation case
PHILADELPHIA – A federal judge has temporarily deemed a dismissal motion from Curran-Fromhold Correctional Facility and several of its officials as moot without prejudice, in the case of a former inmate of the institution who says he was subjected to cruel and unusual punishment, including being denied clean sheets and showers and not being allowed to leave his cell during a two-month incarceration. -
Janitor who sued former employer for discrimination settles case
PHILADELPHIA – A local man who claimed that he was racially targeted at his place of business during his janitorial shifts and that his employer did nothing to remedy the series of events despite his making multiple reports of said discriminatory behavior, has settled his case. -
Judge won't grant dismissal motion from beauty salon where plaintiff allegedly got staph infection
PHILADELPHIA – A federal judge has rejected a beauty salon’s attempt to dismiss litigation against it from a California woman, who claimed she developed a staph infection due to the salon’s unsanitary practices. -
Man who alleged Sesame Place Philadelphia performers discriminated against his Black child stands by claims
PHILADELPHIA – A Baltimore man who brought class action litigation against SeaWorld and Sesame Place Philadelphia charging that employees of the Sesame Street-themed park discriminated against his daughter, a Black child, during a meet-and-greet session with some of the park’s costumed characters, says that the park’s arguments to dismiss the case are without merit. -
Former aide for state Sen. Anthony Williams appeals loss of discrimination suit to Third Circuit
PHILADELPHIA – An ex-constituent services worker for state Sen. Anthony Williams who claims she was fired before Christmas in 2018 and after contracting breast cancer, and who lost her case against the politician after a jury trial, is appealing the decision to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. -
Jury gives $5K to woman allegedly assaulted at Old Navy
PHILADELPHIA – A Philadelphia jury has awarded $5,000 in compensatory damages to a Bucks County woman who alleged she was assaulted and beaten by a fellow customer, when she was shopping at an Old Navy store in Fairless Hills more than three years ago. -
Philly police officers deny they violated man's rights with narcotics arrests and prosecution
PHILADELPHIA – Three Philadelphia Police Department officers have denied allegations made against them in a civil rights lawsuit alleging that they and local assistant district attorneys violated the constitutional rights of a Philadelphia man and his family, through illegally performed narcotics arrests and prosecutions. -
School District of Philadelphia looks for judgment in fired LGBTQ teacher's discrimination case
PHILADELPHIA – The School District of Philadelphia has motioned for summary judgment in a lawsuit brought by a former teacher and member of the LGBTQ community, who claimed she faced discrimination and retaliation by the District before being fired.