U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania Philadelphia Division
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Parents who alleged their home was stormed by Philly deputies, say res judicata does not apply
PHILADELPHIA – Parent plaintiffs who claimed multiple officers from the Philadelphia Sheriff’s Department violated their civil rights when they executed a search warrant at their home in an attempt to find the plaintiffs’ son, who had been murdered five months before the search took place, have countered arguments from the City of Philadelphia that res judicata should bar their case. -
Bucks County law firm wants dismissal of trademark suit over phrase 'Education Lawyers'
PHILADELPHIA – A Bucks County-based law firm seeks dismissal of a Philadelphia firm’s lawsuit, which seeks review of an order which struck down its attempt to cancel the defendant’s trademark surrounding the phrase “Education Lawyers”, in reference to both of their areas of legal expertise. -
UPenn faculty sue school over anti-Semitism investigation it equates to new 'McCarthyism'
PHILADELPHIA – A group of University of Pennsylvania professors have sued the school, alleging its cooperation with Congressional investigations into anti-Semitic activity on campus have compromised their free speech and privacy rights, and are tantamount to a modern form of “McCarthyism.” -
Suit over injury at Marshall's HomeGoods store may be thrown out, if default isn't pursued
PHILADELPHIA – A local woman who alleged 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, may have her case dismissed if she does not file for a default judgment within the next two weeks. -
Nonprofit legal services employee who alleged retaliation for reporting discrimination settles case
PHILADELPHIA – An employee for a non-profit legal services provider who alleged that she suffered racial and disability discrimination, in retaliation for reporting similar behavior in her workplace, recently withdrew her case. -
JCPenney moves for summary judgment in injury suit over fall at its store in Oxford Valley Mall
PHILADELPHIA – JCPenney has motioned for summary judgment, in litigation which a Bucks County man said he suffered at the retailer’s store in Langhorne’s Oxford Valley Mall more than three-and-a-half years ago. -
Phila. wants dismissal of suit alleging police officer distributed photos of man's suicide
PHILADELPHIA – Counsel for the City of Philadelphia and an unidentified local police officer have motioned to dismiss litigation from the mother of a man who died by suicide during a mental health episode two years ago, litigation which alleged the officer photographed her son’s lifeless body and distributed it online. -
Bucks County adult business denies it fired cleaner-clerk for being a cisgender male
PHILADELPHIA – A Bucks County-based adult establishment has rejected allegations from its former cleaner and clerk that it discriminated against and fired him, based upon his designation as a cisgender male. -
PICC inmate's assault-related civil rights claims partially dismissed without prejudice for second time
PHILADELPHIA – A federal judge has, for a second time, partially 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 two summers ago. -
Drexel University and cleaning company deny employee's charges of anti-Islamic discrimination
PHILADELPHIA – Both Drexel University and a cleaning firm have denied violating the Civil Rights Act of 1964 through allegedly discriminating against a cleaning technician for his Islamic faith, and later firing him. -
Philly police officials deny malicious prosecution allegations in case of man exonerated after 33 years
PHILADELPHIA – The City of Philadelphia and police officials have denied allegations that they falsified evidence and perjured themselves at trial, in the case of a man who spent 33 years in prison for a murder he didn’t commit before being exonerated. -
Judge denies judgment motion from defense in alleged malicious prosecution lawsuit
PHILADELPHIA – A federal judge has denied a motion for judgment on the pleadings from Chester County and one of its police detectives, paving the way for a malicious prosecution suit against them from a man wrongfully convicted of a home invasion and murder, to continue. -
Sesame Place Philadelphia gets partial dismissal of expert testimony, in discrimination suit accusing it of racism
PHILADELPHIA – SeaWorld’s Sesame Place Philadelphia have received partial dismissal of opposing counsel’s expert witness, 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. -
Phila. says res judicata should dismiss federal case over warrant search for plaintiffs' deceased son
PHILADELPHIA – The City of Philadelphia has argued for dismissal of litigation alleging the Philadelphia Sheriff’s Department violated the plaintiffs’ civil rights when they conducted a warrant search for their deceased son, on the grounds of res judicata and failure to state claims upon which relief could be granted. -
Federal judge orders case alleging Starbucks coffee scalded plaintiff remanded to state court
PHILADELPHIA – Due to a lack of diversity of citizenship between the parties, a federal judge has remanded to state court litigation brought by a Northeastern Pennsylvania man, who claimed he received first and second-degree burns from Starbucks-brand coffee which spilled onto his lap. -
Philadelphia law firm denies it wrongfully terminated its former library and research manager
PHILADELPHIA – A Philadelphia law firm has denied allegations from one of its former employees, a Florida man, in failing to accommodate his psychological medical conditions and terminated him in violation of both state and federal law. -
Family of inmate about to be released after 45 years only to die of COVID-19 drops case
PHILADELPHIA – The family of a man who died from COVID-19 shortly before he was to be released from prison after more than four decades and sued state officials for not approving the decedent’s pardon in a timely manner, allegedly leaving him at greater risk for contracting the virus and causing his death, have voluntarily and mutually dismissed their case alongside the defendants. -
Judge dismisses lawsuit over man killed on Amtrak train tracks in Northeast Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA – A federal judge has dismissed without prejudice litigation from the sister of a man killed by a passing SEPTA train in Northeast Philadelphia nearly two years ago, a suit which contended that the Amtrak train company had a responsibility to construct protective fencing around the tracks it owned, where the incident occurred. -
Federal court enters default against Colwyn and police officials, in false arrest and malicious prosecution suit
PHILADELPHIA – A Delaware County man who alleged that a member of the Colwyn Police Department – after unsuccessfully attempting to sanction him with a trio of motor vehicle tickets – later arrested him on fabricated charges of marijuana possession and disorderly conduct, has received a default judgment. -
City of Philadelphia wants to dismiss federal suit over 2022 fatal apartment house fire
PHILADELPHIA – The City of Philadelphia is seeking to dismiss a federal lawsuit spawning from a fatal apartment house fire in Philadelphia, which took place in January 2022 and caused the deaths of 12 people, for failure to state claims upon which relief could be granted.