U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania Philadelphia Division
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Federal judge stays Philly musician and entrepreneur's suit against Lyft, for arbitration discovery to be conducted
PHILADELPHIA – A federal judge has stayed litigation from a Philadelphia entrepreneur and musician who claimed rideshare company Lyft stole and misappropriated his concepts for corporate philanthropy without compensation for 90 days, in order to ascertain whether the claims are in fact able to be arbitrated. -
Cruise sued after intoxicated customer wrecks car, becomes quadriplegic
PHILADELPHIA – A New Jersey cruise passenger who collided with another driver while under the influence of alcohol, after disembarking from a ship owned by a Chicago-based cruise line, now seeks to levy liability against the line for the injuries he suffered which have left him a quadriplegic. -
Chester County woman alleges she was subjected to excessive force from Pottstown police officers in arrest at hospital
PHILADELPHIA – A Chester County woman alleges that she was subjected to excessive force when arrested two years ago at a local hospital by various entities within the Pottstown Police Department. -
Downingtown Area School District claiming qualified immunity in case of counselor allegedly attacked by student
PHILADELPHIA – Downingtown Area School District claims that a school counselor’s litigation, alleging it was negligent in failing to warn her of her work with a student who had shown violent behavior, both fails to state a claim and is barred by official and qualified immunity. -
Norwood denies responsibility for builder's $1M loss on 18-acre tract, since development there is allegedly forbidden
PHILADELPHIA – The Borough of Norwood argues it’s not responsible for an alleged $1 million lost by a Delaware County builder when it refused to approve development for 18 acres of land that the builder had purchased, saying that the planned development is forbidden by both federal and state law. -
Parents of Springfield student who committed suicide allege district didn't tell them about bullying which led to his death
PHILADELPHIA – The parents of a Springfield High School senior student who committed suicide last year allege that both the district and school personnel’s failure to notify them of the bullying their son endured, prevented them from being able to stop his untimely death. -
Borough of West Chester and plaintiffs differ on mootness and constitutionality of COVID-19 emergency orders
PHILADELPHIA – While the Borough of West Chester feels that a lawsuit filed against the municipality and its former mayor which challenged the constitutionality of their emergency declaration orders issued during the coronavirus pandemic is moot, the plaintiffs counter that the issue is not resolved. -
Philly couple settle federal court auto damages case with Mavis Tire Supply
PHILADELPHIA – A Philadelphia couple has settled claims with a local tire supplier and auto repair shop who they alleged had improperly conducted an oil change, leading to their vehicle later sustaining complete engine failure. -
Phila. says no foundation to civil rights lawsuit brought by man prosecuted twice for narcotics
PHILADELPHIA – The City of Philadelphia argues that a civil rights lawsuit alleging that multiple Philadelphia Police Department officers and assistant district attorneys violated a Philadelphia man and his family’s constitutional rights through illegally-performed narcotics arrests and prosecutions, is unfounded. -
Former Phila. paramedic loses insurance coverage lawsuit, through federal judge granting summary judgment
PHILADELPHIA – A federal judge granted summary judgment to an insurance provider in a disability discrimination and wrongful termination action filed by a Delaware County paramedic – who in a separate-but-related lawsuit, alleged he was fired by the City of Philadelphia soon after beginning his employment. -
Haverford school district argues administrative remedies defense, others should bar assault suit
PHILADELPHIA – The Haverford Area School District answers that a failure to exhaust administrative remedies and abide by the statute of limitations should bar litigation from a former student who was attacked by a classmate in his special academic program. -
Philadelphia says claims in gun rights group's lawsuit over 3D-printed firearms lack standing
PHILADELPHIA – The City of Philadelphia has countered litigation from a Virginia organization claiming that a local ordinance prohibiting anyone to use 3D printers to create firearms violates both state and federal laws, by arguing that the claims are moot and lack standing. -
Frontier Airlines settles federal defamation case with ground contractor at Philly International Airport
PHILADELPHIA – Frontier Airlines and one of its regional managers have settled defamation claims from a lawsuit brought by a ground contractor, allegations which the plaintiff said caused her to lose out on a position with another company. -
Contractor alleges she suffered scores of bodily injuries in fall at Amazon warehouse in Bucks County
PHILADELPHIA – A Florida woman alleges that while on the job, she suffered severe shoulder, knee and back injuries at an Amazon warehouse in Fairless Hills, when she fell on the property due to an errant lag bolt. -
Fertility clinic patients say failures led to 37,000 instances of data breach in class action lawsuit
PHILADELPHIA – A trio of patients from a Montgomery County fertility clinic have launched class action litigation against the facility to pay for a lifetime of identity theft protection, after more than 37,000 patients had their personal and health information hacked due to alleged company failures. -
Some motions to dismiss granted in lawsuit over stabbing death at Philly International Airport
PHILADELPHIA – Defendants in a wrongful death lawsuit brought on behalf of a man who worked at Philadelphia International Airport and was fatally stabbed after a conflict with a co-worker, have had their motions to dismiss partially granted. -
Philly corrections officer claims he was retaliated against for Facebook post
PHILADELPHIA – A Philadelphia corrections officer claims that his First Amendment rights were violated, when he was disciplined for speech made in a Facebook post to call for a rally in response to payroll policy breaches. -
Delaware County's hired guns will receive 25% of recovery in PFAS case
PHILADELPHIA – Delaware County is pursuing legal action against more than two dozen companies it accuses of polluting its groundwater through the use of its products containing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), with private counsel attached to the case to receive a 25 percent contingency fee from any damages recovered and the action recently being sent to a South Carolina court. -
Former Weber Gallagher marketing officer alleges she was fired after reporting racially discriminatory practices at firm
PHILADELPHIA – The former chief marketing officer for a Philadelphia law firm alleges she was fired when she complained of supposed racially discriminatory practices within the firm to higher management. -
Attorney for drug treatment center's whistleblower says client properly pled policy violation claims
PHILADELPHIA – Counsel for an associate at a drug treatment center stands by claims that their client’s employer and its personnel violated public policy by retaliating against him for exercising his rights and making a good faith report of wrongdoing and waste, refuting the center’s motion to dismiss the case.