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Lyft driver settles litigation with company, after her suit claimed it suspended her for getting a traffic ticket
PHILADELPHIA – A Philadelphia-based Lyft driver who alleged the rideshare app suspended her for a traffic citation that was later dismissed, and then refused to lift the suspension after the ticket’s removal from her record, has settled her litigation with the company. -
Entrepreneur claiming Lyft stole his philanthropy idea update: Plaintiff refutes company's attempt to stay case
PHILADELPHIA – A Philadelphia entrepreneur and musician who claimed rideshare company Lyft stole and misappropriated his concepts for corporate philanthropy without compensation, is rejecting the company’s attempt to compel arbitration and stay all proceedings. -
Delaware County argues that woman allegedly assaulted at George Hill facility did not prove her claims
PHILADELPHIA – Delaware County and the GEO Group are denying liability for injuries sustained by a Montgomery County woman after she was allegedly assaulted at the George W. Hill Correctional Facility, arguing that she has not supported her claims. -
Philadelphia deprives vehicle owners of rights through towing relocation program, according to class action
PHILADELPHIA – Class action litigation alleges that the City of Philadelphia’s vehicle towing relocation program fails to provide adequate notice or fair procedures for owners to locate and recover their vehicles after they have been relocated, thereby depriving them of their constitutional due process rights. -
Delco builder claims Borough of Norwood has stalled its residential development plans for over 15 years
PHILADELPHIA – A Delaware County builder says it has spent more than $1 million and lost future revenue due to its efforts to meet the Borough of Norwood’s demands, and its alleged arbitrary refusal to approve development of 18 acres of land it purchased or afford it an appropriate remedy. -
Penn State targeting dismissal of case from student who claimed school unfairly rescinded her Master's Degree
PHILADELPHIA – Penn State University wants to dismiss litigation from one of its students, which alleged the school rescinded her Master’s Degree more than a year and a half after she was awarded it and claimed that the plaintiff didn’t produce wholly original work. -
Majority of claims remains in Boeing employee's discrimination case against employer, judge rules
PHILADELPHIA – A federal judge has retained the majority of claims in a discrimination lawsuit brought by a longtime employee for Boeing, who alleges that her race and religion has unfairly prevented her from being chosen for promotions. -
Strip club owners say Small Business Administration declared them 'prurient' and deprived them of COVID-19 relief funds
PHILADELPHIA – Strip club owners in five states, including Pennsylvania, have sued the U.S. Small Business Administration in federal court, claiming the SBA’s moral judgment about their businesses violated their constitutional rights and caused them to be deprived of receiving loans issued to restaurant and nightlife owners adversely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. -
Chester County plaintiff continues to oppose attempts to dismiss her suit, after being attacked by student
PHILADELPHIA – A Chester County woman continues to stand by her claims that a local school district did not warn her that she was assigned to work with a student who had shown violent behavior, and as a result, that student attacked and injured her. -
Burn injuries from iPhone 11 Pro suit update: Plaintiff looking to remand action to state court
PHILADELPHIA – The parent of a minor who suffered head and burn injuries allegedly while using an iPhone 11 Pro cell phone and then sued Apple and Best Buy for damages, is now seeking to have the case remanded to state court. -
Counsel looking to remand suit from woman allegedly attacked by staff member at Philly Airport to state court
PHILADELPHIA – Counsel for a Chester County woman, who claimed she was physically assaulted by an American Airlines baggage claim agent at the Philadelphia International Airport last year after inquiring about her missing bag, is seeking to remand the case to state court and add a defendant to the action. -
Judge: Plaintiff who was injured outside Philadelphia Veterans Affairs hospital failed to illustrate government's liability
PHILADELPHIA – A federal judge has ruled that a woman who claimed she fell on a sidewalk outside the Philadelphia Veterans Affairs Medical Center, did not conclusively prove that the government was responsible for the area. -
Poll worker says Philadelphia officials requested she fix a voting machine, and then she suffered $350K injury
PHILADELPHIA – A Philadelphia poll worker alleges that the City, its Commissioners and manufacturers of voting machines used in Philadelphia are directly responsible for the broken arm she suffered, when she was asked to repair a faulty machine herself. -
Plaintiff's expert says lawsuit over 'Magic: The Gathering" cards was worth about $500K
PHILADELPHIA – Expert testimony in a six-figure financial dispute between collectors of rare “Magic: The Gathering” playing cards is at odds, with a recent filing from a plaintiff’s expert appraisers suggesting that breach of contract damages in the action come to just shy of $500,000. -
Plaintiff in malicious prosecution suit against Philly police asserts they haven't provided discovery documents
PHILADELPHIA – The subject of a 2018 drug arrest who filed a malicious prosecution lawsuit against several Philadelphia Police Department officers, contends that the department has not provided key discovery documents crucial to proving his case. -
City of Philadelphia argues discrimination suit from Italian-American groups over dropping of Columbus Day is baseless
PHILADELPHIA – Counsel for the City of Philadelphia and Mayor Jim Kenney are seeking to dismiss a discrimination complaint from Philadelphia City Council member Mark Squilla and local Italian-American groups over Kenney’s removal of Columbus Day as an observed city holiday, arguing it lacks any factual basis. -
Phila. court not extending jurisdiction to state law claims, from estate of man who died in Montco officers' custody
PHILADELPHIA – A Philadelphia federal court has declined to exercise supplemental jurisdiction over state law claims, brought by the estate of a man who suffered a severe medical episode and died in custody at the Montgomery County Correctional Facility. -
Brenntag looking for summary judgment and immunity from trucker's injury lawsuit, under workers' compensation law
PHILADELPHIA – A chemical and ingredient solutions distributor is seeking to dismiss through summary judgment the lawsuit levied against it by a New Jersey truck driver, countering that it is immune from the negligence suit under the Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Act. -
Montco woman sues Walmart, Beiersdorf, Bayer and Merck over burns received from Coppertone sunscreen
PHILADELPHIA – A Montgomery County woman says that a highly active ingredient in Coppertone sunscreen causes severe burns, rather than helping to protect its users from burns as advertised. -
Settlement reached for class action litigation brought against N.Y. debt collection agency
PHILADELPHIA – Class action litigation filed by a Montgomery County man against a New York company which allegedly violated the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act in its efforts to collect debts for Bank of America has been settled.