U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
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Susquehanna River group sues Hanover Foods Corporation over alleged waterway pollution
HARRISBURG – A Pennsylvania waterway environmental group has launched litigation against a food processing company, charging it with having polluted Oil Creek and the Susquehanna River and violating the state Clean Streams Law and the federal Clean Water Act in the process. -
White Deer Township zoning board files for summary judgment in row over rejected application
WILLIAMSPORT – Following a similar move from Verizon, White Deer Township’s Zoning Hearing Board has also filed for summary judgment in a suit which claimed a municipal zoning board in North Central Pennsylvania violated federal law in denying it the opportunity to build a cell phone tower, and that the denial prevents a sizable area from obtaining its wireless telecommunications services. -
Carpet cleaning company, accused of firing employee for not working in COVID safe areas, defends self
PITTSBURGH – A carpet cleaning service accused of wrongfully terminating a former employee for his objection to working in areas where protective measures were not being practiced during the COVID-19 pandemic, has again argued that the plaintiff has not shown a public policy exception to his at-will employment status. -
Chinese restaurant owner's lawsuit update: Judge stays case against Middletown Borough, pending settlement finalization
HARRISBURG – Due to the preliminary reaching of a settlement agreement, a federal judge has stayed litigation filed against the Borough of Middletown by a local Chinese restaurant owner, which asserted that the Borough sought to prevent the plaintiff from opening and conducting daily business operations. -
Third Circuit rules 'relation-back' doctrine allows for amendment of pleadings after statute of repose period expires
PHILADELPHIA – A federal appellate court’s ruling has provided clarifying guidance as to the circumstances by which exceptions are considered and given to the statute of repose under federal law, through an investor dispute action involving a Pennsylvania regional transportation entity. -
Verizon pursuing judgment against White Deer Township zoning board, says denial hurts local customer base
WILLIAMSPORT – Verizon has filed for summary judgment in a suit which claimed a municipal zoning board in North Central Pennsylvania violated federal law in denying it the opportunity to build a cell phone tower, and that the denial prevents a sizable area from obtaining its wireless telecommunications services. -
U.S. government substitutes itself for defendants in suit from Black-owned EMS company, seek to dismiss case
HARRISBURG – The United States of America has substituted itself for a number of individual defendants in litigation from a Black-owned EMS ambulance company in Western Pennsylvania which alleged it faced a conspiracy of racial discrimination on the part of the defendants, and additionally filed to dismiss the entire action for failure to state a claim. -
Case brought after inmate's death at Dauphin Work Release Center now seeks default judgment
HARRISBURG – A litigant seeking wrongful death damages after the death of an inmate from a head laceration and severe burns in the course of his duties at the Dauphin County Work Release Center, is now seeking default judgment against the center and other entities allegedly responsible for the incident. -
Shippensburg University wants summary judgment against testing director, who alleged sexual harassment from supervisor
HARRISBURG – Shippensburg University is seeking summary judgment in litigation that alleges one of its administrators made numerous unwanted sexual advances toward a director of testing and that it both failed to accept that same director’s story, while also refusing to reinstate her employment. -
Woman suffers injuries after hospital elevator suddenly drops several floors
SCRANTON — A woman who allegedly suffered multiple injuries when an elevator she was riding on at Wilkes-Barre Veterans Affairs Hospital plummeted several floors is claiming the negligence of two elevator companies. -
Former teacher and varsity baseball coach reaches settlement with Scranton School District for $40K
SCRANTON – A former physical education teacher and varsity baseball coach at West Scranton High School who alleged that the local school district unfairly claimed he violated a settlement reached in prior litigation for presenting awards to student athletes, has settled his claims with the Scranton School District for $40,000. -
Deceased man's relatives may take his place in civil rights lawsuit against York County Prison officials
SCRANTON – A man who was the subject of a civil rights and discrimination lawsuit brought against York County Prison and several of its correctional officials and who was later found dead, may have family members in Africa take his place as the plaintiffs in the lawsuit, in his stead. -
Rockview corrections officers say force used on prisoner was justified, pursue summary judgment
WILLIAMSPORT – Corrections officials at SCI-Rockview are pursuing summary judgment in an excessive force lawsuit brought a prisoner currently in state custody, finding that such force was justified under the circumstances at the time. -
Third Circuit: Tunkhannock School District authorities acted properly, when firing principal for DUI's
PHILADELPHIA – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has unanimously affirmed that board members of the Tunkhannock Area School District Board did not violate the constitutional rights of one of its former elementary school principals, when the District fired him in 2016 for two incidents of driving under the influence. -
Scranton schools gets more time to fight lawsuit of suspended baseball coach
SCRANTON – A federal judge has ruled that the Scranton School District will not be subject to a default judgment and have additional time to respond to litigation brought by a former physical education teacher and varsity baseball coach at West Scranton High School, who claimed the District unfairly accused him of violating a settlement reached in a prior action for presenting awards to student athletes. -
Hershey Entertainment & Resorts faces discrimination, retaliation claim
SCRANTON — A former Hershey Entertainment & Resorts employee claims she faced discrimination and retaliation based on her race and national origin. Sara Malaki filed a complaint July 22 in the U.S. -
Monroe County resort wants to prevent graphic designer who sued it for sexual harassment from remaining anonymous
SCRANTON – A Monroe County resort is seeking to deny legal anonymity to a graphic designer who alleged she endured years of sexual harassment at the hands of her supervisor while working there. -
Assistant professor says age is the reason Penn State wouldn't give him better job
HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania State University is facing a lawsuit alleging it denied a professor a non-tenured teaching position because of his age. -
Third Circuit upholds dismissal of gift shop worker's discrimination suit against Geisinger Medical
PHILADELPHIA – A panel of judges from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has affirmed a summary judgment ruling which dismissed an age and disability-related discrimination lawsuit filed by a Wilkes-Barre hospital gift shop worker ,who claimed she wasn’t hired for open positions advertised at the facility. -
Williamsport fights lawsuit filed by flag-burner
WILLIAMSPORT – The City of Williamsport believes that it did not violate the constitutional rights of a political activist through its open-burning ordinance, which the plaintiff alleged had prevented his burning flags as a method of protest.