U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
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Kansas insurance agent says Pa. attorney's TCPA lawsuit is unsubstantiated and should be dismissed
WILLIAMSPORT – A Kansas insurance agent being sued for thousands of dollars in damages after he allegedly violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, says the suit is unsubstantiated and should be dismissed by a federal judge. -
Middle Eastern immigrant claims he was regularly harassed and beaten by guards at York County Prison
SCRANTON – A formerly-incarcerated York man of Middle Eastern heritage has brought a lawsuit alleging his civil rights were violated, when he was discriminated against, harassed and beaten, during a five-month stint in York County Prison. -
Lawsuit of prisoner ignored while toothache tortured him to continue
SCRANTON – A federal judge has ordered further proceedings in the case of a prisoner housed at SCI-Forest, who claimed his 8th Amendment rights were violated when he was temporarily denied medical care for an abscessed tooth. -
Longhorn Steakhouse servers say they were sexually assaulted and harassed by managing partner
SCRANTON – A pair of former servers of a Longhorn Steakhouse restaurant in Wilkes-Barre claim they were subjected to a long line of sexual assaults on the job at the hands of the restaurant’s managing partner, and were fired when they objected to his alleged behavior. -
Walmart's move to dismiss lawsuit over man's death 'premature,' widow claims
HARRISBURG – A woman who alleged Walmart committed a pharmaceutical packaging error which allegedly led her husband to take the wrong medicine and pass away in 2017, is fighting an attempt on the part of the company to dismiss the case. -
Woman who fell off balcony at York College party fails to convince judge to reconsider lawsuit
HARRISBURG – A federal judge recently rejected a motion for reconsideration of the dismissal of a lawsuit brought by a woman who was severely injured at an on-campus social event, after a night of underage drinking and illicit drug use at the York College of Pennsylvania. -
Inmate held in 'dry cell' after swallowing razor blade loses excessive force count of lawsuit
WILLIAMSPORT – A Pennsylvania federal court has dismissed excessive force and other counts brought by an inmate at Huntingdon state prison, who claimed such force was used upon him during dry cell treatment after ingesting a razor blade. -
Penn State, Coach Franklin say former player's hazing lawsuit fails because he's an adult
PHILADELPHIA – For the second time, Penn State University and its football team’s head coach are denying allegations from a former cornerback that those entities and a former defensive tackle collectively ignored incidents of hazing and sexual harassment targeted against him. -
Lawyer files TCPA lawsuit, puts in claim for depleted cell battery
WILLIAMSPORT – An attorney is suing a Kansas insurance agent for thousands of dollars in damages after the defendant allegedly violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, by contacting him for telemarketing purposes without his permission. -
Third Circuit dismisses former Shamokin mayoral candidate's case alleging wide-ranging conspiracy
PHILADELPHIA – Judges from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit have upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit from a former mayoral candidate who claimed he was the target of a wide-ranging and retaliatory conspiracy meant to undermine his candidacy. -
Borough of Middletown again refutes allegations it harassed Chinese restaurant
PHILADELPHIA – The Borough of Middletown says for the second time that a federal lawsuit alleging its municipal officials sought to prevent a Chinese restaurant owner from opening and conducting daily business operations fails to state substantive claims. -
Student allegedly molested by high school music teacher settles case with Stroudsburg Area School District
SCRANTON – A minor who was allegedly sexually harassed and molested by a Stroudsburg Area School District music teacher and who had sued the district for its inaction in stopping the abuse and the teacher for those violations, has settled their case. -
VRBO, Expedia fight lawsuit over couple's carbon monoxide poisoning at rental cottage
SCRANTON – VRBO, HomeAway and Expedia say jurisdictional issues should quash a lawsuit filed by a Narberth couple, who alleged they suffered carbon monoxide poisoning during a stay at one of the company’s short-term rental properties. -
Walmart says it's not to blame for man's taking of wrong medication and death
HARRISBURG – In a recently filed dismissal motion, Walmart denies all liability for allegedly committing a pharmaceutical packaging error – one which allegedly led a customer to take the wrong medicine and pass away in 2017. -
Confidentiality agreement approved in man's amputation injury case brought against excavator manufacturer
WILLIAMSPORT – An equipment manufacturer and distributor has obtained a protective order and confidentiality agreement governing the sharing of proprietary business information, in connection with a lawsuit from a Pennsylvania man whose fingers were cut off while using an excavator at a Pennsylvania Power & Light South Williamsport substation. -
Student alleged to have rubbed sucker on genitals and given it to mentally disabled man drops lawsuit
SCRANTON – Litigation initiated by a high school football player who alleged he was wrongfully suspended, though the school claimed he engaged in disgusting behavior that included wiping a lollipop on his private parts before giving it to a mentally disabled man, has been dismissed by all parties. -
Federal agency really doesn't want former employee testifying against its Navient case
SCRANTON – The federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is fighting an order that would allow one of its former staffers to testify against it in Pennsylvania federal court. -
Penn State hit with lawsuit over coronavirus closing
HARRISBURG – Penn State University is now one of the many institutions of higher learning to be sued over its coronavirus closing. -
Lawsuit: Counties of Delaware, Chester and Bucks aren't maintaining voter lists
HARRISBURG – A nonprofit is suing several state and county officials in Pennsylvania in order to ensure certain voters are removed from registration lists. -
Widower withdraws punitive damages claim against manufacturer of wall heater that allegedly caused his wife's death
SCRANTON – A Mississippi widower has rescinded a request for punitive damages from a Mount Union company whose natural gas heater was allegedly defective and responsible for the death of his wife, who passed away two weeks after allegedly being burned by the device in her kitchen.