U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
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Judge denies Lackawanna County's dismissal motion, in vehicle repossession dispute with Volkswagen group
SCRANTON – A federal court has denied an attempt to dismiss litigation from a Volkswagen business trust which argued that a vehicle it was legally entitled to repossess when its lessee defaulted on payments was instead taken by Lackawanna County and another auto company, when that same lessee was arrested in April of last year. -
Salvation Army store in Scranton denies discrimination claim brought by Hispanic woman
SCRANTON – A Lackawanna County woman of Hispanic origin alleges she faced discriminatory treatment from employees while shopping at a Scranton store location of the Salvation Army, while the store counters that was not the case. -
Scranton and its mayor move to dismiss civil rights suit from former political TV show host
SCRANTON – The City of Scranton and its mayor have motioned to dismiss a lawsuit from a Scranton man who hosted a television program on political issues, and alleged that authorities from the City of Scranton and Lackawanna County disrupted and then canceled his broadcast, because in his view, the defendants disagreed with his views and those of many of his guests. -
Hanover Area School District is refused dismissal of case claiming plaintiff's daughter was abused by softball coach
SCRANTON – A federal magistrate judge has denied the Hanover Area School District’s attempt to dismiss claims from a local man, who alleged that his daughter was mistreated and neglected by her softball coach, leading her to eventually suffer a severe brain injury when a batted ball hit her in the back of the head. -
Though mom alleges venomous snake bit her son, child's father denies there were snakes on the premises
SCRANTON – The mother of a New York boy alleges that two years ago, the minor child’s father negligently allowed him to be near and hold a venomous snake, which proceeded to then bite the young boy – but the boy's father denies that there were any snakes on his property at the time of the alleged incident. -
Political TV show host alleges Scranton and Lackawanna authorities damaged and canceled his broadcast
SCRANTON – A Scranton man who hosted a television program on political issues alleges that authorities from the City of Scranton and Lackawanna County disrupted and then canceled his broadcast because the defendants disagreed with his views and those of many of his guests. -
Volkswagen credit company insists Lackawanna County seized vehicle that rightfully belongs to it
SCRANTON – A Volkswagen business trust has reiterated that a vehicle it was legally entitled to repossess when its lessee defaulted on payments, was instead taken by Lackawanna County and another auto company, when that same lessee was arrested in April of last year. -
Standing Order 23-15 Appointment of Daryl F. Bloom as Full-Time Magistrate Judge
In accordance with the authority conferred by Title 28 U.S.C, Section 631 , et seq., and the requirements of the applicable statute and the Judicial Conference of the United States regarding the appointment of United States Magistrate Judges having been satisfied. -
Mount Carmel police accused of excessive force
SCRANTON — A Northumberland County man is claiming he was beaten and suffered a fractured shoulder while in the custody of the Borough of Mount Carmel police. -
Worker claims defective warehouse robot caused his injuries
SCRANTON — A worker who suffered serious injuries after a warehouse robot malfunctioned is claiming the manufacturer is liable. -
Lawsuit: West Penn Township police chief assaulted subject of arrest warrant
SCRANTON – A local woman alleges that West Penn Township’s police chief used excessive force and assaulted her, when serving a warrant for her arrest more than one year ago. -
Proper service made in hair dye chemical burn suit, plaintiff insists
SCRANTON – Counsel for a South Carolina who claimed that using a hair dye product sold by a Nevada beauty company caused her to suffer a chemical burn on the back of her head, argues that it effectuated proper service of the plaintiff’s complaint. -
South Carolina woman's chemical burn case to be amended, short one defendant
SCRANTON – Counsel for a South Carolina woman, in a case alleging that a hair dye product she purchased caused her to suffer a chemical burn on the back of her head, has countered a motion to dismiss the related suit by arguing that proper service of the complaint was made and by removing an anonymous defendant. -
Civil proceedings stayed for two defendants named in SCI-Dallas inmate death suit
SCRANTON – Civil proceedings against two defendants named in litigation concerning the death of an inmate at the SCI-Dallas Correctional Facility have been stayed, per the order of a federal magistrate judge. -
State fair injury suit remanded to York County Court of Common Pleas
HARRISBURG – A Maryland woman who alleged that the organizing companies of the York State Fair were negligent in failing to prevent her injuries when a passing thunderstorm caused her to be hit by a metal object when she was attending the fair, has seen her case remanded to a Pennsylvania state court. -
University of Scranton stands by termination of former prof unvaccinated for COVID-19
SCRANTON – The University of Scranton’s Faculty Affairs Council contends that the institution was right to fire a former professor, the latter of whom has charged that his constitutional rights to privacy and bodily autonomy were violated when the institution attempted to force him to disclose his COVID-19 vaccination status. -
Judge grants stay in activist's litigation against City of Pottsville over burning ordinance
SCRANTON – A federal judge has authorized a stay in litigation over the City of Pottsville’s open-burning ordinance with respect to burning flags as a method of political protest, pitting a political activist who says he was wrongfully arrested for engaging in such activity against the City. -
Plaintiff whose daughter was allegedly mistreated by softball coach wants school district's dismissal motion thrown out
SCRANTON – A Hanover Township man maintains claims that his daughter was mistreated and neglected by her softball coach, leading her to eventually suffer a severe brain injury when a batted ball hit her in the back of the head, and argues the defendant school district’s motion to dismiss must be denied. -
Camp Hill and borough officials deny they violated GOP supporters' rights with sign ordinance
HARRISBURG – The Borough of Camp Hill and three of its officials have rejected accusations that they violated the First Amendment rights of a Republican group and two of its citizens through the borough’s sign ordinance. -
Political activist wants stay in flag-burning civil suit against Pottsville, after conviction was vacated
SCRANTON – An activist litigating with the City of Pottsville’s open-burning ordinance with respect to burning flags as a method of political protest, is seeking a stay of the instant case, now that his criminal conviction for the suit’s subject incident has been overturned by the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania.