U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
Recent News About U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
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Robin B. Snyder Elected into the Membership of the American Board of Trial Advocates
Robin B. Snyder Elected into the Membership of the American Board of Trial Advocates. -
Chambersburg woman claims she was assaulted with excessive force by Pa. State Police, during DUI traffic stop
HARRISBURG – A Chambersburg woman alleges she was subjected to excessive force during a DUI traffic stop arrest by five troopers from the Pennsylvania State Police in January 2019. -
Claims and defendant dismissed, from transgender man's discrimination suit over denial for mastectomy
HARRISBURG – Some claims and one defendant have been dismissed from litigation between a transgender male state employee and a Pennsylvania-affiliated health care provider, one which he claimed discriminated against him and denied him insurance coverage for his gender/sex-affirming surgery. -
Federal engineering report stays litigation between Susquehanna River group and food processor
HARRISBURG – A Pennsylvania waterway environmental group and a food processing company are seeking to stay litigation the two parties are involved in over claims of the latter polluting Oil Creek and the Susquehanna River and violating the state Clean Streams Law and the federal Clean Water Act in the process. -
Golfer alleges dangerous golf cart route led to his injuries
SCRANTON — A golfer alleges a hazardous golf cart route at the Poconos at Big Ridge led to his crash and injuries. -
Man alleges First Amendment violation after not being allowed to burn Trump flag at protest
SCRANTON — A political activist alleges his First Amendment rights were violated by not being able to burn a Donald Trump flag at a protest in the Township of East Buffalo. Gene Stilp filed a complaint Jan. 4 in the U.S. -
After three-day jury trial, Philly firm turns away former client's legal malpractice case
PHILADELPHIA – A Philadelphia law firm has successfully defended itself from a charge of legal malpractice. -
Case of carpet cleaner fired for objecting to lack of COVID-19 protocols sees case dismissed and then reinstated
PITTSBURGH – An employee of a carpet cleaning service who claimed he was wrongfully terminated during the COVID-19 pandemic when he objected to working in areas where social distancing and wearing of protective personal equipment was not being practiced, saw his case dismissed from and now, remanded to, state court. -
Video evidence clears two SCI-Rockview officers from inmate's excessive force lawsuit
WILLIAMSPORT – Two corrections officials at SCI-Rockview have been dismissed from an excessive force lawsuit brought a prisoner currently in state custody, finding after viewing video evidence that they did not use force that was alleged at the time. -
Geisinger Health denies it violated federal antitrust laws and affected professional salaries, in class action
WILLIAMSPORT – Geisinger Health has denied it violated federal anti-trust laws as alleged in a class action lawsuit against itself and Evangelical Community Hospital, which claimed the Pennsylvania hospitals engaged in a secret “no-poach agreement” that suppressed professional mobility and salaries in Central Pennsylvania. -
After injurious fall, N.Y. couple settle negligence claims versus Potter Family Campground
WILLIAMSPORT – A New York couple have settled negligence claims against the Potter Family Campground, after one of the plaintiffs fell upon entering a cabin there and sustained a broken shoulder. -
Inmate injured when prison toilet shattered loses case against corrections officers
SCRANTON – An inmate who suffered serious injuries when the porcelain toilet he was using in his prison cell collapsed and shattered beneath him, has lost his constitutional rights violations case against corrections officials through summary judgment. -
Schuylkill County official files dismissal motion against anonymous employees' sexual harassment suit
SCRANTON – A Schuylkill County official wants to see dismissed a sexual harassment lawsuit brought against them by four anonymous County employees, alleging the plaintiffs did not seek proper authorization to proceed under an anonymous designation and had failed to state a claim upon which relief could be granted. -
Penn State denies liability in lawsuit from steward allegedly raped by supervisor
WILLIAMSPORT – Penn State University has denied all allegations in a sexual harassment and retaliation action brought by a steward at the institution, who claimed she was raped by her direct supervisor. -
Plaintiffs claiming heart damage from Hershey's licorice fight to keep case alive
HARRISBURG – Four plaintiffs who claimed they suffered permanent cardiac damage as a result of eating Hershey-brand black licorice candy, stand by their claims and have refuted the company’s attempt to dismiss the case. -
Federal judge sends dispute between natural gas company and citizens opposed to pipeline to Environmental Hearing Board
HARRISBURG – Due to a question of subject matter jurisdiction, a federal judge has sent litigation pitting a natural gas company against West Rockhill Township and a group of ecologically-concerned citizens to the Pennsylvania Environmental Hearing Board for further proceedings. -
Plaintiff says racial prejudice led to her 13-year-old son being detained and falsely accused of retail theft at Dollar Store
HARRISBURG – A Harrisburg woman claims that her 13 year-old son was racially targeted by management at a local Dollar Store and falsely accused of shoplifting, nearly being arrested by police who responded to the scene. -
Medical professionals hit back at Va. woman's claims that they caused her Erb's Palsy and other injuries at birth
HARRISBURG – Medical professionals accused of negligence by a Virginia woman, who alleged her Erb’s Palsy and arm and shoulder injuries were the result of her being delivered in a hazardous and dangerous manner in a Pennsylvania hospital, have denied any responsibility for her injuries. -
Judge throws out civil rights suit from deceased man against York County Prison and corrections officials
SCRANTON – After a man who was the subject of a civil rights and discrimination lawsuit brought against York County Prison and several of its correctional officials was later found dead, and after his family members did not take his place within the prescribed time period, his case has been dismissed. -
Former City of Scranton firefighter alleges he faced age discrimination
SCRANTON — A former City of Scranton firefighter alleges he faced age discrimination. Paul Schirra filed a complaint Nov. 1 in U.S.