U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania Harrisburg Division
Recent News About U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania Harrisburg Division
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Black customer at Rite Aid who alleged racism drops case
HARRISBURG – A Black customer of a Rite Aid pharmacy location in Lemoyne who claimed she was the target of harassment and racist behavior by the store’s white employees during a visit to the store last year, has voluntarily dismissed her case. -
Court requiring guardian ad litem in case of child who incurred neurological damage at Gettysburg Hospital
HARRISBURG – Per a judge’s ruling, the parents of an infant who sustained severe neurological damage and claimed that damage was received in the improper delivery of their child by employees of Gettysburg Hospital, will need to inform the Court as to the appointment of a guardian ad litem for the minor-plaintiff. -
Violent altercation on scene of Hanover pet resort leads to second civil lawsuit
HARRISBURG – An altercation which escalated to gunshots and criminal charges against the alleged assailant being dropped during his trial has now led to a civil lawsuit in a Pennsylvania federal court against the Northern York County Regional Police Department and Heidelberg Township, not long after a separate suit surrounding the same events was brought in York County court. -
Black customer at Rite Aid alleges she faced racist treatment from white store employees
HARRISBURG – A Black customer of a Rite Aid pharmacy location in Lemoyne claims she was the target of harassment and racist behavior by the store’s white employees, during a visit to the store last year. -
N.J. man who said Pa. athletic commission authorities sabotaged his pro boxing event loses case
HARRISBURG – A New Jersey man who launched legal action against the Pennsylvania State Athletic Commission and its personnel – alleging they conspired against him to prevent him from holding a professional boxing card in Harrisburg – has had his case dismissed. -
Harrisburg Parking Authority dismissed from litigation over truck which received 94 tickets
HARRISBURG – The Harrisburg Parking Authority has been dismissed from a lawsuit brought by Santander Bank, which argued it should not have to pay nearly $13,000 to repossess a 2019 Dodge Ram vehicle it financed the purchase of and was later impounded by the parking agency for racking up 94 parking tickets, while the company who towed it claims otherwise. -
Santander Bank and Harrisburg entities battling over possession of impounded Dodge Ram vehicle
HARRISBURG – Santander Bank argues it should not have to pay nearly $13,000 to repossess a 2019 Dodge Ram vehicle it financed the purchase of and was later impounded by the Harrisburg Parking Authority for racking up 94 parking tickets, while the company who towed it claims otherwise. -
Suit surrounding teacher's molestation stayed, while settlement with Chambersburg Area School District is finalized
HARRISBURG – Litigation from a Chambersburg woman who alleged she was sexually molested by her then-high school chemistry teacher over a six-month time period in 2021-2022 and that the school district lacked adequate policies and procedures for the protection of its students, has been stayed while settlement discussions with the district are ongoing. -
Mom says Dover Area school staff affirmed her daughter’s gender without telling her
HARRISBURG – A Dover Area School District parent alleges that District personnel affirmed her 14-year-old daughter as a boy and referred to her by another name, without notifying the plaintiff. -
Parents who said difficult delivery at Gettysburg Hospital caused child's neurological damage may want to settle
HARRISBURG – The parents of an infant who sustained severe neurological damage and claimed that damage was received in the improper delivery of their child by employees of Gettysburg Hospital, may be moving towards a settlement. -
N.J. man who alleged Pa. athletic commission authorities sabotaged his pro boxing event may face dismissal
HARRISBURG – A New Jersey man who launched legal action against the Pennsylvania State Athletic Commission and its personnel – alleging they conspired against him to prevent him from holding a professional boxing card in Harrisburg – may have his case dismissed, if service is not made by the beginning of next month. -
Former Chambersburg student sues district over molestation by chemistry teacher
HARRISBURG – A Chambersburg woman alleges she was sexually molested by her then-high school chemistry teacher over a six-month time period in 2021 and 2022, and that the school district lacked adequate policies and procedures for the protection of its students. -
N.J. man says Pa. athletic commission authorities sabotaged his pro boxing event
HARRISBURG – A New Jersey man has launched legal action against the Pennsylvania State Athletic Commission and its personnel, alleging they conspired against him to prevent him from holding a professional boxing card in Harrisburg. -
U.S. DOT and PennDOT reject nonprofit's claims that they violated environmental law
HARRISBURG – A component of the U.S. Department of Transportation has rejected claims from an environmental nonprofit group the highway agency failed to conduct environmental impact reports for a proposed highway extension, as required by the National Environmental Policy Act. -
Judicial Watch settles National Voter Registration Act suit with Pa. and five of its counties
HARRISBURG – Litigation from election integrity group Judicial Watch against the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and five of its counties has been settled, resulting in nearly 180,000 inactive voters being removed from voter rolls statewide. -
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. -
Maryland woman alleges negligence by York State Fair organizers caused her injuries
HARRISBURG – A Maryland woman alleges 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. -
Camp Hill GOP group and citizens successfully challenge aspects of borough's sign ordinance
HARRISBURG – A Republican group and two Camp Hill citizens have successfully challenged a Borough ordinance, after a federal judge recently found that the ordinance restricted their free speech rights by limiting the number of political signs they were permitted to put in their yards. -
Health care company's former director asserts no involvement in events leading to Dauphin County inmate's death
HARRISBURG – The former corporate director of a health care company has denied involvement in claims brought by the nephew of a man who suffered fatal injuries while incarcerated there in a lawsuit against the county, the company in question and more than three dozen corrections officers and medical providers, who the plaintiff feels are responsible for the decedent’s death. -
Settlement talks and corrective action plan on the table in Clean Water Act case against food processor
HARRISBURG – A proposed settlement and additional corrective action plan are currently being devised, as a Pennsylvania waterway environmental group and a food processing company have continued a stay of litigation the two parties are involved in over claims of the latter polluted Oil Creek and the Susquehanna River, violating the state Clean Streams Law and the federal Clean Water Act in the process.