U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania Harrisburg Division
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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. -
AG's office sued by Black woman alleging age, race discrimination
HARRISBURG – An African-American and longtime Human Resources Analyst with the state attorney general’s office claims she was the target of both age and racial discrimination at the agency, and was terminated after 21 years while being replaced by substantially-younger white employee. -
Disabled plaintiffs suing state over facility resident transfers get class certification, but no injunction
HARRISBURG – A federal magistrate judge has approved a motion for class certification among disabled plaintiffs who are residents of state-run residential facilities and are suing Gov. Tom Wolf and a host of other officials for alleged civil rights violations – but denied the plaintiffs’ attempt to secure preliminary injunctions in their case. -
Republican plaintiffs challenge Camp Hill sign ordinance on constitutional grounds, before Election Day
HARRISBURG – In the lead-up to Election Day, a Republican group and two local voters in Camp Hill are challenging the borough’s sign ordinance, which they allege violates their First Amendment rights to free speech under the U.S. Constitution. -
Judge stays case from plaintiffs who allegedly suffered cardiac issues from black licorice
HARRISBURG – As a result of a joint stipulation from all parties, litigation between four plaintiffs who claimed they suffered permanent cardiac damage as a result of eating black licorice and sweets manufacturer Hershey has been stayed. -
Woman who says her 13-year-old son was profiled and nearly arrested for shoplifting settles case
HARRISBURG – A Harrisburg woman who claimed that her 13-year-old son was racially targeted by management at a local Dollar Store, falsely accused of shoplifting and nearly arrested by police who responded to the scene has settled her claims. -
Dauphin County and prison warden deny survival, wrongful death claims from former inmate's nephew
HARRISBURG – Dauphin County and the warden of its prison have denied claims brought by the nephew of a man who suffered fatal injuries while incarcerated there in a lawsuit against the county, a health care company and more than three dozen corrections officers and medical providers, holding them responsible for his death. -
Pa. State Police in Chambersburg dismissed from woman’s excessive force case
HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania State Police and two state troopers are attempting to dismiss a lawsuit from a Chambersburg woman, who alleged she was subjected to excessive force during a DUI traffic stop arrest by five state troopers in January 2019. -
Gettysburg Hospital and its personnel deny liability for delivery which neurologically injured infant
HARRISBURG – Gettysburg Hospital and two of its employees deny allegations that they improperly delivered an infant who sustained severe neurological damage and continues to deal with related injuries. -
Pa. State Police dismissed from suit over alleged excessive force during DUI arrest
HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania State Police and some claims have been dismissed from a lawsuit brought by a Chambersburg woman, who alleged she was subjected to excessive force during a DUI traffic stop arrest by five state troopers in January 2019. -
Pa. State Police wants DUI arrest subject's excessive force litigation dismissed
HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania State Police and two state troopers are attempting to dismiss a lawsuit from a Chambersburg woman, who alleged she was subjected to excessive force during a DUI traffic stop arrest by five state troopers in January 2019. -
Estate of man allegedly attacked at Dauphin County Prison files wrongful death lawsuit
HARRISBURG – The nephew of a man who suffered fatal injuries while incarcerated at Dauphin County Prison has launched wrongful death litigation against the county, a health care company and more than three dozen corrections officers and medical providers, holding them responsible for his death. -
Stay of litigation between Susquehanna River group and food processor extended, while solution is devised
HARRISBURG – 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. -
Lawsuit: Improper delivery at Gettysburg Hospital led to baby's neurological damage
HARRISBURG – The parents of an infant who sustained severe neurological damage say that damage was received in the improper delivery of their child, by employees of Gettysburg Hospital. -
Judge: Plaintiffs who suffered cardiac damage from licorice and sued Hershey's can continue their case
HARRISBURG – A federal judge has denied an attempt by chocolate and candy manufacturer Hershey to dismiss litigation from four plaintiffs who claimed they suffered permanent cardiac damage as a result of eating Hershey-brand black licorice. -
Testing director who alleged sexual harassment from supervisor settles claims with Shippensburg U.
HARRISBURG – A Shippensburg University director of testing has settled claims with the institution, after alleging a female colleague made numerous unwanted sexual advances towards her – and that the school not only initially failed to listen to her story, but refused to reinstate her employment. -
Dollar Tree says access to plaintiffs' medical records is crucial for mediation of race discrimination suit
HARRISBURG – Dollar Tree is seeking the plaintiffs’ medical records in litigation from a Harrisburg woman who claimed that her 13-year-old son was racially targeted by management at a local branch and falsely accused of shoplifting, nearly being arrested by police who responded to the scene. -
Muslim photographer who sued Pa. GOP House Caucus for religious discrimination settles claims
HARRISBURG – A former employee of the State House of Representatives’ Republican Caucus who sued the body for discrimination, unlawful termination and retaliation, claiming he received prejudicial treatment for his practice of the Islamic faith, has settled his claims. -
Climate change activists reach settlement with Harrisburg over permits
HARRISBURG – Litigation between a coalition group of climate change activists wanting to participate in a mid-June rally and the City of Harrisburg over constitutional rights violations connected to its event permit process, has been stayed. -
Chambersburg woman allegedly assaulted by Pa. State Police during DUI stop granted more time for service
HARRISBURG – A Chambersburg woman who alleged she was subjected to excessive force during a DUI traffic stop arrest by five troopers from the Pennsylvania State Police in January 2019, has been granted additional time to properly serve the defendants, albeit not through the U.S. Marshals Service.