U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania Harrisburg Division
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Lawsuit filed after death of 12-year-old Lebanon boy, alleges child abuse went uninvestigated
HARRISBURG – One year after the death of a 12 year-old boy from an alleged long-standing pattern of child abuse, the chain of events which led to that event has become the crux of a wrongful death lawsuit now housed in a Pennsylvania federal court. -
Susquehanna River group sues Hanover Foods Corporation over alleged waterway pollution
HARRISBURG – A Pennsylvania waterway environmental group has launched litigation against a food processing company, charging it with having polluted Oil Creek and the Susquehanna River and violating the state Clean Streams Law and the federal Clean Water Act in the process. -
Chinese restaurant owner's lawsuit update: Judge stays case against Middletown Borough, pending settlement finalization
HARRISBURG – Due to the preliminary reaching of a settlement agreement, a federal judge has stayed litigation filed against the Borough of Middletown by a local Chinese restaurant owner, which asserted that the Borough sought to prevent the plaintiff from opening and conducting daily business operations. -
U.S. government substitutes itself for defendants in suit from Black-owned EMS company, seek to dismiss case
HARRISBURG – The United States of America has substituted itself for a number of individual defendants in litigation from a Black-owned EMS ambulance company in Western Pennsylvania which alleged it faced a conspiracy of racial discrimination on the part of the defendants, and additionally filed to dismiss the entire action for failure to state a claim. -
Case brought after inmate's death at Dauphin Work Release Center now seeks default judgment
HARRISBURG – A litigant seeking wrongful death damages after the death of an inmate from a head laceration and severe burns in the course of his duties at the Dauphin County Work Release Center, is now seeking default judgment against the center and other entities allegedly responsible for the incident. -
Shippensburg University wants summary judgment against testing director, who alleged sexual harassment from supervisor
HARRISBURG – Shippensburg University is seeking summary judgment in litigation that alleges one of its administrators made numerous unwanted sexual advances toward a director of testing and that it both failed to accept that same director’s story, while also refusing to reinstate her employment. -
Inmate's fatal incident at Dauphin Release Work Center leads to negligence and wrongful death litigation
HARRISBURG – The death of an inmate from a head laceration and severe burns in the course of his duties at the Dauphin County Work Release Center, has led to a negligence and wrongful death lawsuit filed against the center and other entities allegedly responsible for the incident. -
Older plaintiffs sue Hershey Company over claims its black licorice candy caused them to suffer heart ailments
HARRISBURG – Four plaintiffs ranging from middle-aged to senior citizens allege they have suffered permanent cardiac damage as a result of eating Hershey-brand black licorice candy, due to its containing a compound which they say causes those effects. -
Defendants accused of racial discrimination against Black-owned EMS company want to be dismissed from suit
HARRISBURG – Multiple defendants are seeking to dismiss litigation from a Black-owned EMS ambulance company in Western Pennsylvania, which alleged it faced a conspiracy of racial discrimination on the part of the defendants, for failure to state a claim. -
Possible settlement for temp employee's lawsuit, after her alleged racist experience in Starbucks plant
HARRISBURG – Litigation from a temporary employee who took a Wisconsin staffing agency’s assignment to a Starbucks roasting plant in York, which alleged she faced a racially hostile work environment and termination, has been closed and potentially settled. -
Dead voters update: Pa. settles with Indiana law advocacy group in case over deceased voters on registration rolls
HARRISBURG – Litigation brought by an Indianapolis advocacy group which charged the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania with violating the National Voter Registration Act in allegedly failing to maintain and update its rolls by removing deceased voters, has been settled. -
Black-owned EMS company claims racially hostile conspirators caused kibosh of their ambulance contract with Veterans Affairs
HARRISBURG – A Black-owned EMS ambulance company in Western Pennsylvania has launched litigation against a host of medical professionals and health care companies, alleging it faced a conspiracy of racial discrimination on the part of the defendants. -
Chinese restaurant owner's lawsuit update: Federal judge throws out dismissal attempt of Middletown Borough
HARRISBURG – A federal judge has rejected the attempt of the Borough of Middletown to dismiss a lawsuit filed against it by a local Chinese restaurant owner, which asserted that the Borough sought to prevent the plaintiff from opening and conducting daily business operations. -
Pa. American Water Company sues 3M and other manufacturers over PFAS contamination claims
HARRISBURG – Pennsylvania-American Water Company is suing a large group of corporations beginning with 3M, for their alleged actions in causing groundwater contamination in its local wells through the use of its products containing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). -
Shot-by-rifle case update: Schedule for Remington's bankruptcy proceedings imminent, company may be dismissed
HARRISBURG – Counsel for plaintiffs suing firearms manufacturer Remington say that pending bankruptcy proceedings are likely to result in no damages being available for their clients, currently engaged in a stayed product liability lawsuit filed against both it and DuPont. -
Suit between Chinese restaurant owner and Borough of Middletown has deadlines stayed
HARRISBURG – A stay has been granted in a federal lawsuit between the owner of a Chinese restaurant and the Borough of Middletown, over claims that the Borough sought to prevent the plaintiff from opening and conducting daily business operations. -
Plenty of factors in Pennsylvania causing delay for sexual abuse victims of Catholic Church
HARRISBURG – A California attorney who lodged a class action lawsuit in response to the redaction of 19 Pennsylvania priests’ names accused of sexual abuse says a pending bankruptcy case involving the Diocese of Harrisburg and ongoing legislation could affect how numerous lawsuits against the Catholic Church proceed. -
Job site head injury update: Panel lifter manufacturer argues against liability for construction worker's injuries
HARRISBURG – The manufacturer of a vacuum panel denies it is responsible for the injuries suffered by a construction worker in Northeastern Pennsylvania, when he was hit with a falling metal panel from a vacuum panel lifter on his job site. -
Construction worker injury update: Glass company discounts possibility of its own liability in metal panel accident
HARRISBURG – A glass supply company has disavowed liability for injuries a construction worker in Northeastern Pennsylvania says he suffered, when he was hit with a falling metal panel from a vacuum panel lifter on his job site. -
Middletown says local restaurant owner's claims it prevented him from doing business are baseless
HARRISBURG – The Borough of Middletown says that a federal lawsuit alleging its municipal officials sought to prevent a Chinese restaurant owner from opening and conducting daily business operations is groundless and fails to state a claim.