U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania Scranton Division
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Nesquehoning and police chief deny they injured woman upon whom they were serving a warrant
SCRANTON – The Borough of Nesquehoning and its police chief have denied causing serious injuries to a local woman when serving a warrant at her apartment. -
Five gamblers say speaking Punjabi at blackjack table got them kicked out of Mount Airy Casino Resort
SCRANTON – Five New York plaintiffs of Indian ancestry allege they were discriminated against at a Northeastern Pennsylvania casino for using their native language of Punjabi while gambling. -
Equipment operator says PennDOT didn't accommodate his disability and fired him for Facebook post
SCRANTON – A transportation equipment operator alleges the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation failed to accommodate his disability and later fired him for alleged comments he made in a Facebook post. -
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. -
PetSmart customer says fish tank maintenance led to pooled water on the floor, which caused her to fall
SCRANTON – A PetSmart shopper alleges the business allowed water to pool on the floor of one of its stores, which allegedly caused her to fall and suffer a series of severe knee, hip and back injuries. -
U.S. government settles claims in med-mal suit against Honesdale obstetrician
SCRANTON – The U.S. government has settled claims made by the parents of a newborn baby girl who suffered a skull fracture at birth and resulting brain damage, due to alleged medical negligence on the part of the obstetrician. -
Harley-Davidson employees in Poland who allegedly defamed U.S. man, found in default
SCRANTON – The owner and sales manager of a Harley-Davidson motorcycle dealership in Poland have both been found in default, in litigation alleging that they defamed a former employee after he immigrated to the United States. -
Lackawanna County and its prison defend firing of gay female corrections officer
SCRANTON – Lackawanna County and its prison have denied allegations that they unlawfully removed a gay female corrections officer from her work, placed her on administrative leave and terminated her from her job – instead countering that disciplinary infractions and a conflict of interest led to the events in question. -
Nesquehoning woman says local police officers kicked in her door and struck her body
SCRANTON – A Nesquehoning woman alleges that local police officers serving a warrant at her apartment kicked down her front door, a door which struck the plaintiff and caused her a series of severe injuries. -
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. -
University of Scranton wants to dismiss wrongful termination suit from former prof unvaccinated for COVID
SCRANTON – The University of Scranton and one of its former officials say that litigation from a former professor, who 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, should be dismissed for failure to state a claim. -
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. -
Lackawanna County Prison lieutenant says she was discriminated against and fired because she is gay
SCRANTON – A gay female corrections officer at Lackawanna County Prison alleges that the institution unlawfully removed her from work, placed her on administrative leave and terminated her from her job. -
Hanover Area School District wants dismissal of case claiming plaintiff's daughter was abused by softball coach
SCRANTON – The Hanover Area School District and athletic officials are seeking to strike multiple paragraphs from a local man’s complaint alleging 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. -
Ex-University of Scranton professor says school violated his rights when he was forced to disclose COVID-19 vaccination status
SCRANTON – A former professor at the University of Scranton alleges 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: Counsel for plaintiff accusing nursing home of wrongful death must provide new discovery plan
SCRANTON – A federal magistrate judge has denied the attempt of a Shohola nursing home to preclude discovery evidence in a wrongful death lawsuit against it, but added that plaintiff counsel must create a new case management plan by the end of the month to properly facilitate discovery, and pay its opposition’s fees. -
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. -
Final dismissal may be imminent for privacy suit brought by former Scranton police officer
SCRANTON – A federal judge may grant a final dismissed to a lawsuit from a former member of the Scranton Police Department who claimed her confidential personnel file and personal contact information were leaked without her knowledge as part of discovery in an unrelated case. -
Pottsville looking to dismiss political activist's suit over open burn ordinance
SCRANTON – The City of Pottsville has motioned to dismiss an activist’s constitutional challenge of its open-burning ordinance with respect to burning flags as a method of political protest, with the case being one of several the plaintiff has filed statewide. -
Suit: Girls Softball coach's mistreatment preceded player's severe head injury
SCRANTON – A Hanover Township man says 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.