U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania Williamsport Division
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Sexual assault suit against former gymnastics camp and instructor settled for $8M
WILLIAMSPORT – A federal lawsuit which alleged that a gymnastics camp counselor sexually abused the plaintiffs’ child and that the facility staff threatened the child and failed to report the abuse as required by law, has been settled for $8 million. -
Federal judge reopens suit from estate of man who threatened his wife's nursing home
WILLIAMSPORT – A federal judge who had initially dismissed with prejudice a lawsuit brought by the estate of a man who made violent threats against his wife’s nursing home, was involuntarily committed and had his weapons seized, prior to his death, for a failure to prosecute – has now reversed his own ruling and ordered the case reopened, due to a change in exigent circumstances. -
Federal judge closes lawsuit surrounding man's death at after-hours pub, for failure to pursue
WILLIAMSPORT – A Pennsylvania federal judge has dismissed a South Carolina woman’s suit surrounding the death of her partner at an after-hours pub in Tioga for failure to prosecute, more than two years after it was initially filed. -
Lycoming County and corrections officials deny responsibility for diabetic inmate's death in custody
WILLIAMSPORT – Lycoming County, its prison and its corrections officials have denied liability for claims alleging they allowed an incarcerated man’s diabetic condition to worsen until he died in custody. -
Judge grants Lycoming County corrections officials extension to answer wrongful death complaint
WILLIAMSPORT – A federal judge has dismissed official capacity claims against corrections officials and granted an extension for the defense to answer a civil complaint, alleging those officials and support staff at Lycoming County Prison allowed a man’s diabetic condition to worsen until he died in custody. -
Judge rules no default judgment in Bradford County father's wrongful death suit against unknown Pa. State Troopers
WILLIAMSPORT – A federal judge has refused to issue a default judgment in a case brought by a Bradford County father who witnessed his 15-year-old son being shot and killed by three unknown Pennsylvania State Police troopers last year, and then sued the unknown troopers for what he argues was his son’s wrongful death. -
Judge rules harassment case from former majorette against Penn State University will proceed
WILLIAMSPORT – A former majorette at Penn State University who claimed she was subject to unrelenting sexual and gender harassment from her coach during her four-year tenure in the school’s band – and that school officials did nothing to stop the coach’s behavior – will have her case proceed, overcoming a dismissal motion from the university. -
Pa. man who said Las Vegas law firm violated TCPA settles his class action case
WILLIAMSPORT – A Central Pennsylvania man who filed a class action lawsuit against the Accident Attorneys of America which alleged that the firm has violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) with its unsolicited phone calls to potential clients, has settled his case. -
Judge throws out suit from estate of man who threatened his wife's nursing home
WILLIAMSPORT – A federal judge has dismissed with prejudice a lawsuit brought by the estate of a man who made violent threats against his wife’s nursing home, was involuntarily committed and had his weapons seized, prior to his death, for a failure to prosecute. -
Northumberland County looks to dismiss wrongful death suit, after stillborn death of plaintiffs’ daughter
WILLIAMSPORT – Northumberland County, its government and medical first responders have motioned to dismiss a wrongful death lawsuit from a local couple, which alleged that collective negligence on their parts led to a delayed response in receiving emergency medical care, and their daughter’s subsequent stillborn condition and death. -
Judge says inter-fraternity council not obligated to defend security firm in case of Penn State student death
WILLIAMSPORT – A federal judge recently has partially granted a dismissal motion from Penn State University’s Inter-Fraternity Council (IFC), which argued it was not responsible for indemnifying and defending a named security company defendant in litigation brought by the parents of a student who died at a fraternity chapter house in 2017. -
Judge denies Penn State's search for other settlements in case of death at frat house
WILLIAMSPORT – A federal judge recently denied a defendant’s request to compel discovery statements from some of his co-defendants who entered into a prior settlement, with the plaintiff parents of a Penn State University student who died at a fraternity chapter house in 2017. -
Fired Union County library employee settles case over religious exemption from wearing masks
WILLIAMSPORT – A former public library employee in Lewisburg who alleged her Christian beliefs were the determinative factor in the library’s decision to terminate her employment, when she sought a religious exemption to its mandatory mask policy during the COVID-19 pandemic, has settled her claims. -
Penn State moves to dismiss majorette’s sexual and gender harassment lawsuit
WILLIAMSPORT – Penn State University has moved to dismiss a lawsuit from one of its former majorettes – which alleged she was subject to unrelenting sexual and gender harassment from her coach during her four-year tenure in the school’s band and that school officials did nothing to stop the coach’s behavior – by arguing the plaintiff has not properly pled her claims. -
TCPA class action against accident attorneys for unsolicited phone calls gets new defendant
WILLIAMSPORT – A Central Pennsylvania man has named an additional defendant in a class action lawsuit against the Accident Attorneys of America, alleging that the firm has violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) with its unsolicited phone calls to potential clients. -
Bradford County father who saw his son killed by Pa. State Police files lawsuit against officers
WILLIAMSPORT – A Bradford County father who witnessed his 15-year-old son being shot and killed by three Pennsylvania State Police troopers last year, has sued them for what he argues was his son’s wrongful death. -
Judge partially grants dismissal to Northumberland County, in case connected to jail suicide
WILLIAMSPORT – Northumberland County and its corrections co-defendants have won partial dismissal of a claims in a complaint alleging that staffing at the county jail was inadequate and ineffective, leading the plaintiff’s daughter to commit suicide when she found herself incarcerated at the facility on drug charges. -
Pa. State Police officer denies conducting unlawful search of N.J. man's car
WILLIAMSPORT – A Pennsylvania State Police officer has denied allegations from a New Jersey man that he conducted an unreasonable search of the plaintiff’s car through threatening to have the car towed and impounded, despite an alleged lack of probable cause. -
Former Penn State majorette says she faced harassment from her coach, and school did not stop it
WILLIAMSPORT – A former majorette at Penn State University claims she was subject to unrelenting sexual and gender harassment from her coach during her four-year tenure in the school’s band, and that school officials did nothing to stop the coach’s behavior. -
Penn State University and multimedia rights provider locked in litigation over RFP process
WILLIAMSPORT – Penn State University contends that its request-for-proposal (RFP) rights to secure a new multimedia contract, are being impeded and/or violated by its current and longtime provider of such content.