U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania Erie Division
Recent News About U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania Erie Division
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$1.1M settlement proposed in class action versus Gannon University over its format during COVID-19
ERIE – An undergraduate student who filed a class action lawsuit against Gannon University, claiming that he and others were deprived of the on-campus education and experience they paid for when the COVID-19 pandemic occurred and learning shifted to remote status, now looks to have the case settled for $1.1 million. -
Class action plaintiffs who alleged that lender violated cap on interest rates refuse arbitration compulsion
ERIE – A pair of in-state plaintiffs who alleged that a Delaware-based lender has violated Pennsylvania guidelines setting a cap on interest rates, are now rejecting an attempt to have their class action litigation against that same lender sent to arbitration. -
Delaware lender wants arbitration in class action suit alleging improper cap on interest rates
ERIE – A Delaware-based lender is looking to compel arbitration in a class action where Pennsylvania plaintiffs allege the defendant violated guidelines setting a cap on interest rates. -
Federal judge rules that undated mail-in ballots must be accepted in Pennsylvania, per Civil Rights Act
ERIE – A federal judge recently decided that per the Materiality Provision of the Civil Rights Act, undated mail-in ballots must be accepted as valid votes by all county boards of election in Pennsylvania – a decision to have tremendous import in next year’s presidential election, which will once again likely see the Keystone State as a battleground. -
Gannon University settles class action claims that it didn't refund fees during COVID-19
ERIE – Gannon University looks to have settled class action claims which charged that students were deprived of the on-campus education and experience they paid for, when the COVID-19 pandemic occurred and learning shifted to remote status. -
Class action: Delaware lender violated Pa. state rules on capping loan interest rates
ERIE – A pair of in-state plaintiffs have alleged that a Delaware-based lender has violated Pennsylvania guidelines setting a cap on interest rates, and has filed class action litigation against that same lender. -
Gannon University refutes class action claims that it didn't refund fees during COVID-19
ERIE – Gannon University believes that a class action lawsuit brought against it which charged that students were deprived of the on-campus education and experience they paid for, when the COVID-19 pandemic occurred and learning shifted to remote status, fails to state a claim upon which relief could be granted. -
Class action suit: Gannon University accepted student tuition fees, despite COVID-19 pandemic
ERIE – An undergraduate student has filed a class action lawsuit against Gannon University, charging that he and others were deprived of the on-campus education and experience they paid for, when the COVID-19 pandemic occurred and learning shifted to remote status. -
Federal judge grants fee awards in class action against Nevada retailer
ERIE – A federal judge has certified a class action lawsuit and given final approval to a settlement in litigation against a Nevada-based retailer of bags and other merchandise that claimed its website does not support Screen Reader software for the visually impaired and thus violated the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 – in addition to having granted plaintiff counsel’s requests for attorney’s fees and an incentive award. -
Counsel looking for $45K fees in settlement for ADA class action versus Nevada bag retailer
ERIE – Class action litigation against a Nevada-based retailer of bags and other merchandise which claimed its website does not support Screen Reader software for the visually-impaired and thus violates the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 is close to wrapping up, with the settlement awaiting final approval and plaintiff counsel seeking an agreed-upon $45,000 in attorneys’ fees. -
Magistrate judge OK's class certification, proposed settlement for ADA suit versus Nevada company
ERIE – A federal judge has certified a class action lawsuit and given approval to a preliminary settlement, for litigation against a Nevada-based retailer of bags and other merchandise which claims its website does not support Screen Reader software for the visually-impaired and thus violates the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. -
Settlement in the works between legally blind man and Nevada bag retailer, over ADA claims
ERIE – As its designated plaintiff, a local man considered legally blind will oversee a class action lawsuit against a Nevada-based retailer of bags and other merchandise, alleging its website does not support Screen Reader software for the visually-impaired and thus violates the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. -
Election boards oppose legal attempt to compel them to accept undated mail-in ballots
ERIE – Two county boards of election have opposed litigation from six voters’ rights groups against acting Secretary of the Commonwealth Leigh M. Chapman and all of the county boards of election statewide, in order to compel officials to accept undated mail-in ballots and “not disenfranchise voters based on an immaterial paperwork error.” -
Settlement for Erie man who alleged U.S. government entities didn't find his prostate cancer
ERIE – An Erie man who brought litigation against the U.S. government and the Department of Veterans Affairs and claimed that they negligently failed to pronounce an early diagnosis of his prostate cancer, has settled his case. -
Voters' groups suing state election officials over the counting of mail-in ballots
ERIE – Six voters’ rights groups have launched litigation against acting Secretary of the Commonwealth Leigh M. Chapman and all of the county boards of election statewide, in order to compel official to accept undated mail-in ballots and “not disenfranchise voters based on an immaterial paperwork error.” -
Oil City man ready to settle with Little League Baseball for injuries he suffered when struck by an errant ball
ERIE – A Western Pennsylvania man who suffered severe injuries to his teeth after being struck by a baseball more than nine years ago and claimed that Little League Baseball promised him and his family that its insurance would cover his full medical damages and later reneged on that promise, is ready to settle his case. -
Man who alleged malicious prosecution for murder he was later exonerated for, settles claims
ERIE – A Pennsylvania man who alleged he was erroneously arrested for homicide by Oil City police authorities in 2019 and caused to serve the better part of two years in prison, for a crime in which it was later proven that he did not commit, has settled his claims for malicious prosecution. -
Judge rejects attempt of Meadville couple, who sought new trial in trucking accident case
ERIE – A federal judge has denied a motion for a new trial to a Meadville couple who sued an Ohio trucking firm and one of its drivers, after the defendants were found not negligent in an accident with the husband-plaintiff more than five years ago. -
Ohio trucking company and driver oppose plaintiffs' attempt at obtaining new trial
ERIE – An Ohio trucking firm and one of its drivers, after being found not negligent in an accident with a Meadville man, are opposing the plaintiffs’ attempt to motion for a new trial on the grounds of improper jury instruction. -
Meadville man hit by tractor-trailer and wife motion for new trial, after losing initial jury verdict
ERIE – A federal court jury has ruled that an Ohio trucking firm and one of its drivers acted fully without negligence after a Meadville man was run over by his tractor-trailer, but the plaintiffs have already motioned for a new trial on the basis of the jury being given improper instructions as to the charges being considered.