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Fencing academy owner alleging defamation from MyLife.com says arbitration provision was hidden in user terms
PHILADELPHIA – Counsel for a Bucks County man and fencing instruction facility continues to disagree with the MyLife.com website’s argument that the dispute between the parties should be governed by an arbitration agreement, arguing that the agreement wasn’t obviously mentioned in the site’s terms and conditions. -
MyLife website denies it defamed Bucks County fencing instructor, and wants summary judgment arbitration
PHILADELPHIA – The MyLife.com website wants to dismiss litigation from a Bucks County man and fencing instruction facility through summary judgment, arguing that the matter should be governed by an arbitration agreement contained in the site’s terms and conditions. -
Choice Hotels update: Company wins motion to compel arbitration with group of franchisees suing it for racial discrimination
ALLENTOWN – The Choice Hotels organization has had granted its motion to compel arbitration and stay all proceedings in a lawsuit brought by the company’s franchisees, who claimed they have been overcharged inflated fees to increase the group’s revenue and have been subjected to discriminatory treatment based on race. -
Harassment at Longhorn update: Steakhouse says servers' case doesn't belong in court
SCRANTON – Longhorn Steakhouse argues two former servers at its Wilkes-Barre restaurant location have failed to convince that their dispute shouldn’t be governed by the company’s internal dispute resolution process and further, by the Federal Arbitration Act. -
Longhorn Steakhouse says Federal Arbitration Act precludes harassment dispute and suit from ex-servers
SCRANTON – In opposing the sexual harassment complaint of two former servers at its Wilkes-Barre restaurant location, Longhorn Steakhouse says the lawsuit is governed and precluded by the Federal Arbitration Act. -
Choice Hotels wants to compel arbitration with over 90 franchisees suing it in Pa. federal court for discrimination
ALLENTOWN – The Choice Hotels organization is seeking to compel arbitration and stay all proceedings in a lawsuit brought by the company’s franchisees, who claimed they have been overcharged inflated fees to increase the group’s revenue and have been subjected to discriminatory treatment based on race. -
Despite corporate bankruptcy, pilot's lawsuit against OneJet airline is reinstated by federal judge
PITTSBURGH – The figurative wheels are back up on a lawsuit between a pilot and the California airline he worked for, one he alleges subjected him to negligent, prolonged carbon monoxide exposure in the planes he was flying. -
SCOTUS declines review, agrees with Third Circuit on abiding by state and federal aircraft design standards without pre-emption
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Supreme Court has concurred with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in ruling that abiding by state and federal design standards for aircraft components without federal pre-emption is permissible. -
DOJ tells SCOTUS to overturn decision on who enforces standards for aircraft engines; Boeing issue cited
WASHINGTON – According to an amici brief filed by the Solicitor General with the U.S. Supreme Court, design standards for aircraft engines are the exclusive purview of the federal government and not applicable state law – a counter-argument to a U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit ruling which said such pre-emption was not required. -
Judge compels arbitration updates in wrongful termination suit between Ritz-Carlton Hotel and former manager
PHILADELPHIA – A federal judge has ordered both a former manager at The Ritz-Carlton Hotel suing his former employer for wrongful termination and the hotel company itself to provide the court regular updates on the status of ongoing arbitration proceedings in their case. -
Pilot's injury lawsuit against OneJet airlines stayed due to pending bankruptcy proceeding
PITTSBURGH – A pending bankruptcy proceeding has put the wheels down on a lawsuit between a pilot and the California airline he worked for, one he alleges subjected him to negligent, prolonged carbon monoxide exposure in the planes he was flying. -
Pa. man's suit saying he suffered spinal injuries on United Airlines flight is dismissed
PHILADELPHIA – A Pennsylvania man who claimed he was injured on a United Airlines flight from Philadelphia to Denver and sued the airline for breach of contract, breach of warranty and negligence has had the litigation dismissed for failure to state a claim upon which relief could be granted. -
Wrongful death lawsuit connected to fatal 2016 plane crash apparently settled; Plaintiffs were seeking $5 million
PHILADELPHIA – A wrongful death lawsuit brought by the family of a deceased airplane pilot, which suggested negligence and technological failure on the part of the defendants caused the fatal crash, was recently dismissed in federal court. -
Lawsuit: Plane filled with carbon monoxide and 'wet sock' smell, causing pilot to pass out
PITTSBURGH – A pilot for a California airline says he finds himself grounded by not receiving medical clearance to return to his job, due to medical complications resulting from negligent, prolonged carbon monoxide exposure in the planes he was flying. -
Wrongful death lawsuits filed against Canadian flight school, manufacturers and FAA in 2016 plane crash
HARRISBURG – A combined pair of multimillion-dollar lawsuits have been filed in Pennsylvania federal court revolving around a fatal plane crash in October 2016, charging a Canadian flight school, a North Carolina airplane component manufacturer and the Federal Aviation Administration with negligence in failing to prevent the accident. -
Airport Authority's preliminary objections overruled in dispute with Monroe County homeowners
An airport authority isn’t entitled to its preliminary objections in a lawsuit that sparked after a couple claimed planes flew too close to their property, the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania determined on October 15. -
Wrongful termination case filed by former manager of Ritz-Carlton Hotel suspended, sent to arbitration
PHILADELPHIA – Arbitration has been chosen to resolve a dispute between a former manager at The Ritz-Carlton Hotel and the hotel company itself, with the plaintiff believing the business violated the Age Discrimination in Employment Act and Pennsylvania Human Relations Act when it terminated him almost five years ago. -
Federal judge denies motion for reconsideration from autism charity that said its freight broker was negligent
PHILADELPHIA - A federal judge has denied a motion for reconsideration from a Pennsylvania charity that claimed it found new evidence to support its claim that the charity freight broker’s negligence led to a third-party load carrier damaging one of the charity’s deliveries in transit and injuring one of its volunteers. -
Federal judge: Litigation funder Thrivest not allowed to arbitrate dispute with ex-NFL player
PHILADELPHIA – A Pennsylvania federal judge has ruled that a litigation funder which pursued financial recovery against a former National Football League player who allegedly failed to repay it a $500,000 loan, will not be allowed to arbitrate the matter. -
Two defendants seek dismissal of Teva Pharmaceuticals trade secrets lawsuit
PHILADELPHIA – Two defendants named by Teva Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. in a July 7 Trade Secrets Act and Computer Fraud and Abuse Act lawsuit have asked the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania to dismiss the cases against them.