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Lawsuits against The Gap over arrests of Black women for shoplifting consolidated
HARRISBURG – The Gap has won consolidation of separate lawsuits concerning the same incident, where several Derry Township police officers allegedly committed wrongful arrest and process by profiling and taking into custody Black women shopping at the store for supposed theft, before later releasing them when it was learned that they had in fact committed no crime. -
Pittsburgh School District defends firing of teacher who allegedly made racist Facebook post
PITTSBURGH – The Pittsburgh School District and its entire Board of Education have defended the firing of a former veteran teacher, arguing that her posting of a right-wing article on her personal Facebook page accompanied by racist language was an offense punishable by termination. -
Comic creators with class action fraud case say federal jurisdiction is proper
HARRISBURG – More than three dozen comic creators have countered a Pennsylvania publisher’s dismissal motion towards their class action claims, suggesting that jurisdiction is correct on the federal court level given the large amount in collective damages they are seeking. -
Fox Welcomes Former Assistant U.S. Attorney Haley Warden-Rodgers to Litigation Group in Pittsburgh
Fox Welcomes Former Assistant U.S. Attorney Haley Warden-Rodgers to Litigation Group in Pittsburgh. -
FOX 29 news anchor's improper image use case against Facebook returns to District Court
PHILADELPHIA – A local television news anchor’s litigation against a series of social media entities for an alleged improper use of her image across the Internet is now back in a Philadelphia federal court, after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit reinstated it last fall. -
Judge grants partial stay to officers in civil case from man arguing he was wrongly convicted of murder
PHILADELPHIA – A federal judge has partially granted a stay to two police defendants from their involvement in the civil rights violation case of a man who argues he was erroneously convicted of three murders, for which he served 28 years in prison – since they feel their testimony may be used against them in another criminal case. -
Arbitration award reached in Philly couple's suit against Bensalem fitness facility
PHILADELPHIA – Litigation between a Philadelphia couple and a Bensalem fitness facility, which claimed that the gym was negligent in maintaining the safety of its treadmill machines and as a result the wife-plaintiff fell and suffered severe injuries, has resulted in an arbitration award. -
Former Hershey factory worker alleges company discriminated against African American employees
SCRANTON — A former Hershey factory worker alleges the company regularly discriminated against African American employees. -
Man alleges illegal search, seizure by Philadelphia PD during vigil
PHILADELPHIA — A man alleges he was illegally searched and detained by City of Philadelphia Police Officers during a candlelight memorial service. -
Parties contesting motion for judgment, in legal malpractice case linked to $1 million bankruptcy action
PITTSBURGH – Parties involved in litigation connected to allegedly inadequate representation of a Pennsylvania contractor, one who lost $1 million in an underlying bankruptcy action, are continuing to contest a motion for judgment on the pleadings to potentially decide the case. -
Clairton City School District maintains desire to dismiss ex-admin's racial discrimination suit
PITTSBURGH – Clairton City School District has re-argued that a lawsuit filed by a former administrative employee alleging that she faced racial discrimination in her time working there, failed to state claims upon which relief could be granted and did not show that the plaintiff is entitled to punitive damages. -
Philly judge says she was defamed by Daily Beast headline, which linked her to QAnon
PHILADELPHIA – A sitting Philadelphia judge has brought legal action against online news outlet The Daily Beast, charging it defamed her and damaged her standing as a jurist, when it printed that she was aligned with the QAnon group. -
Lawsuit over inadequate PPE transaction which allegedly violated RICO Act, is settled
ALLENTOWN – A lawsuit accusing a chain of other companies and individuals of conspiring to provide them with inauthentic equipment and violating the Racketeer Influenced Corrupt Organization (RICO) Act was recently settled. -
Montco woman settles age and gender termination case with media company
PHILADELPHIA – A Montgomery County woman who worked as a promotions and marketing director for a local media company and claimed she was unjustly terminated from her role on the basis of her age and gender, has settled her case. -
Black-owned EMS company withdraws case alleging racial conspiracy led to loss of contract with Veterans Affairs
HARRISBURG – A Black-owned EMS ambulance company in Western Pennsylvania has voluntarily dismissed its own litigation against a host of medical professionals and health care companies, which alleged it faced a conspiracy of racial discrimination on the part of the defendants. -
Black LGBTQ teacher sues Philadelphia schools
PHILADELPHIA — A Black LGBTQ teacher with the School District of Philadelphia alleges she faced discrimination and retaliation. -
Ex-Pond Lehocky attorney says firm fired him after cancer diagnosis and his raising overtime concerns
PHILADELPHIA – For the second time in a month, a prominent workers’ compensation law firm is the target of litigation from one of its former employees, with this plaintiff claiming it terminated him for seeking accommodations during his bout with testicular cancer. -
Judge throws out reckless investigation count in alleged molestation and rape case
PITTSBURGH – A federal judge has thrown out a count for reckless investigation, in a lawsuit brought by a Western Pennsylvania man who alleged that his civil rights were violated when he was arrested for allegedly molesting and raping his stepdaughter, charges which he claimed are untrue and were recanted by the girl. -
N.J. couple seeking stay of summary judgment and possible transfer of $229K fees case
PHILADELPHIA – A New Jersey couple accused of non-payment of more than $229,000 in legal fees from a Philadelphia law firm, are seeking to stay both a motion for summary judgment and a possible move to transfer the case to a federal court in the Garden State, based on a theory of improper venue. -
Litigation stayed between estate of man suspected of bicycle theft and City of Pittsburgh
PITTSBURGH – Litigation between the estate of a deceased man, who was tasered nine times by a local police officer due to being initially considered a suspect in a bicycle theft and who later died from his injuries, and the City of Pittsburgh has been stayed, in order for the parties to resolve the dispute.