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Federal judge sends dispute between natural gas company and citizens opposed to pipeline to Environmental Hearing Board
HARRISBURG – Due to a question of subject matter jurisdiction, a federal judge has sent litigation pitting a natural gas company against West Rockhill Township and a group of ecologically-concerned citizens to the Pennsylvania Environmental Hearing Board for further proceedings. -
Hispanic office manager's discrimination case against ex-employer is stayed, after reaching impasse with counsel
ALLENTOWN – Litigation between a fired office manager of Hispanic origin and her former place of business, a Philadelphia law firm, which alleged that the plaintiff and a fellow co-worker were discriminated against during their tenure because of their ethnic background, has been stayed due to the plaintiff’s counsel leaving the case. -
In Pa. case, defendants deny they withheld large amounts of legal bills payments from Armstrong Teasdale
PHILADELPHIA – Two defendants among a group accused of $3.5 million in non-payment of legal bills to a Missouri law firm deny that they committed any such offense, and that the firm never represented them in any relevant litigation. -
Whitehall Borough says it didn't violate proprietor's due process rights through selective enforcement of skill games policy
PITTSBURGH – Whitehall Borough claims that a local store owner’s lawsuit alleging that policy towards skill machines and mechanical device licenses is being selectively enforced against him in violation of state and federal law, is groundless and that his constitutional rights do not extend to being granted such a license. -
Plaintiff says racial prejudice led to her 13-year-old son being detained and falsely accused of retail theft at Dollar Store
HARRISBURG – A Harrisburg woman claims that her 13 year-old son was racially targeted by management at a local Dollar Store and falsely accused of shoplifting, nearly being arrested by police who responded to the scene. -
McDonald's looking for judgment against plaintiff who alleged supervisor sexually harassed her during job interview
PHILADELPHIA – McDonald’s seeks summary judgment in a case brought by a teenager who alleged that one of its managers showed her sexually graphic photos on his phone during her job interview, by arguing that the plaintiff hasn’t properly pled or supported her claims. -
Former high school football coach stands by defamation claims against Pine-Richland School District
PITTSBURGH – An Allegheny County man who served as a high school football head coach for eight years stands by assertions that he was defamed by school district officials with false claims that he permitted hazing and bullying in the football program. -
Lawsuit: Man suffers burns on feet due to defective heating element in sauna
PITTSBURGH — A man is suing the manufacturer of a sauna booth after suffering severe burns on his feet. Alphonso Muhammad filed a complaint Nov. 23 in the U.S. -
CHOP wins jury verdict over longtime anesthesiologist who sued it for age discrimination
PHILADELPHIA – After a jury trial, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia has prevailed over an age-based employment discrimination lawsuit filed against it by one of its longtime anesthesiologists. -
Legal observers who attended George Floyd protest claim Philly police officer assaulted them with baton
PHILADELPHIA – A pair of legal observers who attended a local protest after the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis say they were attacked by police responding to the event and suffered a multitude of serious injuries. -
Companies deny cross-claims in $350K injury suit brought by Philly poll worker, who was hurt after trying to repair machine
PHILADELPHIA – Two separate companies named in a lawsuit filed by an election poll worker, which alleged she suffered a broken arm when she was asked to repair a faulty voting machine herself, mutually and steadfastly deny cross-claims levied against them by one of their co-defendants. -
Woman claims negligent pressure cooker design caused her severe burns
JOHNSTOWN — A consumer alleges she suffered severe burns from a pressure cooker due to the product's defective design. -
Cozen O’Connor Commercial Litigation Department Named Pennsylvania Litigation Department of the Year
Cozen O’Connor Commercial Litigation Department Named Pennsylvania Litigation Department of the Year. -
Bensalem gym denies it acted negligently and caused woman's injurious fall from treadmill
PHILADELPHIA – A Bensalem fitness facility discounts all liability towards a negligence lawsuit it faces from a Philadelphia couple, who claimed that it was negligent in maintaining the safety of its treadmill machines, leading the wife-plaintiff to fall off said machine and suffer severe injuries. -
Ex-East Bradford Township public works employee says deposition he gave was protected speech, immune from reprisal
PHILADELPHIA – A former employee for East Bradford Township’s Public Works Department has responded to his former supervisor’s argument attempting to invalidate his retaliation and civil rights claims, by asserting a deposition he gave was protected speech and yet faced professional reprisal for it nonetheless. -
Philly man says unnamed police officer brutally assaulted him during George Floyd protest last year
PHILADELPHIA – A local man alleges an unnamed Philadelphia police officer committed a brutal assault against him during his participation in protests surrounding the Minneapolis killing of George Floyd last year, and that the City of Philadelphia is also liable for the excessive force he suffered in that incident. -
Medical professionals hit back at Va. woman's claims that they caused her Erb's Palsy and other injuries at birth
HARRISBURG – Medical professionals accused of negligence by a Virginia woman, who alleged her Erb’s Palsy and arm and shoulder injuries were the result of her being delivered in a hazardous and dangerous manner in a Pennsylvania hospital, have denied any responsibility for her injuries. -
Nevada ammunition distributor settles claims against Dick's Sporting Goods for $123K in Pa. federal court
PITTSBURGH – A Nevada ammunition distributor and prominent sporting goods retailer Dick’s Sporting Goods have recently resolved an ongoing dispute between them in a Pennsylvania court for more than $123,000, just in advance of trial. -
Judge tosses lawsuit brought by wife of Tyson Foods supervisor who died of COVID-19
PHILADELPHIA – The widow of a meatpacking supervisor for Tyson Foods who brought litigation against the company in claiming that its deficient precautions to protect against COVID-19 led to her husband’s death from the disease last year, has seen her case dismissed by a federal judge. -
Reading Recreation Commission denies responsibility for ex-employee's sexual abuse of 11-year-old girl
ALLENTOWN – The Reading Recreation Commission seeks to dismiss litigation that one of its former employees committed repeated acts of sexual abuse against a then-11-year-old girl, and that it both failed to stop the abuse from happening and violated the plaintiff’s constitutional rights.