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Senior citizen's cryptocurrency fraud case against Dollar Bank remanded to state court
PITTSBURGH – A federal judge has remanded litigation brought by a senior citizen to state court, a case which alleges the bank failed to protect her and her sizable accounts from fraud and resulted in her losing millions of dollars to con artists. -
Lancaster religious order's faith infringement suit against gas pipeline group appealed to Third Circuit
ALLENTOWN – A religious order who alleged its rights to practice its faith were being infringed through construction of a natural gas pipeline and lost in federal court for lack of jurisdiction, have appealed their case to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. -
Eckert Seamans Welcomes Alaina Wartman
Eckert Seamans Welcomes Alaina Wartman. -
Improper service may lead to dismissal of lawsuit against MMA Capital Holdings, concerning corporate merger
PHILADELPHIA – A lawsuit against MMA Capital Holdings, Inc. and its Board of Directors, which claimed the defendants withheld key information about a proposed merger between itself and two other corporations, may be dismissed by a federal judge if the defendants aren’t provided proper service of the complaint. -
Man who suffered severe eye injuries from "Hold-Zit" strap device has case transferred to North Carolina federal court
PITTSBURGH – The case of a Western Pennsylvania man who said he lost his right eye, suffered permanent blindness and other injuries after his eye and face were struck by a “Hold-Zit” strap device, has been transferred to a North Carolina federal court. -
Suit from gun rights group challenging Philly's ban on 3D-printed guns is sent to state court
PHILADELPHIA – A federal judge has remanded to state court the case of a Virginia organization representing the rights of firearms owners who claimed that a City of Philadelphia ordinance prohibiting anyone to use 3D printers to create firearms violates both state and federal laws. -
U.S. government says discretionary function exception nullifies suit of woman injured in Philly's Washington Square
PHILADELPHIA – The U.S. government denies liability for severe leg injuries that a local woman alleged she suffered in a fall over a metal barrier at Washington Square Park more than two years ago. -
Whitehall store owner's suit claiming skill games policy skirts law will now be heard in federal court
PITTSBURGH – A Whitehall Borough store owner’s lawsuit alleging that local policy towards skill machines and mechanical device licenses is being selectively enforced against him in violation of state and federal law, will now be heard in a Pennsylvania federal court. -
Third Circuit upholds dismissal of 'premature' suit from police officer who sued over medical benefits denial
PHILADELPHIA – A trio of judges from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit agreed with a lower federal court that an injured, part-time police officer filed suit for denial of her medical benefits too quickly, before the benefits themselves were officially denied. -
Financial firm will face claims from investors, like Lehigh University, that it mismanaged hedge funds during pandemic
NEW YORK – A federal judge has ruled that a German financial services company will face claims from investors that it wrongly administered hedge funds which took billions of dollars in losses, at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. -
Claims surrounding woman's burn injuries from microwave meatballs are groundless, says Sam's Club
PITTSBURGH – The parent company of Sam’s Club denies liability for burn injuries a Western Pennsylvania woman suffered when a plastic container allegedly failed and the meatballs fell onto her left foot, and countered that the claims are groundless. -
Butler County argues no truth to claims that probation officer was discriminated against for requesting medical leave
PITTSBURGH – Butler County counters litigation brought by a Butler probation officer who alleged he was discriminated against by his superiors for requesting time off due to stress and anxiety, by arguing that the officer’s version of events are mistaken and that his claims are baseless. -
Lawsuit filed after death of 12-year-old Lebanon boy, alleges child abuse went uninvestigated
HARRISBURG – One year after the death of a 12 year-old boy from an alleged long-standing pattern of child abuse, the chain of events which led to that event has become the crux of a wrongful death lawsuit now housed in a Pennsylvania federal court. -
PennDOT worker alleges harassment, discrimination
SCRANTON — A bisexual man claims he faced harassment, retaliation and discrimination while working for the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. Paul Haines filed a complaint Sept. 23 in the U.S. -
Holland trucking firm says Phila., U.S. Department of Transportation threatened to revoke its "Disadvantaged Business" status
PHILADELPHIA – A Bucks County trucking firm alleges that the City of Philadelphia and the U.S Department of Transportation has illegally threatened to revoke its certification to qualify as a “Disadvantaged Business Enterprise.” -
Litigation between student and Penn State University over rescinded Master's Degree looks to be delayed
PHILADELPHIA – Both parties in litigation pitting a student against Penn State University seek to delay trial proceedings, in a case which alleged the school rescinded her Master’s Degree more than a year and a half after she was awarded it and claimed that the plaintiff didn’t produce wholly original work. -
EEOC sues Gas Field Specialists for alleged ADA violation
SCRANTON — Pennsylvania-based Gas Field Specialists is facing a lawsuit from the federal government alleging it discriminated against a worker with cancer. -
Judge dismisses religious order's second lawsuit alleging natural gas pipeline infringes on its rights to practice their faith
ALLENTOWN – A federal judge has dismissed with prejudice a lawsuit from a religious order which alleged their rights to practice their faith were being infringed through construction of a natural gas pipeline, for lack of jurisdiction. -
Philly man says Licenses & Inspections Department has unfairly cited him and demolished his properties
PHILADELPHIA – A Philadelphia man alleges that the City of Philadelphia’s Licenses and Inspections Department has engaged in a campaign of unfair treatment against him for years, culminating in the Department demolishing two of his properties located adjacent to the scene of a fire in October 2019. -
Man who sued former employer for not accommodating his claustrophobia wins $15K in jury trial
PITTSBURGH – A Western Pennsylvania man has been awarded $15,000 by a Pittsburgh jury, after he sued his former employer, a fireworks company, for allegedly failing to accommodate his condition of claustrophobia.