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Media company says age and gender were not factors in termination of former marketing director
PHILADELPHIA – A local media company denies allegations it unjustly terminated its former promotions and marketing director on the basis of her age and gender. -
Delco couple say doors at Phila. Federal Reserve Bank knocked husband in head
PHILADELPHIA – A Delaware County couple allege that when the husband-plaintiff arrived at the Federal Reserve Bank in Philadelphia for a ceremony in which he was an invited guest, he was seriously injured when a security door opened into his head. -
Delaware County seeks summary judgment in discrimination case brought by former public defender it fired
PHILADELPHIA – Delaware County has filed for summary judgment in a case brought forward by a former county attorney of more than 40 years who returned to his duties as a public defender after suffering a stroke, and alleged he was fired from his role this year due to his age and disability. -
Stockholder alleges stamps.com CEO, board failed to disclose merger information in proxy statement
PHILADEPHIA — A stamps.com stockholder is alleging the company's CEO and board members failed to disclose pertinent merger information in a proxy statement. -
Chester County plaintiff settles claims with Downingtown Area School District, after attack from student
PHILADELPHIA – A Chester County woman who alleged that a local school district did not warn her that she was assigned to work with a student who had shown violent behavior, and as a result, that student attacked and injured her, has settled her claims with the district. -
Judge OKs mid-case appeal of pilot's carbon monoxide exposure lawsuit to Third Circuit
PITTSBURGH – A federal judge has approved a California-based airline’s attempt to obtain interlocutory review from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, in a lawsuit filed by a pilot allegedly poisoned by carbon monoxide exposure. -
Susquehanna River group sues Hanover Foods Corporation over alleged waterway pollution
HARRISBURG – A Pennsylvania waterway environmental group has launched litigation against a food processing company, charging it with having polluted Oil Creek and the Susquehanna River and violating the state Clean Streams Law and the federal Clean Water Act in the process. -
Judge rules against parents suing Tredyffrin/Easttown School Board wanting religious exemption to mask policy
PHILADELPHIA – A federal judge has denied an injunction sought by a group of parents from Chester County and Delaware County in legal action pitting them against their local school district, over the implementation of a health and safety plan which includes a mask mandate for students unless they receive a religious or medical exemption and regular COVID-19 testing. -
Third Circuit says lone text message not enough to prove former police sergeant's gender-discrimination claim
PHILADELPHIA – A federal appellate court recently decided that a lower court’s ruling to dismiss a former Philadelphia police sergeant’s hostile work environment claim was correct, in that the claim wasn’t supported beyond an errant text message. -
Ill. lender wants class action against it alleging illegal interest rates arbitrated or thrown out
PITTSBURGH – An Illinois online lender contends that a Washington County woman’s class action lawsuit claiming it charged usurious interest rates on loans it offered to its customers should be handled through arbitration, or alternatively dismissed. -
Man says his civil rights were violated when he was wrongly accused by police officer of raping his stepdaughter
PITTSBURGH – A Western Pennsylvania man alleges that his civil rights were violated when he was arrested for allegedly molesting and raping his stepdaughter, charges which he claims are untrue and were recanted by the girl. -
White Deer Township zoning board files for summary judgment in row over rejected application
WILLIAMSPORT – Following a similar move from Verizon, White Deer Township’s Zoning Hearing Board has also filed for summary judgment in a suit which claimed a municipal zoning board in North Central Pennsylvania violated federal law in denying it the opportunity to build a cell phone tower, and that the denial prevents a sizable area from obtaining its wireless telecommunications services. -
Patient alleges lack of fall prevention measures led to her traumatic brain injury
PHILADEPHIA — A former patient of an extended care facility claims lack of fall prevention procedures caused her to fall and suffer a traumatic brain injury. Maria R. -
Altoona couple say infant sleeping device caused the death of their three-month-old son
JOHNSTOWN – An Altoona couple claim a device created to assist babies in sleeping instead caused the death of their three-month-old son from Sudden Infant Death Syndrome due to the product’s inherent defects. -
Philly cops say immunity shields their actions in case over opiate overdose and subsequent death
PHILADELPHIA – Philadelphia police officers who have denied that they used excessive force on a Massachusetts man when responding to his opiate overdose and allegedly caused his death, counter that their actions are protected through qualified immunity. -
Pottstown Hospital wants to dismiss excessive force suit from woman arrested there
PHILADELPHIA – Pottstown Hospital and Tower Health are looking to dismiss a Chester County woman’s suit which alleged that she was subjected to excessive force when arrested there two years ago by various entities within the Pottstown Police Department, for failure to state a claim. -
Corrections officer disciplined for Facebook post says allegations against Philadelphia are sufficient
PHILADELPHIA – A local corrections officer who claimed that his First Amendment rights were violated when he was disciplined for speech made in a Facebook post to call for a rally in response to payroll policy breaches, now reiterates his pleadings and says they are solid enough to turn away a motion to dismiss. -
Greater Latrobe School District wants to consolidate hazing lawsuits from members of high school wrestling team
PITTSBURGH – Greater Latrobe School District is seeking to consolidate separate lawsuits filed by current or former students and their parents, regarding incidents of alleged hazing during the time the students were members of the wrestling team. -
Johnson & Johnson prevails in first talc cancer trial to come to Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA – After almost five weeks of trial, the first talcum powder/cancer trial in Philadelphia has resulted in a jury verdict victory for Johnson & Johnson, defeating claims that its baby powder product led a Bucks County woman to develop ovarian cancer. -
Third Circuit revives FOX 29 news anchor's improper image use case against Facebook, citing state IP law
PHILADELPHIA – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has reinstated litigation from a local television news anchor who sued a series of social media entities for an alleged improper use of her image across the Internet, overcoming a federal law which usually prevents lawsuits against third-party providers of online content due to the case focusing on intellectual property rights.