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Decision in TCPA case will give defendants ammo to fight litigation, Pittsburgh lawyer says
PITTSBURGH – A Pittsburgh attorney says that a recent decision in a Louisiana federal court has resurrected the potential for defendants facing litigation under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act to claim that the law is unconstitutional in its entirety. -
Deadlocked U.S. Supreme Court upholds mail-in ballot deadline extension ruling from Pa. Supreme Court
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Supreme Court has upheld a ruling which will permit Pennsylvania to count mail-in ballots submitted up to three days after Election Day on Nov. 3, in a deadlocked decision of 4-4. -
Son of prison warden loses discrimination lawsuit
PITTSBURGH – A federal court in Pittsburgh has dismissed the constitutional lawsuit brought by a Fayette County Prison officer, who claimed he was targeted for a sexual harassment investigation and terminated because his father is the prison’s warden. -
Republican lawmaker introduces resolution to impeach Pa. Supreme Court Justice David Wecht
HARRISBURG – A Republican lawmaker has authored a resolution calling for the impeachment of Supreme Court of Pennsylvania Justice David N. Wecht, alleging that the judge is guilty of “misbehavior in office.” -
Third Circuit orders stay of ruling declaring Pa.'s COVID-19 orders unconstitutional
HARRISBURG – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has stayed a lower court’s ruling declaring Gov. Tom Wolf’s coronavirus emergency measures unconstitutional while the appeal process continues, thereby keeping restrictions on crowd sizes relating to the pandemic in place. -
Chester strip-search case update: Could become a class action
PHILADELPHIA – A man arrested for public intoxication who was subsequently strip-searched by the Chester Police Department is looking to certify his lawsuit as class action litigation, according to a recent filing. -
Judge rules Pennsylvania's COVID-19 prevention strategies are unconstitutional; Gov. Wolf vows to appeal
HARRISBURG – In a first-ever repudiation of policies taken by top state officials to protect the public during the coronavirus pandemic, a federal judge has declared parts of Gov. Tom Wolf’s virus prevention strategies to be unconstitutional. -
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. -
Sex change case update: Transgender makes argument against insurer
HARRISBURG – A transgender male state employee responds that federal laws preclude a Pennsylvania-affiliated health care provider from discriminating against him and denying insurance coverage for his gender/sex-affirming surgery. -
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. -
Judge temporarily stays litigation between developers of rivals Royal Farms and Wawa
PHILADELPHIA – A federal judge has stayed a New Jersey developer’s anti-trust litigation against a Pennsylvania competitor, which claimed the latter is conspiring to prevent it from developing a major retail project featuring the Royal Farms Convenience Store and in the vicinity of a Merck headquarters building. -
Time to throw out CFPB’s frivolous Navient lawsuit
Last month, the United States Supreme Court finally put the Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) into alignment with the rest of the executive branch of government by ruling that the CFPB Director is an at-will employee of the President of the United States. -
Supervisor's counsel says new U.S. Supreme Court ruling bars claims from postal worker claiming sex and HIV-positive discrimination
PHILADELPHIA – Counsel for a defendant named in a lawsuit from a former postal worker who claimed he was discriminated against and fired for being gay and HIV-positive, say a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision pertaining to sex-based discrimination further bars his claims. -
Woman in sexual harassment case says McDonald's defendants are in fact joint employers
PHILADELPHIA – A woman who alleged a McDonald’s franchise location manager harassed her with sexually graphic photos during her job interview argues her connection of the defendants as joint employers was properly pled. -
LEWIS BRISBOIS: Lewis Brisbois Expands Pittsburgh Labor & Employment Practice With New Partner Hire
Lewis Brisbois is pleased to welcome Sunshine R. Fellows to its Pittsburgh office as a partner in the firm’s Labor & Employment Practice. -
Man arrested for public intoxication and strip-searched by Chester police dismisses claims
PHILADELPHIA – Counsel for both a man arrested for public intoxication who was subsequently strip searched and the City of Chester have mutually agreed to dismiss multiple counts from the plaintiff’s amended lawsuit. -
McDonald's again tries to dismiss lawsuit of prospective employee who says she was sexually harassed at interview
PHILADELPHIA – After previously winning dismissal of some claims from a lawsuit brought by a woman who alleged a franchise location manager harassed her with sexually graphic photos during her job interview, McDonald’s is now trying to have the plaintiff’s second amended complaint dismissed. -
Judge orders imminent hearing for counties that sued Wolf over coronavirus shutdown order
PITTSBURGH – A federal judge has ordered an expedient hearing for a complaint brought by 17 plaintiffs, including four Pennsylvania counties and four members of the state House of Representatives, seeking declaratory judgments that their constitutional rights were violated by Gov. Tom Wolf’s business shutdown orders in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. -
Third Circuit to decide whether private lawyers can chase California-style jackpot in the name of government
PHILADELPHIA – Oral arguments in the extended standoff between the Sherwin-Williams Company and a Pennsylvania county hoping to use private lawyers to sue it over lead paint will take place today before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. -
Federal judge labels Chester Police's strip search of man arrested for public intoxication as 'unreasonable'
PHILADELPHIA – A federal judge has ruled the City of Chester’s policy of strip searching all offenders who are charged and intended to be held in custody for any length of time was unreasonable in the case of a man arrested for public intoxication.