PITTSBURGH - AT&T has sued the City of New Castle and its city council for denying an 80-foot tower at a local school that it says would improve reliability and signal.
The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania reported the following activity in the suit brought by Michael J. Kopko against Range Resources Appalachia LLC on March 26: 'Notice Of Removal From Court Of Common Pleas Of Washington County, Case Number 2019-4103 (filing Fee, Including Administrative Fee, $400, Receipt Number 0315-5529301), Filed By Range Resources - Appalachia, Llc. (attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Exhibit 1-Including Complaint, # 3 Exhibit 2) (jv)'.
PHILADELPHIA – The Philadelphia-based American Law Institute continues its work on a Restatement meant to give legal clarity to the arena of consumer contracts - a project that has been put on the back-burner and serves as a "litmus test" as to how the influential group will be perceived, a member says.
PITTSBURGH – The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania on March 16 dismissed a motion to dismiss by the defendant in a lawsuit in which a woman is suing a medical service company for allegedly not paying overtime to therapists treating prison inmates.
PHILADELPHIA – An ex-constituent services worker for state Sen. Anthony Williams who claims she was fired before Christmas in 2018 and after contracting breast cancer did not properly plead a claim of age discrimination, counsel for the senator recently said.
Germantown Tool, a manufacturing company in Huntingdon Valley, Pa., will pay $105,000 and furnish significant equitable relief to settle a harassment and retaliation charge filed with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced.
PITTSBURGH – The mother of a young child allegedly killed as a result of being entangled in a mesh hammock has settled a lawsuit with its manufacturers and major retailer Walmart for wrongful death-related damages.
PENSACOLA, Fla. – All Philadelphia-area plaintiffs attached to a lawsuit against Bristol Myers-Squibb and Otsuka Pharmaceutical in connection with prescription medication Abilify have been dismissed from the suit, after allegedly defying court orders and failing to provide basic information about their claims.
PITTSBURGH – An Allegheny County man is suing a Penn Hills business, including three of its employees, alleging he was assaulted by the three employees after they removed him from the establishment.
The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania reported the following activity in the suit brought by Fred C. Cramer against Range Resources Pine Mountain Inc. on March 5: 'Notice Of Removal From Washington County, Case Number 2020-523. Copies Attached Complaint. ( Filing Fee, Including Administrative Fee, $400, ), Filed By Range Resources-Pine Mountain, Inc.. (attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Exhibit 1, # 3 Exhibit 2) (sdp)'.
HARRISBURG – In the lead-up to the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania hearing arguments on Hammons v. Ethicon, Inc. next week, an amicus brief attached to six organizations representing tort reform and business interests in the state says recent U.S. Supreme Court rulings governing personal jurisdiction are being ignored.
WASHINGTON – A teacher at a KinderCare Learning Center has been accused of taking inappropriate pictures of a student and then sharing them with other adults.
HARRISBURG – The future of both pelvic mesh lawsuits and the concept of personal jurisdiction in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania have the potential to be greatly impacted by arguments and a forthcoming decision in the Hammons v. Ethicon case, set to be argued before the state Supreme Court next week on March 10.
The following cases categorized as "civil - tort - motor vehicle" were on the docket in the Delaware County Court of Common Pleas on Feb. 21. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
The following cases categorized as "civil - tort - motor vehicle" were on the docket in the Delaware County Court of Common Pleas on Feb. 20. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
The following cases categorized as "civil nr - lien - commonwealth of pa" were on the docket in the Delaware County Court of Common Pleas on Feb. 19. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact: