SCRANTON – Schuylkill County officials are looking to dismiss a sprawling sexual harassment lawsuit brought against them by four anonymous County employees, claiming the plaintiffs did not seek proper authorization to proceed under an anonymous designation.
PHILADELPHIA – A Philadelphia attorney alleges that improper conduct on the part of Pierce Bainbridge founder John M. Pierce, in the form of threatening an unauthorized legal malpractice suit, was done in an attempt to notch a dismissal in a fee-sharing dispute matter.
Public Storage Mid-Atlantic is facing a liability lawsuit involving a Chester County man who alleges negligence on the part of the company related to his slipping on a stack of plastic chair mats on their premises.
ALLENTOWN – Counsel for a New Jersey man jailed by Bethlehem authorities for allegedly soliciting sex with what he believed was a 14-year-old girl and who then sued for false arrest, claims in a pre-trial memorandum their client was not responsible for the crimes he was suspected of committing.
ALLENTOWN – Lancaster County argues it should be dismissed from a wrongful death lawsuit filed by a local woman, who witnessed her schizophrenic and bipolar son being shot to death by a local police officer.
MEDIA – The daughters of a Delaware County nursing home resident contend that she was improperly cared for by the staff of the facility where she was living and that same level of sub-standard care is what directly caused her death.
MEDIA – A pair of local women have launched litigation against a day spa in Media, alleging they were sexually assaulted by one of its massage therapists and that the spa facility failed to prevent or address the incidents.
PHILADELPHIA – A six-figure financial dispute between collectors of rare “Magic: The Gathering” playing cards that is centered on fraud accusations will soon go to trial in a Philadelphia federal court.
ALLENTOWN – Numerous counts have been dismissed against municipal and state authorities in the false arrest case of a New Jersey man apprehended through a sting operation for allegedly soliciting sex with who he believed was a 14-year-old girl.
PHILADELPHIA – Sunoco argues that a nuisance lawsuit filed by a Chester County couple due to the construction of the Mariner East pipeline for oil and gas products through their neighborhood should be dismissed for lack of jurisdiction.
PHILADELPHIA – Counsel for the Borough of West Chester have countered a lawsuit filed against the municipality and its mayor which challenges the constitutionality of their emergency declaration orders issued during the coronavirus pandemic, as one which would “compromise” relief efforts against COVID-19.
WILLIAMSPORT – A federal judge has upheld the suspension of a high school football player and top state-ranked wrestler, imposed for violations of the Southern Columbia Area School District’s drug and alcohol policy for students.
HARRISBURG – The City of Harrisburg and a Maryland law firm have won dismissal of a case brought by an architect who sued them for alleged copyright infringement, over allegedly using his draft chapters for developing a new comprehensive land plan.
The following cases categorized as "personal injury" were on the docket in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on Nov. 23. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
PHILADELPHIA – A pair of West Chester residents have filed suit against their municipality and its mayor and challenged the constitutionality of their emergency declaration orders issued during the coronavirus pandemic, while the mayor believes the litigation is borne out of a desire for political gain.
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania reported the following activity in the suit brought by Estate of Ruth J. Greenspan against 2050 Old West Chester Pike LLC, Apex Global Solutions LLC, Apex Healthcare Partners LLC, Jacob Karmel, Platinum Health at Westgate LLC, D B A, Westgate Hills Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, Platinum Healthcare Group LLC, Platinum PA Holdings LLC and Vintage Healthcare LLC on Nov. 23.
PHILADELPHIA – A pair of West Chester residents have filed suit against their municipality and its mayor and challenged the constitutionality of their emergency declaration orders issued during the coronavirus pandemic, while the mayor believes the litigation is borne out of a desire for political gain.
PHILADELPHIA – A Chester County couple allege that they have lost the quiet use of their residence, due to the construction of the Mariner East pipeline for oil and gas products through their neighborhood.
