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.
HARRISBURG – With a growing number of lawsuits being filed against businesses statewide as the coronavirus pandemic continues, voices in the capital grow louder for Gov. Tom Wolf and the General Assembly to institute more broad-based liability protections for companies.
The following cases categorized as "labor" were on the docket in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on June 10. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
The following cases categorized as "contract" were on the docket in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on June 8. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania reported the following activities in the suit brought by Yvonne Woodring against Equity Lifestyle Properties Inc. on June 10.
SCRANTON – A pair of former servers of a Longhorn Steakhouse restaurant in Wilkes-Barre claim they were subjected to a long line of sexual assaults on the job at the hands of the restaurant’s managing partner, and were fired when they objected to his alleged behavior.
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania reported the following activity in the suit brought by Woods Resources Inc. against Streamline Healthcare Solutions LLC on June 8.
PITTSBURGH - The lawsuit brought by men who claim they were paid less than fellow Moon Area School District teachers because they are men will continue, as on April 16 a federal judge denied each sides' motion for summary judgment.
PHILADELPHIA – A U.S. District Judge granted in part and denied in part BMW of North America’s motion to dismiss a case concerning alleged defects in its luxury cars.
PITTSBURGH – A state court judge has overruled objections from a Pittsburgh McDonald’s restaurant, in the course of litigation brought by an Allegheny County man who alleged he sustained a vertebrae fracture when he and his wife were assaulted at the restaurant by three of its employees.
The following cases categorized as "320 assault libel & slander" were on the docket in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania on March 16. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
The following cases categorized as "personal injury" were on the docket in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on March 13. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
The following cases categorized as "320 assault libel & slander" were on the docket in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania on March 13. 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 March 13. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
