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Delaware County Court of Common Pleas: Actions Taken on Oct. 26, 2023
The Delaware County Court of Common Pleas reported the following activity on Oct. 26, 2023 in the suits below:
Montgomery County claims firing of dispatcher for not wearing mask during COVID-19 was justified
PHILADELPHIA – Montgomery County argues that it had the right to fire one of its former employees when she refused to wear a mask in the workplace during the COVID-19 pandemic – though she alleged that refusal was only to avoid triggering symptoms of her post-traumatic stress disorder.
Coopersburg woman reiterates false arrest and other claims from Upper Saucon Township police
ALLENTOWN – A Lehigh County woman maintains allegations that in response to a wellness check call initiated by a friend, several officers from the Upper Saucon Township Police Department responded with an improper seizure, assault and false arrest.
Lawsuit: Postal employee received chemical burns from drain cleaner being shipped
PITTSBURGH – A United States Postal Service employee alleges that she suffered third-degree chemical burns, when a drain cleaner product being sent through the mail leaked through its thin packaging and made contact with her body.
Sharon Hill settles suit over shooting at football game for $1 million
PHILADELPHIA – On behalf of their minor child who had been struck by a bullet during a shooting at youth football game in Sharon Hill, one which also killed an 8-year-old girl, their parent has settled with the Borough of Sharon Hill for $1 million.
Valcarce, Waughn Secure Immediate Release for Pro Bono Client
Bianca Valcarce and Casey Waughn, lawyers in Armstrong Teasdale’s Philadelphia and St. Louis offices, respectively, recently achieved a favorable outcome for a pro bono client as part of the Second Look Project.
Delaware County Court of Common Pleas: Actions Taken on Oct. 25, 2023
The Delaware County Court of Common Pleas reported the following activity on Oct. 25, 2023 in the suits below:
Scranton and its mayor move to dismiss civil rights suit from former political TV show host
SCRANTON – The City of Scranton and its mayor have motioned to dismiss a lawsuit from a Scranton man who hosted a television program on political issues, and alleged that authorities from the City of Scranton and Lackawanna County disrupted and then canceled his broadcast, because in his view, the defendants disagreed with his views and those of many of his guests.
Delaware County and Council oppose requested injunction over selection procedure for board of elections
MEDIA – Delaware County and its Council have opposed calls for an injunction preventing them from enforcing an ordinance governing the selection of members to the local Board of Elections, in response to an argument from the County’s Republican Party Chairman that it allegedly violates state election code.
Westmoreland County woman who said light bulb fell from music venue's ceiling and hit her settles case
PITTSBURGH – A Westmoreland County woman who alleged she was injured at a music concert, when a long, fluorescent light bulb fell from the ceiling of the concert venue and landed on top of her head, has settled her case.
N.J. man says Pa. state trooper conducted unreasonable search and seizure of his vehicle
WILLIAMSPORT – A New Jersey man claims that a Pennsylvania State Police officer unreasonably searched his car by threatening to have the car towed and impounded, despite an alleged lack of probable cause.
Jury hands down near $1B verdict for man who was paralyzed after seatbelt allegedly failed
PHILADELPHIA – A Philadelphia jury issued a near $1 billion verdict on Monday in the trial of a man who sustained permanent paralysis injuries when the seatbelt of his Mitsubishi sports car allegedly failed during a collision in 2017.
Delaware County Court of Common Pleas: Actions Taken on Oct. 24, 2023
The Delaware County Court of Common Pleas reported the following activity on Oct. 24, 2023 in the suits below:
Fox Rothschild Recognized by Leadership Council on Legal Diversity for Third Year
Fox Rothschild LLP is proud to be named a Top Performer and Compass Award winner for the third consecutive year by the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD), a sign of the firm’s ongoing commitment to building a more inclusive legal profession.
Lancaster looking to dismiss Monell count in civil rights suit over restaurant altercation arrest
ALLENTOWN – The City of Lancaster is looking to dismiss a count for Monell liability lodged against it, in litigation brought by a woman who contended her civil rights were violated when Lancaster police officers arrested and took her into custody, subsequent to her having had a verbal altercation with a patron at a local restaurant.
Suit: Boy was injured on metal plate at Dutch Wonderland theme park
LANCASTER – The mother of a young boy allegedly injured on a metal plate at the Dutch Wonderland theme park has sued the park, its ownership and affiliated companies, claiming that their collective negligence led to her son’s injuries.
Case over bar assault which ended with a part of the plaintiff's nose bitten off is settled
LANCASTER – A local man who alleged that a Lancaster pub and its employees were negligent in failing stop an assault on him by another customer, an incident which ended with a part of the plaintiff’s nose being bitten off, settled his claims.
Plaintiffs secure $175M jury verdict against Monsanto, in first Roundup trial in Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA – In the first local trial against the manufacturers of weed killer product Roundup, a Philadelphia jury found on Friday both that the product caused the cancer of the 83-year-old plaintiff, and that the failure to warn of the product’s carcinogenic properties justified a $175 million verdict.
Delaware County Court of Common Pleas: Actions Taken on Oct. 23, 2023
The Delaware County Court of Common Pleas reported the following activity on Oct. 23, 2023 in the suits below:
Specialty chemical firm wants to dismiss Pa. DEP's $2M+ remediation lawsuit
PITTSBURGH – A Williamsport-based specialty chemical firm is looking to dismiss litigation from the state’s Department of Environmental Protection, which is looking to recoup more than $2 million in costs, from a remediation and removal process it undertook and completed to remove hazardous substances from a Rochester warehouse property.