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YMCA facility denies discriminating against and wrongly firing Black lifeguard
PHILADELPHIA – A local YMCA facility has denied allegations of racial discrimination lodged by a Black lifeguard, who claimed he was unjustly fired despite leading an emergency rescue situation, while the posted lifeguard, a Caucasian woman, was absent.
State College sued by auto financier after towed cars are given away
HARRISBURG - An automobile credit company is suing State College, claiming the city gives away cars as compensation to towing companies.
Former IHOP employee alleges racism, sexual harassment on-the-job
PITTSBURGH - A woman is suing the International House of Pancakes, claiming, among other things, she was locked in a freezer and subjected to sexual harassment.
Morgan Lewis Adds First-chair Trial Lawyer Aliza Karetnick in Philadelphia
Enhancing Morgan Lewis’s trial, business disputes, and crisis management capabilities, Aliza Karetnick, who most recently led Ballard Spahr’s commercial litigation and dispute resolution group and co-led its manufacturing and consumer products and class action litigation teams, joins as a partner in Philadelphia.
Attorney General Henry Reaches Settlement with Lehigh County Attorney and His Business for Misleading Advertising and Failure to Provide Services
Attorney General Michelle Henry announced a settlement agreement with attorney Erik M. Helbing, and his law firm Helbing Law, LLC, and Consumer Law Relief, LLC, which also does business as Helbing Law Group, LLC, regarding their misleading advertising practices and failure to provide debt settlement services.
Armstrong Teasdale Adds Trademark Partner Elizabeth O’Donoghue
Armstrong Teasdale announces the addition of Partner Elizabeth O’Donoghue, Ph.D., to the firm’s Trademark practice in Philadelphia.
Court: State AG can resolve opioid and other consumer protection suits, DA's can't
HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office has the ultimate authority in resolving litigation brought under the Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law and not the district attorneys of Philadelphia and Allegheny counties, per a first impression ruling from the Commonwealth Court.
Equipment operator allegedly fired for Facebook post loses claims from his case
SCRANTON – A transportation equipment operator who alleged that the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation failed to accommodate his disability and later fired him for alleged comments he made in a Facebook post has lost partial counts from his complaint, on order of a federal judge.
Makers of infant sleeping device that allegedly killed four-month-old will question his father
PHILADELPHIA – The makers of an infant sleeping device who allegedly failed to correct an inherent flaw in the product that resulted in the death of a nearly-four-month-old infant have been granted the opportunity to depose one of the plaintiffs while he is incarcerated on unrelated criminal charges.
Attorney who alleged other counsel stole his work product and refused to return it overcomes sanctions try
PITTSBURGH – A Western Pennsylvania attorney who alleged that proprietary information from his law firm is in the possession of other counsel and that those defendants have refused to return his information to him has overcome an attempt at sanctions levied against him by the defendants.
Female basketball coach says school district gave her job to a man
PITTSBURGH - A federal lawsuit says a female basketball coach was hired to head a middle school boys program but the job was then given to a man.
Lawsuit calls UPMC a monopsony, claims workers penalized
PITTSBURGH - A federal lawsuit says the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center used its power to pay workers less.
Attorney General, Department of Agriculture File Lawsuit to Halt Lancaster County Farm’s Illegal Distribution of Raw Milk and Other Products
Attorney General Michelle Henry, in collaboration with the state Department of Agriculture, announces the filing of a complaint against Miller’s Organic Farm, its owners, and related businesses.
“Limited Liability” Doesn’t Mean for Counsel: Ethical Considerations in Representing Organizations on February 2, 2024
Deborah Winokur will speak on the panel ”’Limited Liability’ Doesn’t Mean for Counsel: Ethical Considerations in Representing Organizations” at the 2024 Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers Mid-Year Meeting.
Employment Attorney Jeremy Farrell Awarded Mediation Certification
Tucker Arensberg attorney Jeremy V. Farrell earned certification for mediation, joining his other colleagues who handle arbitrations, mediation, and alternative dispute resolution matters in Tucker Arensberg’s Alternate Dispute Resolution (ADR) Group.
Attorney General Neronha takes enforcement action to prevent local dealer from selling unsafe vehicles
Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced that the Office has filed a lawsuit against a Rhode Island car dealership for deceptive sales and advertising practices, in violation of the state’s consumer protection law.
The Road to 50 States: New Jersey and New Hampshire Join the US Privacy Landscape on February 1, 2024
The new year has been paired with new data privacy legislation passing across the United States.
Hillary Moonay to Present at The 2024 PBA Midyear Meeting in Aruba
Hillary Moonay, Co-Chair of Obermayer’s Family Law Group and Chair of the PBA Family Law Section, will be speaking at the 2024 Pennsylvania Bar Association (PBA) Midyear Meeting.
$1.1M settlement proposed in class action versus Gannon University over its format during COVID-19
ERIE – An undergraduate student who filed a class action lawsuit against Gannon University, claiming that he and others were deprived of the on-campus education and experience they paid for when the COVID-19 pandemic occurred and learning shifted to remote status, now looks to have the case settled for $1.1 million.
Families of Chester children killed by passing Amtrak train, fight motion for judgment on pleadings
PHILADELPHIA – The estates of two minor children from Chester, who were killed in April by a passing Amtrak train going from New York to Washington, D.C., have opposed the transit company’s motion for judgment on the pleadings, in a lawsuit that claimed the company is liable for the children's deaths.