News from October 2021
Lawsuit filed after death of 12-year-old Lebanon boy, alleges child abuse went uninvestigated
HARRISBURG – One year after the death of a 12 year-old boy from an alleged long-standing pattern of child abuse, the chain of events which led to that event has become the crux of a wrongful death lawsuit now housed in a Pennsylvania federal court.
Lawsuit: Woman injured by protruding metal piece on clothing rack at Victoria's Secret
PITTSBURGH — A couple allege the wife suffered serious injuries after tripping over a metal piece on the bottom of a clothing rack at a Victoria's Secret store.
PennDOT worker alleges harassment, discrimination
SCRANTON — A bisexual man claims he faced harassment, retaliation and discrimination while working for the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. Paul Haines filed a complaint Sept. 23 in the U.S.
Stephen Cozen, Meredith Slawe, and Stephen Miller Recognized as 2021 Best of the Bar Honorees by The Philadelphia Business Journal
Stephen Cozen, Meredith Slawe, and Stephen Miller Recognized as 2021 Best of the Bar Honorees by The Philadelphia Business Journal.
Keir Bradford-Grey Elected to the Board of Directors for the Community Legal Services of Philadelphia
Keir Bradford-Grey Elected to the Board of Directors for the Community Legal Services of Philadelphia.
Hispanic Heritage Month 2021 Attorney Spotlight: R. Zachary Torres-Fowler
Hispanic Heritage Month 2021 Attorney Spotlight: R. Zachary Torres-Fowler.
Holland trucking firm says Phila., U.S. Department of Transportation threatened to revoke its "Disadvantaged Business" status
PHILADELPHIA – A Bucks County trucking firm alleges that the City of Philadelphia and the U.S Department of Transportation has illegally threatened to revoke its certification to qualify as a “Disadvantaged Business Enterprise.”
Litigation between student and Penn State University over rescinded Master's Degree looks to be delayed
PHILADELPHIA – Both parties in litigation pitting a student against Penn State University seek to delay trial proceedings, in a case which alleged the school rescinded her Master’s Degree more than a year and a half after she was awarded it and claimed that the plaintiff didn’t produce wholly original work.
Plaintiff who inhaled fumes from chemical fire and suffered respiratory damage, settles claims
PITTSBURGH – A Beaver County woman has settled claims connected to severe respiratory ailments she alleged she suffered after inhaling fumes from a chemical fire which took place about a half-mile from her residence.
W.V. insurer wants sanctions from defendants it accused of colluding in fraud related to fatal accident
PITTSBURGH – Counsel for a West Virginia insurer is seeking sanctions from defendants it said had attempted to perpetrate a fraud upon the company, in an underlying lawsuit relating to coverage upon a fatal accident.
Judge dismisses religious order's second lawsuit alleging natural gas pipeline infringes on its rights to practice their faith
ALLENTOWN – A federal judge has dismissed with prejudice a lawsuit from a religious order which alleged their rights to practice their faith were being infringed through construction of a natural gas pipeline, for lack of jurisdiction.
EEOC sues Gas Field Specialists for alleged ADA violation
SCRANTON — Pennsylvania-based Gas Field Specialists is facing a lawsuit from the federal government alleging it discriminated against a worker with cancer.
Lawsuit: Apartment tenant suffers injuries after ceiling collapse
PITTSBURGH — A tenant who suffered injuries in an apartment ceiling collapse is claiming negligence.
Philly man says Licenses & Inspections Department has unfairly cited him and demolished his properties
PHILADELPHIA – A Philadelphia man alleges that the City of Philadelphia’s Licenses and Inspections Department has engaged in a campaign of unfair treatment against him for years, culminating in the Department demolishing two of his properties located adjacent to the scene of a fire in October 2019.
Man who sued former employer for not accommodating his claustrophobia wins $15K in jury trial
PITTSBURGH – A Western Pennsylvania man has been awarded $15,000 by a Pittsburgh jury, after he sued his former employer, a fireworks company, for allegedly failing to accommodate his condition of claustrophobia.
Man who alleged contractors' flooring installation negligence led to a fire at his residence wants to add another defendant
PITTSBURGH – A Western Pennsylvania man who claimed that improper installation of flooring and the lack of oversight from a pair of contractors he hired led to a fire erupting at his residence, seeks to add another defendant to his case.
Medical officials deny they were responsible for missing diagnosis of woman's perforated ulcer and bowel necrosis
MEDIA – A trio of medical professionals deny that they failed to identify and diagnose a plaintiff’s perforated ulcer and bowel necrosis, which later led her to suffer permanent damage to her digestive tract.
Media company says age and gender were not factors in termination of former marketing director
PHILADELPHIA – A local media company denies allegations it unjustly terminated its former promotions and marketing director on the basis of her age and gender.
Laborer alleges interference with investigation into his on-the-job injury
LANCASTER — A laborer for Mar-Allen Concrete alleges the company is hindering his investigation and legal recourse into an on-the-job injury accident with a cut-off saw.
Woman sues Pittsburgh apartment complex owners after ceiling collapse
PITTSBURGH — A woman who suffered injuries after the ceiling in her Pittsburgh apartment collapsed is claiming negligence.