News from 2021
Settlement brewing between student allegedly attacked and Haverford Area School District
PHILADELPHIA – A federal judge recently ordered that litigation between a former student who was attacked by a classmate in his special academic program and the Haverford Area School District has been stayed, pending its resolution through settlement.
Woman claims City of Pittsburgh's negligence after fall on sidewalk
PITTSBURGH — A woman is claiming negligence against the City of Pittsburgh after allegedly suffering serious injuries after a fall on a defective sidewalk.
Advance Auto Parts dismissed from injury lawsuit surrounding parking lot fall and broken hip
PITTSBURGH – Advance Auto Parts has won summary judgment dismissal against a Pittsburgh man who suffered a broken hip during a fall which occurred in the parking lot of one of its local stores.
Judge dismisses claims from lawsuit of corrections officer who claimed he was disciplined for Facebook post
PHILADELPHIA – A federal judge has partially dismissed two claims from a suit filed by a local corrections officer who claimed that his First Amendment rights were violated, when he was disciplined for speech made in a Facebook post to call for a rally in response to payroll policy breaches.
Nursing organization and its owner deny claims they caused $250K in damages to neighboring housing community
PITTSBURGH – A nursing company and its owner deny liability for allegedly causing $250,000 in severe damage to retaining walls and surrounding property belonging to its neighbor, the owner of a residential housing community.
Plaintiffs refute senior health care group's denial of causing mother's death through subpar care in 2019
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, refuting assertions from the facility that it was not responsible for her passing.
Lawsuit: Urgent care failed to diagnose woman's pneumonia, which caused her death
MEDIA – A Drexel Hill plaintiff contends that an urgent care facility in Havertown negligently failed to diagnose a woman’s pneumonia, later causing her to die of the condition in December 2019.
Commonwealth Court gives go-ahead to petition seeking to prohibit use of ExpressVote XL electronic voting machines
HARRISBURG – The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania recently ruled that legal action to prohibit electronic voting machines from being used in Northampton County and other Pennsylvania counties may proceed.
Delco plaintiff says doctors missed detecting her husband's cancer, which he later passed away from
MEDIA – A Delaware County woman says that negligence on the part of a host of medical professionals in the Crozer Health Care System led to her late husband’s cancer being missed in examinations, a disease he later passed away from.
Woman reiterates legality of claims connected to her fall in Philly's Washington Square Park
PHILADELPHIA – A local woman who suffered severe leg injuries in a fall over a metal barrier at Washington Square Park more than two years ago argues that the U.S. government’s attempt to dismiss her litigation should be disregarded, based on the fact that the allegations do not fall under the discretionary function exception.
Suit over security system installer's electrocution loses claims for recklessness and punitive damages
LANCASTER – Plaintiff counsel have agreed to dismiss their claims for recklessness and punitive damages against one defendant named in a negligence lawsuit, centered on a security system installer’s electrocution at a Lancaster hotel.
Lebanon County denies responsibility for events leading to death of 12-year-old boy from child abuse
HARRISBURG – Lebanon County and one of its officials have denied responsibility for a chain of events that led to the death of a 12-year-old boy from an alleged long pattern of child abuse, and which is now the subject of a wrongful death lawsuit.
Couple allege husband suffered severe burns from vape pen battery fire
PITTSBURGH — A couple allege the husband suffered severe burns when a vape pen battery caught fire in his pants pocket.
Experienced Tax Attorney Sheila Kles Rejoins Ballard Spahr
Experienced Tax Attorney Sheila Kles Rejoins Ballard Spahr,
Matthew P. Keris Appointed President of the DRI Foundation
Matthew P. Keris Appointed President of the DRI Foundation.
Pa. Supreme Court rules Pittsburgh ordinance preventing landlords from denying housing to Section 8 tenants is unconstitutional
HARRISBURG – The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania found that a Pittsburgh ordinance which forbid landlords from denying rental units to tenants who use federal housing vouchers was not legal under the state’s Pennsylvania Human Relations Act and thus, was unconstitutional to business.
Class action lawsuit: Shell Oil Company workers allege they were not paid time-and-a-half for overtime
PITTSBURGH – A class action lawsuit brought on behalf of workers at Shell Oil Company alleges that the employees in question did not receive time-and-a-half compensation when they worked overtime hours.
Bethlehem hospital filing for summary judgment, in wrongful death suit connected to woman's surgery
ALLENTOWN – A Bethlehem hospital has filed a motion for summary judgment, seeking to dismiss litigation alleging that a local woman died from internal bleeding resulting from a surgery at the very same hospital.
Chinese restaurant owner's lawsuit update: Settlement finalized with Middletown Borough
HARRISBURG – A local Chinese restaurant owner has settled claims against the Borough of Middletown, closing litigation which asserted that the Borough sought to prevent the plaintiff from opening and conducting daily business operations.
Manufacturer fights lawsuit claiming baby sleeper caused death of three-month-old
JOHNSTOWN – The manufacturer of a device created to assist babies in sleeping has denied allegations from an Altoona couple that the defective machine caused the death of their three-month-old son from Sudden Infant Death Syndrome.