News from February 2022
Ballard Spahr Scores 100% on LGBTQ+ Corporate Equality Index - For Fifth Year in a Row
Ballard Spahr Scores 100% on LGBTQ+ Corporate Equality Index - For Fifth Year in a Row.
Troutman Pepper Recognized by Dauphin County Bar Association for Diversity and Inclusion Efforts
Troutman Pepper Recognized by Dauphin County Bar Association for Diversity and Inclusion Efforts.
Litigation Finance: What You and Your Clients Need to Know on February 3, 2022
Litigation Finance: What You and Your Clients Need to Know on February 3, 2022.
Hispanic man says he was misidentified as casino thief, and falsely arrested and imprisoned
ALLENTOWN – A New Jersey man claims he was falsely accused of stealing a wallet at a Bethlehem casino on account of his Hispanic heritage and imprisoned for three days by both the Bethlehem Police Department and the Pennsylvania State Police.
Judge denies Brenntag's attempt at winning summary judgment in suit for truck driver's injurious fall
ALLENTOWN – A federal judge has thrown out an attempt at securing summary judgment through the Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Act from a chemical and ingredient solutions distributor, in response to a lawsuit brought against it by a New Jersey truck driver.
Butler County wants to add local court system as defendant in probation officer's anxiety discrimination lawsuit
PITTSBURGH – Butler County seeks to apply joinder to litigation brought by a Butler probation officer who alleged he was discriminated against by his superiors for requesting time off due to stress and anxiety, by joining the Butler County Court of Common Pleas as an additional defendant.
Westmoreland County authorities deny discrimination and retaliation charges from former prison warden
PITTSBURGH – Westmoreland County and its Corrections Commissioner have answered accusations of harassment and professional retaliation from the former warden of the county’s prison, arguing that the plaintiff’s complaint fails to state a claim.
Just For Men manufacturer removes Delco man's vitiligo injury case to federal court
PHILADELPHIA – The manufacturer of Just For Men hair color products has removed the lawsuit of a Delaware County man, who alleged he suffered permanent vitiligo from using the products he purchased at a local CVS pharmacy store, to a federal court in Philadelphia.
Tenant who fell over open drain hole at apartment complex claims negligence
MEDIA — A tenant is alleging negligence after his foot became caught in an open drain hole in a stairwell of his apartment complex.
Manufacturer of millions of allegedly defective dehumidifiers faces suit
PHILADELPHIA — The manufacturer of millions of dehumidifiers is facing a breach of contract claim after the products allegedly caused more than 100 fire events.
Successfully Navigating the Revised ASTM Standard for Phase I Environmental Site Assessments on February 3, 2022
Successfully Navigating the Revised ASTM Standard for Phase I Environmental Site Assessments on February 3, 2022.
Scranton paraprofessionals sue school district over policy mandating they work inside students' homes during COVID-19 pandemic
SCRANTON – A trio of Scranton School District employees have sued the District over rules it implemented last month requiring them to perform their paraprofessional duties inside students’ homes if virtual learning once again takes place, despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and its pervasive Omicron variant.
Claims and defendant dismissed, from transgender man's discrimination suit over denial for mastectomy
HARRISBURG – Some claims and one defendant have been dismissed from litigation between a transgender male state employee and a Pennsylvania-affiliated health care provider, one which he claimed discriminated against him and denied him insurance coverage for his gender/sex-affirming surgery.
U.S. government rejects $500K settlement offer in suit of woman injured in Philly's Washington Square
PHILADELPHIA – The U.S. government has rejected an initial $500,000 settlement offer made by counsel for a local woman who suffered severe leg injuries, in a fall over a metal barrier at Washington Square Park in Philadelphia more than three years ago.
Federal engineering report stays litigation between Susquehanna River group and food processor
HARRISBURG – A Pennsylvania waterway environmental group and a food processing company are seeking to stay litigation the two parties are involved in over claims of the latter polluting Oil Creek and the Susquehanna River and violating the state Clean Streams Law and the federal Clean Water Act in the process.
Class action plaintiff says scrap metal processing facility's defenses against quality of life counts don't hold up
PITTSBURGH – A Western Pennsylvania woman has called a local scrap metal processing facility’s preliminary objections against claims that it led to the emission of noxious odors, particulates and imposition of noise on a number of surrounding area homeowners as insufficient and “unavailing.”
Lawsuit: Woman fell in hole left by plumbing contractor
PITTSBURGH — A couple claim the wife fell into a hole on their property that was left by a plumbing company doing work in their mobile home park.
Golfer alleges dangerous golf cart route led to his injuries
SCRANTON — A golfer alleges a hazardous golf cart route at the Poconos at Big Ridge led to his crash and injuries.
Cozen O'Connor Named a 2022 Top Workplace
Cozen O'Connor Named a 2022 Top Workplace.