News from November 2022
Barnes & Thornburg Elects 20 New Partners
Barnes & Thornburg has elected 20 attorneys to its partner ranks effective Jan. 1, 2023, spanning 14 offices and a variety of practice areas.
Sherwin-Williams wins dismissal of couple's product liability lawsuit after their deck caught fire
ALLENTOWN – Sherwin-Williams has won summary judgment against an Easton couple’s litigation, which alleged the product they used to stain their deck self-heated and caused a fire on their property.
Settlement reached in suit from parents of murdered student against Millersville U., just prior to trial
ALLENTOWN – A settlement has been reached in litigation brought against Millersville University, by the parents of a student murdered on the school’s campus by her boyfriend in February 2015.
Class action suit says U.S. Steel plant in Braddock emits noxious odors for area residents
PITTSBURGH – One Western Pennsylvania homeowner has filed a class action nuisance lawsuit alleging that U.S. Steel’s refinery plant in Braddock has generated pollutant byproducts, which have affected the quality of life of area residents.
Political activist wants stay in flag-burning civil suit against Pottsville, after conviction was vacated
SCRANTON – An activist litigating with the City of Pottsville’s open-burning ordinance with respect to burning flags as a method of political protest, is seeking a stay of the instant case, now that his criminal conviction for the suit’s subject incident has been overturned by the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania.
Defendant in pool table store fall suit denies liability and cross-claim
PITTSBURGH – A defendant named in a Pittsburgh couple’s personal injury suit concerning the husband-plaintiff’s fall inside of a pool table store has rejected allegations that it is liable for the plaintiffs’ injuries.
Financial and Legal Considerations for Independent School Debt Planning on November 17, 2022
Suzanne Mayes will present “Financial and Legal Considerations for Independent School Debt Planning,” a webinar hosted by the Philadelphia Area Independent School Business Officers Association.
Woodlyn plaintiff who suffered knee injury at Ridley Township library receives $20K
MEDIA – A Woodlyn plaintiff who alleged that an accumulation of water on the sidewalk at her local public library caused her to fall and suffer injuries to her left knee was recently awarded $20,000 by a Delaware County court.
$500K award for Scranton couple who alleged defendants missed wife's pancreatic cancer
SCRANTON – A Scranton couple who alleged that a number of medical entities and health care providers committed professional negligence when the defendants failed to identify and diagnose the wife's Stage III pancreatic cancer received $500,000 in damages.
Settlement for Erie man who alleged U.S. government entities didn't find his prostate cancer
ERIE – An Erie man who brought litigation against the U.S. government and the Department of Veterans Affairs and claimed that they negligently failed to pronounce an early diagnosis of his prostate cancer, has settled his case.
Plaintiff counsel in remanded suit over mail-in ballots for Lehigh County judgeship race want $250K in attorney's fees
ALLENTOWN – After the U.S. Supreme Court declared as moot a decision from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, which counted 257 Lehigh County ballots missing the date on their outer envelopes in last year’s general election for a Lehigh County judgeship and remanded the case to its original federal court – plaintiff counsel is now seeking almost $250,000 in attorney’s fees.
Philly man says he was bitten by bed bugs at Econo Lodge hotel in Lester
MEDIA – A local man alleges that he was bitten by bed bugs during his three-day stay in an Econo Lodge hotel located in Delaware County two years ago, and has sued the hotel chain for damages he sustained.
Greenberg Traurig’s EB-5 Team to Present 4-Part Immigration Webinar Series
A team of EB-5 attorneys from global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP’s immigration and financial regulatory practices will present a four-part webinar series on the EB-5 immigrant investor program in November and December.
Energy transition: Identifying and mitigating risks in voluntary carbon market trading on November 15, 2022
Following our June 2022 Energy Transition report, we invite you to join Reed Smith attorneys as they discuss new developments and various factors that shape the trajectory of how energy companies shift from fossil-fuel dependence toward lower-carbon options and carbon-neutral environments at the backdrop of tumultuous geopolitics.
Religious order that sued over pipeline loses appeal to Third Circuit
PHILADELPHIA – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit said Tuesday that a religious order who alleged its rights to practice its faith were being infringed through construction of a natural gas pipeline and lost in federal court for lack of jurisdiction, have lost their appeal and will not receive financial compensation.
Pittsburgh business sues neighbor and sewer authority over its flooded basement
PITTSBURGH – A Pittsburgh business has filed suit against its neighboring business and local sewer authorities, after a leak occurred and its basement was flooded under inches of water.
Ryder looks to avail itself of Kellogg's attempt to blame it for trucking employee's injuries
ALLENTOWN – Ryder seeks to dismiss a third-party complaint brought against it by The Kellogg Company, in connection with liability for injuries allegedly suffered by a Lancaster woman – when pallets loaded with goods fell out of a tractor-trailer and struck her body.
Defendant in suit over row with former DOJ attorney objects to privacy invasion and emotional distress claims
PITTSBURGH – A man named as a defendant in a harassment and defamation lawsuit surrounding a brief relationship between himself and a former U.S. Department of Justice attorney, has objected to the allegations directing responsibility for the charges in question to him.
Hoverboard manufacturer and Target deny liability for girls' deaths in house fire
ALLENTOWN – A hoverboard manufacturer and Target have denied responsibility for the device igniting while charging and starting a fatal house fire in Hellertown last April, which killed two young girls.
Ballard Spahr Earns 26 National Tier 1 Rankings from Best Law Firms, Named National Law Firm of the Year for First Amendment Litigation
Ballard Spahr Earns 26 National Tier 1 Rankings from Best Law Firms, Named National Law Firm of the Year for First Amendment Litigation.