News from October 2022
TikTok wins dismissal of suit, filed after death of 10-year-old girl from 'Blackout Challenge'
PHILADELPHIA – Social media app TikTok has won dismissal of wrongful death litigation brought against it by the mother of a 10-year-old child who died in December due to attempting a “Blackout Challenge”.
Man who once worked for Mars Area School District says it made false statements about his tenure
PITTSBURGH – An Allegheny County man claims he was professionally harmed by a false statement made by a local school district he previously worked for, when he later tried to obtain employment with the Internal Revenue Service.
Butler probation officer said to have suffered work-related anxiety, discrimination settles claims
PITTSBURGH – 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 has been settled.
Philly woman settles suit over slip-and-fall at Borgata casino in Atlantic City, N.J.
PHILADELPHIA – A Philadelphia woman’s lawsuit against Marina District Development Company over a slip-and-fall on the floor of the Borgata casino in Atlantic City, N.J. has been settled.
Contractor business and owner bring up objections in breach of contract and fraud case
PITTSBURGH – A local contractor and its owner have raised preliminary objections in response to litigation from a Pittsburgh home rental and sale company – which alleged that they committed breach of contract and fraud, when it failed to complete an inventory list of improvement projects and provided subpar workmanship on the one item it did finish.
W. Frank Johnson and Elizabeth Vaysman to Participate in the 2022 Toby L. Dickman Family Law Seminar
Obermayer family law attorneys W. Frank Johnson and Liz Vaysman will participate in the 2022 Toby L. Dickman Family Law Seminar, hosted by the Montgomery Bar Association, on Wednesday, November 2, 2022.
Best of the Bar 2022: Blank Rome Honoree Profiles
Best of the Bar 2022: Blank Rome Honoree Profiles.
State court judge splits decision on objections in construction group's whistleblower case
PITTSBURGH – A construction company’s objections that it did not retaliate against one of its inspectors or violate the Pennsylvania Whistleblower Law, after he reported discrepancies pertaining to whether or not groundwater on a job site was categorized as “contaminated,” have received a split decision by a state court judge.
Pottsville looking to dismiss political activist's suit over open burn ordinance
SCRANTON – The City of Pottsville has motioned to dismiss an activist’s constitutional challenge of its open-burning ordinance with respect to burning flags as a method of political protest, with the case being one of several the plaintiff has filed statewide.
Pa. state trooper denies that he subjected Berks County man to excessive force and beating
ALLENTOWN – One Pennsylvania state trooper has denied that he participated in a savage beating of a Berks County man during a traffic stop, where the plaintiff suffered a fractured pelvis.
Woman who suffered spinal fractures in fall at party sues Pennsylvania Institute of Technology
MEDIA – A woman seriously injured in a fall at a home owned by the Pennsylvania Institute of Technology has sued the institution for the injuries she received, including spinal fractures and broken ribs.
'Philly Jesus' loses malicious prosecution lawsuit against Phila. PD
PHILADELPHIA – A federal judge has dismissed litigation against the City of Philadelphia and a pair of police officers from a street preacher locally known as “Philly Jesus”, who filed a wrongful prosecution case against them after being arrested when he was evangelizing in a public park just before Christmas in 2019.
Ashley DeLuca and William Xiong Receive Pro Bono Award From Lawyers Alliance for NY
Ashley DeLuca and William Xiong Receive Pro Bono Award From Lawyers Alliance for NY.
JCPenney says no truth to Bensalem man's claims of injury at Oxford Valley Mall store
PHILADELPHIA – JCPenney has disavowed liability for severe injuries claimed to be suffered by a Bucks County Man, who took a fall at its store in Langhorne’s Oxford Valley Mall.
Nursing home managers deny they unfairly advertised and underpaid weekend staff
PITTSBURGH – The managing companies of a nursing facility have denied an employee’s allegations that the facility has engaged in false advertising and categorical underpayment of their “Weekend Warrior”-level staff.
Plaintiff's injuries during open house visit were not our fault, defendants say
PITTSBURGH – A homeowner and realty service denies liability for a plaintiff’s injuries, which took place during an open house event where the plaintiff was touring one of the defendant’s homes.
Counts against prison medical chief dropped in man's suit over MRSA infection
PHILADELPHIA – A federal judge has retained claims against the City of Philadelphia, made by a man formerly in the local prison system alleging that sub-standard care led him to develop a MRSA infection and be permanently disfigured – while similar claims against the Chief of Medical Operations at the Philadelphia Department of Prisons have been dropped.
Pilot files suit after crash destroyed his plane and left him blind in one eye
PITTSBURGH – A severely-injured pilot has launched litigation against a trio of entities he says are responsible for the crash and destruction of his airplane, along with the litany of injuries he suffered in the crash, including blindness in one eye.
Ballard Spahr Achieves Mansfield 5.0 Plus Certification From Diversity Lab
Ballard Spahr Achieves Mansfield 5.0 Plus Certification From Diversity Lab.
Plaintiff denies defense's assertion that he caused himself to fall inside pool table store
PITTSBURGH – A Pittsburgh couple continue to maintain that a wooden board in the middle of the floor caused the husband-plaintiff to fall inside a pool table store and suffer a litany of serious injuries.