News from October 2022
U.S. Supreme Court undoes Third Circuit ruling on mail-in ballots, which affected Pa. judge race
WASHINGTON – 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 November’s general election for a Lehigh County judgeship.
Local Trends In The National High Yield Market Create Opportunities To Build Better Bond Deals on October 20, 2022
Local Trends In The National High Yield Market Create Opportunities To Build Better Bond Deals on October 20, 2022.
Ballard Spahr Among 'Most Feared' Litigation Firms in New Industry Report
Ballard Spahr Among 'Most Feared' Litigation Firms in New Industry Report.
Lewistown sued by man who wants to burn Trump flags
HARRISBURG - A flag-burning activist has sued the Borough of Lewistown, one of many lawsuits he has filed through the years.
Track coaches used 'shin splints' to hide racist reasons to bench bi-racial runner, lawsuit claims
PITTSBURGH - A bi-racial high school student has filed a lawsuit that alleges racism led her coach to benching her at a championship track meet.
Lawsuit: Fired concessions company at Pittsburgh airport trying to take security deposit
PITTSBURGH - Turmoil at Pittsburgh International Airport has a company that operates some of its concessions fighting in court to keep its six-figure security deposit.
Gunjan Agarwal and Luke Toft Included on Managing IP's Rising Stars List
Gunjan Agarwal and Luke Toft Included on Managing IP's Rising Stars List.
Wrongful death lawsuit filed against Montgomery County over inmate's suicide
PHILADELPHIA - The mother of a 30-year-old man who committed suicide while incarcerated is suing Montgomery County, as well as corrections officers and mental health care providers she blames.
Class action targets use of Meta Pixel on ESPN's website
HARRISBURG - Sports media giant ESPN faces a class action lawsuit in Pennsylvania federal court over its use of Facebook's Meta Pixel on its website.
Lawsuit says cop drove recklessly as arrested woman was tossed around backseat
PHILADELPHIA - A Falls Township police officer is accused of swerving his vehicle while the woman he arrested flew around the backseat without her seatbelt on.
Exonerated Scranton school official sues those involved in arrest
SCRANTON - A former Scranton school official who was charged with ignoring asbestos and lead issue has filed a federal lawsuit more than a year after he was cleared of wrongdoing.
Florida man files lawsuit against Pa. defendants after being severely injured by motorboat propeller
PITTSBURGH – A Florida man who was seriously wounded by a motorboat propeller has brought legal action against the pilot of the boat and two of his fellow passengers, seeking damages to remedy the litany of injuries that he suffered.
Black special education professional's discrimination suit may be dismissed, without proper service
PHILADELPHIA – Litigation from a Black Delaware County special education professional who claimed she was demoted from a new role she applied for, simply because her White predecessor opted to re-apply for the role after initially stepping aside, may be dismissed unless service is made upon the defendant.
Adult shop proprietor ready to settle constitutional rights case with Upper Merion Township
PHILADELPHIA – The proprietor of an adult store in Upper Merion Township is who sought to have a declaratory judgment issued that the township’s zoning codes and ordinances were unconstitutional, and thus, violated their rights under the First and Fourteenth Amendments to the U.S. Constitution, is prepared to settle their case.
Blank Rome Intellectual Property Partners Recognized in World Trademark Review Global Leaders 2022
Blank Rome Intellectual Property Partners Recognized in World Trademark Review Global Leaders 2022.
Pennsylvania Land Title Association Honors Edward Hayes with Trailblazer Award
Pennsylvania Land Title Association Honors Edward Hayes with Trailblazer Award.
City & State Pennsylvania names Laura Reinhart to 2022 PA Fifty Over 50 List
City & State Pennsylvania names Laura Reinhart to 2022 PA Fifty Over 50 List.
Ethically Speaking: Email, Social Media & Legal Advertising on October 7, 2022
Ethically Speaking: Email, Social Media & Legal Advertising on October 7, 2022.
Landscaper wants summary judgment, in case where woman's fall and treatment led to her death
MEDIA – A landscaping services company is looking to obtain summary judgment in a lawsuit brought by a Delaware County man, who alleged negligence on its part and others led to his mother suffering a fall on the property, and which caused injuries whose repairs later led to her death.
UPenn Hospital looking to dismiss negligence suit over man's double leg amputation
PHILADELPHIA – The University of Pennsylvania Hospital is seeking to dismiss litigation from the estate of a man who claimed negligence on the part of hospital doctors led to the amputation of the decedent’s legs.