News from 2022
Estate of man allegedly attacked at Dauphin County Prison files wrongful death lawsuit
HARRISBURG – The nephew of a man who suffered fatal injuries while incarcerated at Dauphin County Prison has launched wrongful death litigation against the county, a health care company and more than three dozen corrections officers and medical providers, holding them responsible for his death.
Ballard Spahr Client Value and Innovation Program Named a Finalist for American Lawyer Industry Awards
Ballard Spahr Client Value and Innovation Program Named a Finalist for American Lawyer Industry Awards.
UPenn anthropologist's defamation suit over MOVE Bombing sees dismissal motion from Philly Inquirer
PHILADELPHIA – A University of Pennsylvania anthropologist has sued a host of media outlets, reporters, the Association of Black Anthropologists and the Society of Black Archaeologists over their alleged defamatory reports of her supposed mishandling of the remains of a victim from the MOVE Bombing of 1985, with some of those entities now looking to dismiss her case.
UberEats driver's class action says deliveries of Insomnia Cookies crumbled when it came to tips
PHILADELPHIA – An Alabama-based Uber driver claims the Insomnia Cookies company has stiffed him and numerous other employees of large sums of money in tips, when it sub-contracts its product delivery services to drivers on the ride share app.
Plaintiffs who alleged racist school admissions policies in Philly, appeal denial of injunction to Third Circuit
PHILADELPHIA – A group of plaintiffs has appealed the denial of a preliminary injunction in their class action litigation, which claimed their children were denied admission to criteria-based schools due to the District’s discriminatory policies centered on race, to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.
Norfolk Southern denies responsibility for tractor-trailer and train collision, which killed N.C. man
PITTSBURGH – Norfolk Southern Railway has asserted that it took all proper safety precautions and that the death of a North Carolina man in a tractor-trailer/train collision was due to factors outside of its control.
Art teacher who claimed age discrimination settles claims with Fox Chapel School District
PITTSBURGH – An Allegheny County art teacher who alleged that she was transferred from teaching at the middle school level to the elementary school level as a result of age-related discrimination in violation of federal law, has settled her claims.
Leasing Basics on August 18, 2022
Leasing Basics on August 18, 2022.
Federal judge throws out trio of discrimination suits against Valley Forge Military Academy & College
PHILADELPHIA – A trio of lawsuits alleging that Black cadets at Valley Forge Military Academy & College were racially discriminated against during their tenure and that Black cadets were disciplined more severely at the school than others have been dismissed.
Lawsuit: Woman admitted to nursing facility for dementia treatment was sexually molested
PITTSBURGH – A Western Pennsylvania woman and her counsel allege she was the victim of two separate incidents of sexual molestation by a fellow resident of a nursing facility she was admitted to last year, for treatment of advanced dementia.
Dealership settles claims against Philadelphia, after accusing it of auctioning stolen vehicle
PHILADELPHIA – A local car dealership which alleged the City of Philadelphia illegally seized one of its stolen vehicles and then sold it at auction, has settled its claims in the matter.
Canonsburg plaintiffs re-allege fall-on-ice injury claims against Three Rivers Heritage Trail group
PITTSBURGH – A Canonsburg couple maintain that injuries suffered by the husband-plaintiff when he fell on ice during a walk on the Three Rivers Heritage Trail were preventable and the fault of the group tasked to maintain the trail.
Nebraska group is dismissed from arm crush injury suit, for lack of proper service
ALLENTOWN – A Nebraska corporation has been dismissed from injury litigation brought by a York County man who alleged he was severely injured on the job when his arm was crushed inside the moving parts of a sampler machine.
Cathleen Devlin Named to Benchmark’s Top 250 Women in Litigation for Second Consecutive Year
Cathleen Devlin Named to Benchmark’s Top 250 Women in Litigation for Second Consecutive Year.
DOJ secures near-$500K settlement for SEPTA police officers over supervisor's alleged racism
PHILADELPHIA – The U.S. Department of Justice has announced it secured a near-$500,000 settlement in racial discrimination and retaliation litigation filed on behalf of three transit police officers against the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA).
Judge rejects attempt of Meadville couple, who sought new trial in trucking accident case
ERIE – A federal judge has denied a motion for a new trial to a Meadville couple who sued an Ohio trucking firm and one of its drivers, after the defendants were found not negligent in an accident with the husband-plaintiff more than five years ago.
After prior FRSA claims dismissal, Amtrak denies liability for employee's retaliation claims
PHILADELPHIA – After winning dismissal of claims brought against it by one of its employees under the Federal Railroad Safety Act, after the plaintiff allegedly faced intimidation and bullying from a supervisor, subsequent to suffering an on-the-job injury, Amtrak has answered the complaint and denied liability for the events in question.
Kellogg's denies responsibility for trucking employee's injuries, after fallen goods from pallet struck her
ALLENTOWN – The Kellogg Company has denied liability for injuries allegedly suffered by a Lancaster woman, when pallets loaded with goods fell out of a tractor-trailer and struck her body.
Delaware County and corrections defendants seek to dismiss inmate's assault suit
PHILADELPHIA – Delaware County and three corrections officials have motioned to dismiss litigation against themselves, other corrections officers and health care providers over charges that an inmate at the George W. Hill Correctional Facility wasn’t protected from assault by another inmate, despite credible information he was to be the target of a hit and wasn’t provided medical treatment after surviving such an attack.
Blank Rome's Intellectual Property Practice and Attorneys Recognized in the 2022 IAM Patent 1000
Blank Rome's Intellectual Property Practice and Attorneys Recognized in the 2022 IAM Patent 1000.