News from 2022
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.
Pennsylvania Land Title Association Honors Edward Hayes with Trailblazer Award
Pennsylvania Land Title Association Honors Edward Hayes with Trailblazer Award.
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.
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.
Terry Mutchler Discusses PA’s Delays in Releasing COVID-19 Death Data in an Interview with LNP | LancasterOnline
Terry Mutchler Discusses PA’s Delays in Releasing COVID-19 Death Data in an Interview with LNP | LancasterOnline.
Pa. Supreme Court says failure to request itemized verdict slip costs med-mal defendants $3.8 million
HARRISBURG – The failure to request an itemized verdict slip has cost the defendants in a medical malpractice lawsuit $3.8 million, per a ruling from the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.
Formerly incarcerated man maintains Philadelphia prison doctors missed his MRSA infection
PHILADELPHIA – A man formerly in the local prison system continues to allege that he received sub-standard medical care from the City of Philadelphia and the Chief of Medical Operations at the Philadelphia Department of Prisons, which led him to develop a MRSA infection and be permanently disfigured.
Fencing academy owner alleging defamation from MyLife.com sees case stayed due to site's bankruptcy
PHILADELPHIA – Defamation litigation from a Bucks County man and fencing instruction facility against the MyLife.com website has been stayed by a federal judge, while the website’s pending bankruptcy proceedings are resolved.
Case surrounding injurious fall at UPS building in Philadelphia runs into discovery dispute
PHILADELPHIA – Discovery disputes have taken place in the case of a local woman who claimed she suffered extensive knee and back injuries, when she slipped and fell on a section of walkway in the lot of a UPS building in Philadelphia last year.
Man says he was fired when he complained to wine store's management about its hostile work environment
PITTSBURGH – A local man alleges he was subjected to a hostile work environment, including epithets made against his Jewish heritage, and that he was fired when he made complaints about the offending behavior.
Philadelphia Business Journal Names David Dziengowski a Veteran of Influence
Philadelphia Business Journal Names David Dziengowski a Veteran of Influence.
SCOTUS denies review to former Congressman's challenge of new Pa. election map
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Supreme Court has denied a writ of certiorari in a case marking a challenge from a former Republican congressman against the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania’s recently-selected new congressional map.