News from February 2024

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Lawsut: Vice on saw crushed man's finger

By Pennsylvania Record |
PITTSBURGH - The hydraulic vice on a saw amputated part of a man's finger, a new Pittsburgh lawsuit says.
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Steptoe & Johnson’s Pittsburgh Office Continues Expansion with the Addition of Samantha Phillips Beers

By The Penn Record |
Samantha Phillips Beers has joined the Pittsburgh office of Steptoe & Johnson PLLC as Of Counsel. She joins the firm’s Business Department and will focus her practice on assisting clients with navigating the vast scope of federal programs that incentivize economic development and environmental projects.
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U.S. wage and hour outlook: Trends, compliance, and strategies for success on February 28, 2024

By The Penn Record |
State and federal wage and hour regulations are consistently evolving, complicated by legal frameworks that vary from state to state.
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Lawsuit alleges racism, gender discrimination at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary

By Pennsylvania Record |
PITTSBURGH - An interim director of the Pittsburgh Theological Seminary's Doctor of Ministry blames her advocacy for better treatment of minorities and women for costing her the permanent position.
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Suit: Philadelphia cops framed murder suspect, cost him 33 years in prison

By Pennsylvania Record |
PHILADELPHIA - A man recently freed after 33 years in prison for a murder he didn't commit says he was put there by Philadelphia cops who weren't interested with charging anyone else.
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Ted Hages selected for Pittsburgh Business Times 2024 30 Under 30

By The Penn Record |
Ted Hages, an associate in Reed Smith’s Pittsburgh office and member of the firm’s appellate practice, has been selected by the Pittsburgh Business Times to be part of its 2024 class of 30 Under 30 honorees.
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Nuisance-Value Lawsuits on February 27, 2024

By The Penn Record |
Mariah Passarelli will present “Nuisance-Value Lawsuits,” a webinar hosted by the Association of Corporate Counsel Litigation Network.
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TEI Houston Tax School on February 26-29, 2024

By The Penn Record |
Join David Gutowski and Aaron Young as they will be speaking at the TEI Houston Tax School.
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U.S. Attorney Gerard M. Karam Announces Fraud Alert For Covid-19 Cryptocurrency Scam

By The Penn Record |
The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania is alerting the public about a nationwide scam to trick unsuspecting individuals into paying cryptocurrency to lift non-existent arrest warrants.
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North York Borough defendants file preliminary objections to council member's sexual harassment suit

By Nicholas Malfitano |
YORK – In response to a sexual harassment lawsuit brought by a borough councilmember against North York Borough and its tax collector, the defendants have lodged preliminary objections which argue that defects in the suit have deprived the court of jurisdiction.
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Saltz Mongeluzzi denies allegations made by former paralegal, over vax status disclosure

By Nicholas Malfitano |
PHILADELPHIA – A prominent Philadelphia plaintiffs’ law firm has answered and denied claims made by one of its former paralegals, who alleged the firm disclosed her COVID-19 vaccination status to a legal news publication in violation of the confidentiality provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.
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Upper Darby Township denies negligence allegations in pedestrian-car accident lawsuit

By Nicholas Malfitano |
MEDIA – Upper Darby Township has denied allegations it was negligent in failing to ensure that a local shopping plaza included a designated pedestrian crosswalk, which resulted in a Drexel Hill woman being severely injured in a pedestrian-motor vehicle accident.
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Chester County woman settles excessive force suit with Pottstown police officials just before trial

By Nicholas Malfitano |
PHILADELPHIA – A Chester County woman who alleged that she was subjected to excessive force when arrested three-and-a-half years ago at a local hospital by various entities within the Pottstown Police Department, settled her case three weeks before trial.
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Lawsuit against Bethlehem officers follows fracas at Wind Creek casino

By Pennsylvania Record |
PHILADELPHIA - The father of an intoxicated man questing to find their hotel room says Bethlehem officers assaulted him when they confronted the duo.
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Lawsuit: Towing cars, not justice, the No. 1 priority for cop in Pittston

By Pennsylvania Record |
SCRANTON - A woman alleges in a new federal lawsuit that a Pittston cop refused to admit he was wrong about her registration because he was more interested in towing her car.
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Law Enforcement Authorities Hold Anti-Gang Program For The Scranton School District

By The Penn Record |
United States Attorney Gerard M. Karam announced that the U.S. Attorney’s Office organized an anti-gang program yesterday for over 2,000 Scranton School District students grades 7-12.
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Greenberg Traurig Extends 2024 Philadelphia Thought Leadership Series with Latest CLE Installment

By The Penn Record |
Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP’s Philadelphia office will continue its 2024 CLE series March 5 with a lunchtime presentation to aid legal practitioners and real estate professionals seeking to learn more about commercial property assessed clean energy (C-PACE) financing.
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AG Michelle Henry: ‘The FTC and Congress must act to ensure fulsome regulation of PBMs nationwide’

By Pennsylvania Record |
State Attorney General Michelle Henry (D-Pennsylvania) sent a letter to U.S. Congressional leadership this week saying Congress should “act to ensure fulsome regulation of pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs).
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Pa. man's claims versus e-cigarette battery manufacturer are time-barred, Nebraska Supreme Court rules

By Nicholas Malfitano |
LINCOLN, Neb. – The Supreme Court of Nebraska ruled earlier this month that a Sharpsville man’s negligence and loss of consortium claims against a lithium-ion battery manufacturer and the owner of an e-cigarette kiosk were untimely, as provided by the applicable two-year statute of limitations under Pennsylvania law.
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After deaths of girls blamed on hoverboard battery, judge OKs $38.5M settlement

By Nicholas Malfitano |
ALLENTOWN – A federal judge has signed off on a settlement of $38.5 million in survival and wrongful death litigation surrounding a fatal house fire in Hellertown in April 2022, a fire started by a hoverboard device which allegedly malfunctioned while charging and killed two young girls.

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