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Third Circuit upholds terrorism sentencing enhancement for ISIS-affiliated potential church bomber

By Nicholas Malfitano |
PHILADELPHIA – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has affirmed a terrorism-based sentencing enhancement, in the criminal case of an ISIS supporter who was arrested in June 2019 for planning to bomb a Nigerian-American church in Pittsburgh.

Judge rules N.Y. gamblers speaking Punjabi properly pled discrimination against Pa. casino

By Nicholas Malfitano |
SCRANTON – A federal judge has rejected a motion to dismiss from a Northeastern Pennsylvania casino, which is accused of discrimination by five New York plaintiffs of Indian ancestry who said they faced such treatment for using their native language of Punjabi while gambling.

UPenn faculty sue school over anti-Semitism investigation it equates to new 'McCarthyism'

By Nicholas Malfitano |
PHILADELPHIA – A group of University of Pennsylvania professors have sued the school, alleging its cooperation with Congressional investigations into anti-Semitic activity on campus have compromised their free speech and privacy rights, and are tantamount to a modern form of “McCarthyism.”

U.S. Steel refers to federal statute in removal of class action over plant employee wages

By Nicholas Malfitano |
PITTSBURGH – Citing a federal statute, U.S. Steel has likewise removed to federal court a class action complaint which alleged it violated the Pennsylvania Minimum Wage Act (PMWA), by not paying employees for the time they spent showering and walking to their worksites, among other pre- and post-work activities.

Short white man sues police after being mistaken for 6-foot-5 Black man

By Pennsylvania Record |
SCRANTON - A disabled veteran describing himself as a "short Caucasian" says he was ambushed and beaten by police looking for a 6-foot-5 Black man.

Lancaster is dismissed from litigation concerning alleged warrantless raids of vape businesses

By Nicholas Malfitano |
ALLENTOWN – Lancaster County has been dismissed from litigation asserting that its district attorney and police officers conducted warrantless raids of businesses selling vape products last April, raids which those proprietors contend were illegal and contradictory to state laws currently on the books.

Federal judge confirms $779K arbitration award to franchisee, in Choice Hotels lawsuit

By Nicholas Malfitano |
ALLENTOWN – A federal judge has confirmed a $779,000 arbitration award decided in favor of a plaintiff franchisee in a wide-ranging lawsuit brought by such franchisees against the Choice Hotels organization, who claimed they have been overcharged inflated fees to increase the group’s revenue and have been subjected to discriminatory treatment based on race.

Phila. wants dismissal of suit alleging police officer distributed photos of man's suicide

By Nicholas Malfitano |
PHILADELPHIA – Counsel for the City of Philadelphia and an unidentified local police officer have motioned to dismiss litigation from the mother of a man who died by suicide during a mental health episode two years ago, litigation which alleged the officer photographed her son’s lifeless body and distributed it online.

After three initial losses, Roundup manufacturers get their first win in Philly courtroom

By Nicholas Malfitano |
PHILADELPHIA – For the very first time in Philadelphia, a jury has unanimously found in favor of the manufacturers of weed killer product Roundup, in the latest case to go to trial over allegations that product causes cancer in its users.

PICC inmate's assault-related civil rights claims partially dismissed without prejudice for second time

By Nicholas Malfitano |
PHILADELPHIA – A federal judge has, for a second time, partially dismissed without prejudice claims from a man incarcerated at the Philadelphia Industrial Correctional Center, who insisted that prison officials ignored the prior conduct of two fellow inmates with a propensity for violent behavior, who attacked the plaintiff with a homemade weapon two summers ago.

Penn State moves to dismiss majorette’s sexual and gender harassment lawsuit

By Nicholas Malfitano |
WILLIAMSPORT – Penn State University has moved to dismiss a lawsuit from one of its former majorettes – which alleged she was subject to unrelenting sexual and gender harassment from her coach during her four-year tenure in the school’s band and that school officials did nothing to stop the coach’s behavior – by arguing the plaintiff has not properly pled her claims.

Nurse and knife assailant's mental health was not our responsibility, staffing company says

By Nicholas Malfitano |
PITTSBURGH – A medical staffing company has denied any and all liability for injuries sustained by a local woman in an altercation more than two years ago, when that plaintiff was stabbed in the back while working as a nurse/school bus aide – by a fellow nurse employed by the corporate defendant.

Philly Roundup judge slams Monsanto's attempt at relief after $175M jury verdict, adds $2.3M

By Nicholas Malfitano |
PHILADELPHIA – A Philadelphia trial court judge has upheld a $175 million verdict against the manufacturers of weed killer product Roundup, added nearly $2.3 million in delay damages to that amount and blasted the company’s challenge to the verdict amount as “unfathomable”, “stubborn” and “indignant.”

White lieutenant claims racism in Philly PD afer photo flap, reinstatement

By Pennsylvania Record |
PHILADELPHIA - A lieutenant with the Philadelphia Police Department has filed a federal lawsuit claiming he was discriminated against because he is white.

Sesame Place Philadelphia gets partial dismissal of expert testimony, in discrimination suit accusing it of racism

By Nicholas Malfitano |
PHILADELPHIA – SeaWorld’s Sesame Place Philadelphia have received partial dismissal of opposing counsel’s expert witness, in litigation which charged that employees of the park discriminated against the plaintiff’s daughter, a Black child, during a meet-and-greet session with some costumed characters.

Third Circuit sends privacy class action against Penn Medicine back to state court

By Nicholas Malfitano |
PHILADELPHIA – A federal appellate court has ruled that a class action case alleging the University of Pennsylvania Health System violated a Pennsylvania privacy law by installing a Facebook Pixel on its patient portal – allowing the social media company to access personal health information of its users – will be heard in state court.

Judge dismisses lawsuit over man killed on Amtrak train tracks in Northeast Philadelphia

By Nicholas Malfitano |
PHILADELPHIA – A federal judge has dismissed without prejudice litigation from the sister of a man killed by a passing SEPTA train in Northeast Philadelphia nearly two years ago, a suit which contended that the Amtrak train company had a responsibility to construct protective fencing around the tracks it owned, where the incident occurred.

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.

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.

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).