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Ex-volunteer firefighters from Latrobe reach settlement of wrongful termination lawsuit
PITTSBURGH – Five ex-volunteer firefighters in the City of Latrobe who claimed they were ousted from their positions after voicing opposition to the alleged behavior of the department chief, have now settled those claims with the City.
N.J. Walmart store associate settles claims over use of Rocket Cart shelf stocker
ALLENTOWN – An associate at a New Jersey Walmart store who alleged he suffered severe head injuries from the use of a Rocket Cart, a device used to move merchandise and stock shelves, recently settled his personal injury claims.
University of Scranton stands by termination of former prof unvaccinated for COVID-19
SCRANTON – The University of Scranton’s Faculty Affairs Council contends that the institution was right to fire a former professor, the latter of whom has charged that his constitutional rights to privacy and bodily autonomy were violated when the institution attempted to force him to disclose his COVID-19 vaccination status.
Greensburg police lieutenant settles age discrimination claims for $35K
PITTSBURGH – A Greensburg police officer has settled claims of age discrimination connected to the City’s failing to promote him in favor of other candidates, for $35,000.
Law clerk says that age discrimination was proximate reason for his firing from firm
PITTSBURGH – A Western Pennsylvania man claims that, due to illegal age discrimination, he was fired from his job as a law clerk with the Dugan & Associates law firm.
Dallas company named in Wisconsin couple's parking fall suit gets to add more defendants
PITTSBURGH – A Dallas company named by a Wisconsin couple as allegedly being liable for the wife-plaintiff’s leg injuries, suffered after she fell from an unmarked and unprotected drop-off located next to the handicap space where their friend’s vehicle was parked, is seeking to join additional defendants.
Man who alleged automobile financiers used 'pay-to-play' scheme may receive default judgment
PITTSBURGH – A Pennsylvania man who claimed that a leading automobile financing company charges and collects illegal “pay-to-pay” fees from consumers statewide, in violation of the Commonwealth’s Consumer Credit Code, may receive a default judgment if an answer is not received by mid-April.
After Lyft driver allegedly kills passenger, his children sue him and the ride share company
PITTSBURGH – The son and daughter of a 55-year-old man shot to death last August in the parking lot of a Sheetz convenience store by his Lyft driver, have now sued both the ride share company and the driver for damages.
Health care company's former director asserts no involvement in events leading to Dauphin County inmate's death
HARRISBURG – The former corporate director of a health care company has denied involvement in claims brought by the nephew of a man who suffered fatal injuries while incarcerated there in a lawsuit against the county, the company in question and more than three dozen corrections officers and medical providers, who the plaintiff feels are responsible for the decedent’s death.
Plaintiff alleging inhumane conditions at Curran-Fromhold Correctional Facility seeks depositions
PHILADELPHIA – A former Curran-Fromhold Correctional Facility inmate is seeking to take two depositions from fellow prisoners who he says can corroborate that he was subjected to cruel and unusual punishment, including being denied clean sheets and showers and not being allowed to leave his cell during a two-month incarceration.
Delaware County answers suit over 18-month-old's alleged wrongful death in foster care
PHILADELPHIA – Delaware County has answered a wrongful death lawsuit surrounding the murder of an 18-month-old in foster care two years ago, denying that violated the plaintiff’s constitutional rights.
Settlement talks and corrective action plan on the table in Clean Water Act case against food processor
HARRISBURG – A proposed settlement and additional corrective action plan are currently being devised, as a Pennsylvania waterway environmental group and a food processing company have continued a stay of litigation the two parties are involved in over claims of the latter polluted Oil Creek and the Susquehanna River, violating the state Clean Streams Law and the federal Clean Water Act in the process.
Delco judge approves $90K settlement in death of man on Philly bridge
MEDIA – A Delaware County court has approved a $90,000 settlement agreement, in response to legal proceedings initiated after the motor vehicle accident-related death of a local man on a Philadelphia bridge.
York County man who said his arm was crushed inside sampler machine settles case
ALLENTOWN – A York County man who alleged that he was severely injured on the job when his arm was crushed inside the moving parts of a subject sampler machine, has settled his case.
Bi-racial high school student settles discrimination claims connected to track-and-field meet
PITTSBURGH – A bi-racial high school student who filed a lawsuit alleging racism led her coach to benching her at a championship track meet, has settled her discrimination claims.
TCPA class action filed against accident attorneys, for unsolicited phone calls
WILLIAMSPORT – A Central Pennsylvania man has filed a class action lawsuit against the Accident Attorneys of America, alleging that the firm has violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) with its unsolicited phone calls to potential clients.
Lawsuit over fall at JCPenney store in Bucks County loses most of its defendants
PHILADELPHIA – Several defendants have been dismissed from litigation surrounding severe injuries claimed to be suffered by a Bucks County Man, who said he took a fall at the JCPenney store in Langhorne’s Oxford Valley Mall.
Mill mixer manufacturer says injury suit should be transferred to Blair County court
PITTSBURGH – The manufacturer of a mill mixer argues that litigation for injuries that a Western Pennsylvania man claims he suffered, namely a broken leg and numerous open wounds, should be transferred to the Blair County Court of Common Pleas.
Suit against U.S. Steel after plaintiff was nearly killed in fan system loses punitive damages claim
PITTSBURGH – A couple’s negligence lawsuit which argues that U.S. Steel and a number of other defendants were liable for injuries the husband-plaintiff suffered when he was sucked into a pressurized fan system and nearly killed, has been shorn of its punitive damages claim.
Busing company continues to accuse West Mifflin Area School District of breaching agreement
PITTSBURGH – A school bus company has maintained claims that a West Mifflin school district breached the contract between the two parties, despite the fact that the plaintiff met all of its obligations to the district and did so in spite of a shortage of available drivers.