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Lehigh County plaintiff says her extensive car accident injuries were Allentown cop's fault
ALLENTOWN – A Lehigh County woman alleges she suffered numerous physical injuries, as a result of a motor vehicle collision she says was caused by an Allentown police officer who operated their vehicle in a reckless fashion.
Settlement for former female police officer's sex discrimination suit against Frazer Township
PITTSBURGH – Sex discrimination litigation against Frazer Township from a female, former member of the township’s police department who claimed she was treated poorly and terminated on the basis of her gender, has recently been settled.
Judge dismisses count from TV reporter's suit against PetSmart, filed after her dog's death
PITTSBURGH – An Allegheny County judge has dismissed a count of negligence per se, from litigation brought by a Pittsburgh television reporter that her dog suffered fatal injuries after being groomed at a local PetSmart store, in effect being hanged by his caretakers and asphyxiated during his nail trimming.
Security firm denies liability claims in lawsuit after Lancaster mall shooting
LANCASTER – A mall security firm has denied charges of gross negligence and cross-claim liability, in litigation brought by two shoppers allegedly injured while escaping from a shooting incident at the Park City Mall more than two years ago.
Pa. state Sen. Boscola refutes energy group president's defamation allegations
PITTSBURGH – A Pennsylvania state senator has rejected defamation allegations from an energy company president, who claimed the senator’s use of his last name to describe the practice of not limiting net energy metering in a memorandum for her proposed legislation, has harmed his professional reputation.
Federal judge hands down split ruling in case of involuntarily committed man whose weapons were seized
WILLIAMSPORT – A federal judge has granted in part and denied in part a motion for summary judgment brought by the estate of a man who made violent threats against his wife’s nursing home, was involuntarily committed and had his weapons seized, prior to his death.
Italian company denies fault for injuries suffered by man in hydraulic bending machine
MEDIA – An Italian company has denied responsibility for a Philadelphia man’s injuries, when he lost two fingers on his right hand in a hydraulic bending machine, allegedly due to the device not being equipped with necessary guards and warnings to its users.
Hamilton Arms Center denies liability for death of former resident in June 2022
LANCASTER – The Hamilton Arms Center facility has denied liability for allegations made in a lawsuit from the daughter of a woman who died last year, after a two-month stay there.
Court: Bucks County man challenging Educator Discipline Act is permitted to do so anonymously
PHILADELPHIA – A federal judge has ruled that a Bucks County man seeking a permanent injunction against enforcement of the provisions of Section 17.2 of Pennsylvania’s Educator Discipline Act – a statute which he feels criminalizes the disclosure of truthful information connected to the filing of an educator misconduct complaint with the Commonwealth’s Department of Education – is permitted to proceed anonymously in his action, but not allowed to file unredacted exhibits under seal along with it.
Judge denies Lackawanna County's dismissal motion, in vehicle repossession dispute with Volkswagen group
SCRANTON – A federal court has denied an attempt to dismiss litigation from a Volkswagen business trust which argued that a vehicle it was legally entitled to repossess when its lessee defaulted on payments was instead taken by Lackawanna County and another auto company, when that same lessee was arrested in April of last year.
George W. Hill correctional facility operators deny that prison failed to stop assault against plaintiff
MEDIA – The Florida-based operating companies of George W. Hill Correctional Facility have denied that it negligently failed to prevent the brutal assault a Delaware County man alleges he sustained at the hands of another inmate.
Lancaster and Marriott hotel avail themselves of liability in suit from injured restaurant patrons
LANCASTER – A Marriott hotel and the City of Lancaster have moved to strike punitive damages from the lawsuit brought by a local man and a South Carolina woman, who alleged they were struck by a wooden beam which fell from the ceiling as they were dining inside that same hotel’s restaurant.
Summary judgment ends landlord's civil rights suit against Philadelphia licensing officials
PHILADELPHIA – A federal judge has granted summary judgment to a trio of officials from the City of Philadelphia, closing out litigation from a local man who had alleged his civil rights were violated when his properties were sold and demolished by the City.
Chester looks to stay detective's racial discrimination case, due to municipal bankruptcy
PHILADELPHIA – A Black corporal detective of Korean heritage alleges that the Chester Police Department engaged in racially discriminatory behavior towards him, which he says caused him to take leave from the department – but the City of Chester maintains that its pending bankruptcy should stay the case.
Black lifeguard claims he was discriminated against and fired from local YMCA facility
PHILADELPHIA – A Black lifeguard alleges that he was discriminated against and wrongly fired by a Philadelphia-area YMCA facility for supposedly not participating in an emergency rescue situation – but he says that he in fact led the rescue effort, while the posted lifeguard, a Caucasian woman, was absent.
Judge consolidates class action suits over software company's alleged Exchange Act violations
ALLENTOWN – A federal judge has consolidated a securities class action litigation, which claims that a software and payment processing company made materially false and misleading statements regarding its own business, operations and compliance policies.
Pittsburgh pub disavows responsibility for gun altercation which left plaintiff bystander shot
PITTSBURGH – A Pittsburgh pub has denied responsibility for gunshot injuries sustained by a bystander to an exchange of gunfire between an unruly customer of the pub and its security force.
Legal news monitor continues to say Allegheny County court's access policies are questionable
PITTSBURGH – A legal news organization which monitors court case filings has reiterated its claims that the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas’ “no-access-before-process” policy restricts the rights of both it and the public under the U.S. Constitution.
Casino customer injured by fellow patron continues to say casino's liability denials are meritless
PITTSBURGH – An Allegheny County man insists that he suffered a long list of injuries when an intoxicated fellow patron of Rivers Casino drunkenly fell on his right leg, and has refuted the casino’s attempts at rejecting liability for the events in question.
Nonprofit group and parents want to overturn COVID-19 vax regulation for minors in Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA – A California nonprofit group chaired by independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is suing the City of Philadelphia and its health officials, over an emergency regulation enacted during the COVID-19 pandemic which permitted children as young as 11 years old to be vaccinated without parental consent.