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Friday, March 29, 2024

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Drowning during UTV crash leads to lawsuit in Lackawanna County

By Nicholas Malfitano |
SCRANTON – A Lackawanna County man alleges that collective product liability on the part of manufacturers of an off-road utility vehicle and negligence on the part of the commercial operators of land where the vehicle overturned, resulted in the plaintiff’s wife dying by drowning in a UTV accident.

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Home explosion leads to lawsuit in Dauphin County

By Pennsylvania Record |
HARRISBURG - A family whose home exploded during excavation work on their water system is suing the company involved.

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Eat'n Park sued after customer scalded by hot water

By Pennsylvania Record |
PITTSBURGH - A Pittsburgh lawsuit claims water for tea was heated too much and ended up burning a customer at Eat'n Park.

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Jewish man sues MediaNews, alleges religious discrimination

By Pennsylvania Record |
SCRANTON - A Jewish man who worked as sales director for MediaNews in Scranton alleges religious discrimination, including a co-worker telling him he was good with money because of his religion.

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Williamsport's female recreation director alleges she was paid less than men, treated differently too

By Pennsylvania Record |
WILLIAMSPORT - The one-time director of Williamsport's Recreation Department alleges she was paid less than men who held the position previously and was fired without cause.

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Bensalem cops accused of excessive force in tow-truck dispute

By Pennsylvania Record |
PHILADELPHIA - A man who wanted to use a certain towing service when his car broke down was roughed up by cops who told him to use a different one, a lawsuit alleges.

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Hazleton officers sued after high-speed chase leaves man pantsless in the snow with broken bones

By Pennsylvania Record |
SCRANTON - A passenger in a truck chased by Hazleton cops at more than 100 mph is suing them for excessive force allegedly committed when the vehicle crashed.

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Parents of 18-year-old killed by Pa. State Police near Philly street race file wrongful death lawsuit

By Nicholas Malfitano |
PHILADELPHIA – After an 18-year-old man was shot dead by a Pennsylvania State Trooper while he spectated street racing on Interstate-95 in Philadelphia last year, his friends who witnessed the shooting and his parents have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against members of both the Pennsylvania State Police and Philadelphia Police Department.

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Broken chair at AFL-CIO event leads to lawsuit against Pittsburgh hotel

By Pennsylvania Record |
PITTSBURGH - A lawsuit now in Pittsburgh federal court says a chair broke while a man attending an AFL-CIO conference at the Omni William Penn Hotel was sitting in it.

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Lawsuit filed over murder in Delaware County prison

By Pennsylvania Record |
PHILADELPHIA - The estate of a man strangled to death in prison by his cellmate is suing Delaware County and others for ignoring warnings his murderer was a danger to others.

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Hershey faces lawsuit over smoke-filled hotel room

By Pennsylvania Record |
HARRISBURG - A woman who visited The Hotel Hershey, only to wake up in a room full of smoke is suing Hershey, claiming its smoke detectors didn't work properly.

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Wrongful death lawsuit against Safelite says windshield failed to stop metal object

By Pennsylvania Record |
PHILADELPHIA - The estate of a woman killed when a piece of metal came through her windshield while driving is suing Safelite.

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Counselor claims she was fired for complaining about lack of handicap access at Pittsburgh's St. Benedict's

By Pennsylvania Record |
PITTSBURH - A woman who uses a prosthetic leg is suing the company that employed her as a youth counselor, claiming retaliation for complaints about a lack of handicap parking spots and ramps at one school she worked at.

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Philadelphia Fire lieutenant claims gender, age discrimination

By Pennsylvania Record |
PHILADELPHIA - A female lieutenant with the Philadelphia Fire Department has filed a federal lawsuit that says she was treated differently than male counterparts.

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Lawsuit filed against school district after child falls on playground

By Pennsylvania Record |
MEDIA - A 5-year-old's fall from playground equipment at a Delaware County school is the subject of a recent lawsuit.

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Woman sues Lancaster Co. hotel after falling from second floor to avoid fire

By Pennsylvania Record |
READING - A federal lawsuit against a hotel in Pennsylvania's Amish country says it effectively trapped guests on the second floor when a fire broke out, leading a woman to injure herself escaping with bed sheets tied together.

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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.”

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PhilaPort suing over deepening of Delaware River

By Pennsylvania Record |
PHILADELPHIA - PhilaPort has filed a federal lawsuit against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, arguing the dredging of the Delaware River has allowed Delaware to profit despite fighting the project.

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Outback sued over slippery stool, spilled soup

By Pennsylvania Record |
PHILADELPHIA - A federal lawsuit against Outback alleges back injuries from a stool that slipped out from under a customer.

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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.