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Police tased and permanently blinded toddler, lawsuit claims
PHILADELPHIA – A Philadelphia woman alleges that a pair of Philadelphia police officers who were investigating a domestic incident in the vicinity of her apartment, indiscriminately fired their energy weapons and struck her two-year-old son in the chest and eye, causing him permanent blindness and other injuries.
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Suit: Philadelphia police officers failed to prevent man's death from overdose in custody
PHILADELPHIA – The widow of a 44-year-old man who died of a drug overdose while in custody of the Philadelphia Police Department two-and-a-half years ago has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against two Department officers, charging they failed to take procedural steps which may have saved her late husband’s life.
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Mom says Dover Area school staff affirmed her daughter’s gender without telling her
HARRISBURG – A Dover Area School District parent alleges that District personnel affirmed her 14-year-old daughter as a boy and referred to her by another name, without notifying the plaintiff.
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Class action complaint alleges GM, OnStar and LexisNexis sold driver data to third parties
SCRANTON – A Pennsylvania man alleges that collective conduct between General Motors, OnStar and LexisNexis resulted in driver behavior data being collected without drivers’ knowledge, consent or compensation – data which is then allegedly sold to automobile insurers, who in turn will set or increase drivers’ quotes or premiums based on the data.
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Former Yeadon councilwoman files defamation lawsuit versus the borough, mayor and council members
MEDIA – A former Yeadon Borough councilwoman has sued the Borough’s current leadership, alleging that the defendants repeatedly defamed her in both public and private settings, causing harm to her reputation and standing in the community.
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Physical therapist says Ohio health care company fired her for refusing COVID vax
PITTSBURGH – A physical therapist has sued an Ohio healthcare group, claiming that her employer discriminated against her Christian beliefs by refusing to extend her an exemption from receiving the COVID-19 vaccine, before firing her.
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Couple say husband's back injuries was the result of negligence at Texas Roadhouse restaurant
PHILADELPHIA – A Philadelphia couple allege that a Bensalem location of the Texas Roadhouse restaurant chain was negligent in the conduct of its employees, leading the husband-plaintiff to be struck with a serving tray, fall and suffer a severe back injury.
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Plaintiff says institutional failures resulted in his assault by another Curran-Fromhold inmate
PHILADELPHIA – A Philadelphia man asserts that institutional failures on the part of the City of Philadelphia and Curran Fromhold Correctional Facility leadership resulted in him being the subject of a severe assault at the facility, at the hands of another inmate.
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Schuylkill County plaintiffs say defective Yankee Candle caused $342K in fire damage to their home
PHILADELPHIA – A Schuylkill County couple alleges that a Yankee Candle they had inside their home was defective and caused a fire, which they say led to extensive renovations at their property costing more than $342,000.
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Philly woman sues National Park Service, federal and city governments after sidewalk fall
PHILADELPHIA – A Philadelphia woman asserts she suffered a variety of injuries due to a sidewalk fall which took place in front of Independence Hall, in Philadelphia’s Old City district, and claims both the federal and local governments are responsible for her fall.
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Former Bucks County Technical High School student says impact weapons drill broke her finger
PHILADELPHIA – A former EMS student at Bucks County Technical High School alleges she suffered a broken left pinky finger, after being compelled to participate in a mandatory impact weapons drill featuring batons and punch paddles.
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Mothers of child who was sexually assaulted at his elementary school sue York School District
YORK – The mothers of a minor child allege he was the victim of a sexual assault at the hands of an older student in the restroom of his elementary school, and have charged the York School District with negligence in failing to prevent that incident.
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Former Beaver Area School District student says District did nothing to stop repeated bullying he suffered
PITTSBURGH – A former Beaver Area School District student contends that he was the ongoing subject of severe hazing, bullying and harassment during his eighth grade year by his football teammates, and that despite his parents notifying the school’s principal/football coach on multiple occasions, nothing was done to stop the abuse he sustained.
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Allegheny Health nurse claims she was passed over for job roles in favor of younger candidates
PITTSBURGH – A 65-year-old registered nurse alleges she was passed over for several prominent roles at facilities within the Allegheny Health Network, in favor of younger candidates and in violation of a federal age discrimination law.
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Medical malpractice lawsuit filed after death of 84-year-old man at Geisinger Clinic
WILLIAMSPORT - The estate of a man who died at 84 years old blames his treatment at Geisinger Clinic.
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Lowe's faces lawsuit over allegedly faulty ladder
PITTSBURGH - An Indiana County man says he bought a defective ladder at Lowe's that broke while he was washing his car.
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Azura sued over data breach
PHILADELPHIA - A federal class action lawsuit targets Azura over a recent data breach.
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National Parks Service, Philadelphia sued over fall on Ghost Tour
PHILADELPHIA - A man who hurt his left shoulder on a fall during a Philadelphia Ghost Tour has sued both the city and the National Parks Service.
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Quaker school sued over alleged student-on-student abuse
PHILADELPHIA - A federal lawsuit says the private Quaker School Abington Friends refused to prevent assault on a student that included fruit being stuffed in her mouth.
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Drowning during UTV crash leads to lawsuit in Lackawanna County
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.