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Friday, March 29, 2024

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Judge will not reconsider dismissing defamation count against Gov. Shapiro, in man's malicious prosecution suit

By Nicholas Malfitano |
SCRANTON – A federal judge has denied a motion for reconsideration regarding the dismissal of a defamation count, in litigation from a man who alleged former Attorney General (and now, Governor) Josh Shapiro breached an agreement of non-prosecution with him.

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Judge orders defendants removed from wrongful death suit, against Shohola nursing home

By Nicholas Malfitano |
SCRANTON – In accordance with the prior recommendation of a federal magistrate judge, a group of defendants have been dismissed from a wrongful death lawsuit brought against a Shohola nursing home – which alleged that negligent care on its part and that of others led to the death of the plaintiff’s husband.

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Man walking with cane and injured at Bridesburg Train Station settles with SEPTA and Amtrak

By Nicholas Malfitano |
PHILADELPHIA – A local man who claimed he suffered a litany of severe injuries, when his cane became stuck in a hole at a Philadelphia train station platform, has settled his case with the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) and Amtrak.

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Jackhammer operator who alleged Norfolk Southern's negligence caused his injuries ends case

By Nicholas Malfitano |
ALLENTOWN – Litigation from a jackhammer operator and his spouse against the Norfolk Southern railroad company, which claimed company negligence forced the operator to jump approximately 30 feet from a manlift in order to save his own life from an approaching train, has been closed.

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Man reiterates that not being transgender cost him his employment at Bucks County adult store

By Nicholas Malfitano |
PHILADELPHIA – A former cleaner and clerk at a Bucks County-based adult establishment stands by his claims that he was discriminated against and terminated from his employment, based upon his designation as a cisgender male.

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Northeast Philly-based Marshalls HomeGoods store denies liability for woman's injuries

By Nicholas Malfitano |
PHILADELPHIA – A Marshalls HomeGoods store in Northeast Philadelphia has denied liability for injuries a local woman says she suffered more than two years ago, when a desk chair she was seated on unexpectedly moved and she fell.

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American Airlines suit keeps assault and emotional distress claims, loses others

By Nicholas Malfitano |
PHILADELPHIA – A federal judge has decreed that several claims will be dismissed from a lawsuit brought by two passengers removed from an American Airlines flight nearly three years ago, but retained counts for assault and negligent infliction of emotional distress.

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Pa. man who alleged his iPhone exploded and seriously burned him settles his claims

By Nicholas Malfitano |
PITTSBURGH – A Western Pennsylvania man who accused Apple and Verizon of committing negligence and product liability defects, when an iPhone 6s Plus smartphone allegedly exploded and seriously injured him – has settled his claims.

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Defendants dismissed from litigation alleging excessive force at Curran-Fromhold Correctional Facility

By Nicholas Malfitano |
PHILADELPHIA – Several government and corrections defendants have been dismissed from litigation which alleged law enforcement officials used excessive force on an incarcerated man.

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Nonprofit group who said Federal Highway Administration violated National Environmental Policy Act wants summary judgment

By Nicholas Malfitano |
HARRISBURG – An environmental nonprofit group has motioned for summary judgment in its case against a component of the U.S. Department of Transportation and its chief, over claims that the highway agency failed to conduct environmental impact reports for a proposed highway extension, as required by the National Environmental Policy Act.

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Estate of man killed by passing vehicle maintains Marple Township police officers were responsible

By Nicholas Malfitano |
PHILADELPHIA – The estate of a man left at a bus stop while in an intoxicated state by Marple Township police officers and killed by a passing vehicle shortly thereafter more than two years ago, has reiterated claims that the Township, its Police Department and a plethora of officers the plaintiff believes are responsible for the man’s death.

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Federal judge rejects dismissal motion from Taiwanese group named in Pa. doctor's bike crash suit

By Nicholas Malfitano |
PHILADELPHIA – A federal judge has denied a motion to dismiss from a Taiwanese company named in an injury lawsuit brought by a local ophthalmologist, who suffered a tear of his left triceps tendon and other injuries when his bicycle’s coaster brake allegedly failed and he crashed on a roadway.

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Parents who alleged their home was stormed by Philly deputies, say res judicata does not apply

By Nicholas Malfitano |
PHILADELPHIA – Parent plaintiffs who claimed multiple officers from the Philadelphia Sheriff’s Department violated their civil rights when they executed a search warrant at their home in an attempt to find the plaintiffs’ son, who had been murdered five months before the search took place, have countered arguments from the City of Philadelphia that res judicata should bar their case.

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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.

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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.

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Plaintiff counsel drops negligent infliction of emotional distress counts, from Flying Fairy toy lawsuit

By Nicholas Malfitano |
PITTSBURGH – Plaintiff counsel has authorized the dismissal of two counts of negligent infliction of emotional distress from a Blairsville couple’s lawsuit, one which claimed a Flying Fairy toy was defectively designed and when launched, collided with one of the plaintiff’s eyes and caused extensive ocular injuries.

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Investigative journalist settles 'Gag Rule' suit with Allegheny County

By Nicholas Malfitano |
PITTSBURGH – A Pittsburgh investigative journalist who contended that “Gag Rule” policies enacted by the Allegheny County Bureau of Corrections violated the First Amendment rights of County Jail employees and contractors, and prevented her from developing sources to offer comment for stories detailing events which have taken place inside the jail, has come to a settlement with the County.

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Runner who claimed he was sprayed by copper pesticide during jog in Mount Lebanon settles case

By Nicholas Malfitano |
PITTSBURGH – A local man who alleged he suffered permanent facial and oral injuries after being exposed to a copper-based pesticide being used to spray trees while he was out on a run in Mount Lebanon nearly two years ago, has settled his claims.

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Suit over injury at Marshall's HomeGoods store may be thrown out, if default isn't pursued

By Nicholas Malfitano |
PHILADELPHIA – A local woman who alleged she was seriously injured at a Marshalls HomeGoods store in Northeast Philadelphia when a desk chair she was seated on unexpectedly moved and she fell, may have her case dismissed if she does not file for a default judgment within the next two weeks.

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Nonprofit legal services employee who alleged retaliation for reporting discrimination settles case

By Nicholas Malfitano |
PHILADELPHIA – An employee for a non-profit legal services provider who alleged that she suffered racial and disability discrimination, in retaliation for reporting similar behavior in her workplace, recently withdrew her case.