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Regulatory Compliance Counsel Abigail Pressler Joins Ballard Spahr's Consumer Financial Services Group
Regulatory Compliance Counsel Abigail Pressler Joins Ballard Spahr's Consumer Financial Services Group.
Judge throws out dismissal motion from Pittsburgh and the state, in suit over wireless tower placements
PITTSBURGH – The City of Pittsburgh and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania have lost an attempt to dismiss litigation from AT&T, which asserted that the defendants violated the Telecommunications Act of 1996 by their limiting of the company’s ability to place wireless facilities on telephone poles in the City’s rights-of-way.
Ex-Pond Lehocky attorney allegedly fired after bout with testicular cancer fights to keep punitive damages claim
PHILADELPHIA – A former Pond Lehocky attorney who claimed he was terminated for seeking accommodations during his bout with testicular cancer, has hit back at the firm’s motion to dismiss punitive damages from his complaint.
Jones Day named Litigation Department of the Year Finalist in Pennsylvania and Texas
Jones Day named Litigation Department of the Year Finalist in Pennsylvania and Texas.
Walmart customer alleges protruding pallet in aisle caused her injuries
MEDIA — A Walmart customer is alleging a pallet that was protruding into an aisle caused her injuries.
Lawsuit: Health club failed to remove violent player from hockey game
PITTSBURGH — A man injured in a hockey game at a Pittsburgh health club is claiming negligence. Nicholas Venuti filed a complaint in the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County against Christopher A.
Pittsburgh bar faces Dram Shop claim after intoxicated patron caused head-on collision
PITTSBURGH — A Pittsburgh bar is facing a Dram Shop claim after a patron left the establishment with a .222 blood alcohol level and caused a head-on collision resulting in serious injuries.
Woman alleges Giant Eagle employee struck her with merchandise cart
PITTSBURGH — A woman alleges she suffered injuries at a Giant Eagle store after being struck from behind by an employee pushing a merchandise cart.
Couple claim defective chair at Mexico resort caused husband's injuries
PHILADELPHIA — A couple claim a defective chair at a resort in Mexico caused the husband to hit the ground and suffer fractures to his arm and back.
More publications want to toss suit from UPenn anthropologist they said had mishandled bombing victims' remains
PHILADELPHIA – Eight major publications are among a host of defendants seeking to dismiss defamation litigation from a University of Pennsylvania anthropologist, who claimed their allegedly defamatory reports of her supposed mishandling of the remains of victims from the MOVE Bombing of 1985 damaged her professional reputation and caused her to suffer harassment and death threats.
Pa. State Police wants DUI arrest subject's excessive force litigation dismissed
HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania State Police and two state troopers are attempting to dismiss a lawsuit from a Chambersburg woman, who alleged she was subjected to excessive force during a DUI traffic stop arrest by five state troopers in January 2019.
Construction company says it didn't fire inspector for making groundwater contamination reports
PITTSBURGH – A construction company denies that it retaliated against and fired one of its inspectors, after he reported discrepancies pertaining to whether or not groundwater on a job site was categorized as “contaminated”, saying it did not violate the Pennsylvania Whistleblower Law.
West Chester loses out on dismissal motion in Luzerne County man's excessive force suit
PHILADELPHIA – A federal judge has denied the Borough of West Chester’s attempt to dismiss a lawsuit from a Luzerne County man who alleged that two of its police officers used excessive force when arresting him nearly three years ago.
Estate of man allegedly attacked at Dauphin County Prison files wrongful death lawsuit
HARRISBURG – The nephew of a man who suffered fatal injuries while incarcerated at Dauphin County Prison has launched wrongful death litigation against the county, a health care company and more than three dozen corrections officers and medical providers, holding them responsible for his death.
Ballard Spahr Client Value and Innovation Program Named a Finalist for American Lawyer Industry Awards
Ballard Spahr Client Value and Innovation Program Named a Finalist for American Lawyer Industry Awards.
UPenn anthropologist's defamation suit over MOVE Bombing sees dismissal motion from Philly Inquirer
PHILADELPHIA – A University of Pennsylvania anthropologist has sued a host of media outlets, reporters, the Association of Black Anthropologists and the Society of Black Archaeologists over their alleged defamatory reports of her supposed mishandling of the remains of a victim from the MOVE Bombing of 1985, with some of those entities now looking to dismiss her case.
UberEats driver's class action says deliveries of Insomnia Cookies crumbled when it came to tips
PHILADELPHIA – An Alabama-based Uber driver claims the Insomnia Cookies company has stiffed him and numerous other employees of large sums of money in tips, when it sub-contracts its product delivery services to drivers on the ride share app.
Plaintiffs who alleged racist school admissions policies in Philly, appeal denial of injunction to Third Circuit
PHILADELPHIA – A group of plaintiffs has appealed the denial of a preliminary injunction in their class action litigation, which claimed their children were denied admission to criteria-based schools due to the District’s discriminatory policies centered on race, to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.
Norfolk Southern denies responsibility for tractor-trailer and train collision, which killed N.C. man
PITTSBURGH – Norfolk Southern Railway has asserted that it took all proper safety precautions and that the death of a North Carolina man in a tractor-trailer/train collision was due to factors outside of its control.
Art teacher who claimed age discrimination settles claims with Fox Chapel School District
PITTSBURGH – An Allegheny County art teacher who alleged that she was transferred from teaching at the middle school level to the elementary school level as a result of age-related discrimination in violation of federal law, has settled her claims.