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Jewish man who accused wine distributor of offensive and discriminatory behavior, settles claims
PITTSBURGH – A local man who claimed he was subjected to a hostile work environment, including epithets made against his Jewish heritage and that he was fired when he made complaints about the offending behavior, has settled those claims.
Wrongful death suit says woman burned alive after hitting propane truck
PITTSBURGH - An Allegheny County lawsuit says a passenger in a car burned alive when it collided with a propane truck whose fuel line severed.
Man convicted of murder sues Chester County after Third Circuit frees him
PHILADELPHIA - A man convicted in a 2014 home-invasion murder is now suing Chester County after the Third Circuit found evidence lacking.
Kathleen Begley Joins Steptoe & Johnson’s Energy Practice
Kathleen R. Begley has joined Steptoe & Johnson PLLC as an Associate. She joins the mineral title and property practice group in the firm’s Energy and Natural Resources Department.
Troutman Pepper Names Six New Office Managing Partners Across the Country
Six Troutman Pepper partners have been appointed to office managing partner (OMP) positions in the following offices: Atlanta, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Portland, Rochester, and Washington, D.C.
Troutman Pepper Names Joseph Imperiale Managing Partner in Philadelphia
Joseph T. Imperiale, a partner in Troutman Pepper’s Construction practice, has been appointed to office managing partner in Philadelphia, effective January 1, 2024. Imperiale succeeds Partner Michael H. Friedman.
Privacy: What to Expect in 2024 on January 8
The hottest privacy topics for 2024 and why they will be important/impactful.
Delaware County Court of Common Pleas: Actions Taken on Dec. 31, 2023
The Delaware County Court of Common Pleas reported the following activity on Dec. 31, 2023 in the suits below:
Delaware County Court of Common Pleas: Actions Taken on Dec. 30, 2023
The Delaware County Court of Common Pleas reported the following activity on Dec. 30, 2023 in the suits below:
Delaware County Court of Common Pleas: Actions Taken on Dec. 29, 2023
The Delaware County Court of Common Pleas reported the following activity on Dec. 29, 2023 in the suits below:
Acting Labor Secretary Su tries to keep company from selling health care facilities, ahead of trial on violations
PITTSBURGH – The damages phase of an employee compensation case pitting acting U.S. Secretary of Labor Julie Su against more than a dozen health care operating companies, defendants which she is attempting to prevent from selling some of their care facilities, is slated for trial in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania next Monday.
Lancaster County law enforcement seeks judgment on the pleadings for raids of vape products shops
ALLENTOWN – Lancaster County, its district attorney and police officers are seeking judgment on the pleadings in litigation asserting that they conducted warrantless raids of businesses selling vape products last April, raids which those proprietors contend were illegal and contradictory to state laws currently on the books.
Delco woman who claimed she fell into hole at Fernwood Cemetery while attending funeral ends case
MEDIA – A Delaware County woman who alleged that Fernwood Cemetery was negligent in the operation of its funerary grounds, the result of which was her falling into a deep hole at the cemetery, has resolved her claims.
Colorado man who said his Pa. property was demolished without him knowing, appeals to Third Circuit
SCRANTON – A Colorado man who contended that a piece of mixed-use property he owned in Pittston was illegally demolished without the responsible authorities serving him notice, and who lost his case in federal court, has appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.
Lawsuit blames Pittsburgh schools for attack at Brashear High
PITTSBURGH - A Brashear High student who says he was bullied, including an attack that led to a traumatic injury, has sued the Pittsburgh Public School District.
Lycoming County sued over death of diabetic inmate
WILLIAMSPORT - A federal wrongful death lawsuit says staff at Lycoming County's prison allowed a man's diabetic condition to worsen until he died in custody.
Delaware County Court of Common Pleas: Actions Taken on Dec. 28, 2023
The Delaware County Court of Common Pleas reported the following activity on Dec. 28, 2023 in the suits below:
Pittsburgh Steelers season ticket holder says she was wrongfully accused of using a racial slur
PITTSBURGH – A Pittsburgh Steelers season ticket holder alleges she was treated rudely by stadium personnel and then defamed by being wrongly accused of using a racial slur towards another stadium employee working during the game.
Lawsuit: Philly sheriff's officers stormed couple's home looking for their son, who had been murdered months before
PHILADELPHIA – A pair of parent plaintiffs claim multiple officers from the Philadelphia Sheriff’s Department violated their civil rights, when the officers executed a search warrant at their home in an attempt to find the plaintiffs’ son, despite his having been murdered five months before the search took place.
Equipment operator who said PennDOT didn't accommodate his disability and fired him drops one defendant
SCRANTON – A transportation equipment operator who insisted that the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation failed to accommodate his disability and later fired him for alleged comments he made in a Facebook post has voluntarily dismissed one defendant from claims made under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act.