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Appetizer at Cheesecake Factory just the start of lawsuit
PITTSBURGH - A Pittsburgh woman says she was enjoying her appetizer at The Cheesecake Factory when she bit down on a piece of glass.
Managing the Workplace in an Election Year on January 25, 2024
It’s that time again.
Judge partially grants dismissal to Northumberland County, in case connected to jail suicide
WILLIAMSPORT – Northumberland County and its corrections co-defendants have won partial dismissal of a claims in a complaint alleging that staffing at the county jail was inadequate and ineffective, leading the plaintiff’s daughter to commit suicide when she found herself incarcerated at the facility on drug charges.
Judge overrules objections in defamation suit between energy group president and Pa. senator
PITTSBURGH – A state court judge has overruled preliminary objections from a Pennsylvania state senator targeted with defamation allegations from an energy company president, who claimed the senator’s use of his last name to describe the practice of not limiting net energy metering in a memorandum for her proposed legislation has harmed his professional reputation.
Comfort Inn hotel denies alleged liability and wrongdoing associated with man's drowning death
PITTSBURGH – A Comfort Inn hotel in Pittsburgh has denied liability for the death of a man who died as a result of drowning in its pool last July, as alleged in a wrongful death lawsuit brought in his name.
Lawsuit says scooter bent while being operated, injured woman
PHILADELPHIA - A woman is suing Apollo Scooters, arguing she was injured when the scooter folded and tossed her off.
Jif peanut butter made Pa. man sick, lawsuit alleges
HARRISBURG - A Pennsylvania man seeks compensation for the illness he says he suffered from eating tainted Jif peanut butter
It’s an AI Kind of Year – the Evolving State of Copyright and Fair Use on January 25, 2024
Armstrong Teasdale lawyers and in-house counsel will review the evolving law around AI as related to IP issues and the impacts of its commercial use.
Reed Smith represents Compile, Inc. in its sale to McKesson Corporation
Global law firm Reed Smith has advised Compile, Inc., a healthcare data platform that aggregates and integrates data from across the US healthcare system to characterize providers and their patient panels, on its sale to McKesson Corporation, the leading healthcare company for wholesale medical supplies & equipment, pharmaceutical distribution, and healthcare technology solutions.
The good, the bad, and the ugly: The best and worst prescription drug/medical device decisions of 2023 on January 25
Each year since 2007, James Beck, a co-founder of the popular Drug and Device Law blog, has compiled and posted lists of the 10 best and 10 worst drug and medical device court decisions for that year, with input from his fellow Drug and Device Law bloggers.
Eye for an eye: Dad accused of vengeance for daughter's black eye
PITTSBURGH - An Allegheny County man whose daughter suffered a black eye on a trampoline faces a lawsuit after allegedly sucker-punching the father of the girl he blamed.
Franklin County sued by America over treatment of disabled employee
HARRISBURG - The United States has filed a lawsuit against Franklin County alleging its jail failed to make reasonable accommodations for a disabled employee.
Attorney who said former firm owes him compensation reaches tentative settlement agreement
PITTSBURGH – An attorney who resigned from a local law firm at the end of 2021 and brought action on claims that the firm unfairly denied him compensation, has tentatively settled those same claims.
N.J. man who alleged Pa. athletic commission authorities sabotaged his pro boxing event may face dismissal
HARRISBURG – A New Jersey man who launched legal action against the Pennsylvania State Athletic Commission and its personnel – alleging they conspired against him to prevent him from holding a professional boxing card in Harrisburg – may have his case dismissed, if service is not made by the beginning of next month.
Case alleging Starbucks coffee scalded plaintiff may be remanded to state court
PHILADELPHIA – A Northeastern Pennsylvania man, who claimed in a Philadelphia state court that he received first and second-degree burns from Starbucks coffee which spilled onto his lap and saw the case removed to federal court, is now trying to remand the case to its original court.
Counsel for engineer in 2015 Philly Amtrak derailment is facing $322K in legal fees
PHILADELPHIA – Counsel for the engineer of an Amtrak train that crashed and derailed in Philadelphia in 2015, who withdrew his client’s suit against the transit company in the interest of seeking relief in a state court and preventing duplicative litigation, is now facing a pursuit from Amtrak for over $322,000 in legal fees.
A Look at the Bench: Current Trends in Employment Litigation on January 24, 2024
Join us each month in 2024 for Faegre Drinker's annual series of webinars exploring the latest developments in labor and employment law in addition to what we see coming on the horizon.
Greenberg Traurig Attorneys to Present EB-5 Immigration Webinar
Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP Immigration & Compliance Practice Shareholder Jennifer Hermansky and Associates Natalie Gorelishvili and Luna Ma will present a webinar, titled “Hot Topics for EB-5 Investors: I-526 RFEs and Concurrent Filings,” Jan. 30 at 9 a.m.
Drew Neckar of Security Advisors Consulting Group Joins COSECURE
COSECURE Enterprise Risk Solutions, an ancillary business of Cozen O’Connor, is pleased to announce that Drew Neckar CCP founder of Security Advisors Consulting Group (SACG), a leading safety and security consulting firm, has joined COSECURE as a principal consultant.
Lawsuit says Pine-Richland transgender student policy strips parental rights
PITTSBURGH – A Western Pennsylvania parent has launched legal action against their local school district, arguing that one of its policies designed to protect the privacy of transgender students, instead prevents parents from learning and making decisions about the gender status of their own children.