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The Road to 50 States: New Jersey and New Hampshire Join the US Privacy Landscape on February 1, 2024
The new year has been paired with new data privacy legislation passing across the United States.
Hillary Moonay to Present at The 2024 PBA Midyear Meeting in Aruba
Hillary Moonay, Co-Chair of Obermayer’s Family Law Group and Chair of the PBA Family Law Section, will be speaking at the 2024 Pennsylvania Bar Association (PBA) Midyear Meeting.
$1.1M settlement proposed in class action versus Gannon University over its format during COVID-19
ERIE – An undergraduate student who filed a class action lawsuit against Gannon University, claiming that he and others were deprived of the on-campus education and experience they paid for when the COVID-19 pandemic occurred and learning shifted to remote status, now looks to have the case settled for $1.1 million.
Families of Chester children killed by passing Amtrak train, fight motion for judgment on pleadings
PHILADELPHIA – The estates of two minor children from Chester, who were killed in April by a passing Amtrak train going from New York to Washington, D.C., have opposed the transit company’s motion for judgment on the pleadings, in a lawsuit that claimed the company is liable for the children's deaths.
Federal judge sides with former CHOP engineering supervisor, who was fired for not getting COVID vax
PHILADELPHIA – A federal judge has ruled that a former engineering supervisor who claimed he faced religious discrimination in his work at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia based upon his refusal to get the COVID-19 vaccine and who was later fired for that same decision, has presented a strong enough case for the matter to proceed.
Philadelphia jury hands down $2.2B verdict in third Roundup trial, the largest ever for that product
PHILADELPHIA – The manufacturers of weed killer Roundup have lost a third trial in Philadelphia and were hit with its largest-ever verdict at a whopping cost of $2.25 billion, not long after local juries handed down a $175 million verdict award to plaintiffs in the first case and a $3.5 million award in the second.
Class action against U.S. Steel seeks money for walking to work stations
PITTSBURGH - U.S. Steel should have paid employees for the time they spent showering and walking to their worksites, among other pre- and post-work activities, a class action lawsuit alleges.
Black bus driver alleges discrimination by Abington schools
PHILADELPHIA - A Black bus driver and cancer survivor says he was treated unfairly by the Abington School District Authority after being unable to take the COVID-19 vaccine.
ALERT: Tax Season is Here — Be Aware of IRS Impersonation Scams
Attorney General Michelle Henry is warning Pennsylvanians to be aware and stay cautious of Internal Revenue Service (IRS) imposter scams during the upcoming tax season.
Steven P. Roth Has Been Appointed as the Chair of the Firm’s Business & Finance Department
Please join us in congratulating Steven P. Roth on being appointed as the Chair of Rosenn Jenkins & Greenwald’s Business & Finance Department!
Special Counsel Laura DelFratte Rejoins Eckert Seamans’ Tax, Estates and Employee Benefits Practice Group in Pittsburgh
Laura DelFratte has joined national law firm Eckert Seamans’ Pittsburgh office as Special Counsel in the Tax, Estates and Employee Benefits practice.
Yorkway Law Group Joins Dilworth Paxson
Dilworth Paxson LLP and Yorkway Law Group announced that Yorkway will join their practice with Dilworth Paxson.
Mcnees Elevates New Litigation, Real Estate Leaders
McNees elevated two members to leadership roles within the Litigation and Real Estate Groups, two of the firm’s largest, to support continued geographic expansion, team growth and service development.
Judge denies motion to remand passengers’ lawsuit against American Airlines to state court
PHILADELPHIA – A federal judge has decreed that a lawsuit brought by two passengers removed from an American Airlines flight nearly three years ago, will not be remanded to its state court of origin in Philadelphia.
Woman allegedly injured aboard Allegheny County Port Authority bus requests arbitration
PITTSBURGH – A Pittsburgh woman who claimed that she suffered severe arm and shoulder injuries due to a fall she took while being a passenger aboard a bus operated by The Port Authority of Allegheny County, is requesting the case be transferred to arbitration.
Former Curran-Fromhold Correctional Facility warden dismissed from excessive force litigation
PHILADELPHIA – A former warden at Curran-Fromhold Correctional Facility has been dismissed from litigation which alleged her fellow corrections officials used excessive force on a man incarcerated there two years ago.
Former Philly teacher who objected to LGBTQ student policy settles his retaliation claims
PHILADELPHIA – A former middle school teacher in Philadelphia who alleged his firing was due to objections he made in reference to a pro-LGBTQ student policy, which he stated are in violation of his Christian beliefs, recently settled his claims.
Tucker Arensberg, P.c. Welcomes Estates & Trusts Attorney R. Douglas Denardo to the Firm
The law firm of Tucker Arensberg, P.C., one of the premier law firms in Pittsburgh with offices in Harrisburg, New York, Cleveland, Beaver, and the San Francisco Bay Area*, is pleased to announce the expansion of our Estates & Trusts group with the addition of R. Douglas DeNardo as a Shareholder attorney.
Exton Region Chamber of Commerce Honors Jacqueline Motyl
Fox Rothschild congratulates Jacqueline Motyl, who was presented with the Exton Region Chamber of Commerce’s Chairman’s Award for her exemplary leadership and service as a member of the executive council in 2023.
Man who vocally criticized Trump settles unlawful arrest claims with Millcreek Township police
PITTSBURGH – A Western Pennsylvania man witnessed yelling about former President Donald Trump while listening to his car radio and stopped at an intersection in September 2022 and who claimed that Millcreek Township police officers then appeared at his residence and unlawfully arrested him for disorderly conduct and public drunkenness, has voluntarily dismissed his own claims.