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Penn State moves to dismiss majorette’s sexual and gender harassment lawsuit
WILLIAMSPORT – Penn State University has moved to dismiss a lawsuit from one of its former majorettes – which alleged she was subject to unrelenting sexual and gender harassment from her coach during her four-year tenure in the school’s band and that school officials did nothing to stop the coach’s behavior – by arguing the plaintiff has not properly pled her claims.
Jones Day's Kaavya Ramesh named among Pittsburgh Business Times “30 Under 30”
Kaavya Ramesh has been named to the Pittsburgh Business Times' "30 Under 30" list for 2024.
Nurse and knife assailant's mental health was not our responsibility, staffing company says
PITTSBURGH – A medical staffing company has denied any and all liability for injuries sustained by a local woman in an altercation more than two years ago, when that plaintiff was stabbed in the back while working as a nurse/school bus aide – by a fellow nurse employed by the corporate defendant.
Hawley resort denied summary judgment, in N.J. educator's personal injury lawsuit
SCRANTON – A federal magistrate judge has denied a motion for summary judgment from a Hawley resort, which had been accused of negligence by a New Jersey woman who received a severe ankle injury on its premises nearly five years ago.
Allegheny County judge grants preliminary objections in suit surrounding Comfort Inn drowning death
PITTSBURGH – A state court judge has granted defense preliminary objections, in a case brought by the mother of a man who died as a result of drowning in the pool of a Comfort Inn hotel in Pittsburgh.
Construction company says it's not at fault for wooden beam falling on plaintiffs
LANCASTER – A local construction company has denied liability for damages alleged by a pair of plaintiffs, one local and one from South Carolina, who claimed they were struck by a wooden beam which fell from the ceiling as they were dining inside a local Marriott hotel restaurant.
Illegal restraints of child alleged at Western Pennsylvania School for Blind Children
PITTSBURGH - A child was wrongfully left tied to a chair for long periods of time and forced to wear a helmet at school, parents allege in a lawsuit against the Western Pennsylvania School for Blind Children.
Online gun-seller sued, allegedly sending customers' info elsewhere
PHILADELPHIA - A Pennsylvania man is suing the online firearms retailer Primary Arms, claiming it is sending personal information relating to purchases to a third party.
Judge denies judgment motion from defense in alleged malicious prosecution lawsuit
PHILADELPHIA – A federal judge has denied a motion for judgment on the pleadings from Chester County and one of its police detectives, paving the way for a malicious prosecution suit against them from a man wrongfully convicted of a home invasion and murder, to continue.
Judge sends suit over shooting at New Kensington pub to Westmoreland County court
PITTSBURGH – A state court judge has partially denied preliminary objections in wrongful death litigation against a New Kensington pub, in a lawsuit brought by the mother of a man killed in a shooting there in 2021 – one which insisted the pub’s alleged over-serving of alcoholic beverages to the shooter and failure to prevent the shooting, directly led to the plaintiff’s son’s death.
Couple maintain wife was injured during pickleball game, Allegheny County says she trespassed
PITTSBURGH – A Washington County couple have reiterated personal injury allegations against Allegheny County, charging its negligence led to the wife-plaintiff falling during a spirited game of pickleball nearly two years ago.
Philadelphia Job Corps sued by gay instructor over harassment by students
PHILADELPHIA - Harassment from third parties like students is enough to bring a discrimination lawsuit against my employer, a culinary instructor with Philadelphia Job Corps says.
Philly Roundup judge slams Monsanto's attempt at relief after $175M jury verdict, adds $2.3M
PHILADELPHIA – A Philadelphia trial court judge has upheld a $175 million verdict against the manufacturers of weed killer product Roundup, added nearly $2.3 million in delay damages to that amount and blasted the company’s challenge to the verdict amount as “unfathomable”, “stubborn” and “indignant.”
White lieutenant claims racism in Philly PD afer photo flap, reinstatement
PHILADELPHIA - A lieutenant with the Philadelphia Police Department has filed a federal lawsuit claiming he was discriminated against because he is white.
Sesame Place Philadelphia gets partial dismissal of expert testimony, in discrimination suit accusing it of racism
PHILADELPHIA – SeaWorld’s Sesame Place Philadelphia have received partial dismissal of opposing counsel’s expert witness, in litigation which charged that employees of the park discriminated against the plaintiff’s daughter, a Black child, during a meet-and-greet session with some costumed characters.
Parents who sued hospital over transport of fetus to funeral home discontinue their case
YORK – Parents who sued Wellspan York Hospital for not getting the remains of a fetus to their preferred funeral home in a timely fashion have discontinued their case, after one month of litigation.
Schuylkill County couple suing over AMC movie theater fall agree to $75K damages cap and remand
SCRANTON – A Schuylkill County couple and AMC Movie Theatres have mutually stipulated that a lawsuit claiming the wife-plaintiff suffered a broken right foot and other injuries, as a result of falling on an obscured hazard in a dimly lit AMC movie theater more than two years ago, would have its damages capped and be remanded to state court.
Voter rights group says Pennsylvania stonewalling it in quest for info
HARRISBURG - The Voter Reference Foundation has gone to federal court to sue Pennsylvania after it says the Commonwealth failed to disclose election information that should be open to the public.
Phila. says res judicata should dismiss federal case over warrant search for plaintiffs' deceased son
PHILADELPHIA – The City of Philadelphia has argued for dismissal of litigation alleging the Philadelphia Sheriff’s Department violated the plaintiffs’ civil rights when they conducted a warrant search for their deceased son, on the grounds of res judicata and failure to state claims upon which relief could be granted.
Lawyer sues Blank Rome, former client for allegedly trying to ruin her reputation
PHILADELPHIA - An attorney who represented Avco in aircraft crash legislation is now suing the company and others, including the firm Blank Rome, for pursuing an injunction she says would have ruined her career.