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Judge says inter-fraternity council not obligated to defend security firm in case of Penn State student death
WILLIAMSPORT – A federal judge recently has partially granted a dismissal motion from Penn State University’s Inter-Fraternity Council (IFC), which argued it was not responsible for indemnifying and defending a named security company defendant in litigation brought by the parents of a student who died at a fraternity chapter house in 2017.
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Mother who alleged police officer distributed photos of her son’s suicide rejects City’s dismissal motion
PHILADELPHIA – The mother of a man who died by suicide during a mental health episode two years ago has opposed efforts from the City of Philadelphia to dismiss her litigation, which alleged an unidentified local police officer photographed her son’s lifeless body and distributed it online.
Medical malpractice lawsuit filed after death of 84-year-old man at Geisinger Clinic
WILLIAMSPORT - The estate of a man who died at 84 years old blames his treatment at Geisinger Clinic.
Lowe's faces lawsuit over allegedly faulty ladder
PITTSBURGH - An Indiana County man says he bought a defective ladder at Lowe's that broke while he was washing his car.
Woman injured during treadmill stress test says doctors shouldn't be dismissed from suit
WILLIAMSPORT – A woman running on a treadmill for a medically administered stress test has reiterated her claims that doctors ignored her warnings that the speed of the treadmill was too fast for her to keep up – leading her to fall and suffer a broken arm and other injuries, and has rejected two doctors’ attempt to be dismissed from the case.
Alabama paper supply company seeking dismissal of postal worker’s chemical burn injury suit
PITTSBURGH – An Alabama paper supply company is seeking to dismiss litigation which alleged the plaintiff suffered third-degree chemical burns when a drain cleaner product being sent through the mail leaked through its thin packaging and made contact with her body.
Professor Brooks Appointed to Council for the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
Professor Susan L. Brooks, acting director of the Andy and Gwen Stern Community Lawyering Clinic, has been appointed to serve a three-year term as one of two social scientists on the National Advisory Child Health and Human Development (NACHHD) Council for the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD).
Troutman Pepper Advises Award-Winning Creative Agency Red Tettemer O’Connell + Partners in Sale to Mod Op
Troutman Pepper client Red Tettemer O’Connell + Partners (RTO+P), an award-winning, Philadelphia-based creative agency, has been acquired by Mod Op, a full-service digital marketing agency accelerating customer growth through human creativity and automation.
Transactional Finance Volume Up Significantly in Fast Start to 2024
Ballard Spahr’s national Finance Department is off to a busy start to the year, with closed-deal volume pushing past $6 billion, well ahead of 2023’s pace as the end of Q1 2024 approaches.
Capital Markets 101 Lunch Talk with Simpson Thacher on April 2, 2024
Penn Carey Law Capital Markets Association is excited to invite you to join our Capital Markets 101 lunch talk with Simpson Thacher attorneys.
Azura sued over data breach
PHILADELPHIA - A federal class action lawsuit targets Azura over a recent data breach.
National Parks Service, Philadelphia sued over fall on Ghost Tour
PHILADELPHIA - A man who hurt his left shoulder on a fall during a Philadelphia Ghost Tour has sued both the city and the National Parks Service.
Leet Township objects to ex-police chief's breach of contract suit, says he was “at-will employee”
PITTSBURGH – Leet Township has objected to a lawsuit brought by its former chief of police – who alleged he was fired four years before his contract expired and is now seeking financial remuneration – and countered that he was instead an at-will public employee, who could be dismissed at any time.
Lehigh Township and its Chief of Police settle former officer's claims of sexual harassment for $1.75M
ALLENTOWN – Lehigh Township and its Chief of Police have settled litigation from a female former officer of the Lehigh Township Police Department for $1.75 million – litigation which alleged that, over a five-year period, the Chief of Police targeted her for sexual harassment, discrimination and abuse, creating what she called a “hostile, toxic and intolerable work environment” that led to her resignation.
Third Circuit says undated mail-in ballots may be thrown out, overturns Pa. lower court ruling
PHILADELPHIA – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has overturned a lower court ruling which had decided that undated mail-in ballots must be accepted as valid votes by all county boards of election in Pennsylvania, after the Republican Party’s state and national wings appealed the initial ruling – a decision likely to head to the U.S. Supreme Court on appeal and have tremendous import in November’s presidential election, which will once again see the Keystone State as a battleground.
Greenberg Traurig Announces Elevation of Real Estate Attorney David B. Lipner to Shareholder
Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP elevated David B. Lipner, a member of the firm’s Real Estate Practice, from associate to shareholder.
Judge suggests dismissal for N.J. man who alleged Pa. authorities sabotaged his pro boxing event
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, according to a federal magistrate judge’s recommendation.
Plaintiffs in class action wage dispute case against U.S. Steel seek remand to state court
PITTSBURGH – Counsel behind a class action complaint which alleged U.S. Steel violated the Pennsylvania Minimum Wage Act (PMWA) by not paying employees for the time they spent showering and walking to their worksites, among other pre- and post-work activities, is opposing the suit’s removal to federal court and seeking it to be remanded to the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas.
Judge who declared Educator Discipline Act unconstitutional awards plaintiff $36K in legal fees
PHILADELPHIA – A federal judge who ruled that a Bucks County man would be granted a permanent injunction against enforcement of the provisions of Section 17.2 of Pennsylvania’s Educator Discipline Act – a statute which he felt criminalized the disclosure of truthful information connected to the filing of an educator misconduct complaint with the Commonwealth’s Department of Education – also awarded more than $36,000 in legal fees from the Bucks County District Attorney to the plaintiff.
Colwyn Borough set to defend itself from malicious prosecution suit, after default was set aside
PHILADELPHIA – The Borough of Colwyn is ready to defend itself from litigation brought by a Delaware County man, who alleged that a member of the Colwyn Police Department – after unsuccessfully attempting to sanction him with a trio of motor vehicle tickets – later arrested him on fabricated charges of marijuana possession and disorderly conduct.