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Artificial Intelligence Issues for Central Office Professionals in the K-12 Educational Sector on April 19, 2024
Artificial Intelligence Issues for Central Office Professionals in the K-12 Educational Sector on April 19, 2024 via Webinar.
Defective bike manufacturing led to plaintiff's extensive bodily injuries, suit alleges
PITTSBURGH – A local man alleges that he sustained a litany of bodily injuries due to the negligence of a bicycle company, which he says caused him to fall off the defectively-manufactured bike he was riding on two separate occasions in 2022.
Settlement reached for server over alleged wage shortages
PITTSBURGH – An Allentown man who worked as a waiter for more than six years and filed a class action lawsuit alleging that tipped, non-exempt servers like himself were shortchanged out of mandated wages in violation of both state and federal laws, has tentatively settled his claims.
Federal judge says state-created danger case against Marple Township police will proceed
PHILADELPHIA – The estate of a man left at a bus stop while in an intoxicated state by Marple Township police officers and killed by a passing vehicle shortly thereafter more than two years ago, will proceed in its case that the Township, its Police Department and a plethora of officers are responsible for the man’s death.
Judge throws out suit from estate of man who threatened his wife's nursing home
WILLIAMSPORT – A federal judge has dismissed with prejudice a lawsuit brought by the estate of a man who made violent threats against his wife’s nursing home, was involuntarily committed and had his weapons seized, prior to his death, for a failure to prosecute.
Criminal charges dropped in neighbor-on-neighbor violence, but civil case filed
YORK – A confrontation between neighbors which escalated to gun shots and criminal charges against the alleged assailant being dropped during his trial has spawned a civil lawsuit in York County court.
Troutman Pepper Advises Leading Global Clinical Trial Supply Company Myonex in Back-to-Back Acquisitions
Troutman Pepper recently advised Myonex in two acquisitions that strengthen the company’s position as a market leader in clinical trial supplies emphasizing flexibility and reliability for clients.
Navigating AI Policy in the US: Insights on the OMB Announcement on April 18, 2024
On March 28, 2024, the White House announced that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) had published a Memorandum for the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies (the Memorandum) on mitigating the risks of artificial intelligence (AI).
Company named in propane tank explosion case rejects cross-claims from co-defendants
PITTSBURGH – One company named in a product liability action by a group of plaintiffs severely burned in a propane tank explosion and two of their spouses, have denied claims from their co-defendants that they were liable for the incident.
Philly man allegedly burned by exploding candle settles personal injury lawsuit
PHILADELPHIA – A Philadelphia man’s lawsuit claiming that a candle he had lit nearly three years ago caught fire and ignited in an explosive fashion – causing him to suffer severe burns to his fingers, hands and arms – has been settled, after a successful arbitration session.
Wind Creek Bethlehem looking to strike negligence and punitive damages from excessive force case
ALLENTOWN – After the father of an intoxicated man trying to find their hotel room claimed Bethlehem Police Department officers assaulted him when they confronted the duo, Wind Creek Bethlehem Hotel & Casino counters that the plaintiff had not properly pled allegations of negligence or to support a request for punitive damages.
Parents of girl who broke wrist and forearm at camp settle claims for $100K
SCRANTON – The parents of a 12-year-old girl who suffered a broken wrist and forearm due to a fall on the uneven bars at a Pennsylvania camp, have settled their injury-related damages with the camp for $100,000.
Teacher with MS says school failed to accommodate her condition, then forced her to resign
PITTSBURGH – A Western Pennsylvania educator claims the school which employed her both failed to accommodate her diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis and then forced her to resign from her position.
Attorney Zach Watkins Volunteered as a Juror in the Pennsylvania High School Mock Trial State Tournament
Attorney Zach Watkins of our Litigation Department volunteered as a juror in the Pennsylvania High School Mock Trial State Tournament on March 22-23 at the Dauphin County Courthouse in Harrisburg.
Steptoe & Johnson Serves as Presenting Sponsor for Spring Appalachian Renewable Natural Gas Conference
Steptoe & Johnson is proud to serve as the presenting sponsor of the Spring 2024 Appalachian Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) III Conference to be held in Southpointe business park located south of Pittsburgh on Thursday, April 18.
USC Gould recognizes clerkship class at Turrentine Reception
USC Gould School of Law recently honored second- and third-year law students and alumni who have received judicial clerkships at the Honorable Howard B. Turrentine Fund Judicial Clerkship Reception.
Buchanan Ranked in Top Largest Healthcare Law Firms by Modern Healthcare
Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney has been ranked as one of the largest healthcare law firms in the country in Modern Healthcare’s 2024 Largest Healthcare Law Firm list.
Police tased and permanently blinded toddler, lawsuit claims
PHILADELPHIA – A Philadelphia woman alleges that a pair of Philadelphia police officers who were investigating a domestic incident in the vicinity of her apartment, indiscriminately fired their energy weapons and struck her two-year-old son in the chest and eye, causing him permanent blindness and other injuries.
Suit: Philadelphia police officers failed to prevent man's death from overdose in custody
PHILADELPHIA – The widow of a 44-year-old man who died of a drug overdose while in custody of the Philadelphia Police Department two-and-a-half years ago has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against two Department officers, charging they failed to take procedural steps which may have saved her late husband’s life.
Garnet Valley School District settles with N.C. bus manufacturer after garage fire
MEDIA – In response to a fire which took place in its bus garage, the Garnet Valley School District has, through its insurer, settled a product liability lawsuit against the manufacturer of the buses to recover damages it says it sustained.