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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.
Postal worker holds true to claims that multi-unit mailbox fell and hit her in the chest
PITTSBURGH – A Western Pennsylvania woman has reiterated claims that she was injured during her postal rounds, when an unsecured multi-unit mailbox fell and struck her in the chest.
HomeGoods operating company removed from woman's desk chair injury lawsuit
PHILADELPHIA – A HomeGoods operating company has been dismissed from a lawsuit brought against a Marshalls HomeGoods store in Northeast Philadelphia, which alleged a local woman was injured more than two years ago, when a desk chair she was seated on unexpectedly moved and she fell.
Mariner Finance, targeted by AGs, says lawsuit is 'a misunderstanding of the law'
PHILADELPHIA (Legal Newsline) - A lending company facing federal action by state officials continues to stand by its business practices as more states attack them - despite the federal government's own investigation finding no wrongdoing.
Tucker Arensberg Litigation Attorney and Mediator Gary Hunt Named to Forbes America’s Top 200 Lawyers List for 2024
Tucker Arensberg is proud to announce that Gary Hunt, a distinguished member of our legal team, has been recognized in the 2024 Forbes America’s Top 200 Lawyers list.
Bias Busters: Ways to Identify and Respond to Bias in the Philadelphia Legal System on April 16, 2024
Sarah Schlossberg will speak on the “Bias Busters: Ways to Identify and Respond to Bias in the Philadelphia Legal System” panel for the Philadelphia Bar Association.
Jones Day recognized in five categories in ALM’s 2024 Legal Intelligencer Professional Excellence Awards
The Legal Intelligencer recognized the Firm as a finalist in five categories in its 2024 Professional Excellence Awards.
Troutman Pepper Counsels Littlejohn & Co. in Acquisition of United Air Temp, Air Conditioning and Heating
Troutman Pepper client Littlejohn & Co., a private investment firm based in Greenwich, CT, has acquired United Air Temp, Air Conditioning and Heating (UAT), a leading provider of HVAC and plumbing services to residential homeowners in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern U.S.
Mom says Dover Area school staff affirmed her daughter’s gender without telling her
HARRISBURG – A Dover Area School District parent alleges that District personnel affirmed her 14-year-old daughter as a boy and referred to her by another name, without notifying the plaintiff.
City of Philadelphia wants to dismiss 'vague' civil rights lawsuit from transgender firefighter
PHILADELPHIA – The City of Philadelphia is looking to dismiss litigation from a transgender Philadelphia firefighter, who said she was blocked from gaining insurance benefits to pay for her gender-affirmation surgeries and subsequently became suicidal.
Class action complaint alleges GM, OnStar and LexisNexis sold driver data to third parties
SCRANTON – A Pennsylvania man alleges that collective conduct between General Motors, OnStar and LexisNexis resulted in driver behavior data being collected without drivers’ knowledge, consent or compensation – data which is then allegedly sold to automobile insurers, who in turn will set or increase drivers’ quotes or premiums based on the data.
Man who fell through Giant Eagle store floor wants Court to transfer his case to arbitration
PITTSBURGH – Counsel for a local man is seeking a state court to transfer to arbitration its case against a Giant Eagle supermarket in Export, where their client alleged he fell through an exposed section of the store flooring during a shopping trip.
Nursing care facility death case defendants called upon to participate in discovery
LANCASTER – After a woman who was a resident of the Hamilton Arms Center skilled nursing facility for two months died in June of last year, her daughter has argued the facility is directly responsible for the events in question and is now seeking to compel it to fully participate in case discovery.
Rhonda Wright sues Trinity Health Mid Atlantic Medical Group and others for alleged negligence in medical care
Rhonda Wright, represented by attorney Piayon Lassanah of Kannah & Lassanah LLC, has filed a lawsuit against Trinity Health Mid Atlantic Medical Group d/b/a Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital, Statesman Health and Rehabilitation Center, LLC, Saber Healthcare Group, Saber Healthcare Holdings, LLC, Delaware County and John/Jane Does 1 through 10.
Permanent General Assurance Corp sues Michael Dolan for undisclosed reasons
In the Delaware County Court of Common Pleas, Permanent General Assurance Corp, represented by Douglas G. Aaron, Esquire, has filed a lawsuit against Michael Dolan.