Pennsylvania Record

28/06/2024

PHILADELPHIA – A prominent Philadelphia plaintiffs’ law firm has filed for summary judgment in defense of claims made by one of its former paralegals, who alleged the firm disclosed her COVID-19 vaccination status to a legal news publication in violation of the confidentiality provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Read more…

PHILADELPHIA – A prominent Philadelphia plaintiffs’ law firm has filed for summary judgment in defense of claims made by one of its former paralegals, who alleged the firm disclosed her COVID-19 vaccination status to a legal news publication in violation of the confidentiality provisions of the ...

27/06/2024

PITTSBURGH – An Ohio healthcare group has removed litigation claiming it discriminated against the religious beliefs of one of its physical therapists by refusing to extend her an exemption from receiving the COVID-19 vaccine before firing her, to federal court. Read more…

PITTSBURGH – An Ohio healthcare group has removed litigation claiming it discriminated against the religious beliefs of one of its physical therapists by refusing to extend her an exemption from receiving the COVID-19 vaccine before firing her, to federal court.

26/06/2024

PHILADELPHIA – Per a federal judge’s ruling, multiple counts have been dismissed from excessive force litigation brought by the brother of a YouTube video blogger, who had alleged the defendants approached his vehicle with guns drawn, initiated a high-speed chase and collided with his vehicle, resulting in an accident and injury. Read more…

PHILADELPHIA – Per a federal judge’s ruling, multiple counts have been dismissed from excessive force litigation brought by the brother of a YouTube video blogger, who had alleged the defendants approached his vehicle with guns drawn, initiated a high-speed chase and collided with his vehicle, r...

25/06/2024

PITTSBURGH – Trinity Area School District has been granted summary judgment dismissal, in litigation brought by a 16-year-old student and girls basketball player at Trinity High School who alleged she was subjected to retaliation after alleging a sexual assault committed against another student by a member of the boys basketball team. Read more…

PITTSBURGH – Trinity Area School District has been granted summary judgment dismissal, in litigation brought by a 16-year-old student and girls basketball player at Trinity High School who alleged she was subjected to retaliation after alleging a sexual assault committed against another student by...

24/06/2024

PHILADELPHIA – A case surrounding a fatal tractor-trailer crash in Bucks County which had been headed to trial in a Philadelphia federal court earlier this month looks to be settled for $542,000.

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PHILADELPHIA – A case surrounding a fatal tractor-trailer crash in Bucks County which had been headed to trial in a Philadelphia federal court earlier this month looks to be settled for $542,000.

21/06/2024

SCRANTON – Litigation from a South Carolina woman who claimed that using a hair dye product sold by a Nevada beauty company caused her to suffer a chemical burn on the back of her head, has been settled as a result of mediation. Read more…

SCRANTON – Litigation from a South Carolina woman who claimed that using a hair dye product sold by a Nevada beauty company caused her to suffer a chemical burn on the back of her head, has been settled as a result of mediation.

20/06/2024

BALTIMORE – Pennsylvania-based convenience store chain Sheetz is looking to dismiss or transfer litigation from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, which charges that the criminal background check in the store’s hiring process has discriminated against job applicants of Black, American Indian/Alaska Native and/or multiracial origin. Read more…

BALTIMORE – Pennsylvania-based convenience store chain Sheetz is looking to dismiss or transfer litigation from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, which charges that the criminal background check in the store’s hiring process has discriminated against job applicants of Black, American ...

19/06/2024

The head of a Pennsylvania civil justice reform organization said medical errors in the Keystone State should not be treated criminally. Read more…

The head of a Pennsylvania civil justice reform organization said medical errors in the Keystone State should not be treated criminally.

18/06/2024

PHILADELPHIA - A man with months live to live is suing Pennsylvania, saying he wants to kill himself and bans against that prohibit anti-slavery laws.

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PHILADELPHIA - A man with months live to live is suing Pennsylvania, saying he wants to kill himself and bans against that prohibit anti-slavery laws.

18/06/2024

ALLENTOWN – A Christian pastor arrested during a demonstration just outside Reading Senior High School nearly 18 months ago who alleged that the City of Reading and one of its police officers had a bias against Evangelical Christians and violated his civil rights, has lost his case. Read more…

ALLENTOWN – A Christian pastor arrested during a demonstration just outside Reading Senior High School nearly 18 months ago who alleged that the City of Reading and one of its police officers had a bias against Evangelical Christians and violated his civil rights, has lost his case.

18/06/2024

HARRISBURG – A Black customer of a Rite Aid pharmacy location in Lemoyne who claimed she was the target of harassment and racist behavior by the store’s white employees during a visit to the store last year, has voluntarily dismissed her case. Read more…

HARRISBURG – A Black customer of a Rite Aid pharmacy location in Lemoyne who claimed she was the target of harassment and racist behavior by the store’s white employees during a visit to the store last year, has voluntarily dismissed her case.

14/06/2024

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 – and then settled the case for $1.1 million – now seeks to obtain final certification of the settlement class. Read more…

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 – and then settled the case for $...

13/06/2024

SCRANTON – A lawsuit from a Pennsylvania man which alleged that collective conduct between General Motors, OnStar and LexisNexis resulted in driver behavior data being collected without drivers’ consent, has been transferred to a Georgia federal court. Read more…

SCRANTON – A lawsuit from a Pennsylvania man which alleged that collective conduct between General Motors, OnStar and LexisNexis resulted in driver behavior data being collected without drivers’ consent, has been transferred to a Georgia federal court.

12/06/2024

PHILADELPHIA – A Pennsylvania State Trooper who shot and killed an 18-year-old man near a street race on Interstate 95 in Philadelphia last year and who sought a stay of a wrongful death lawsuit has lost that opportunity and must answer the suit.

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PHILADELPHIA – A Pennsylvania State Trooper who shot and killed an 18-year-old man near a street race on Interstate 95 in Philadelphia last year and who sought a stay of a wrongful death lawsuit has lost that opportunity and must answer the suit.

11/06/2024

WILLIAMSPORT – Lycoming County, its prison and its corrections officials have denied liability for claims alleging they allowed an incarcerated man’s diabetic condition to worsen until he died in custody. Read more…

WILLIAMSPORT – Lycoming County, its prison and its corrections officials have denied liability for claims alleging they allowed an incarcerated man’s diabetic condition to worsen until he died in custody.

11/06/2024

PHILADELPHIA – CVS Pharmacy has filed to dismiss litigation from a customer in its Ridley Park store, who alleged that negligence on the part of the store and its personnel caused her to fall and become severely injured nearly two years ago. Read more…

PHILADELPHIA – CVS Pharmacy has filed to dismiss litigation from a customer in its Ridley Park store, who alleged that negligence on the part of the store and its personnel caused her to fall and become severely injured nearly two years ago.

06/06/2024

PHILADELPHIA – After the manufacturers of w**d killer Roundup were hit with its largest-ever verdict at a whopping cost of $2.25 billion in Philadelphia last January, the company has won an 80% reduction of the verdict award down to $404 million through the granting of a post-trial motion. Read more…

PHILADELPHIA – After the manufacturers of w**d killer Roundup were hit with its largest-ever verdict at a whopping cost of $2.25 billion in Philadelphia last January, the company has won an 80% reduction of the verdict award down to $404 million through the granting of a post-trial motion.

06/06/2024

PHILADELPHIA – After the manufacturers of w**d killer Roundup were hit with its largest-ever verdict at a whopping cost of $2.25 billion in Philadelphia last January, the company has won an 80% reduction of the verdict award down to $404 million through the granting of a post-trial motion. Read more…

PHILADELPHIA – After the manufacturers of w**d killer Roundup were hit with its largest-ever verdict at a whopping cost of $2.25 billion in Philadelphia last January, the company has won an 80% reduction of the verdict award down to $404 million through the granting of a post-trial motion.

06/06/2024

PHILADELPHIA – A case surrounding a fatal tractor-trailer crash in Bucks County which had been headed to trial in a Philadelphia federal court this week, was instead settled before a ruling governing the admission of key seatbelt evidence at trial could be made. Read more…

PHILADELPHIA – A case surrounding a fatal tractor-trailer crash in Bucks County which had been headed to trial in a Philadelphia federal court this week, was instead settled before a ruling governing the admission of key seatbelt evidence at trial could be made.

05/06/2024

PITTSBURGH – Beaver Area School District and its middle school principal-football coach seek to dismiss litigation from a former student who alleged that he was the ongoing subject of severe hazing, bullying and harassment during his eighth grade year by his football teammates – and that despite his parents notifying the school’s principal-coach on multiple occasions, nothing was done to stop the abuse he sustained. Read more…

PITTSBURGH – Beaver Area School District and its middle school principal-football coach seek to dismiss litigation from a former student who alleged that he was the ongoing subject of severe hazing, bullying and harassment during his eighth grade year by his football teammates – and that despite...

04/06/2024

HARRISBURG – According to a unanimous ruling from the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, guardians ad litem (GALs) will not be extended judicial immunity in juvenile dependency cases and may be subject to malpractice liability. Read more…

HARRISBURG – According to a unanimous ruling from the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, guardians ad litem (GALs) will not be extended judicial immunity in juvenile dependency cases and may be subject to malpractice liability.

03/06/2024

HARRISBURG – The Superior Court of Pennsylvania has affirmed a trial court order granting the plaintiff injured by an electric pallet jack in a product liability action, a new trial. Read more…

HARRISBURG – The Superior Court of Pennsylvania has affirmed a trial court order granting the plaintiff injured by an electric pallet jack in a product liability action, a new trial.

31/05/2024

PHILADELPHIA – A case surrounding a fatal tractor-trailer crash in Bucks County is heading to trial in a Philadelphia federal court next week, and the crux of the case could come down to establishing whether or not the decedent was wearing a seatbelt at the time of the accident. Read more…

30/05/2024

ALLENTOWN – A federal judge has denied a dismissal motion from Wind Creek Bethlehem Hotel & Casino, in a lawsuit brought by the father of an intoxicated man trying to find their hotel room and who claimed Bethlehem Police Department officers assaulted him when they confronted the duo. Read more…

ALLENTOWN – A federal judge has denied a dismissal motion from Wind Creek Bethlehem Hotel & Casino, in a lawsuit brought by the father of an intoxicated man trying to find their hotel room and who claimed Bethlehem Police Department officers assaulted him when they confronted the duo.

29/05/2024

PITTSBURGH – Defendants accused of negligence in a lawsuit connected to an on-the-job forklift accident in 2021 have objected to the suit and say it was both not properly served and that its allegations are time-barred. Read more…

PITTSBURGH – Defendants accused of negligence in a lawsuit connected to an on-the-job forklift accident in 2021 have objected to the suit and say it was both not properly served and that its allegations are time-barred.

28/05/2024

PHILADELPHIA – Two Philadelphia Police Department officers have motioned to be dismissed from litigation brought by the widow of a 44-year-old man who died of a drug overdose while in custody.

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PHILADELPHIA – Two Philadelphia Police Department officers have motioned to be dismissed from litigation brought by the widow of a 44-year-old man who died of a drug overdose while in custody.

28/05/2024

PHILADELPHIA (Legal Newsline) - Jewish students and teachers who voice pro-Israel sentiments are subjected to harassment and bullying at Haverford College, a federal lawsuit claims.

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PHILADELPHIA (Legal Newsline) - Jewish students and teachers who voice pro-Israel sentiments are subjected to harassment and bullying at Haverford College, a federal lawsuit claims.

24/05/2024

PITTSBURGH – Mercer County is seeking to be dismissed from litigation from a former deputy sheriff, who claimed that after he made two unsuccessful bids for election to the position of sheriff, his political opponents retaliated against him at work. Read more…

PITTSBURGH – Mercer County is seeking to be dismissed from litigation from a former deputy sheriff, who claimed that after he made two unsuccessful bids for election to the position of sheriff, his political opponents retaliated against him at work.

23/05/2024

PHILADELPHIA – After the City of Philadelphia was granted a temporary dismissal of 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, the plaintiff filed an amended complaint. Read more…

PHILADELPHIA – After the City of Philadelphia was granted a temporary dismissal of 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, the plaintiff filed an a...

22/05/2024

ERIE – An Erie charter school has denied all liability alleged by a Black security guard, who claimed she was faced retaliation after reporting unwelcome advances from the school principal. Read more…

ERIE – An Erie charter school has denied all liability alleged by a Black security guard, who claimed she was faced retaliation after reporting unwelcome advances from the school principal.