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Adams County man says DCNR refused to accommodate his asthma and other conditions, then fired him
HARRISBURG – An Adams County man formerly employed by the Commonwealth’s Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, says he was discriminated against for his asthma and mental health conditions and later fired, without his union coming to his aid.
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Johnstown man says wire drawing machine part dislodged and severely injured him
PITTSBURGH – A Western Pennsylvania man claims he suffered a traumatic brain injury and multiple facial fractures, when a component of the defendant’s wire drawing machine unexpectedly dislodged and struck him.
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Construction worker says company's failure to shut off gas line caused McKeesport explosion
PITTSBURGH – A man helping to construct a handicap-accessible ramp on a job site says negligence on the part of multiple defendants in failing to shut off a gas line while performing excavation work, caused an explosion which severely injured him.
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Lawsuit: Surgical screw implanted in woman's lumbar spine during fusion surgery has fractured
PITTSBURGH – A Western Pennsylvania woman claims that a metallic surgical screw manufactured by a Michigan company and implanted in her lumbar vertebrae during spinal fusion surgery, has fractured and cannot safely be removed.
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Suit: Daycare's negligence led to plaintiff's son falling off table and cutting his eye
PITTSBURGH – The parent of a toddler-aged son alleges that the daycare facility she entrusted to care for her son was negligent in their duties, resulting in her son falling and sustaining a facial laceration to his left eye.
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Philadelphia police lieutenant says complying with COVID-19 policy lost him overtime assignments
PHILADELPHIA – A Philadelphia police lieutenant claims that after he contracted COVID-19, recovered and returned to work, his superiors unofficially revoked his eligibility for overtime assignments in retaliation for his absence from duty to recover from the virus – despite such an absence complying with department policy.
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Violent altercation on scene of Hanover pet resort leads to second civil lawsuit
HARRISBURG – An altercation which escalated to gunshots and criminal charges against the alleged assailant being dropped during his trial has now led to a civil lawsuit in a Pennsylvania federal court against the Northern York County Regional Police Department and Heidelberg Township, not long after a separate suit surrounding the same events was brought in York County court.
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Complaint alleges cash advance app Klover levies illegally high interest rates on its users
PITTSBURGH – An Illinois technology company has removed a class action lawsuit brought against it – alleging an app it created which provides its users with cash advances, also levies illegally-high interest rates for the convenience – to federal court, citing legal jurisdiction and diversity of citizenship between the parties.
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Pitt dental resident says he was falsely accused of rape and later dismissed from program
PITTSBURGH – A dental resident at the University of Pittsburgh claims that he was falsely accused of a rape by a fellow medical resident and as a result, later suspended and dismissed from the program altogether.
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Wilkes-Barre school police officer says she was suspended and dismissed without due process
SCRANTON – A Wilkes-Barre school police officer contends that after defusing an incident with a violent student who was attempting to strangle her, she was later suspended and dismissed from her duties by the school district without a hearing, an opportunity to respond or any type of proper due process.
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Former Philadelphia police officer alleges discrimination and retaliation preceded his firing
PHILADELPHIA – A former Philadelphia Police Department officer has alleged he faced unlawful workplace discrimination and retaliation over the course of his tenure, culminating in his termination from the Department.
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Longtime Jenkintown girls basketball coach says age discrimination caused his firing
PHILADELPHIA – A former girls’ basketball coach of more than 40 years in the Jenkintown School District has alleged he was terminated based upon his advanced age, and that school officials unlawfully targeted him in looking for unrelated reasons to dismiss him.
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Black customer at Rite Aid alleges she faced racist treatment from white store employees
HARRISBURG – A Black customer of a Rite Aid pharmacy location in Lemoyne claims she was the target of harassment and racist behavior by the store’s white employees, during a visit to the store last year.
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Security guard says school principal made unwelcome advances, then retaliated against her
ERIE – A Black security guard at a charter school in Erie alleges the school principal made unwelcome advances and then attempted to get her fired, after she reported his behavior.
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Class action suit: Tech school didn't protect personally identifiable data of more than 89,000 people
YORK – A class action complaint alleges that a local technical school failed to safeguard the personally-identifiable information of its students, employees and applicants, leading to a data breach where over 89,000 individuals were impacted.
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Transgender woman says she was discriminated against while working at recovery practice
SCRANTON – A transgender woman alleges she was subject to a hostile work environment and harassing comments at her place of employment in violation of state and federal laws, leading her to terminate her position with company last month.
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Former mattress company executive claims he was terminated during medical leave of absence
SCRANTON – The former President and CEO of a New York-based mattress company claims that he was unlawfully terminated from his role during an approved leave of absence for medical reasons.
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From mosh pit to court room: Lawsuit alleges injuries at Monsters of Oz Tour
PITTSBURGH – A Western Pennsylvania couple have sued the companies behind a metalcore music concert and the lead vocalist of one of the bands playing at the concert, after the husband-plaintiff sustained serious injuries from standing in proximity to an active mosh pit – when moshing was prohibited at the venue.
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Norfolk Southern violated ADA when seeking candidate for signalman role, suit alleges
JOHNSTOWN – A Western Pennsylvania man claims that the Norfolk Southern Railway Company violated the Americans with Disabilities Act, when it did not hire him for a signalman position it was looking to fill.
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Lawsuit: Pittsburgh School District and bus company are liable for autistic student's injuries
PITTSBURGH – A Pittsburgh parent alleges that her non-verbal and autistic daughter sustained a concussion and other injuries when she fell from her seat, and argues that the local school district and a bus company were responsible for the incident.