A federal judge on Friday ruled an alliance of “nonbelievers” can proceed with suing the Pennsylvania House of Representatives over its opening invocation policy. Americans United for Separation of Church and State, which is sponsoring the litigation along with American Atheists, welcomed the decision by U.S. District Judge Christopher Conner to allow the case to move to a full hearing. “The …
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A Philadelphia law firm has filed a class action lawsuit against the City of Philadelphia, claiming its police department has issued unauthorized speeding tickets on state highways for more than four years. Philadelphia-based law firm Kang Haggerty & Fetbroyt announced the suit on Wednesday, which was initially filed in the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas on Oct. 4 and …
If the plaintiffs in a class action lawsuit filed against Primanti Bros. can prove alleged wage law violations, the company will likely face significant liability, according to a senior adviser for the organization Workplace Fairness. Lead plaintiff Chelsea Koenig, a Primanti employee, alleged in her lawsuit filed Sept. 9 in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of …
The notorious Animal and Zoological Park in Wellsboro, Pennsylvania has closed in response to the March 2016 lawsuit filed by nonprofit Animal Legal Defense Fund, the nation’s preeminent legal advocacy organization for animals, with pro bono assistance from Partner John W. Caldwell and Associate Brian L. Saunders, members of the Intellectual Property Group of the law firm BakerHostetler in Philadelphia. The group filed the suit on behalf of concerned local residents against …
A Pennsylvania school district is being sued for allegedly forcing refugees to attend schools that were unfit to serve their unique educational needs, instead sending them to receive boot camp-style discipline at a private academy. The American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania announced earlier this summer the federal lawsuit against the School District of Lancaster for “illegally …
A group of six refugees and their parents have filed a class-action lawsuit claiming that they were denied the right to equal educational opportunities in the US after fleeing violence and persecution in their home countries. The students, ages 17 to 21, are refugees from …
Comedian Bill Cosby on Thursday dropped the remaining counts of a lawsuit he filed against one of the women accusing him of sexual assault, along with several others, claiming they violated the terms of a confidential settlement in another lawsuit. The dismissal comes 10 days after U.S. District Judge Eduardo Robreno ruled that Cosby could not sue Andrea Constand, her mother, Gianna Constand, …
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected two corporate challenges in class action cases, refusing to hear bids by Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT.N) and Wells Fargo & Co to throw out large judgments against them. Wal-Mart had sought to get rid of a $187 million class action judgment over the retailer’s treatment of workers in Pennsylvania.