A shocking case of student abuse has emerged at Chester Community Charter School in suburban Philadelphia, where 20 staff members face charges related to the physical mistreatment of young students. Delaware County District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer said the counts involve acts against 26 children in kindergarten through fifth grade. The allegations involve unapproved restraint techniques—including…
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A recent court ruling in Pennsylvania could have major implications for online agreements and consumer rights. The case involves Kennywood, a historic Pittsburgh-area amusement park, and its parent company, Festival Fun Parks LLC, which attempted to enforce an arbitration clause against season ticket holders. However, a judge ruled the clause was unenforceable due to a…
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The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled that a Plaintiff could sue her landlord for a slip-and-fall premises liability negligence accident without including his co-owner brother in the case. The Plaintiff had slipped on a patch of ice outside her rental apartment in 2018, that she blamed on the rental property’s inadequately and negligently maintained. The Landlord/Defendant…
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A wrongful death, negligence, gross negligence, and intentional infliction of emotional distress lawsuit filed in Connecticut claims a safari tour company is responsible for the death of a woman, Lisa Manders, who was killed in a hippo attack during a safari in Zambia. The suit, filed by her husband, Craig Manders, accuses the tour company,…
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A Pennsylvania appellate court has revived a Products Liability Personal Injury Negligence lawsuit against Kubota Tractor Corp., following a tragic accident in which a 7-year-old boy suffered a leg amputation after being run over by a Kubota BX2200 lawnmower. The boy’s grandmother was mowing the lawn in reverse when she accidentally ran over him, failing…
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Last February, a fire tore through the Martin D. Popky B’nai B’rith apartments in downtown Wilkes-Barre – displacing and injuring elderly residents. Authorities determined the cause of the fire as accidental, through careless smoking. On Tuesday, a civil lawsuit was filed for residents who still feel the event’s impact over a year later. Watch Jamie…
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A Pennsylvania cement company, Hercules Cement Co. LLC, has agreed to pay $12 million to the family of an ironworker who filed a personal injury workplace negligence lawsuit after the ironworker tragically fell to his death while attempting to set up a temporary catwalk at the company’s plant in Stockertown. In July 2021, the decedent,…
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Lawyers for three residents permanently injured as a result of a Feb. 2024 fire at the B’Nai B’rith Apartments in Wilkes-Barre are suing the apartment and its management company for the careless smoking incident that led to the blaze. Three permanently injured in careless fire. By BOB KALINOWSKI | bkalinowski@citizensvoice.com | The Citizens’ Voice Lawyers…
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Jury Awards $2,237,500.00 in Adams County, Colorado Alana Anzalone of Anzalone Law Offices, Colorado and Melanie Stuckey of Donaldson Law, Colorado are awarded by jury $2,237,500.00 for car crash client. The State of Colorado adds 9% interest which brings the total award to $3,163,798.79.
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The team at Anzalone & Doyle would like to share a live interview that managing partner William Anzalone had on PA Live about his book, entitled The Miracle of James. Bill Anzalone is donating 100% of the net proceeds from the purchase of this book to charities and organizations associated with special needs of children…
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