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The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana will enact amendments to eight local rules next month.

PHILADELPHIA – A Black special education professional who claimed a Delaware County school discriminated against her and demoted her from a new role she applied for, simply because her white predecessor opted to re-apply for the role after initially stepping aside, has settled her claims.

MEDIA – A Delaware County judge has overruled preliminary objections from one individual accused of defamation and slander by a local law firm and one of its partners.

The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana is seeking public comment on proposed changes to eight local rules.

PHILADELPHIA – Amtrak has settled a suit brought by one of its employees under the Federal Railroad Safety Act, after the plaintiff allegedly faced intimidation and bullying from a supervisor, subsequent to suffering an on-the-job injury.

MLB’s $185 million payout to an expected 20,000-plus minor leaguers is on hold because of an appeal filed last week.

In a recent unpublished decision dated February 28, 2023, Chief Bankruptcy Judge Frederick E. Clement of the Eastern District of California Bankruptcy Court held that affidavits signed utilizing electronic signature software ...

PHILADELPHIA – A local man who alleged that officers from the Philadelphia Police Department falsified grounds on which to arrest him for narcotics violations, material which was later proven false and led to him being exonerated in a court of law, has settled his claims.

ALLENTOWN – A Berks County man who alleged he was savagely beaten by Pennsylvania state troopers and suffered a fractured pelvis nearly three years ago, has settled his claims in principle.

PITTSBURGH – A local family who filed suit against the City of Pittsburgh and a dozen or more Pittsburgh police officers stemming from an incident more than three years ago where the plaintiffs say police followed them home, burst into their home without a warrant and physically assaulted them, has settled claims for $225,000.