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MEDIA - A man targeted with a defamation lawsuit after complaining about a mosquito eradication machine is now suing its maker, claiming it was using the court system to bully him.
A former high school athlete who defeated the WPIAL and PIAA in court almost three years ago has sued the organizations again, this time saying they violated his civil rights by racially discriminating against him.
Judge rejects Dragonetti Act claim with prejudice...
A former University of Pittsburgh wrestling coach told a Pennsylvania state court the school couldn't sue him for abusing the legal process because he made at least some valid claims in a lawsuit over his firing, and the university hadn't shown his dismissed racial bias claim was brought with ill intent.
ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Motions Not Covered By Atty Liability Law, Pa. Justices Say Law360 (December 22, 2020, 9:17 PM EST) -- Post-trial motions for contempt and sanctions — even involving $1 million in penalties that temporarily froze a Philadelphia defense attorney's bank accounts — are not a basis for suing for wrongful use of civil proceedings under Pennsylvania law, the state's Supreme Court ruled Tuesday. The court ruled 5-2 that post-trial motions, such as the ultimately dismissed sanctions against attorney Nancy Raynor, are not covered by Pennsylvania's Dragonetti Act, which...