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J. Leeson grants UGI’s motion to remand this adverse employment case, originally filed in state court, for lack of proper venue. The federal removal statute requires the court to remand any case where doubt exists as to whether the removal was proper, and doubt exists here.
Court: USDC Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Judge: Leeson, Filed On: October 26, 2023, Case #: 5:23cv3169, NOS: Employment - Civil Rights, Categories: Employment, Venue, Contract
J. Murphy denies a Jewish group’s motion for summary judgment in this contract dispute case against a hotel it says failed to provide a proper venue for its annual Passover event, instead providing rooms filled with “a deeply inundating smell of cat waste, plumbing issues, lack of water, sewage backups ... non-Kosher cooking utensils and cooking equipment, and inoperable telephones.” A jury must determine what, if any, breaches of contract occurred between the parties.
Court: USDC Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Judge: Murphy, Filed On: October 25, 2023, Case #: 5:22cv0811, NOS: Other Contract - Contract, Categories: Civil Procedure, Jury, Contract
J. Gallagher dismisses in part a protester’s civil conspiracy and false imprisonment claim against police officers in Reading, Pennsylvania, who arrested him while he spoke about his religious beliefs outside of a school on a public sidewalk. The protester failed to provide facts to support these claims.
Court: USDC Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Judge: Gallagher, Filed On: October 25, 2023, Case #: 5:23cv1523, NOS: Other Civil Rights - Civil Rights, Categories: Civil Rights, Government, Police Misconduct
J. Pratter grants the parties’ motion for preliminary settlement approval in this class action filed against Wawa stemming from a data breach that made customers’ financial information available on the dark web. The settlement, involving Wawa’s payment of up to $28.5 million to class members and also $9 million in attorney fees, is fair and reasonable.
Court: USDC Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Judge: Pratter, Filed On: October 12, 2023, Case #: 2:19cv6019, NOS: Other Fraud - Torts - Personal Property, Categories: Fraud, Tort, Class Action
J. Hodge grants an administrative assistant’s motion for default judgement in this case against her boss, who hired her to work out of his home office, then walked around naked and propositioned her for sex. An award of damages is appropriate based on the severity of evidence the assistant presented.
Court: USDC Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Judge: Hodge, Filed On: October 5, 2023, Case #: 2:22cv3131, NOS: Employment - Civil Rights, Categories: Employment, Damages, Assault