Written by HeavensLawFirm on January 31, 2017
The popular transportation service provider Uber recently agreed to pay $20 million to the Federal Trade Commission in the U.S, over a lawsuit about claims for driver compensation and its auto leasing program.
The U.S Federal Trade Commission sued Uber on Thursday, stating that the online cab service provider…Read More
Written by HeavensLawFirm on January 27, 2017
On Friday January 6th, a woman belonging to Shenango Township crashed her car into another car being driven by an elderly woman. The car crash caused critical injuries to the latter and left a dog dead. Right now, the woman who caused the crash is facing charges for causing life-threatening…Read More
Written by HeavensLawFirm on January 23, 2017
Pennsylvania is changing its DUI laws, especially the ones that apply to first-time DUI offenders. Tom Wolf signed a bill in May 2016 which states that breathalyzer enabled ignition interlock devices will be expanded even more when the DUI law takes effect this year in 2017. These breathalyzers prevent the…Read More
Written by HeavensLawFirm on January 23, 2017
A number of solar panel installers alleged that they were not paid their due for working overtime.
Corey Hanna, Josh Lunn, Johnny Smith, Stephen Lewis and others had to file a complaint against Solar Tight Installation on Dec 13 at the U.S District Court for the Eastern District of…Read More
Written by HeavensLawFirm on January 23, 2017
A 15-year-old high school freshman from Singapore died on the 16th of January while skiing at the Pocono Mountains in Pennsylvania.
Juliette Dajani attended Blair Academy, which is a private school in Blairstown, New Jersey housing over 400 students of 26 different…Read More
Written by HeavensLawFirm on January 13, 2017
On Tuesday, the U.S Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit made it clear to employers that they could be taken to court for policies that protected employees aged 40 or older but were detrimental to other age subgroups such as people in their 50s. An age discrimination class…Read More
Written by HeavensLawFirm on January 12, 2017
A couple of weeks back, Gazette-Mail reported that Bryan and Doris McCurdy, a Monroe County couple, were locked in legal battle with EQT, a pipeline company over an interstate pipeline project. According to initial reports, the pipeline would pass through the property Bryan and Doris McCurdy have called home for…Read More
Written by HeavensLawFirm on January 11, 2017
A former beef jerky plant in Marion was sued by workplace safety officials. The case was sparked by an incident at the plant when an employee was punished by being fired after she called 911 in response to a fellow colleague being injured on the job.
The lawsuit…Read More
Written by HeavensLawFirm on January 11, 2017
On January 3rd 2017, Max Mitchell from the Legal Intelligence reported a story originating from Northern Pennsylvania Hospital. The story entailed recently revealed documents which revealed that the hospital paid $19 million in settlement for damages incurred due to a delayed cesarean operation which caused major brain…Read More
Written by HeavensLawFirm on January 9, 2017
As published in the Register Herald by Jessica Farrish on 5th January 2017: On Monday, 2nd January, according to Lt. Ernie Parsons of the Beckley Fire Department, a man was reported seriously injured in a fire that engulfed a car at the intersection of…Read More