The Superior Court of Pennsylvania affirmed the decision of the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas to deny a skilled nursing facility’s Preliminary Objections to transfer a resident-on-resident sexual assault case to binding arbitration. Defendant Ambler Extended Care...
In Aaron v. National Railroad Passenger Corporation, d/b/a Amtrak, the Eighth Circuit Court agreed with LCBF that the District Court erred when it denied Amtrak’s motion for judgment as a matter of law. Plaintiffs brought a wrongful death action on behalf of a...
LCBF obtained a summary judgment dismissal on behalf of a railroad client in a case brought by a former employee in New York Supreme Court, NY County, alleging that the employee had developed blood cancer as a result of his work around diesel equipment during his...
In Chislett v. New York City Department of Education, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit held that mandatory implicit bias training can give rise to a race-based hostile work environment claim under Section 1983 if the training discusses a particular...
In Contreras v. Amtrak, et. al., LCBF successfully obtained summary judgment dismissing all claims in a New York railroad trespasser case against both the railroad and property owner. In this matter, Plaintiff suffered a leg amputation after being struck by an Amtrak...
