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Plaintiff's passing leads to substitution in wrongful death suit against Geisinger Medical Center

SCRANTON – Due to the death of a plaintiff, one representing the estate of a Carbondale woman who passed away from cardiac arrest three years ago while in the care of Geisinger Medical Center, another individual has been substituted to stand in for the litigation. ....

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Scranton paraprofessionals want injunction against working inside students' homes during pandemic

SCRANTON – A trio of Scranton School District employees who sued the District over rules it implemented in December requiring them to perform their paraprofessional duties inside students’ homes if virtual learning once again takes place, have motioned for a special injunction to prevent the rules from going into effect. ....

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Nurse alleging violent assaults from co-worker wants judge to overrule objections on her punitive damages request

SCRANTON – A licensed practical nurse in Lackawanna County who claimed that she was assaulted at her workplace two years ago by an individual who had a repeated history of violent behavior towards her colleagues, wants a judge to overrule the defendant’s motion to strike her demand for punitive damages. ....

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Man accused of assaulting nurse seeks to strike demand for punitive damages

SCRANTON – A man with a supposed history of violent behavior towards his colleagues and who allegedly assaulted a licensed practical nurse at work, denies the allegations against him and has motioned for punitive damages to be stricken from the case. ....

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Scranton school paraprofessionals refute school district's denials of liability in their COVID-19 guidelines case

SCRANTON – A trio of Scranton School District employees have denied the District’s opposition to its lawsuit over rules it implemented last month requiring them to perform their paraprofessional duties inside students’ homes if virtual learning once again takes place, despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and its pervasive Omicron variant. ....

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