LGD and CLS Challenge EasyKnock for “Sale-leaseback” Product Under the Pennsylvania Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law

by Langer, Grogan & Diver P.C. | Aug 7, 2024 | Commercial & Contract, Consumer Protection, Firm News, Fraud, Social Justice

Langer Grogan & Diver attorneys Irv Ackelsberg and David Nagdeman have partnered with Michael Froelich of Community Legal Service in Stewart v. EasyKnock, Inc.  The case alleges a deceptive “sale-leaseback” product in which the consumer sells their home to...

Stop-and-Frisk in Philadelphia: ACLU of PA Releases Policy Paper

by Langer, Grogan & Diver P.C. | Jun 25, 2024 | Social Justice

The ACLU of Pennsylvania has released “Wasted Resources: The failures of stop-and-frisk in Philadelphia,” a comprehensive policy paper that scrutinizes the unlawful application of stop-and-frisk over the past 15 years in Philadelphia. The report traces its...

Doe v. Delaware County et al.: Delaware County Correctional Facility Settles with Former Inmate

by Langer, Grogan & Diver P.C. | Mar 9, 2024 | Firm News, Social Justice

PHILADELPHIA – The GEO Group and Delaware County have agreed to a settlement with a man who sued George W. Hill Correctional Facility after he was unlawfully barred from working in the kitchen and faced discrimination as a result of his HIV status being improperly...

Philadelphia School District Settles First Amendment Claim by Teachers

by Langer, Grogan & Diver P.C. | Dec 21, 2023 | Firm News, Social Justice

PHILADELPHIA – The School District of Philadelphia has agreed to clear the records of fifty current and former teachers at the Julia R. Masterman School (“Masterman”) in Philadelphia who were disciplined and had their pay docked when they worked outside the school...

Suit Claims Philadelphia School District Violated Teachers’ First Amendment Rights When it Docked Their Pay in Response to Protest

by Langer, Grogan & Diver P.C. | Sep 13, 2023 | Firm News, Social Justice

LGD filed a Class Action Complaint on behalf of two current and one former teacher at the Julia R. Masterman School in Philadelphia. Tannen v. The School District of Philadelphia, docket at 2:23-cv-03189 in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of...

Mary Catherine Roper Quoted on SCOTUS Ruling

by Langer, Grogan & Diver P.C. | Jul 18, 2023 | Social Justice

Mary Catherine Roper has been quoted in the Pennsylvania Capital-Star for their coverage of the urgency of LGBTQ+ rights in Pennsylvania in the wake of the 6-3 SCOTUS ruling that freedom of expression trumps a state’s anti-discrimination laws. In its 6-3...