Sues over assault

An Albrightsville husband and wife who claim they were violently and brutally attacked at the Big Boulder Ski Area, 357 Big Boulder Drive, Lake Harmony, has filed a civil action against nine defendants, seeking in excess of $50,000 on each of nine counts they allege.

Barry and Andrea Gerhard, 173 Penn Forest Trail, Albrightsville, filed the action against Leonard J. and Toniann Helen Lopopolo, 126 Lenape Trail, Albrightsville; the Big Boulder Corporation, Jack Frost, Big Boulder Ski Resort and JFBB Ski Areas Inc., all of 357 Big Boulder Drive, Lake Harmony; Peak Resorts, Inc., Missouri; and Big Boulder Lodge and the Blue Ridge Real Estate Company, both of Mosey Wood Road, Route 940, White Haven.

The suit alleges the Gerhards were at the lodge on March 8, 2018, when they were attacked without provocation by Leonard Lopopolo, resulting in them suffering severe, permanent and life-threatening injuries.

Two of the nine counts allege battery and civil conspiracy to commit assault and battery against the Lopopolos; a third count charges Mrs. Lopopolo with negligence, alleging she knew her husband had a propensity of violence and aggression against others; five counts are against the owners of the facility, alleging, among other things, a lack of security; and a ninth count seeks damages for the Gerhards allegedly sustaining losses of consortium.

The suit alleges that since 2009, over 400 calls for possible crimes and/or emergencies at the facility have been received.

A jury trial is demanded.

Tax liens are filed

• The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Labor and Industry, Harrisburg, has filed a tax lien against Bobbex Inc., trading as Robert Zellers Tax and Payroll Services, 316 Delaware Ave., Palmerton, in the amount of $564.41. The lien states the defendant failed to pay employer withholding taxes for 2015.

• The U.S. Internal Revenue Service, Cincinnati, Ohio, has filed a tax lien against Schleicher’s Inc., 681 W. Lizard Creek Road, Lehighton, in the amount of $9,193.17. The lien states the defendant owes Form 941 taxes, which employers use to report income taxes, Social Security tax, or Medicare tax withheld from employee’s paychecks and to pay the employer’s portion of Social Security or Medicare tax.

Mortgage foreclosures

• Midfirst Bank, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, has filed a mortgage foreclosure complaint against Sherry A. and Brian A. Reeser, 58 White Birch Lane, Lehighton, over a property at that address. Sought is judgment in the amount of $125,740.06, plus interest, attorney’s fees and other costs.

• The U.S. Bank N.A., Owensboro, Kentucky, has filed a mortgage foreclosure complaint against John J. III and Emily Horvath, 225 E. Lehigh St., Summit Hill, over a property at that address. Sought is judgment in the amount of $80,218.61, plus interest, costs, fees and charges.

• MMS Mortgage Services LTD, Farmington, Michigan, has filed a mortgage foreclosure complaint against Michael Barile, 15 Sumner Court, Albrightsville, over a property at that address. Sought is judgment in the amount of $207,534, plus interest, attorney’s fees and costs.

Credit defaults

Unifund CCR LLC, Cincinnati, Ohio, has filed two credit agreement default actions.

The first case is against Kim Flores, 2570 W. Cherokee St., Albrightsville. Sought is judgment in the amount of $2,035.65, plus costs.

The second action is against Jessica L. Jones, 58 White Pine Lane, Lehighton. Sought is judgment in the amount of $637.10, plus costs.

Wants 1949 Packard titled

A petition for special relief has been filed by Stephen Marzen, 208 Silk St., Jim Thorpe, who wants to obtain a certificate of title for a 70-year-old vehicle.

In the pleading, Marzen stated a 1949 Packard Standard two-door coupe he has in his possession cannot be transferred because the signature of the original owner was signed but not notarized.

Marzen says his late father, Francis E., who passed away in 1996, obtained the vehicle from a Theodore P. Orsulak of Bethlehem. When it was obtained, the petition says, the vehicle was a gift in that the vehicle had no value and was not in operating order.

The petitioner states he has worked on the vehicle and eventually was able to repair it to the point it is operable. Despite this, the vehicle has not been on the road.

Stephen Marzen is asking the court to declare him the lawful owner of the Packard so that it can be properly titled and used on the road.