Verizon’s Easement Dispute With Pa. County Is Designated for ADR Program

The U.S. District Court for Western Pennsylvania in Pittsburgh designated the dispute between Verizon and Cambria County, Pennsylvania, for placement in its alternative dispute resolution program, said a notice Thursday (docket 3:23-cv-00108). The county’s lawsuit alleges Verizon is leaving in disrepair many portions of the telephone facilities and conduit under its control along a funicular connecting the city of Johnstown to the borough of Westmont, in breach of its easement agreement (see 2306020001). Verizon contends that the county’s “true reason” for bringing its lawsuit is to extract rental payments from Verizon for its continued use of the easement (see 2306070030).