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Following dismissal of gun and drug charges, man sues police officers who made alleged false arrest

By Nicholas Malfitano |
PITTSBURGH – An Allegheny County man has alleged that a group of local law enforcement officers violated his constitutional rights when they arrested him on gun and drug charges, offenses which were later dismissed in a criminal court.
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Federal court remands man's negligence suit tied to assault at Harrah's nightclub

By Nicholas Malfitano |
PHILADELPHIA – A New Jersey man’s negligence lawsuit against security entities for a nightclub located within Harrah’s Casino in Atlantic City, which charged they failed to prevent him from being the target of a physical altercation when he was on their premises in November 2022, has been remanded to the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas.
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Avco Corporation and Textron seek judgment on the pleadings against former counsel

By Nicholas Malfitano |
PHILADELPHIA – Avco Corporation and Textron are seeking judgment on the pleadings in litigation brought by a Florida plaintiff couple, one of whom is an attorney who represented Avco in aircraft crash legislation and later alleged law firm Blank Rome pursued an injunction she said would have ruined her career.
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After being struck by wooden beam, Marriott patrons counter construction company's denials of liability

By Nicholas Malfitano |
LANCASTER – Counsel for a pair of plaintiffs, one local and one from South Carolina, who claimed they were struck by a wooden beam which fell from the ceiling as they were dining inside a local Marriott hotel restaurant, have refuted denials of liability for their injuries from a local construction company.
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Settlement for man incarcerated at Curran-Fromhold who alleged excessive force

By Nicholas Malfitano |
PHILADELPHIA – A local man who alleged he was assaulted and battered by a series of corrections officers while in custody at Curran-Fromhold Correctional Facility over three years ago, has settled his case.
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McKeesport officials deny violating civil rights of Black plaintiffs during officer-involved shooting chase

By Nicholas Malfitano |
PITTSBURGH – The City of McKeesport and a group of its police officers have denied violating the civil rights of three Black citizens, during their pursuit of a suspect involved in the shooting of a fellow officer in 2020.
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Lawsuit: West Homestead Police pursuit leads to suspect crashing into plaintiffs' vehicle

By Nicholas Malfitano |
PITTSBURGH – A pair of motorists who received serious and extensive injuries when their vehicle collided with another car driven by a suspect being pursued by members of the West Homestead Police Department, have sued the department for conducting their pursuit in an unsafe manner.
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Bucks County Technical High School says it's not responsible for EMS student's injuries

By Nicholas Malfitano |
PHILADELPHIA – Bucks County Technical High School has flatly denied claims from a former EMS student, who alleged she suffered a broken left pinky finger, after being compelled to participate in a mandatory impact weapons drill featuring batons and punch paddles.
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Philly law firm quickly withdraws case against Department of Defense entities over email block

By Nicholas Malfitano |
PHILADELPHIA – A local law firm’s litigation against a group of U.S. military entities over the imposition of an email block the defendants put on its website server, which prevented the firm’s attorneys from receiving emails from federal agencies under the defendants’ control, was dismissed one week after its filing.
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Bensalem Texas Roadhouse restaurant denies causing back injuries to Philly man

By Nicholas Malfitano |
PHILADELPHIA – A Bensalem location of the Texas Roadhouse restaurant chain has denied allegations from a Philadelphia couple that it was negligent in the conduct of its employees, leading the husband-plaintiff to be struck with a serving tray, fall and suffer a severe back injury.
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Delco restaurant says plaintiff who hasn't followed discovery deadlines should be sanctioned $500

By Nicholas Malfitano |
MEDIA – Counsel for a Lansdowne seafood restaurant is seeking a Delaware County court to sanction a Philadelphia woman alleging she fell on its premises in the amount of $500, for alleged failure to comply with discovery deadlines and a prior court order.
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Philly woman insists that meal at Montco Wawa contained bacteria and made her ill

By Nicholas Malfitano |
MEDIA – A local woman has reiterated claims she was sickened by a meal she purchased at a Montgomery County Wawa, and continues to pursue damages against the convenience store chain at large and one of its employees.
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Upper Darby plaintiff's spilled macaroni and cheese slip-and-fall suit reaches settlement

By Nicholas Malfitano |
MEDIA – A plaintiff who claimed she fell on spilled macaroni and cheese on the floor of her local Fresh Grocer supermarket and filed suit alleging the grocery store was responsible for her injuries, has settled her case.
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Teacher alleges that Philly police falsely arrested her when responding to neighbor altercation

By Nicholas Malfitano |
PHILADELPHIA – A third-grade teacher has launched legal action against members of the Philadelphia Police Department, contending that she was falsely arrested and charged with multiple criminal offenses by those officers, charges which were later dismissed completely.
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U.S. Steel laborer says company discriminated against him for his disability and then fired him

By Nicholas Malfitano |
PITTSBURGH – A Western Pennsylvania man and laborer for U.S. Steel asserts that the company discriminated against him on the basis of his disability, falsely charged him with fraudulent receipt of disability benefits and then fired him.
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Pittsburgh Steelers reject ticket holder's defamation allegations over supposed use of racial slur

By Nicholas Malfitano |
PITTSBURGH – The Pittsburgh Steelers have denied claims of defamation from one of its season ticket holders, who alleged she was treated rudely by stadium personnel and then defamed by being wrongly accused of using a racial slur towards another stadium employee working during the game.
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Woman sues, says her young daughter was burned by hot fudge at Applebee's

By Nicholas Malfitano |
PITTSBURGH – A Western Pennsylvania woman is suing a local Applebee’s restaurant after she says her minor daughter received second-degree burns from hot fudge on a chocolate cake dessert.
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Former UPMC technical writer says he was subject to age discrimination and then fired

By Nicholas Malfitano |
PITTSBURGH – A technical writer working for the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center alleges he was subject to discrimination on the basis of his age and his taking medical leave to recover from both a surgery and an unrelated fall, prior to be terminated by the hospital.
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Suit over injury at Marshall's HomeGoods store will be resolved in arbitration trial

By Nicholas Malfitano |
PHILADELPHIA – A local woman who alleged she was seriously injured at a Marshalls HomeGoods store in Northeast Philadelphia, when a desk chair she was seated on unexpectedly moved and she fell off the chair in question, has consented to have her case resolved in an arbitration trial.
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Allegheny County court says specific judge to decide whether Giant Eagle fall case goes to arbitration

By Nicholas Malfitano |
PITTSBURGH – A state court has designated one specific judge to decide whether or not a case against a Giant Eagle supermarket in Export, where the plaintiff alleged he fell through an exposed section of the store flooring during a shopping trip, will be transferred to arbitration.

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