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Pittsburgh law firm denies it withheld compensation to one of its former members
PITTSBURGH – A Pittsburgh law firm has rejected allegations it denied compensation to one of its former members, after he resigned from the firm at the end of 2021. -
Legal news service calls Allegheny County's case access policies into question
PITTSBURGH – A legal news organization which monitors court case filings claims that the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas’ “no-access-before-process” policy restricts the rights of both it and the public under the U.S. Constitution. -
Coca-Cola Bottling Company dismissed from plant operator's burn injury suit
PITTSBURGH – The Coca-Cola Bottling Company has been dismissed from injury litigation surrounding severe burn injuries sustained by a bottling plant batching operator, who claimed that a hose attached to clean-in-place unit separated from its apparatus and sprayed a mixture of harmful chemicals on her body. -
Journalist claims 'Gag Rule' policies from Allegheny County Corrections stifle investigative reporting
PITTSBURGH – A Pittsburgh investigative journalist contends that “Gag Rule” policies enacted by the Allegheny County Bureau of Corrections violate the First Amendment rights of Allegheny County Jail employees and contractors, and prevent her from developing sources to offer comment for stories detailing events which have taken place inside the jail. -
Judge upholds arbitration award in labor dispute over teacher suspended for sexual misconduct allegation
PITTSBURGH – A federal judge has confirmed an arbitration award in favor of a teachers’ union and an educator it represents who was reinstated after a sexual misconduct allegation, while denying a cross-motion for summary judgment from two area schools opposing that action. -
Magistrate judge drops breach of contract claim from school district's suit over failed bus canopy
PITTSBURGH – A federal magistrate judge has partially granted a motion to dismiss from a construction firm defending itself from claims brought by a Western Pennsylvania school district, one seeking compensation from the construction firm who built an entrance bus canopy at one of its elementary schools, which failed after nearly 15 years of use. -
Judge says BP won't get dismissal of man's suit alleging he was pinned next to gas pump
PITTSBURGH – A federal judge has denied British Petroleum’s attempt to dismiss litigation from a Pittsburgh man pinned against a gasoline pump by a car involved in a nearby automobile accident, for alleged failure to join necessary parties to the case. -
U.S. government looks to settle wrongful death claims over alleged improper care at VA facility
PITTSBURGH – The United States of America has tentatively settled claims that substandard care provided by a Veterans Administration hospital in Pittsburgh, led to the wrongful death of a 56 year-old man at the facility. -
Widow of man who died from COVID-19 launches lawsuit versus Allegheny County corrections officials
PITTSBURGH – The widow of a man incarcerated at the Allegheny County Jail two years ago and who passed away from COVID-19, contends that institutional failures on the part of the jail and its officials directly contributed to his death. -
Bus company seeking to keep retaliation suit against McKeesport officials alive
PITTSBURGH – A school bus transportation company that filed suit against the City of McKeesport, its school district and several officials alleging they conspired to remove it from an agreement to provide the District with busing as an act of political retaliation is now fighting back against a motion to dismiss the suit from federal court. -
Per judicial order, defendant in Holiday Inn hotel injury suit avoids default judgment
PITTSBURGH – One defendant has dodged a default judgment, in a Michigan family’s lawsuit alleging that an improperly placed duck crossing sign outside a Pittsburgh-area Holiday Inn hotel was the cause of injuries they sustained. -
Allegheny County looking to dismiss suit from sheriff's deputy who claimed COVID vax violated his beliefs
PITTSBURGH – Allegheny County and its Sheriff’s Office are seeking to dismiss litigation which alleged that they failed to reasonably accommodate the religious beliefs of one of its employees, when it mandated obtaining vaccination against COVID-19. -
Court grants partial dismissal of lawsuit over COVID-19 death of college football player
PITTSBURGH – A federal court has granted a partial dismissal of claims connected to the COVID-19-related death of a superstar lineman for Pennsylvania Western University California, in 2020. -
Couple say police SWAT team damaged their home in attempt to find shooting suspect
PITTSBURGH – A local couple alleges that City of Pittsburgh and Borough of Monroeville police officers violated their civil rights and those of their family by unlawfully using paramilitary force to break into their house, detain them, destroy their belongings and contaminate their home with tear gas, this past January. -
Death of 20-year-old Texas man on off-road vehicle leads to Allegheny Co. wrongful death lawsuit
PITTSBURGH – The manufacturer of an off-road utility vehicle has removed litigation to federal court which accuses it of failing to properly construct and design the vehicle, in such a way as to have prevented the death of a 20-year-old Texas man in July of 2021. -
Pittsburgh man pinned against gasoline pump says no need to join additional parties in case
PITTSBURGH – A Pittsburgh man pinned against a gasoline pump by a car involved in a nearby automobile accident is refuting an attempt by British Petroleum to dismiss his case, due to an alleged failure to join necessary parties. -
Pittsburgh ZBA and member deny liability for real estate group's million-dollar losses
PITTSBURGH – The City of Pittsburgh’s Zoning Board of Adjustment and one of its members have denied allegations they had a conflict of interest which caused a real estate development group to incur seven-figure losses. -
Defendant in Holiday Inn hotel injury suit may be found in default, if plaintiffs have their way
PITTSBURGH – One defendant may be subject to default judgment, in a Michigan family’s lawsuit alleging that an improperly placed duck crossing sign outside a Pittsburgh-area Holiday Inn hotel was the cause of injuries they sustained. -
Several defendants dismissed from suit between service dogs nonprofit and Rostraver Township
PITTSBURGH – A federal judge has pointed to a lack of jurisdiction for his dismissal of several defendants from litigation surrounding a municipal feud, over property a nonprofit group purchased to help provide military veterans with service dogs. -
Judge orders settlement over train death of 15-year-old girl to be filed under seal
PITTSBURGH – By order of a federal judge, an Ohio rail company has resolved claims connected to the death of a 15-year-old girl, who was struck by a train while crossing a railroad bridge in South Fayette Township three years ago, under seal.