PITTSBURGH – A class action lawsuit brought on behalf of workers at Shell Oil Company alleges that the employees in question did not receive time-and-a-half compensation when they worked overtime hours.
PITTSBURGH – A Beaver County woman has settled claims connected to severe respiratory ailments she alleged she suffered after inhaling fumes from a chemical fire which took place about a half-mile from her residence.
PITTSBURGH – Counsel for a West Virginia insurer is seeking sanctions from defendants it said had attempted to perpetrate a fraud upon the company, in an underlying lawsuit relating to coverage upon a fatal accident.
PITTSBURGH – The daughter and husband of a deceased Beaver Falls woman are litigating with Walmart for alleged negligence-related damages connected to severe leg injuries she suffered in a local Walmart store prior to her passing.
PITTSBURGH – A Western Pennsylvania man alleges that his civil rights were violated when he was arrested for allegedly molesting and raping his stepdaughter, charges which he claims are untrue and were recanted by the girl.
PITTSBURGH – A corporation asserts it is not liable for damages pursued by a Beaver County couple, the husband of which was struck on the head by a falling metal pipe when he was at work as a sprinkler fitter.
PITTSBURGH — A couple are suing a physician and others, claiming the husband suffered serious nerve damage and other disabilities after orthopedic surgery.
The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania reported the following activity in the suit brought by Lori Ann Griffin and Richard L. Griffin against Heritage Valley Health System Inc., Heritage Valley Multispecialty Group Inc., M. D. John D. Lehman and Valley Medical Facilities Inc. on July 8.
PITTSBURGH – Plum Baseball & Softball Association argues that it is immune from a lawsuit brought by a Beaver County woman when she was allegedly struck by an ATV at the field, and counters through a cross-claim that its co-defendant baseball and softball leagues are at fault.
Acting United States Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman announced that Erie County has been officially designated as a High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) by the White House’s Office of National Drug Control Policy. Erie joins four other western Pennsylvania counties - Allegheny, Beaver, Washington, and Westmoreland - in receiving dedicated federal resources to coordinate federal, state and local governments to fight drug trafficking and abuse.
The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania reported the following activities in the suit brought by Robert Starkey and Tracy Starkey against Marnic Insurance Agency Inc. and Nationwide Property and Casualty Insurance Company on May 17.
The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania reported the following activity in the suit brought by Germaine Willliams against Comprehensive Healthcare Services Manager LLC and David G. Thimons on May 13.
PITTSBURGH – One of a pair of Western Pennsylvania defendants opposes collusion claims made against them by a West Virginia insurer, concerning an alleged fraud in an underlying lawsuit relating to coverage upon a fatal accident.
HARRISBURG – In what was believed to be an issue of first impression, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania recently issued a unanimous ruling which declared an expansive no-hire provision between two companies null and void under state law – while at the same time not ruling on the legality of such provisions in general.
The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania reported the following activity in the suit brought by Thomas James Boehm against William Brian Sluder on April 20.