Washington County
Recent News About Washington County
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Columbia Gas faces suit over 2019 line explosion in Washington County
PITTSBURGH — A family is suing Columbia Gas after it allegedly experienced psychological trauma and property damage when a gas line exploded in their Washington County neighborhood. -
Butler County says case over Gov. Wolf's COVID orders isn't moot, can prevent future unconstitutional mandates
PHILADELPHIA – An attorney representing Butler County, a county which contested the legality of Gov. Tom Wolf’s COVID-19 emergency measures before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, agrees with a federal judge that state officials should never again enact policies which violate the constitutional rights of Pennsylvanians. -
Class action alleges Chicago loan company engaged in usurious lending practices which violated Pa. state laws
PITTSBURGH – A Washington County woman alleges in a class action lawsuit that an Illinois online lender has violated state laws in charging usurious interest rates on loans it offered to its customers. -
Defendant in cave-in wrongful death suit argues counts should be dismissed for failure to follow rule of law
PITTSBURGH – One defendant named in a wrongful death lawsuit, filed after the death of a man trapped underground during a cave-in while digging a trench to replace a sewer line in North Strabane Township, has brought preliminary objections arguing two of its counts should be thrown out for failure to follow the rule of law. -
Lawsuit versus NRA, Colt and alleged Tree of Life Synagogue shooter sent to Allegheny County Complex Litigation Center
PITTSBURGH – A lawsuit from a Pittsburgh whose parents were killed in the Tree of Life Synagogue shooting in October 2018 - against the manufacturers and seller of the weapon the perpetrator used to commit the crime, the shooter himself and the National Rifle Association - has been transferred to a state court complex litigation center. -
Ohio plaintiffs file wrongful death suit after death of man from cave-in, during sewer line replacement
PITTSBURGH – After the death of a man trapped underground during a cave-in while digging a trench to replace a sewer line in North Strabane Township, four Ohio plaintiffs are suing the commercial entities they feel are liable for survival and wrongful death. -
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania: Actions Taken on May 12
The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania reported the following activity on May 12 in the suits below: -
Case activity for Richard Sheldon vs Joshua Stone on May 12
The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania reported the following activities in the suit brought by Richard Sheldon against Baca Transport LLC and Joshua Stone on May 12. -
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania: Actions Taken on April 19
The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania reported the following activity on April 19 in the suits below: -
Court activity on April 19: Wano Chiropractic Weight Loss and Nutrition Centers Inc. vs State Farm Fire and Casualty Company
The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania reported the following activity in the suit brought by Wano Chiropractic Weight Loss and Nutrition Centers Inc. against State Farm Fire and Casualty Company on April 19. -
Pittsburgh School District fights lawsuit of teacher who says she was illegally fired
PITTSBURGH – The Pittsburgh School District alleges that there are no substantive claims contained in a lawsuit brought against it by a longtime special education teacher who says she was fired by the district last August, while convalescing from a series of serious ankle injuries she sustained in three separate falls. -
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania: Actions Taken on March 26
The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania reported the following activity on March 26 in the suits below: -
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania: Actions Taken on March 24
The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania reported the following activity on March 24 in the suits below: -
Court activity on March 26: Polaris Renewal Services Inc. vs Landmark American Insurance Company
The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania reported the following activity in the suit brought by Polaris Renewal Services Inc. against Landmark American Insurance Company and Rsui Group Inc. on March 26. -
Court activity on March 24: Holden T. Alexander vs Mid Century Insurance Company
The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania reported the following activity in the suit brought by Holden T. Alexander against Gillian Bressi and Mid Century Insurance Company on March 24. -
Mugshot defamation case update: Website operator claims lack of jurisdiction and immunity from suit
PITTSBURGH – A website operator claims that it is immune from a lawsuit brought by a Bridgeville man against itself and Google that claims his mugshot from an arrest made 17 years ago was recently listed on the website’s database of currently imprisoned individuals. -
Building materials distributor says lumber company is responsible for shoddy materials that caused mold damage
PITTSBURGH – A building materials distributor is refuting the cross-claims of an Ohio lumber company, who blamed it for supplying allegedly defective lumber that led a Washington County man to sustain significant structural and mold damage to his property. -
Pittsburgh man who lost parents in Tree of Life synagogue shooting sues NRA, Colt and perpetrator
PITTSBURGH – A Pittsburgh man whose parents were killed in the Tree of Life Synagogue shooting in October 2018 has filed legal action against the manufacturers and seller of the weapon the perpetrator used to commit the crime, the shooter himself and the National Rifle Association, claiming the group’s inflammatory rhetoric directly influenced the shooter’s actions. -
Man says he recently found 2004 mugshot on database list of currently incarcerated individuals
PITTSBURGH – A Bridgeville man has filed legal action against the proprietors of a bail company website and Google, claiming that his mugshot from an arrest made 17 years ago was recently listed on the website’s database of currently imprisoned individuals. -
Defective, mold-causing lumber update: Company points to suppliers as culprits, disavows its own liability
PITTSBURGH – An Ohio lumber company denies that it supplied allegedly defective materials that led a Washington County plaintiff to sustain significant structural and mold damage to his property – instead placing the blame with a pair of separate third-party defendants, to whom it filed litigation against.