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$300K for family that sued the Boy Scouts when a tree limb fell on 8-year-old during camping trip

By Kyla Asbury |
The family of a boy injured at a Boy Scout camping event will settle a lawsuit with the Boy Scouts of America and a local troop.
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Customer and Wal-Mart trade blame in trip-and-fall case; Company says fire pit was an obvious danger

By Kyla Asbury |
PITTSBURGH — A Pennsylvania woman is suing Walmart Inc., doing business as Wal-Mart Supercenter, and Wal-Mart Stores East LP for injuries she allegedly received when she fell over a fire pit in the garden center of a West Mifflin store.
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Complaints or performance? Anesthesiologist, UPMC disagree about why he was fired

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PITTSBURGH — An anesthesiologist is suing UPMC, University of Pittsburgh Physicians and UPP Inc., claiming he was fired for complaining about illegal activity.
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Kid's alleged arm injury the subject of Allegheny Co. lawsuit against Slide the City

By Kyla Asbury |
PITTSBURGH — A woman and her husband are suing Slide the City for injuries sustained from its water slide event that occurred in 2015.
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Commonwealth Court says arbitrator overstepped authority in Pittsburgh police officers' case

By Kyla Asbury |
The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ruled that an arbitrator exceeded her powers and the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas properly vacated an award involving Pittsburgh police officers.
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Staffing Plus racial discrimination lawsuit dismissed by federal judge

By Kyla Asbury |
PHILADELPHIA — A federal judge granted Staffing Plus Inc.'s motion to dismiss a racial discrimination lawsuit filed by a former independent contractor, according to an opinion filed June 20 by the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
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Federal judge allows First Amendment case against Pennsylvania School Boards Association to continue

By Kyla Asbury |
PHILADELPHIA — A federal judge declined a request to dismiss a lawsuit filed against the Pennsylvania School Boards Association (PSBA) and the board members that alleges retaliation against the plaintiffs for exercising their First Amendment rights.
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Suit alleging U-Haul employee's forklift crash caused injury thrown out

By Kyla Asbury |
HARRISBURG — The Superior Court of Pennsylvania agreed with a trial court that an employee of McGrath Technical Staffing could not bring a lawsuit against U-Haul for work injuries because of an agreement signed with his employer, according to a June 22 opinion.
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Superior Court reinstates cancer case against Bayer; Widow of Pittsburgh-area golf course employee pursuing the case

By Kyla Asbury |
HARRISBURG — The Superior Court of Pennsylvania sent a wrongful death case filed by the administrator of the estate of a golf course employee who died in February 2009 back to a trial court for further proceedings, ruling that the trial court made an error in granting summary judgment in favor of the defendants, including Bayer Cropscience.
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Woman, fired for allegedly using company credit card to buy Uber and Lyft rides, settles ADA claim

By Kyla Asbury |
PHILADELPHIA — A lawsuit alleging discrimination and violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act was recently dismissed after the parties reached a settlement.
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Former teacher accuses Drexel Neumann Academy of discrimination; School seeks dismissal of lawsuit

By Kyla Asbury |
MEDIA — A former Drexel Neumann Academy (DNA) second-grade teacher is suing the school for disability discrimination and a hostile working environment, according to an amended complaint filed April 24 in the Court of Common Pleas of Delaware County.
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SA Realty asks court to dismiss Erie Insurance property damage lawsuit

By Kyla Asbury |
SCRANTON - SA Realty Co. is asking the Court of Common Pleas of Lackawanna County to dismiss a lawsuit filed by Erie Insurance Co. in connection with a dispute related to liability for property damage to a barber shop that operates out of a business owned by SA Realty.
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Class action settlement over warranty violations given approval; Attorneys to receive almost $300K

By Kyla Asbury |
A federal judge has granted preliminary approval of a settlement in a class action lawsuit over alleged warranty violations.
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Two-day sciatica flare-up not a disability, says company fighting lawsuit from former employee

By Kyla Asbury |
PHILADELPHIA — A residential retirement community has filed a motion for summary judgment in a lawsuit over allegations that it discriminated against a former employee.
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Military vet alleges discrimination after taking service dog to donate plasma; Company seeking summary judgment

By Kyla Asbury |
A motion for summary judgment has been filed in a lawsuit brought by a man who claims that he was discriminated against because his service dog went with him to donate plasma.

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