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Pilot holds to claims resulting from crash which destroyed his plane and left him blind in one eye
PITTSBURGH – A severely injured pilot has reiterated claims against a trio of entities he says are responsible for the crash and destruction of his airplane, along with the litany of injuries he suffered in the crash, including blindness in one eye.
Lancaster nail salon says manicure customer caused her own injuries
LANCASTER – A Lancaster nail salon has denied responsibility for hand injuries suffered by a customer who went there for a manicure last year, and instead suggested that the plaintiff caused her own injuries.
Federal judge set to decide venue in wrongful death lawsuit connected to newborn lounger
PHILADELPHIA – Wrongful death litigation brought by the parents of an infant who died from suffocation, allegedly after being placed in the Boppy Original Newborn Lounger device, will either be remanded to state court or remain in federal court, depending on the forthcoming decision of a presiding federal judge.
Magistrate judge recommends denying dismissal to Catholic diocese over gay teacher's wrongful termination suit
PITTSBURGH – A federal magistrate judge has recommended that a Pennsylvania federal court not approve the Diocese of Greensburg’s attempt to dismiss litigation from a sixth-grade teacher allegedly fired from Aquinas Academy, once his employer learned of his same-sex marriage.
Discount store rejects liability for injuries suffered by shopping cart samaritan
PITTSBURGH – A discount retail store has disavowed liability for injuries that a local man claims he suffered when he volunteered to help a retail store employee separate shopping carts and his hand got in the way.
Pittsburgh home rental and sale company holds to breach of contract and fraud claims
PITTSBURGH – A Pittsburgh home rental and sale company which alleged that a local contractor committed breach of contract and fraud when it failed to complete an inventory list of improvement projects and provided subpar workmanship on the one item it did finish, has maintained its claims in the face of the defendant’s denials.
Settlement in the works between legally blind man and Nevada bag retailer, over ADA claims
ERIE – As its designated plaintiff, a local man considered legally blind will oversee a class action lawsuit against a Nevada-based retailer of bags and other merchandise, alleging its website does not support Screen Reader software for the visually-impaired and thus violates the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.
Judge sends federal suit over baseball-related eye injuries to Middle District court
PHILADELPHIA – A federal judge has sent litigation brought by a Central Pennsylvania couple, surrounding extensive ocular injuries the husband-plaintiff suffered after a baseball allegedly ripped through polyethylene safety netting and struck him in the right eye, to the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania.
Harrisburg defendant also denies responsibility for crash which severely burned Homer City woman
PITTSBURGH – Echoing a recent answer from one of its co-defendants, a Harrisburg firm has also denied liability for causing a motor vehicle crash that a Western Pennsylvania woman says caused her to suffer third-degree burns over 70% of her body, two years ago.
City of Philadelphia again looking to dismiss suit from parents of pre-trial detainee killed in custody
PHILADELPHIA – For the second time, the City of Philadelphia and several corrections co-defendants are attempting to dismiss litigation from the parents of a pre-trial detainee who was assaulted and killed by individuals he was incarcerated with more than two years ago.
Beaver Falls man says he was wrongfully arrested and assaulted by Aliquippa police officers
PITTSBURGH – A 24 year-old Western Pennsylvania man claims that members of the Aliquippa Police Department unlawfully arrested him, assaulted him while he was in custody and filed false affidavits to justify the arrest after the fact.
Trial beginning this week in case of wheelchair-bound inmate claiming injuries while being transported
PHILADELPHIA – Trial commences this week in an action where a former inmate of SCI-Graterford says local law enforcement officials did not take proper care in transporting him and others who were confined to wheelchairs, leading him to suffer a concussion, chest and spinal injuries.
Couple who alleged husband was nearly killed by fan system drop punitive damages from suit
PITTSBURGH – A Western Pennsylvania couple has dropped a claim for punitive damages from their negligence lawsuit, which argues U.S. Steel and a number of other defendants were liable for injuries the husband-plaintiff suffered, when he was sucked into a pressurized fan system and nearly killed.
Woman maintains that ex-landlord's negligence resulted in ceiling collapsing on her
LANCASTER – A local woman has reiterated claims that her former landlord’s negligence resulted in the ceiling of her prior domicile collapsing on her, due to that landlord’s failure to repair a leak in her living room ceiling.
Restaurant fighting appeal after plaintiff told doctors she was injured somewhere else
HARRISBURG – The Superior Court of Pennsylvania is deciding whether to uphold a Philadelphia County trial court’s decision to deny a post-verdict motion to vacate and order a new trial, in the case of a woman who sued a Colombian restaurant in Philadelphia even though she first told hospital staff she wasn't injured there.
Man who vocally expressed disgust for Trump says he was unlawfully arrested by Millcreek Township police
PITTSBURGH – A Western Pennsylvania man witnessed yelling about former President Donald Trump while listening to his car radio and stopped at an intersection last September, claims that Millcreek Township police officers then appeared at his residence and unlawfully arrested him for disorderly conduct and public drunkenness.
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City of Lancaster and police officers deny they used excessive force on Maryland woman
ALLENTOWN – The City of Lancaster, the Lancaster Police Department and one of its police officers have motioned to dismiss litigation from a Maryland woman, who claimed she was the victim of excessive force from Lancaster police officers and suffered a broken arm in the process, when the police came to her residence and forcibly evicted her.
Former wife of deceased NFL quarterback Dwayne Haskins contends she is his sole beneficiary
PITTSBURGH – The former wife of deceased NFL quarterback Dwayne Haskins Jr. has denied the allegations contained in a lawsuit brought against her and Charles Schwab, charging that a will written by her late husband last year named her as his sole beneficiary in the event of his death.
Negligence per se claim removed from couple's suit over raw sewage damage to their home
PITTSBURGH – A state court judge has dismissed a claim for negligence per se from the suit of a Mount Lebanon couple who argued the bottom level of their home was ruined when raw sewage accumulated there, allegedly due to a line back-up caused by a local health care facility.
Allegheny County Jail inmate says slick shower floor led to a fall and herniated discs
PITTSBURGH – An Allegheny County Jail inmate claims the slippery surface of a shower floor caused him to fall and suffer herniated discs in his spine and other injuries.