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Family of deceased NFL quarterback Dwayne Haskins Jr. re-argues that his former wife has no claims to financial accounts
PITTSBURGH – The family of deceased NFL quarterback Dwayne Haskins Jr. who brought a lawsuit against Charles Schwab Bank and the decedent’s former wife denies that his widow was in any way named the sole beneficiary to the decedent’s financial accounts.
Suit maintains landlord's negligence resulted in ceiling falling on plaintiff tenant
LANCASTER – A local woman stands by her 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.
Nail salon's negligence did result in manicure injuries to plaintiff, suit says
LANCASTER – A local woman who went into a Lancaster nail salon for a manicure last year has reiterated allegations that she received serious injuries to her right hand due to the salon’s negligence.
Walmart shoplifter says responding police used excessive force and caused her brain injury
PHILADELPHIA – A Walmart shoplifter alleges that police who responded to the incident tackled her in the parking lot, causing her to hit her head on the pavement and suffer a traumatic brain injury.
Philadelphia seeks summary judgment over class action towing-vehicle relocation claims
PHILADELPHIA – The City of Philadelphia has filed for summary judgment in a class action lawsuit, over claims that its vehicle towing relocation program both fails to abide by due process and provide adequate notice or fair procedures for owners to locate and recover their vehicles after they have been moved.
Class action suit alleges Hershey's chocolates contain cadmium and lead
PHILADELPHIA – A local woman has filed class action litigation against chocolate manufacturer and retailer Hershey, charging that its products contain toxic, carcinogenic contaminants like heavy metals, such as cadmium and lead.
Ex-Fayette County inmate worker settles suit over alleged civil rights violations and living conditions
PITTSBURGH – An inmate worker at Fayette County Prison who was injured during a scheduled assignment and said prison officials both hid the extent of his injuries and subjected him to inhumane living conditions during his time of incarceration, has settled his case.
Magistrate judge drops content from fired teacher's complaint over racist Facebook post
PITTSBURGH – A federal magistrate judge has jettisoned more than 40 paragraphs from a complaint brought by a former veteran schoolteacher against the Pittsburgh School District and its Board of Education, which charged she was wrongfully terminated after she posted a right-wing article accompanied by racist language on her personal Facebook page.
University of Scranton wants to dismiss wrongful termination suit from former prof unvaccinated for COVID
SCRANTON – The University of Scranton and one of its former officials say that litigation from a former professor, who charged that his constitutional rights to privacy and bodily autonomy were violated when the institution attempted to force him to disclose his COVID-19 vaccination status, should be dismissed for failure to state a claim.
Allegheny County woman maintains claims Aldi's negligence led to metal shelf falling on her
PITTSBURGH – An Allegheny County woman who brought suit against discount grocery store chain Aldi after she says a metal produce shelf fell on her when she was shopping inside the grocer’s West Mifflin store, has refuted the defendant’s denials of liability.
Fayette County woman settles suit over fall on yogurt-covered floor at Walmart
PITTSBURGH – A Fayette County minor who alleged that she was seriously injured at her local Wal-Mart store when she slipped on yogurt which had been dropped onto the floor, has settled claims against the retail giant.
Allegheny County judge overrules objections in case connected to motorboat propeller accident
PITTSBURGH – A state court judge has overruled various preliminary objections from defendants named in a lawsuit over a motorboat propeller accident, which seriously wounded a Florida man.
Parents of man who died from pulmonary embolism charge UPMC hospital staff missed his condition
PITTSBURGH – The parents of a 33 year-old man who died of a pulmonary embolism at the University of Pittsburgh McKeesport hospital last summer alleges that attending hospital staff failed to discover the aforementioned fatal condition, which caused their son’s death.
Magistrate judge OK's class certification, proposed settlement for ADA suit versus Nevada company
ERIE – A federal judge has certified a class action lawsuit and given approval to a preliminary settlement, for litigation against a Nevada-based retailer of bags and other merchandise which claims its website does not support Screen Reader software for the visually-impaired and thus violates the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.
Northumberland County and corrections defendants win dismissal in jail suicide civil case
WILLIAMSPORT – Northumberland County and its corrections co-defendants have won dismissal of a complaint alleging that staffing at the county jail was inadequate and ineffective, leading the plaintiff’s daughter to commit suicide when she found herself incarcerated at the facility on drug charges.
Children of Pittsburgh VA hospital patient charge staff with his inadequate care and wrongful death
PITTSBURGH – The son and daughter of a man who died while receiving care at a Veterans Administration hospital in Pittsburgh allege in a wrongful death lawsuit that his passing resulted from sub-standard treatment received from his caretakers.
Telecommunications Act suit between AT&T, Pittsburgh and Commonwealth closed, for now
PITTSBURGH – A federal judge has administratively closed litigation from AT&T against the City of Pittsburgh and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, which asserted that the defendants violated the Telecommunications Act of 1996 by limiting the company’s ability to place wireless facilities on telephone poles in the city’s rights-of-way.
Homer City woman rejects auto companies' attempts to dismiss her claims
PITTSBURGH – Counsel for a Western Pennsylvania woman who suffered third-degree burns over 70% of her body in a motor vehicle crash over two years ago, has refuted denials of liability from two of the defendants named in the subsequent litigation.
Man allegedly shot during mental health episode refutes argument his claims are invalid
PHILADELPHIA – A local man who claimed he was the victim of excessive force from a member of the Philadelphia Police Department over two years ago, when an officer shot him three times during his suffering of a mental health episode, says he has properly pled claims of municipal liability against the department and the City of Philadelphia.
Mars Area School District denies it hindered employment opportunity of former secretary
PITTSBURGH – The Mars Area School District has denied causing harm to an Allegheny County man formerly in its employ, who claimed the District made a false statement which later prevented him from being hired by the Internal Revenue Service.