Nicholas Malfitano News
Health care company's former director asserts no involvement in events leading to Dauphin County inmate's death
HARRISBURG – The former corporate director of a health care company has denied involvement in claims brought by the nephew of a man who suffered fatal injuries while incarcerated there in a lawsuit against the county, the company in question and more than three dozen corrections officers and medical providers, who the plaintiff feels are responsible for the decedent’s death.
Plaintiff alleging inhumane conditions at Curran-Fromhold Correctional Facility seeks depositions
PHILADELPHIA – A former Curran-Fromhold Correctional Facility inmate is seeking to take two depositions from fellow prisoners who he says can corroborate that he was subjected to cruel and unusual punishment, including being denied clean sheets and showers and not being allowed to leave his cell during a two-month incarceration.
Delaware County answers suit over 18-month-old's alleged wrongful death in foster care
PHILADELPHIA – Delaware County has answered a wrongful death lawsuit surrounding the murder of an 18-month-old in foster care two years ago, denying that violated the plaintiff’s constitutional rights.
Settlement talks and corrective action plan on the table in Clean Water Act case against food processor
HARRISBURG – A proposed settlement and additional corrective action plan are currently being devised, as a Pennsylvania waterway environmental group and a food processing company have continued a stay of litigation the two parties are involved in over claims of the latter polluted Oil Creek and the Susquehanna River, violating the state Clean Streams Law and the federal Clean Water Act in the process.
Delco judge approves $90K settlement in death of man on Philly bridge
MEDIA – A Delaware County court has approved a $90,000 settlement agreement, in response to legal proceedings initiated after the motor vehicle accident-related death of a local man on a Philadelphia bridge.
York County man who said his arm was crushed inside sampler machine settles case
ALLENTOWN – A York County man who alleged that he was severely injured on the job when his arm was crushed inside the moving parts of a subject sampler machine, has settled his case.
Bi-racial high school student settles discrimination claims connected to track-and-field meet
PITTSBURGH – A bi-racial high school student who filed a lawsuit alleging racism led her coach to benching her at a championship track meet, has settled her discrimination claims.
Widow of Hub, late bassist for The Roots, claims group defrauded her husband
PHILADELPHIA – The estate and widow of Leonard Hubbard, late bassist for The Roots, has filed a multi-count complaint for injunctive relief and damages under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act, charging Hubbard’s former bandmates in The Roots and numerous other parties with defrauding him of millions of dollars over the past 10 years.
Judge throws out intervention attempt in ADA suit against City of Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA – A federal judge has rejected the attempt of five individuals to intervene in a proposed settlement between a group of plaintiffs and the City of Philadelphia, over claims the City failed to maintain its sidewalks to provide proper access to disabled citizens in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.
TCPA class action filed against accident attorneys, for unsolicited phone calls
WILLIAMSPORT – A Central Pennsylvania man has filed a class action lawsuit against the Accident Attorneys of America, alleging that the firm has violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) with its unsolicited phone calls to potential clients.
Lawsuit over fall at JCPenney store in Bucks County loses most of its defendants
PHILADELPHIA – Several defendants have been dismissed from litigation surrounding severe injuries claimed to be suffered by a Bucks County Man, who said he took a fall at the JCPenney store in Langhorne’s Oxford Valley Mall.
Mill mixer manufacturer says injury suit should be transferred to Blair County court
PITTSBURGH – The manufacturer of a mill mixer argues that litigation for injuries that a Western Pennsylvania man claims he suffered, namely a broken leg and numerous open wounds, should be transferred to the Blair County Court of Common Pleas.
Suit against U.S. Steel after plaintiff was nearly killed in fan system loses punitive damages claim
PITTSBURGH – A couple’s negligence lawsuit which argues that 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, has been shorn of its punitive damages claim.
Busing company continues to accuse West Mifflin Area School District of breaching agreement
PITTSBURGH – A school bus company has maintained claims that a West Mifflin school district breached the contract between the two parties, despite the fact that the plaintiff met all of its obligations to the district and did so in spite of a shortage of available drivers.
Jury finds for City of Philadelphia, in former SCI-Graterford inmate's transport injury lawsuit
PHILADELPHIA – A local jury found for the City of Philadelphia in litigation brought by a former inmate of SCI-Graterford, who claimed 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.
Missouri woman reargues her paralysis was result of Nissan's faulty driver's seat
PITTSBURGH – A Missouri woman has reiterated that the driver’s seat of the Nissan Sentra she rented failed during a multi-car collision, resulting in her suffering paralyzing spinal injuries.
Wife of man who died when tree fell on his car in Upper St. Clair Township files wrongful death suit
PITTSBURGH – The widow of a man who died last year after a large tree fell on him in his vehicle has brought a survival and wrongful death suit against the entities she argues are responsible for failing to prevent the fatal incident.
Judge stays remanding of customers' suit against Target, while applicable Third Circuit cases are pending
PITTSBURGH – A federal judge has stayed the remanding of a class action lawsuit brought by two customers against Target for alleged violation of the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act to state court, until pending cases in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit which could affect the instant case’s result are resolved.
Local couple say Monroeville Kohl's store committed negligence, leading to wife's fall
PITTSBURGH – An Allegheny County couple claims that the wife-plaintiff fell inside a Kohl’s department store in Monroeville, allegedly due to the company’s negligence in failing to prevent the circumstances which led to her fall.
Suit: North Braddock cemetery hasn't corrected burial error
PITTSBURGH – An Allegheny County man alleges that a North Braddock cemetery did not properly execute a burial arrangement for his deceased wife and a future one for himself, and that the company ignored repeated requests to correct its mistake.