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After $1M loss, real estate group sues Pittsburgh's Zoning Board and one of its members
PITTSBURGH – A real estate development group contends it has sustained seven-figure losses as a result of Pittsburgh’s Zoning Board of Adjustment and one of its members failing to schedule a rehearing of an application it says was negatively affected by that same member’s alleged conflict of interest.
Third Circuit denies sentencing appeal from Corsica official convicted of $345K wire fraud
PHILADELPHIA – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has denied an appeal from a secretary convicted of wire fraud one year ago, and who had been sentenced to nearly two years in prison and three subsequent years of supervised release.
LexisNexis: Salesman's performance led to his termination, not his age
PHILADELPHIA – A global data and analytics company has denied that age was a factor in the termination of one of its salespeople from his position, instead pointing to the plaintiff allegedly not meeting the company’s performance standards.
Judge stays litigation from man injured by mill mixer, while venue question resolves
PITTSBURGH – A state court judge has handed down a stay in litigation from a Western Pennsylvania man who claimed he was maimed by a mill mixer while on the job, while the question of a proper venue for the case is resolved.
Judge upholds redactions of police report, before ex-Sharon Hill cops involved in 8-year-old's death are sentenced
MEDIA – Just days before three former Borough of Sharon Hill police officers were sentenced to house arrest and probation for their involvement in a shooting which killed an 8-year-old girl in August 2021, a Delaware County judge upheld the denial of releasing the full and unredacted version of the Borough’s report on its community policing procedures to a local citizen advocate.
Judge OKs class action settlement with City of Philadelphia over proper sidewalk access
PHILADELPHIA – A federal judge has authorized a settlement between a group of plaintiffs and the City of Philadelphia, over the plaintiffs’ 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.
Suit: Temple University didn't hire African man for support manager role, due to discrimination
PHILADELPHIA – An African national contends that Temple University’s College of Science and Technology did not hire him for a technical support manager position due to his racial origin, and whose representatives allegedly made discriminatory remarks to him.
Seller of lighter blamed for 12 deaths in Philly fire rejects lawsuit
PHILADELPHIA – A lighter retailer is disavowing and redirecting liability in wrongful death litigation connected to a fatal apartment house fire in Philadelphia, which took place in January 2022 and caused the deaths of 12 people.
Delco church, Philly Archdiocese deny responsibility for poisoning of worker at COVID vax event
MEDIA – A Delaware County church and the Archdiocese of Philadelphia have denied any and all allegations of negligence lodged by a volunteer who claimed she ingested a toxic cleaning supply product, which was allegedly located on the same table as refreshments offered to the public when she worked at an event to provide COVID-19 vaccinations two years ago.
UPMC-affiliated facility discounts its liability in negligence-related death suit
PITTSBURGH – A University of Pittsburgh Medical Center-affiliated facility has denied responsibility for the death of a local man’s wife, after she first fell while being transferred from her wheelchair to her bed.
Allegheny General Hospital disavows liability for parking gate arm, which struck woman's head
PITTSBURGH – Allegheny General Hospital and its parking garage deny allegations from a Pittsburgh couple, who claimed one of the defendants’ employees negligently allowed a parking gate arm to fall and strike the wife-plaintiff on the head, causing her severe injuries.
Belle Vernon Area School District sues group who constructed now-failed bus canopy
PITTSBURGH – A Western Pennsylvania school district is seeking compensation from the construction firm who built an entrance bus canopy at one of its elementary schools, which failed after nearly 15 years of use.
Discrimination claims? Mount Airy Casino Resort says don't bet on it
SCRANTON – Mount Airy Casino Resort has denied any and all allegations they discriminated against five New York men of Indian ancestry for using their native language of Punjabi while gambling.
Airbnb wants to stay or dismiss landlord's case against rowdy renter-turned-squatter
PHILADELPHIA – Airbnb is seeking to dismiss or stay all proceedings in the case of a South Philly landlord whose property sustained extensive damages in 2020, allegedly from a renter-turned-squatter who then subletted the residential space.
Philips removes suit over man's alleged death from sleep apnea device to federal court
PITTSBURGH – Citing diversity of citizenship and the amount in contested damages, Philips has removed a lawsuit centered on the death of a man using a recalled medical device to treat his sleep apnea, to federal court.
Man blames iPhone for fire but defendants point finger at him
PITTSBURGH – Apple and Verizon are seeking to obtain summary judgment in a lawsuit from a Western Pennsylvania man accusing them of committing negligence and product liability defects, when an Apple iPhone 6s Plus smartphone allegedly exploded and seriously injured him – instead placing the cause of the plaintiff's injuries and related fire on his improperly-discarded smoking materials.
Car wreck pinned man against gas pump and he's suing the station
PITTSBURGH – A local man alleges that he was pinned against a gasoline pump at a BP station by one of the cars involved in a nearby automobile accident, and sustained severe injuries in the process.
Two Philly officers dismissed from suit alleging illegal narcotics arrests and prosecutions
PHILADELPHIA – Two Philadelphia Police Department officers have been dismissed from a civil rights lawsuit alleging that they and local assistant district attorneys violated the constitutional rights of a Philadelphia man and his family, through illegally performed narcotics arrests and prosecutions.
Lancaster defendants say MCARE Act and Fair Share Act bar wrongful death claims
LANCASTER – A Lancaster health care system and one of its physicians have denied liability for the death of a man who underwent a debridement procedure on his throat, arguing that the MCARE Act and Fair Share Act preclude the plaintiff’s claims.
California woman who developed staph infection settles case against Pa. beauty salon
PHILADELPHIA – A California woman has settled her case against a King of Prussia beauty salon, which claimed she developed a staph infection due to the salon’s unsanitary practices.