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Some claims dismissed from class action alleging racism from Sesame Place Philadelphia performers
PHILADELPHIA – A federal judge has dropped several counts from class action litigation against SeaWorld and Sesame Place Philadelphia charging that employees of the latter park discriminated against his daughter, a Black child, during a meet-and-greet session with some of the park’s costumed characters.
Delco judge overrules defense objections in law firm's defamation and slander suit
MEDIA – A Delaware County judge has overruled preliminary objections from one individual accused of defamation and slander by a local law firm and one of its partners.
Pa. State Police seeking dismissal of counts from Bucks County couple's case alleging wrongful arrest
PHILADELPHIA – Pennsylvania State Police authorities are looking to dismiss claims from a Bucks County couple, who alleged the husband-plaintiff was mistakenly arrested for possession of marijuana and incarcerated for five hours, before the authorities dropped all charges and released him.
Mars Area School District settles claims it allegedly hindered employment opportunity of former secretary
PITTSBURGH – The Mars Area School District has settled claims that it allegedly made a false statement about one of its former employees, which the plaintiff had said later prevented him from being hired by the Internal Revenue Service.
Judge partially sustains objections in natural gas pipeline encroachment lawsuit
PITTSBURGH – A state court judge has partially sustained objections from defendants recently added to litigation from a Western Pennsylvania couple, who alleged that an energy company illegally encroached on their property to construct a natural gas pipeline.
Engineer of Amtrak train that derailed in Philly in 2015 sues company over legal costs
PHILADELPHIA – The engineer of an Amtrak train which crashed and derailed in Philadelphia in 2015 is now suing the transit company, seeking indemnification and restitution for the costs he incurred in defending himself both civilly and criminally in proceedings stemming from the accident.
Nevada group says improper service should dismiss hair product chemical burn claims against it
SCRANTON – Due to supposed improper service, a Nevada beauty company is seeking dismissal of a South Carolina woman’s lawsuit that claimed using a hair dye product it sold caused her to suffer a chemical burn on the back of her head.
Suit: Towing business's rain-covered plywood ramp caused Glassport woman to fall
PITTSBURGH – A Western Pennsylvania woman alleges that she was seriously injured, when she fell while traversing a rain-slicked plywood ramp connected to a trailer, on the premises of her partner’s employer.
Family of Temple University Police Officer Christopher Fitzgerald sues alleged killer and his parents
PHILADELPHIA – The family of slain Temple University Police Officer Christopher Fitzgerald has filed a negligence and wrongful death lawsuit against his alleged, teenaged murderer Miles Pfeffer, Pfeffer’s parents and his mother’s longtime boyfriend, charging that they knew of the alleged killer’s mental instability and violent tendencies, and did not prevent him from committing Fitzgerald’s murder.
Online news provider Patch seeks to consolidate suits surrounding shooting arrest story
MEDIA – Counsel for online news provider Patch and one of its reporters are moving to consolidate two lawsuits based upon an article it published, which claimed both the plaintiff and his mother were arrested for a fatal shooting in June 2021, when in fact they were arrested for unrelated offenses.
Pittsburgh parents say local café’s tea severely burned their 2-year-old son
PITTSBURGH – A Pittsburgh couple alleges that a local café’s tea was manufactured and marketed defectively, due to its excessive heat and an accompanying lack of warnings, leading to their two-year-old son being burned severely when he came into contact with it.
Manufacturer says negligence claims of man who lost two fingers in accident are insufficient
PITTSBURGH – A Turtle Creek manufacturing company argues that a Western Pennsylvania man’s claims that he lost two fingers on his left hand when a heavy-duty cylindrical cask he was helping to load onto a cask slipped from a skid and crushed his hand, are procedurally insufficient.
Equipment operator reiterates PennDOT didn't accommodate his disability and fired him for Facebook post
SCRANTON – A transportation equipment operator has insisted that the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation failed to accommodate his disability and later fired him for alleged comments he made in a Facebook post.
Nissan Design America dismissed from suit over accident resulting in woman's paralysis
PITTSBURGH – A facet of Nissan’s design operation has been dismissed from litigation brought by a Missouri woman, who alleged that the driver’s seat of the Nissan Sentra she rented failed during a multi-car collision, resulting in her suffering paralyzing spinal injuries.
Maintenance company says it's not responsible for woman's escalator injuries at Pittsburgh Zoo
PITTSBURGH – A Pittsburgh elevator maintenance company has denied liability for injuries a Maryland woman allegedly suffered, when a faulty escalator at the Pittsburgh Zoo which stopped working suddenly and caused her to fall forward.
Lawsuit: Homeowners say neighbors' parking pad caused their finished basement to flood
PITTSBURGH – A pair of Western Pennsylvania homeowners have sued their next-door neighbors, claiming that the defendants’ illegally-constructed parking area has resulted in groundwater runoff flooding their finished basement.
Owen J. Roberts School District officials settle claims they allegedly failed to protect student from molestation
ALLENTOWN – Authorities in the Owen J. Roberts School District have settled claims that they failed to protect a Chester Springs woman from being molested by her philosophy teacher when she was a high school student in 2020.
Michigan family who collided with duck crossing sign outside Holiday Inn sues the hotel
PITTSBURGH – A Michigan family claims that an improperly-placed duck crossing sign outside a Holiday Inn near Pittsburgh was the proximate cause of a collision they incurred and the subsequent injuries they sustained.
Summary judgment motion coming in case of Pa. State Police arresting man for molestation allegations
PITTSBURGH – A motion for summary judgment will soon be filed, in a lawsuit brought by a Western Pennsylvania man who alleged that his civil rights were violated when he was arrested for allegedly molesting and raping his stepdaughter, charges which he claimed are untrue and were recanted by the girl.
Curran-Fromhold inmate insists he was subjected to cruel and unusual punishment
PHILADELPHIA – A Delaware County man insists he was subjected to a lack of medical care and cruel and unusual punishment in violation of his constitutionally-protected civil rights, while incarcerated at Curran-Fromhold Correctional Facility.