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Judge severs nearly all plaintiffs from COVID-19 vaccine mandate suit versus Allegheny County and others
PITTSBURGH – A federal judge has severed the civil rights violation claims of 14 former employee plaintiffs against Allegheny County and various County executives, over the County’s institution of a COVID-19 vaccine mandate that resulted in the plaintiffs losing their jobs.
Crozer Health entities fight lawsuit after man's death during cataract removal surgery
MEDIA – Crozer Health entities have objected to corporate negligence claims from the widow of a Clifton Heights man, who said her late husband died during a cataract removal surgery because the attending physician and anesthesiologist ignored his extensive history of diagnosed medical issues and administered too much anesthesia to him, eventually leading to his death.
Class action: Delaware lender violated Pa. state rules on capping loan interest rates
ERIE – A pair of in-state plaintiffs have alleged that a Delaware-based lender has violated Pennsylvania guidelines setting a cap on interest rates, and has filed class action litigation against that same lender.
Pa. resort says wheelchair-bound husband's injuries from pavement drop-off were not its fault
PITTSBURGH – A Pennsylvania resort has objected to allegations that it was liable for injuries suffered by one-half of a New Jersey couple, due to an uneven drop-off between a cement walkway and a pebbled path which led to the husband-plaintiff falling off his motorized wheelchair.
Giant Eagle counters claims that shopper fell through exposed portion of store floor
PITTSBURGH – A Giant Eagle supermarket in Export has rejected allegations from a local man that its negligence led him to fall through an exposed section of the store flooring during a shopping trip.
Mountain and BMX bike park denies liability for man's pair of broken ankles
PITTSBURGH – An indoor mountain and BMX bike park in Pittsburgh denied liability for two broken ankles and other injuries allegedly suffered by a local man, when he visited the park almost two years ago.
Suit: Man lost two fingers in hydraulic bending machine, because it lacked guards and warnings
MEDIA – A Philadelphia man alleges he lost two fingers on his right hand in a hydraulic bending machine, due to the device not being equipped with necessary guards and warnings to its users.
Class action: Plaintiff says restaurant company underpaid servers and violated state and federal law
PITTSBURGH – An Allentown man who worked as a waiter for more than six years has filed a class action lawsuit, claiming that tipped, non-exempt servers like himself were shortchanged out of mandated wages, in violation of both state and federal laws.
Law clerk claiming age discrimination seeks mediation and files new complaint
PITTSBURGH – A Western Pennsylvania man who claimed that illegal age discrimination led to being fired from his job as a law clerk with the Dugan & Associates law firm, has both requested the case go to mediation and filed an amended version of his complaint.
Extended inactivity leads to ending of suit concerning boy injured by school bleachers
PITTSBURGH – A lawsuit from the mother of a high school boy who lacerated two fingers on the exposed metal portion of bleachers during his gym class lawsuit against the Jefferson Hills School District, was recently terminated due to prolonged inactivity.
Judge hands down split ruling in former George Junior Republic sexual assault case
PITTSBURGH – A state court judge has issued a split decision on preliminary objections from the George Junior Republic rehabilitation and treatment center, in response to allegations from a former resident who said he was subjected to sexual abuse by one of his female counselors there in 2015 when he was just 16 years old.
Del. woman says negligence led her to fall on sidewalk outside Lancaster civic group
LANCASTER – A Delaware woman alleges that collective negligence on the part of a local civic organization and the City of Lancaster, resulted in her falling on a broken curb and sidewalk located in front of the organization’s headquarters two years ago.
State College Area School District rejects plaintiffs' school activity exclusion claims
WILLIAMSPORT – The State College Area School District has denied claims from a religious rights group and two Centre County families that it is unfairly discriminating against home school and parochial school students within its area, by preventing them from participating in extracurricular activities in the District.
Family of deceased Walmart shopper allegedly assaulted by police drop their case
PHILADELPHIA – Counsel for the family of a Walmart customer who alleged that police who responded to a reported shoplifting incident tackled her in the parking lot, causing her to hit her head on the pavement and suffer a traumatic brain injury, have ceased pursuing their case.
Lawsuit alleging assault outside elementary school is withdrawn three days after filing
MEDIA – A complaint from a Glenolden man alleging he was assaulted and threatened by an employee of a cleaning service outside his child’s elementary school, has been withdrawn three days after it was filed.
Couple who believe healthcare group leaked raw sewage into their home want arbitration
PITTSBURGH – Counsel for a couple who alleged that a local healthcare group flooded their basement with raw sewage, have motioned to transfer the case to the arbitration process.
Longtime Donora police superintendent says personal grudge and age discrimination led to his firing
PITTSBURGH – Donora’s longtime Superintendent of Police alleges he was terminated from that role due to age discrimination and a personal grudge from a former colleague who later became a borough councilman.
Jane Doe who alleged ADA violation from Law School Admission Test admin group drops claims
PHILADELPHIA – An anonymous woman with vision impairment who alleged that a Pennsylvania group tasked with overseeing the Law School Admission Test violated her rights under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 by not providing her with an accommodation for screen-reading software to take the test, has voluntarily dismissed her claims.
Judge awards $600K in damages to victim who allegedly suffered sexual assault during massage
ALLENTOWN – A federal judge has awarded $600,000 in compensatory and punitive damages to a California woman who alleged she was assaulted by a masseuse in an Allentown nail salon and spa.
Amtrak denies responsibility for deaths of two children on train tracks in Chester
PHILADELPHIA – In its response to wrongful death litigation, Amtrak has denied responsibility for the deaths of two minor children from Chester, who were killed in April by a passing Amtrak train going from New York to Washington, D.C.