Nicholas Malfitano News
Hispanic woman who alleged she faced discrimination at Salvation Army store settles her case
SCRANTON – A Lackawanna County woman of Hispanic origin who alleged she faced discriminatory treatment from employees while shopping at a Scranton store location of the Salvation Army, has settled her case.
Third Circuit declares Borough of Camp Hill's regulations on lawn signs are unconstitutional
PHILADELPHIA – A federal appellate court has decreed that the Borough of Camp Hill’s regulations on lawn signs related to personal expression – and often, politics – are unconstitutional.
Plaintiff who said landlord's negligence caused her ceiling to collapse settles her claims
LANCASTER – After a local woman alleged 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, the plaintiff has settled her case.
Best Buy and Apple deny liability for the injuries of woman who said she was burned by her Apple Watch
PHILADELPHIA – After a Philadelphia plaintiff claimed to have been burned by her new Apple Watch two years ago, both Apple and Best Buy have discounted liability for her injuries.
Couple who said police SWAT team destroyed their home to find shooting suspect settle for $185K
PITTSBURGH – A local couple who alleged that City of Pittsburgh and Borough of Monroeville police officers violated their civil rights and those of their family by unlawfully using paramilitary force to break into their house, detain them, destroy their belongings and contaminate their home with tear gas, more than a year ago, have settled their claims for $185,000.
Woman with M.S. sues care provider after her in-home aide sexually assaulted her
PITTSBURGH – After a woman afflicted with multiple sclerosis and confined to a wheelchair was sexually assaulted by her in-home medical aide, the plaintiff has brought legal action against the assailant’s employer for not vetting them properly and failing to prevent the assault.
Former Interboro High School lacrosse player reiterates knee injury claims against district, others
MEDIA – A former Interboro High School lacrosse player who fell on the school’s grass sports field two years ago and suffered a variety of severe knee injuries in the process, has maintained her claims against the school and other sports entities.
Victim of daytime robbery and rape in her company office receives $6M settlement
PHILADELPHIA – This week, a Center City office building landlord agreed to pay $6 million to a woman who was brutally assaulted at work in the middle of the day because of allegedly negligent security.
Parent of 14-year-old allegedly sexually assaulted by karate instructor files suit in York County court
YORK – A 14-year-old karate student and her mother have sued the facility where the minor-plaintiff was studying martial arts, after one of its instructors allegedly sexually assaulted her and three other female students.
Applebee's counsel says allegations tied to toddler's hot fudge burns aren't specific enough
PITTSBURGH – Counsel for an Applebee’s restaurant has countered that allegations of negligence tied to a plaintiff’s daughter receiving second-degree burns from hot fudge on a chocolate cake dessert, lack requisite specificity.
No response to summary judgment motion leads federal judge to dismiss discrimination claims
ALLENTOWN – After not responding to a prior summary judgment motion from the defense, a federal magistrate judge has dismissed claims from a Philadelphia law firm’s former office manager, a plaintiff of Hispanic origin who alleged that she and a fellow co-worker were discriminated against during their tenure because of their ethnic background.
Bike company denies liability for Pittsburgh man's fall-related injuries suffered in 2022
PITTSBURGH – A bicycle company has denied allegations of negligence and liability for the numerous bodily injuries a Pittsburgh man says he sustained, during a pair of falls off the bike he was riding in 2022.
Adams County man says DCNR refused to accommodate his asthma and other conditions, then fired him
HARRISBURG – An Adams County man formerly employed by the Commonwealth’s Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, says he was discriminated against for his asthma and mental health conditions and later fired, without his union coming to his aid.
Johnstown man says wire drawing machine part dislodged and severely injured him
PITTSBURGH – A Western Pennsylvania man claims he suffered a traumatic brain injury and multiple facial fractures, when a component of the defendant’s wire drawing machine unexpectedly dislodged and struck him.
Judge grants Lycoming County corrections officials extension to answer wrongful death complaint
WILLIAMSPORT – A federal judge has dismissed official capacity claims against corrections officials and granted an extension for the defense to answer a civil complaint, alleging those officials and support staff at Lycoming County Prison allowed a man’s diabetic condition to worsen until he died in custody.
Construction worker says company's failure to shut off gas line caused McKeesport explosion
PITTSBURGH – A man helping to construct a handicap-accessible ramp on a job site says negligence on the part of multiple defendants in failing to shut off a gas line while performing excavation work, caused an explosion which severely injured him.
Lawsuit: Surgical screw implanted in woman's lumbar spine during fusion surgery has fractured
PITTSBURGH – A Western Pennsylvania woman claims that a metallic surgical screw manufactured by a Michigan company and implanted in her lumbar vertebrae during spinal fusion surgery, has fractured and cannot safely be removed.
Lancaster County seeks dismissal from wrongful death suit concerning man who died by suicide in custody
ALLENTOWN – Lancaster County is attempting to have itself be dismissed from wrongful death litigation brought by the estate of an inmate who died by suicide in custody in the County, while suffering from withdrawal symptoms.
Suit: Daycare's negligence led to plaintiff's son falling off table and cutting his eye
PITTSBURGH – The parent of a toddler-aged son alleges that the daycare facility she entrusted to care for her son was negligent in their duties, resulting in her son falling and sustaining a facial laceration to his left eye.
Ophthalmologist's injury case against bike manufacturer and others sent to N.J. federal court
PHILADELPHIA – A judge has transferred an injury lawsuit brought by a local ophthalmologist, who suffered a tear of his left triceps tendon and other injuries when his bicycle’s coaster brake allegedly failed and he crashed on a roadway, to a New Jersey federal court.