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Food service company brings to federal court and denies class action claims of shortchanging servers
PITTSBURGH – A food service company has removed to federal court and flatly denied class action claims that waiters in its employ were shortchanged out of mandated wages, in violation of both state and federal laws. -
Allegheny County-run nursing facility denies wrongful death allegations
PITTSBURGH – After removing the subject case to federal court, an Allegheny County-ran nursing facility has refuted allegations of negligence and corporate negligence in the care-related death of his father more than two years ago. -
Woman who alleged special needs daughter was disfigured by elastic headband settles for $210K
PITTSBURGH – A Pittsburgh woman who alleged that her special needs daughter was disfigured on the back of her head by an elastic headband she had purchased for use at a local Dollar Tree store, recently settled her claims for $210,000. -
Dental assistant with blood clotting condition who refused COVID vax says Allegheny County fired her
PITTSBURGH – An Allegheny County-based dental assistant with a pre-existing history of blood clotting disorders says the County terminated her from her employment, when she cited her medical condition as a reason to opt out of receiving the COVID-19 vaccine. -
Specialty chemical firm wants to dismiss Pa. DEP's $2M+ remediation lawsuit
PITTSBURGH – A Williamsport-based specialty chemical firm is looking to dismiss litigation from the state’s Department of Environmental Protection, which is looking to recoup more than $2 million in costs, from a remediation and removal process it undertook and completed to remove hazardous substances from a Rochester warehouse property. -
Pretzel maker who alleged anti-gay and anti-disability discrimination settles case
PITTSBURGH – A man who prepared pretzels at a German restaurant in Pittsburgh and alleged he was discriminated against for his homosexuality and disability before later being fired from his role without cause or explanation, has tentatively settled his case. -
Trucking company denies that 40,000-pound load caused plaintiff's truck to overturn
PITTSBURGH – A Western Pennsylvania trucking company has denied claims that a load the plaintiff was carrying, which weighed in excess of 40,000 pounds, shifted without warning and caused his truck to overturn. -
Allegheny County court clerk denies constitutional violations
PITTSBURGH – The Clerk of the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas has motioned to have dismissed a lawsuit from a legal news organization which monitors court case filings, which claimed that the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas’ “no-access-before-process” policy restricts the rights of both it and the public under the U.S. Constitution. -
Monroeville detective says he had probable cause to search family's residence for attempted murder suspect
PITTSBURGH – A Monroeville detective asserts he was in hot pursuit of an attempted homicide suspect and had probable cause when he served a search warrant and his fellow officers tore through a local home – where an unsuspecting family lived, who it was later learned had no connection to the suspect or his alleged crime. -
Target customers who claimed violation of Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act drop case
PITTSBURGH – Two customers who had lodged a class action lawsuit against Target for alleged violation of the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act, recently abandoned their case. -
Suit: Driller equipment gone awry leads to plaintiff's extensive facial injuries
JOHNSTOWN – A Western Pennsylvania man alleges that he suffered a litany of facial injuries, after a driller’s release of mud caused him to fall and strike his face on a piece of equipment at an oil drilling site. -
Walmart brings to federal court and denies wrongful arrest claims of 81-year-old great-grandmother
PITTSBURGH – Walmart has removed to federal court and denied the claims of a lawsuit from an 81-year-old woman, which alleged that she and her great-granddaughter were assaulted, threatened with criminal arrest and wrongfully detained while shopping at one of the company’s stores just over one year ago. -
Chipotle claims class action lawyers improperly solicited clients
PITTSBURGH – Chipotle Mexican Grill, which is facing a class action lawsuit that claimed it fails to provide proper amounts of change, is now seeking summary judgment in the case – claiming once again that plaintiff counsel unethically solicited clients, including the daughter of one of the attorneys. -
Magistrate judge recommends denying dismissal of gay teacher's wrongful termination suit against Catholic diocese
PITTSBURGH – A federal magistrate judge has once again recommended that a Pennsylvania federal court not approve the Diocese of Greensburg’s attempt to dismiss litigation from a sixth-grade teacher, allegedly fired from Aquinas Academy once his employer learned of his same-sex marriage. -
Judge allows one final amendment of class action suit over Fabrazyme prescription drug shortage
PITTSBURGH – A federal judge has granted a final opportunity to amend a class action complaint, for plaintiffs who claimed significant harm was sustained on behalf of themselves and/or their loved ones, based on a shortage of a pharmaceutical drug named Fabrazyme that began in 2009 and lasted until 2012. -
Federal judge sanctions plaintiff counsel for $19K, for disruptive deposition conduct
PITTSBURGH – Subsequent to the securing of a sealed settlement for an Altoona couple, who claimed a device created to assist babies in sleeping instead caused the death of their three-month-old son from Sudden Infant Death Syndrome due to the product’s inherent defects, a federal judge sanctioned a member of plaintiff counsel for nearly $20,000 due to what the judge termed his disruptive conduct. -
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. -
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. -
Plaintiff says Fayette County supervisor discriminated against her for her ADHD and PTSD
PITTSBURGH – A Fayette County woman asserts that she was discriminated against by her employer, the County, based on her disabilities and/or perceived disabilities, in the form of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder. -
Man who said Papa Johns violated Wiretap Act and lost in federal court appeals to Third Circuit
PITTSBURGH – After a federal court dismissed a man’s class action lawsuit against pizza chain Papa John’s alleging violations of the Wiretap Act and invasion of privacy, the plaintiff has appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.