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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. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
Widower reiterates UPMC-affiliated facility was negligent in causing his wife's fall and later death
PITTSBURGH – A Pittsburgh widower has restated that a University of Pittsburgh Medical Center-affiliated facility is responsible for the eventual death of his wife, after she first fell while being transferred from her wheelchair to her bed. -
Allegheny County judge overrules restaurant's objections, in wooden deck injuries lawsuit
PITTSBURGH – A state court judge has overruled objections from Satalio’s Restaurant, who had disavowed liability for injuries that two plaintiffs alleged they sustained when they fell from the premises’ outdoor wooden deck last fall. -
Support services group says insufficiency mars lawsuit over man's accidental overdose
PITTSBURGH – A housing support group argues that a missing Certificate of Merit and pleading insufficiencies have detracted from litigation containing claims that a local man and father of five children, who was residing at a rehabilitation center for those dealing with homelessness, mental illness or dependency issues, died from an accidental overdose. -
Allegheny County cases over Airbnb house party shooting consolidated for discovery, not trial
PITTSBURGH – Six cases involving plaintiffs who suffered severe injuries while escaping a shooting at a party that took place at an Airbnb rental home in Pittsburgh have been consolidated for purposes of discovery, but not for trial. -
Pittsburgh couple reiterate claims that Allegheny General Hospital parking gate arm struck wife
PITTSBURGH – A Pittsburgh couple insist that Allegheny General Hospital, its parking garage and one of its employees negligently allowed a parking gate arm to fall and strike the wife-plaintiff on the head, causing her severe injuries. -
Plaintiff: North Braddock cemetery didn't correct mistake on burial arrangement
PITTSBURGH – An Allegheny County man maintains that a North Braddock cemetery did not properly execute a burial arrangement for his deceased wife and a future one for himself, and that the company ignored repeated requests to correct its mistake. -
Parties deny cross-claims in fatal Johnstown house fire lawsuit
PITTSBURGH – New matter and cross-claims have been denied in litigation surrounding the death of a woman in a Johnstown electrical fire in September 2021, allegedly as a result of defects present in the home’s electricity systems. -
Recklessness allegations removed from fatal tree-car collision litigation
PITTSBURGH – Allegations of recklessness, which often pave the way for claims for punitive damages, have been dropped from a lawsuit filed by the widow of a man who died last year after a large tree fell on him in his vehicle. -
Power company removed from suit over death of man from tree falling on his car
PITTSBURGH – One power company has been dismissed without prejudice from litigation brought by the widow of a man who died last year, after a large tree fell on him in his vehicle. -
Plaintiff says Allegheny County nursing facility's negligent care caused his father's death
PITTSBURGH – A plaintiff is suing an Allegheny County-ran nursing facility, charging it with both negligence and corporate negligence in the care-related death of his father nearly two years ago. -
Plaintiff allegedly abused at George Junior Republic facility argues objections should be overruled
PITTSBURGH – A man formerly housed at the George Junior Republic rehabilitation and treatment center and who alleged he was subjected to sexual abuse by one of his female counselors there in 2015 when he was just 16 years old, is arguing that the facility’s preliminary objections to his suit should be overruled. -
Lawsuit: Boy suffered broken nose and other injuries in fall from pod sensory swing
PITTSBURGH – An Adams County boy and his parents have brought suit against a Delaware company for manufacturing a sensory swing that allegedly malfunctioned and resulted in the boy suffering a litany of injuries, including a broken nose. -
Floridians injured in Pa. accident reiterate that lawyers let statute of limitations lapse
PITTSBURGH – A Florida couple injured in a 2017 motorcycle accident which took place in Pennsylvania have reiterated the attorneys they hired to represent them in subsequent litigation instead let the statute of limitations lapse, thus preventing them from seeking damages for the injuries they say they incurred. -
Pretzel maker at Pittsburgh restaurant says he was discriminated against for being gay and disabled
PITTSBURGH – A man who prepared pretzels at a German restaurant in Pittsburgh alleges he was discriminated against for his homosexuality and disability, and later fired from his role without cause or explanation.