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Busing company now pursues breach of contract suit against McKeesport and borough officials in federal court
PITTSBURGH – A school bus transportation company who filed suit against the City of McKeesport, the McKeesport Area School District and several District and political officials, alleging that the defendants conspired and acted to remove it from an agreement to provide the District with busing as an act of political retaliation, and discontinued their case in state court, is now pursuing that case in federal court. -
Pittsburgh woman says she was injured aboard Allegheny County Port Authority bus ride
PITTSBURGH – A Pittsburgh woman claims that she suffered severe arm and shoulder injuries due to a fall she took while being a passenger aboard a bus operated by The Port Authority of Allegheny County. -
Attorney says his former firm owes him thousands of dollars in back wages
PITTSBURGH – A Pittsburgh attorney alleges that his former law firm breached his employment contract and owes him thousands of dollars in unpaid wages, in violation of both state and federal law. -
Man who resided in George Junior Republic facility alleges he was sexually assaulted by his counselor
PITTSBURGH – A man formerly housed at the George Junior Republic rehabilitation and treatment center alleges he was subjected to sexual abuse by one of his female counselors there in 2015, when he was just 16 years old. -
Defendant's objections rejected in case over woman's drowning on anniversary trip
PITTSBURGH – A state court judge has denied the defense’s preliminary objections, in a wrongful death lawsuit surrounding the drowning death of the plaintiff’s wife, during a vacation the two had taken to St. Martin to celebrate their 35th wedding anniversary. -
Edgar Thompson Steel Co. Limited dismissed from plant renovator's injury lawsuit
PITTSBURGH – One company has been dismissed without prejudice from a couple’s negligence lawsuit, which argued that U.S. Steel and its co-defendants were liable for injuries the husband-plaintiff suffered, when he was sucked into a pressurized fan system and nearly killed. -
Satalio's Restaurant claims not to be at fault for injuries suffered by customers who fell from deck
PITTSBURGH – Satalio’s Restaurant has disavowed liability for injuries that two plaintiffs alleged they sustained when they fell from the premises’ outdoor wooden deck last fall. -
Maryland woman sues Pittsburgh Zoo, after falling on allegedly faulty escalator two years ago
PITTSBURGH – A Maryland woman alleges that a faulty escalator at the Pittsburgh Zoo which stopped working suddenly and abruptly, led her to fall forward and sustain a series of severe injuries during a visit two years ago. -
Settlement for Pittsburgh couple; Husband fell inside pool table store
PITTSBURGH – A Pittsburgh couple who claimed that a wooden board in the middle of the floor caused the husband-plaintiff to fall inside a pool table store and suffer a litany of serious injuries, has settled their case. -
Suit: Woman says hotel's table setup crashed onto her during daughter's dance recital
PITTSBURGH – A woman injured in a Pittsburgh hotel ballroom while watching her daughter’s dance recital, alleges that a negligent makeshift table setup used for the event was the proximate cause of her injuries. -
Man maimed by mill mixer argues Allegheny County is a proper forum for his case
PITTSBURGH – A Western Pennsylvania man who claimed he was maimed by a mill mixer while on the job has maintained that Allegheny County is a proper venue for his case. -
Additional defendant disavows liability in tractor trailer-train collision death case
PITTSBURGH – An additional defendant in a lawsuit brought by a North Carolina woman, which alleged that the death of her father in a tractor-trailer/train collision was the fault of the Norfolk Southern rail company and others who allegedly failed to take proper safety measures that would have prevented the crash, has redirected liability for the fatal events at issue to their co-defendants. -
Middle school student sues Upper St. Clair School District after colliding with metal bleacher bench
PITTSBURGH – A local middle school student alleges that negligent placement of a metal bleacher bench by the Upper St. Clair School District, resulted in his suffering a series of severe leg injuries when he collided with that same bench. -
Two women say parishioner's molestation of them was due to church and food bank's negligence
PITTSBURGH – Two young women who were molested by a parishioner of a Glassport church have filed suit against both the church and its community food bank, charging that their collective negligence led to their being sexually assaulted. -
Pittsburgh-based organization disavows liability and cross-claims over Airbnb party shooting
PITTSBURGH – A Pittsburgh group has refuted charges from one of its Georgia-based co-defendants that it is liable for injuries that a plaintiff suffered when she was attempting to escape a shooting at a party, which took place at an Airbnb rental home in Pittsburgh. -
Fla. group says it's not responsible for house fire which killed plaintiff's daughter
PITTSBURGH – Florida-based owners of a residence in Johnstown contend that they are not liable for a house fire which took place in the fall of 2021 and resulted in the death of the plaintiff’s daughter from smoke inhalation. -
Another injury lawsuit filed over shooting at April 2022 Airbnb party in Pittsburgh
PITTSBURGH – A woman who suffered severe injuries while escaping a shooting at a party that took place at an Airbnb rental home in Pittsburgh has sued the company and other entities she believes are liable for her injuries. -
Educator alleging sexual assault reiterates that assailant's former school did not warn them of student's violent behavior
PITTSBURGH – An educator who was allegedly sexually assaulted by one of her students maintains that the student’s former school did not advise her of his capacity for committing acts of violence and assault. -
Law clerk says that age discrimination was proximate reason for his firing from firm
PITTSBURGH – A Western Pennsylvania man claims that, due to illegal age discrimination, he was fired from his job as a law clerk with the Dugan & Associates law firm. -
Dallas company named in Wisconsin couple's parking fall suit gets to add more defendants
PITTSBURGH – A Dallas company named by a Wisconsin couple as allegedly being liable for the wife-plaintiff’s leg injuries, suffered after she fell from an unmarked and unprotected drop-off located next to the handicap space where their friend’s vehicle was parked, is seeking to join additional defendants.