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UPMC health system denies claims it was negligent, in care for plaintiff's late father
PITTSBURGH – The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center at McKeesport and its parent health system have denied liability in litigation claiming that it was negligent in its care of the plaintiff’s late father, after he suffered a pair of heart attacks which ultimately claimed his life. -
Class action suit says U.S. Steel plant in Braddock emits noxious odors for area residents
PITTSBURGH – One Western Pennsylvania homeowner has filed a class action nuisance lawsuit alleging that U.S. Steel’s refinery plant in Braddock has generated pollutant byproducts, which have affected the quality of life of area residents. -
Defendant in pool table store fall suit denies liability and cross-claim
PITTSBURGH – A defendant named in a Pittsburgh couple’s personal injury suit concerning the husband-plaintiff’s fall inside of a pool table store has rejected allegations that it is liable for the plaintiffs’ injuries. -
Pittsburgh business sues neighbor and sewer authority over its flooded basement
PITTSBURGH – A Pittsburgh business has filed suit against its neighboring business and local sewer authorities, after a leak occurred and its basement was flooded under inches of water. -
Defendant in suit over row with former DOJ attorney objects to privacy invasion and emotional distress claims
PITTSBURGH – A man named as a defendant in a harassment and defamation lawsuit surrounding a brief relationship between himself and a former U.S. Department of Justice attorney, has objected to the allegations directing responsibility for the charges in question to him. -
Health care facility wants to strike counts from suit alleging it flooded home with raw sewage
PITTSBURGH – A Western Pennsylvania health care facility is seeking to strike a charge of negligence per se and a demand for punitive damage, in litigation brought by a Mount Lebanon couple who alleged the bottom level of their home was ruined when raw sewage accumulated there due to a line back-up caused by the defendants. -
Nursing facility employee says suit over underpaid staff should stay in Allegheny County
PITTSBURGH – A nursing home employee who alleged that the managing companies of the facility engaged in false advertising and categorical underpayment of their “Weekend Warrior”-level staff, now maintains that the case should retain jurisdiction in Allegheny County. -
Hosts of party where intoxicated guest suffered paralyzing injury again say they were not at fault
PITTSBURGH – The hosts of a house party where alcohol was consumed reiterate that a man who suffered a paralyzing spinal cord injury did so as the result of his own actions while intoxicated, and not due to their negligence as hosts. -
Bicyclist injured on campus of Carnegie Mellon University reiterates negligence claims
PITTSBURGH – A Western Pennsylvania woman maintains her claims that a hidden speed bump she encountered during a bicycle ride on the Carnegie Mellon University campus caused her to be thrown from her bike and seriously injured. -
Parking garage co-defendants deny injury allegations in Wisconsin plaintiffs' case
PITTSBURGH – Defendants named in a Wisconsin couple’s suit over the wife-plaintiff falling and suffering a severe leg injury inside a Pittsburgh parking garage, have denied liability for any allegations of negligence or reckless conduct. -
Plaintiffs pursuing injury claims against Three Rivers Heritage Trail group to add Pittsburgh as a defendant
PITTSBURGH – A Canonsburg man has denied he was comparatively negligent towards injuries he suffered when he fell on ice during a walk on the Three Rivers Heritage Trail, while adding the City of Pittsburgh as a defendant in his case. -
Doc who cleared Fetterman for office settled wrongful death suit in 2012
PITTSBURGH – A primary care physician who cleared Lt. Gov. John Fetterman for his recent U.S. Senate debate against Dr. Mehmet Oz and was later shown to be a donor to Fetterman’s campaign settled a lawsuit nine years ago that said he allegedly prescribed a dangerous mixture of drugs that led to the death of an Allegheny County woman. -
Carnegie Mellon University: Cyclist's injuries are not our fault
PITTSBURGH – Carnegie Mellon University has denied liability for injuries a Cranberry Township woman suffered when she was thrown from her bicycle while riding on its campus. -
Default judgment may occur in suit from woman with dementia who suffered alleged sexual assault
PITTSBURGH – A Western Pennsylvania woman who alleged she was the victim of two separate incidents of sexual molestation by a fellow resident of a nursing facility she was admitted to last year for treatment of advanced dementia, may receive a default judgment. -
Contractor business and owner bring up objections in breach of contract and fraud case
PITTSBURGH – A local contractor and its owner have raised preliminary objections in response to litigation from a Pittsburgh home rental and sale company – which alleged that they committed breach of contract and fraud, when it failed to complete an inventory list of improvement projects and provided subpar workmanship on the one item it did finish. -
State court judge splits decision on objections in construction group's whistleblower case
PITTSBURGH – A construction company’s objections that it did not retaliate against one of its inspectors or violate the Pennsylvania Whistleblower Law, after he reported discrepancies pertaining to whether or not groundwater on a job site was categorized as “contaminated,” have received a split decision by a state court judge. -
Nursing home managers deny they unfairly advertised and underpaid weekend staff
PITTSBURGH – The managing companies of a nursing facility have denied an employee’s allegations that the facility has engaged in false advertising and categorical underpayment of their “Weekend Warrior”-level staff. -
Plaintiff's injuries during open house visit were not our fault, defendants say
PITTSBURGH – A homeowner and realty service denies liability for a plaintiff’s injuries, which took place during an open house event where the plaintiff was touring one of the defendant’s homes. -
Pilot files suit after crash destroyed his plane and left him blind in one eye
PITTSBURGH – A severely-injured pilot has launched litigation against a trio of entities he says are responsible for the crash and destruction of his airplane, along with the litany of injuries he suffered in the crash, including blindness in one eye. -
Plaintiff denies defense's assertion that he caused himself to fall inside pool table store
PITTSBURGH – A Pittsburgh couple continue to maintain 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.