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Harrison City couple sue Amazon after wife falls from ladder
PITTSBURGH – A Western Pennsylvania couple have sued Amazon and the manufacturer of a ladder they claim was defective, after the wife-plaintiff fell from the ladder while conducting an insurance estimate at a home in Erie. -
Woman claims aggressive horse at riding ranch caused her fall
PITTSBURGH — A woman claims an aggressive horse at a riding ranch in Bridgeville caused her fall and injuries. -
Pittsburgh law firm seeking to recoup $108K in legal fees from its client of more than 40 years
PITTSBURGH – A Pittsburgh law firm alleges that one of its longtime commercial clients has breached its contract between the parties after control of the client business changed hands, leaving them in arrears for legal payments of more than $108,000. -
Class action lawsuit: Shell Oil Company workers' overtime compensation action remanded to state court
PITTSBURGH – A lawsuit from workers at Shell Oil Company which alleged that they did not receive time-and-a-half compensation when they worked overtime hours, was briefly removed to federal court and then jointly remanded to state court. -
Members of nonprofit seek to compel it to set annual meeting and choose new Board of Directors
PITTSBURGH – Four members of a non-profit organization seeking to increase civic engagement in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania have brought legal action, after they claim the group violated its by-laws through not scheduling its annual meeting to vote on new members of the Board of Directors. -
Aldi shopper alleging sticky store floor caused her to fall rejects argument she's at fault
PITTSBURGH – An Aldi shopper who claimed that an accumulated, sticky substance on the floor of a store located in Penn Hills was the cause of an injurious fall she sustained, has denied that she was contributorily negligent. -
Wrongful death suit: Unsafe driving led to wheelchair-bound man's fatal fall in transport van
PITTSBURGH – An Ohio woman and her mother have filed wrongful death litigation against a Western Pennsylvania healthcare operation and the driver of a van who allegedly failed to secure a decedent’s wheelchair while in transit and drove recklessly, leading the man to topple over and die from his resultant injuries. -
Lawsuit: Contractor pierced gas main and failed to report the leak, leading plaintiff's mother to die from exposure
PITTSBURGH – A Western Pennsylvania woman claims that a local contractor’s negligence in piercing an underground gas main and failing to report the subsequent leak led to the death of her mother from exposure to the gas. -
Defendants added in case of fatal drunk driving accident that killed 23-year-old daughter of plaintiff
PITTSBURGH – A Pennsylvania man has filed an amended complaint against not just the alleged perpetrator whose drunk driving accident killed his 23-year-old daughter, but also an increased number of defendants who allegedly overserved the driver with the alcohol leading to the accident. -
Woman alleges she tripped on unlit staircase with no handrail at Carnegie Library
PITTSBURGH — A woman alleges she tripped on an unlit staircase with no handrail while at the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh Lecture Hall. -
Cabot couple refute energy company's denials that it trespassed on their property
PITTSBURGH – A Western Pennsylvania couple who alleged that an energy company illegally encroached on their property to construct a natural gas pipeline, have hit back at the company’s denials that it committed negligence, trespass and other offenses. -
Aerospace company faces class action alleging violation of state's Minimum Wage Act
PITTSBURGH — An aerospace company is facing a class action suit alleging it failed to properly compensate its employees for all hours worked. -
Lawsuit claims woman was hit by pumpkin while in car
PITTSBURGH — A woman claims she was injured during an altercation with a husband and wife after the husband threw an object at her vehicle. -
Verizon faces lawsuit after bicyclist is hit by low-hanging wire
PITTSBURGH — Verizon Pennsylvania is facing a negligence claim after a bicyclist was allegedly struck by a low-hanging line strung across the roadway. -
Carpet cleaning manager terminated for COVID-19 objections update: Company denies it didn't provide PPE
PITTSBURGH – An employee of a carpet cleaning service who claimed he was wrongfully terminated during the COVID-19 pandemic when he objected to working in areas where social distancing and wearing of protective personal equipment was not being practiced, now denies that his former company provided him with personal protective equipment. -
Energy company says it didn't violate the law when it constructed natural gas pipeline on plaintiffs' property
PITTSBURGH – A Pennsylvania energy company has denied allegation that it committed negligence, trespass and other offenses when it allegedly encroached on a Cabot couple’s property to construct a natural gas pipeline. -
Suit: Falling tree limb injures dog-walker at Pittsburgh's Frick Park
PITTSBURGH — A couple allege the husband suffered injuries when a tree limb fell on him as he was on a walking trail in Pittsburgh's Frick Park. -
Western Pa. man settles claims that improper flooring installation led to huge fire at his residence
PITTSBURGH – A Western Pennsylvania man who claimed that improper installation of flooring and the lack of oversight from a pair of contractors he hired led to a fire erupting at his residence, has settled his case. -
In face of objections, man files new complaint surrounding assaults at Abraxas juvenile rehabilitation center
PITTSBURGH – Subsequent to consideration of preliminary objections, a Western Pennsylvania man who alleged that while a juvenile resident at a local rehabilitation center for delinquent youth, he was repeatedly assaulted both physically and sexually by staff members at the facility, has filed a new version of his complaint. -
Man seeks to add defendants to wrongful death suit, after his 23-year-old daughter was killed in DUI crash
PITTSBURGH – A Pennsylvania man who initiated litigation against not just the alleged perpetrator whose drunk driving accident killed his 23 year-old daughter, but also the entities who allegedly overserved the driver with the alcohol leading to the accident, is now seeking to add further parties as defendants in the lawsuit.