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Pittsburgh librarian and teacher sues board of education for her development of mesothelioma
PITTSBURGH – A longtime Pittsburgh school librarian and teacher now afflicted with mesothelioma has sued the city’s board of education, claiming its negligence in failing to remediate asbestos led her to develop the serious ailment. -
Settlement for U.S. Steel pipefitter who claimed benzene exposure led him to develop leukemia
PITTSBURGH – A settlement has been reached in the case of a plaintiff who worked as a pipefitter at the U.S. Steel-owned Clairton Works for 12 years and claimed his leukemia was caused by routine exposure to benzene and benzene-containing products at the facility. -
Delaware County Court of Common Pleas: Actions Taken on Dec. 20
The Delaware County Court of Common Pleas reported the following activity on Dec. 20 in the suits below: -
Dec. 20: Delaware County Court of Common Pleas docket for "civil nr - non-reportable - foreign subpoena" cases
The following cases categorized as "civil nr - non-reportable - foreign subpoena" were on the docket in the Delaware County Court of Common Pleas on Dec. 20. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact: -
Case activity for Bette J. Slant vs AK Steel Corp. on Dec. 20
The Delaware County Court of Common Pleas reported the following activities in the suit brought by Bette J. Slant against AK Steel Corp. on Dec. 20. -
Man claims mesothelioma diagnosis stemmed from work at Armco Steel, others
PITTSBURGH — A couple are suing a manufacturing company, citing alleged strict liability. -
Employers would be granted some relief from asbestos lawsuits under proposed Pa. law
HARRISBURG – Pending legislation in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives would essentially overrule a 2014 state Supreme Court decision and change asbestos litigation statewide, to plaintiff lawyers' dismay, if it were to pass. -
Former U.S. Steel pipefitter says benzene exposure at plant caused his leukemia
PITTSBURGH – A plaintiff who worked as a pipefitter at the U.S. Steel-owned Clairton Works for 12 years, claims his leukemia was caused by routine exposure to benzene and benzene-containing products at the facility. -
Asbestos attorneys: Supreme Court decision hasn't brought flood of suits against employers
PHILADELPHIA – Though a 2013 state Supreme Court decision might have worried employers that they’d be dragged into asbestos lawsuits over Workers’ Compensation issues, asbestos attorneys say that it hasn’t happened too often. -
Pa. Supreme Court: workers can sue employers over latent occupational diseases
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court recently rendered a decision that could -
Four separate asbestos claims, all by Pa. residents, filed in Phila. court
Four separate asbestos mass tort claims were filed at Philadelphia’s Common Pleas Court last week, all by Keystone State plaintiffs who allege injuries as a result of exposure to the fiber.