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U.S. Steel reduces class action pertaining to refinery pollution to nothing more than 'private nuisance'
PITTSBURGH – U.S. Steel has deemed class action litigation from a Western Pennsylvania homeowner, which alleged its refinery plant in Braddock has generated pollutant byproducts which have affected the quality of life of area residents, as “at most, a claim for private nuisance.” -
EPA settles with U.S. Steel for $1.5M and facility's compliance with federal law
PITTSBURGH – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s litigation against U.S. Steel for extensive air pollution violations at its facility in Braddock saw the filing of a proposed consent decree the same day, which would see the company pay $1.5 million and remediate conditions at the plant. -
Woman alleges she found maggots in her drink at Wendy's
PITTSBURGH — A woman alleges she found maggots in her drink at a Wendy's restaurant in Plum. -
Man who refused to pollute Monongahela River settles wrongful termination suit against municipal entities
PITTSBURGH – A wrongful termination suit from a man who claims he was fired from a water and sewer authority when he refused to dump raw sewage into the Monongahela River has settled litigation with the West Elizabeth Sanitary Authority and other entities. -
Monongahela River pollution update: Union Township says wrongful termination suit is purview of West Elizabeth Sanitary Authority
PITTSBURGH – A wrongful termination suit from a man who claims he was fired from a water and sewer authority when he refused to dump raw sewage into the Monongahela River is the burden of the West Elizabeth Sanitary Authority, according to Union Township. -
Nursing home ex-admin update: Facility says fired plaintiff did not engage in legally protected activity
PITTSBURGH – A Monroeville nursing home facility says that a former administrator who reported positive COVID-19 diagnoses at the facility to both county and state health authorities – and believes he was fired in retaliation – did not show he engaged in protected activity under the Pennsylvania Whistleblower Act. -
Allegheny County COVID orders update: Restaurant's lawsuit could be dismissed without hearing by bankruptcy court
PITTSBURGH – Allegheny County’s Health Department is looking to dismiss a complaint filed by a Pittsburgh restaurant which sued it for its allegedly unconstitutional enforcement of COVID-19 emergency orders and further stop it from being sent to bankruptcy court. -
COVID-19 nursing home whistleblower update: Facility says at-will status bars plaintiff's public policy claim
PITTSBURGH – A Monroeville nursing home facility says that Pennsylvania’s at-will employment status bars the violation of public policy claim brought by a former administrator who reported positive COVID-19 diagnoses at the facility to both county and state health authorities – and believes he was fired in retaliation. -
Restaurant vs. Allegheny County Health Department update: Action might be sent to bankruptcy court
PITTSBURGH – A Pittsburgh restaurant that sued Allegheny County and its Health Department for its enforcement of the emergency orders associated with the coronavirus pandemic, arguing it has been damaged by the allegedly-unconstitutional decrees, is asking for the federal action to be sent to bankruptcy court. -
Pittsburgh restaurant sues Allegheny County, its health department over its enforcement of COVID-19 orders
PITTSBURGH – A Pittsburgh restaurant has sued Allegheny County and its Health Department for its enforcement of the emergency orders associated with the coronavirus pandemic, arguing it has been damaged by the allegedly-unconstitutional decrees. -
Toxic mold in apartment update: Boston company dropped from Pittsburgh woman's lawsuit
PITTSBURGH – A Boston-based apartment management company has been dismissed from a suit brought by a Pittsburgh woman, who claimed several real estate entities harmed her health by failing to remediate toxic and hazardous mold from her residence. -
Whitewater rapids eye parasite update: Plaintiffs say amusement hasn't provided statement and expert reports
PITTSBURGH – Plaintiffs in an action surrounding a Pittsburgh man’s permanent, parasite-related eye damage on a whitewater rapids ride have accused the defendants of failing to provide necessary information near the eve of trial. -
Monongahela River pollution update: Union Township also disavows liability for man's firing
PITTSBURGH – Much like West Elizabeth Borough, Union Township argues it is not liable for the termination of a man who claims he was fired from a water and sewer authority when he refused to dump raw sewage into the Monongahela River. -
Monongahela River pollution update: West Elizabeth discounts responsibility for firing of man who refused to dump sewage there
PITTSBURGH – West Elizabeth Borough argues that since it was not the employer of a man who claims he was fired from a water and sewer authority when he refused to dump raw sewage into the Monongahela River, that it cannot be held responsible for his firing. -
Admin says he was fired for reporting discrepancies in COVID-19 diagnoses at nursing care facility
PITTSBURGH – A nursing home administrator who reported positive COVID-19 diagnoses at the facility to both county and state health authorities says he was fired in retaliation for his actions. -
Tenant sues real estate defendants for toxic mold exposure and subsequent damage to her health and apartment
PITTSBURGH – A Pittsburgh woman states a number of real estate defendants failed to repair and maintain her apartment to avoid the spread of toxic and hazardous mold, thereby causing her personal health at risk and her to lose many of her possessions. -
Plaintiff who blew the whistle on alleged illegal dumping into Monongahela River says he was fired
PITTSBURGH – A West Elizabeth man says he was fired from a water and sewer authority when he refused to follow a directive that he alleges would have resulted in raw sewage being illegally dumped into the Monongahela River. -
Eye-damaging parasite case update: Theme park denied summary judgment
PITTSBURGH – A western Pennsylvania theme park that argued in a motion for summary judgment that its whitewater rapids ride cannot be the cause of a Pittsburgh man’s permanent, parasite-related eye damage has had that motion denied. -
U.S. Steel settles class action litigation alleging its Clairton Coke Works plant caused illness, residential damage
PITTSBURGH – U.S. Steel recently settled a class action lawsuit alleging pollution from its Clairton Coke Works plant caused nearby residents to become sick and diminished the property value of their homes. -
Kennywood Park fights lawsuit that claims water there had parasite that attacked man's eye
PITTSBURGH – A whitewater rapids ride cannot be the cause of eye damage suffered by a man due to a parasite in unclean water that splashed into his face, says a western Pennsylvania theme park in its motion for summary judgment.