Allegheny County
Recent News About Allegheny County
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Allegheny County inmate alleges denial of proper medical care during pregnancy, miscarriage
PITTSBURGH — An Allegheny County inmate alleges she was denied proper medical care during her pregnancy and miscarriage. -
Tenants claim Pittsburgh apartment complex violated ADA with failure to have wheelchair ramp
PITTSBURGH — Tenants of a Pittsburgh apartment complex claim lack of a wheelchair ramp caused them to fall down the building's entryway stairs. -
Mother claims son tripped over broken clothing rack at Target store, lacerated fingers
PITTSBURGH — A mother claims her minor son tripped over a broken clothing rack at a Target store in Homestead and suffered lacerations to his fingers. -
Suit: Defective escalator at Pittsburgh International caused women's fall
PITTSBURGH — A traveler alleges a defective escalator at Pittsburgh International caused her to fall and suffer a fractured ankle. -
Pittsburgh Pirates employee who fell in pothole outside of PNC Park claims negligence
PITTSBURGH — A Pittsburgh Pirates ticket representative claims he fell into a pothole after leaving work outside of PNC Park. Michael E. -
Bus driver injured in Fern Bridge collapse plots litigation against Pittsburgh
PITTSBURGH — A Port Authority bus driver who was injured in the January 2022 Fern Hollow Bridge collapse claims the City of Pittsburgh knew the bridge was in poor condition. Daryl Luciani and Karen E. -
Judge pauses malicious prosecution suit from Wilkinsburg murder suspect, rejects DA's Office intervention
PITTSBURGH – In lieu of a halted intervention from the Allegheny County District Attorney’s Office and related discovery issues, a federal judge has temporarily paused a malicious prosecution suit from one of two men who was accused of murdering six people and an unborn child in a mass shooting in Wilkinsburg in 2016. -
Health care company brings objections in Allison Park woman's wrongful death suit
PITTSBURGH – A health care company has filed preliminary objections to litigation alleging that an Allison Park plaintiff’s mother was the recipient of sub-standard care at her nursing facility, leading her to suffer a fall that caused a cut on her head, a broken neck and a broken hip, which caused severe pain and led to her death. -
After tractor-trailer collides with train in fatal crash, decedent's daughter files wrongful death litigation
PITTSBURGH – A North Carolina woman alleges that the death of her father in 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. -
Man paralyzed in swimming pool says party hosts negligently overserved him alcohol before accident
PITTSBURGH – A man who suffered a severe spinal cord injury at a house party where alcohol was consumed argues that his paralysis was the result of the party hosts’ negligence in allowing him to be overserved with alcohol. -
Couple allege wife developed cancer after being treated with FDA-recalled scaffold
PITTSBURGH – A local couple allege that the wife-plaintiff developed breast cancer after not being informed that a surgical scaffold used in her 2015 breast augmentation surgery was the subject of an FDA recall, 10 days after said surgery. -
Peoples Natural Gas points to co-defendant as being liable for plaintiff's mother's death from gas leak
PITTSBURGH – Peoples Natural Gas Company alleges its co-defendant is liable for negligence in piercing an underground gas main and failing to report the subsequent leak, which led to the death of the plaintiff’s mother from exposure to the gas. -
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Pittsburgh cops continue pursuing summary judgment, in suit of woman arrested after denying support for former President Trump
PITTSBURGH – Two Pittsburgh police officers continue to maintain that they should be granted summary judgment, in a lawsuit brought by a woman who alleged she was unlawfully arrested because she didn’t support former President Donald Trump. -
One officer dismissed from Black Pitcairn business owner's discrimination and harassment suit
PITTSBURGH – A federal judge has approved one officer’s attempt to be dismissed from litigation brought by a Pitcairn business owner who claimed she was targeted for racial discrimination, harassment, code violations and false prosecution by local authorities after publicly criticizing the police’s perceived use of violence on Black citizens on social media. -
Pittsburgh law firm continues to pursue recovery of $108K from client of four decades
PITTSBURGH – A Pittsburgh law firm stands by claims 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. -
Jeweler alleges Israeli attorney and social media influencer defrauded him of $90K
PITTSBURGH – A California man claims that he was defrauded of $90,000 he paid to an Israeli lawyer and jewelry company founder, under the pretense that they were to form a professional and potentially romantic partnership. -
Injury suit filed after ladder fall loses several Amazon-based defendants
PITTSBURGH – Several Amazon defendants have been dismissed from federal litigation brought by a Western Pennsylvania couple against both the company and the manufacturer of a ladder they claim was defective, subsequent to the wife-plaintiff suffering serious injuries after falling from the ladder while conducting an insurance estimate at a home in Erie. -
Claims against health care company dismissed from Allison Park woman's wrongful death suit
PITTSBURGH – All claims against one health care company have been dismissed from litigation alleging that an Allison Park plaintiff’s mother was the recipient of sub-standard care at her nursing facility, leading her to suffer a fall that caused a cut on her head, a broken neck and a broken hip, which caused severe pain and led to her death. -
Supermarket says man suing it over his refusal to wear a mask didn't exhaust administrative remedies
PITTSBURGH – A Western Pennsylvania supermarket counters litigation from a local man with a chronic lung condition, a suit alleging it violated the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act when it turned him away for his decision not to wear a mask while shopping in June 2020, by arguing he failed to exhaust his administrative remedies. -
Non-denominational church ready to settle with Pa. state officials it had said won't recognize marriages it officiated
PITTSBURGH – A non-denominational religious group is ready to settle federal claims it made that a Pennsylvania law was allegedly used by state officials to declare that it may not solemnize legal marriages in the Commonwealth.