The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania reported the following activity in the suit brought by Desiree Johnson against National Casualty Company and Nationwide Insurance on Jan. 10.
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania reported the following activities in the suit brought by Allegheny County Employees' Retirement System against Energy Transfer LP, John W. McReynolds, Kelcy L. Warren and Thomas E. Long on Jan. 10.
HARRISBURG – A five-bill effort to reduce Medicaid fraud in Pennsylvania through a state False Claims Act is already meeting with opposition from business groups, health care providers and civil justice reformers who say the state’s proposed method will be at the expense of patients and taxpayers and mostly benefit lawyers and whistleblowers.
PITTSBURGH – A case of a rhinoplasty patient who alleged that photos of her in a pre-operative and operative state were taken and published publicly without her consent by her doctor and his medical office, has been settled.
PITTSBURGH – Walmart and its plastic bag distributor and manufacturer are facing a suit from a Butler woman who alleges a grocery bag tore into her fingers and needed surgery to repair.
The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania reported the following activity in the suit brought by Erie Insurance Exchange and Usaa General Indemnity Company against Brasscraft Manufacturing Company and Masco Corp. on Jan. 7.
PITTSBURGH – An Allegheny County activist who observes and records police officer arrests and interactions in Pittsburgh claims Borough of North Braddock police fabricated false charges, paperwork and statements to cover up her alleged illegal arrest.
PITTSBURGH – The Clean Air Council is engaged in litigation with U.S. Steel for continually failing to report releases of hundreds of thousands of pounds of hydrogen sulfide, benzene, and other hazardous pollutants into the air from three of its Mon Valley Works plants.
PITTSBURGH – The Pittsburgh School District is facing a suit filed by the parents of minor students who were left abandoned on the side of the road by their school bus driver.
HARRISBURG – After rejection from a state court judge and a subsequent appeal by the City of Pittsburgh, the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania is now overseeing the City’s attempt to regulate firearms in the city beyond what is allowed by other laws.
The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania reported the following activity in the suit brought by Carlota M. Bohm and Gene Zottola against Metropolitan Direct Property and Casualty Insurance Company on Dec. 31.
PITTSBURGH – An Enon Valley recreation center and Slovene benefit society says the lynchpin of a lawsuit filed by an Illinois man after he was allegedly paralyzed by a fall from a tree during a music festival fails to state a claim, as the tree in question was located outside the boundaries of its event and property.
