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Homer City woman rejects auto companies' attempts to dismiss her claims
PITTSBURGH – Counsel for a Western Pennsylvania woman who suffered third-degree burns over 70% of her body in a motor vehicle crash over two years ago, has refuted denials of liability from two of the defendants named in the subsequent litigation. -
Delaware County and care facility are appealing loss in COVID wrongful death case to D.C. appellate court
PHILADELPHIA – Delaware County and a local senior care facility are appealing the defeat of their dismissal motion in a wrongful death lawsuit, filed by the surviving children of a man who died from COVID-19 while under the facility’s care, to a Washington, D.C. federal appellate court. -
Judge transfers $200K settlement petition over Xarelto usage to Allegheny County Orphans’ Court
PITTSBURGH – A $200,000 settlement petition filed in state court by the widow of a 68-year-old man who allegedly died from internal bleeding as a result of taking the blood-thinner medication Xarelto, has been transferred to the Wills/Orphans’ Court. -
Instant Pot burn injuries update: Manufacturer's counsel argues that plaintiff contributed to incident
JOHNSTOWN – The manufacturer of an Instant Pot Programmable Electric Pressure Cooker denies all liability for serious and substantial burn injuries a Western Pennsylvania woman allegedly suffered using the device two years ago. -
Pittsburgh woman seeks $200K Xarelto settlement after husband dies from internal bleeding
PITTSBURGH – A $200,000 settlement petition has been filed in state court by the widow of a 68-year-old man who allegedly died from internal bleeding as a result of taking the blood-thinner medication Xarelto. -
Companies sued over roadside signs so big they allegedly caused accident
PITTSBURGH - A Gibsonia couple sued two businesses they accuse of causing a traffic collision by placing obstructive advertisements at an intersection, according to documents recently filed in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas. -
Woman says she was burned by defectively designed Instant Pot pressure cooker device
JOHNSTOWN – A Western Pennsylvania woman says she was severely burned by a defectively designed Instant Pot Programmable Electric Pressure Cooker two years ago, and has subsequently sued the device’s manufacturer. -
Sherwin-Williams' challenge of not-yet-filed lead paint lawsuits turned back
PHILADELPHIA (Legal Newsline) – Sherwin-Williams’ attempt to cut off lawsuits brought by an alliance of private lawyers and Pennsylvania counties recently failed in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. -
Major plaintiff firms among 73 law offices that received federal loans during coronavirus pandemic
WASHINGTON – According to data just released by the U.S. Small Business Administration and Treasury Department, 73 Pennsylvania law firms received government loans of at least $1 million while dealing with the coronavirus pandemic, including some of the state’s most influential plaintiffs’ firms. -
Third Circuit to decide whether private lawyers can chase California-style jackpot in the name of government
PHILADELPHIA – Oral arguments in the extended standoff between the Sherwin-Williams Company and a Pennsylvania county hoping to use private lawyers to sue it over lead paint will take place today before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. -
Third Circuit sends Pennsylvania lead paint litigation to state courts in win for private lawyers hired by counties
PHILADELPHIA – According to a panel of judges from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, public nuisance cases filed by two Pennsylvania counties against manufacturers who provided lead-containing paint for use in housing developments were properly remanded to state court for a lack of jurisdiction. -
AFFF contamination lawsuit against 3M and other corporations now in South Carolina federal court
CHARLESTON, S.C. – A Philadelphia woman’s lawsuit against a number of corporations including 3M, and which contains claims that exposure to carcinogenic chemicals found in local drinking water led to her husband’s death, is now being heard in a South Carolina federal court as part of a multi-district litigation. -
Sherwin-Williams still fighting to prevent Pa. counties from filing lead paint lawsuits
PHILADELPHIA – After a dismissal at the district court level, Sherwin-Williams is taking its argument against an alliance of government officials and private lawyers who are considering suing the company over lead paint to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. -
Judge won't let Sherwin-Williams block lead paint litigation initiated by private lawyers hired by counties
PHILADELPHIA - On Oct. 4, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania dismissed a lawsuit filed by Sherwin-Williams against the County of Delaware and related parties. Sherwin Williams requested a declaration that threats of a lawsuit against it violate a number of the paint company’s constitutional rights. -
Philly woman says 3M, others contaminated groundwater, leading to husband's death
PHILADELPHIA – A Philadelphia woman claims exposure to carcinogenic chemical agents found in local drinking water, supposedly contaminated by a number of corporate defendants including 3M, was the cause of her late husband’s death. -
Sherwin-Williams says private lawyers hired by Pa. counties want money, not justice
PHILADELPHIA – Sherwin-Williams says a public nuisance lawsuit over lead paint by Delaware County has been tainted by the county’s attorneys having a financial stake in its outcome, and should be dismissed for violating its due process rights. -
Rulings coming as Trump's DOJ fights Philadelphia-area lawyers it says wasted its time with baseless lawsuits
PHILADELPHIA – It’s now up to a pair of Philadelphia federal judges to decide whether the Trump Administration was right when it said private lawyers wasted more than 1,500 hours of its time with frivolous lawsuits. -
Pennsylvania opioid lawsuits are homeless while trial lawyers take shots at each other
Seven appeals and plenty of in-fighting have Pennsylvania counties behind schedule in their quest to hold dozens of companies liable for the nation's painkiller crisis -
Talc defendant had hoped to challenge jurisdictional rules in Pennsylvania, but just went bankrupt
PITTSBURGH – The outcome of an appeal questioning Pennsylvania's jurisdictional rules is uncertain, as lawsuits alleging talcum powder causes cancer face question marks after one of the main defendants, Imerys Talc America, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection last week. -
This Pennsylvania committee is proposing changes that benefit five of its members' law firms
A Pennsylvania Supreme Court committee is proposing a new rule that will help medical malpractice lawyers, but a look at the makeup of the committee shows five lawyers, including its chair, who work at firms that file medical malpractice cases.