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Sex abuse survivors see legal roads to recovery close, with Pa. Supreme Court ruling to time-bar Altoona woman's claims
HARRISBURG – The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania has ruled that sexual abuse claims brought by an Altoona woman against her local Catholic Church diocese will remain time-barred, despite the issuance of a grand jury report in 2016 which confirmed a series of other abuse allegations levied against her assailant. -
Plenty of factors in Pennsylvania causing delay for sexual abuse victims of Catholic Church
HARRISBURG – A California attorney who lodged a class action lawsuit in response to the redaction of 19 Pennsylvania priests’ names accused of sexual abuse says a pending bankruptcy case involving the Diocese of Harrisburg and ongoing legislation could affect how numerous lawsuits against the Catholic Church proceed. -
Priest abuse lawsuits against church on the rise as Supreme Court decides statute of limitations
PITTSBURGH – An upcoming Supreme Court of Pennsylvania decision connected to determining a statute of limitations for sexual abuse litigation against the Roman Catholic Church may give rise to a renewed wave of such cases. -
Man sues Walmart, manufacturer after gun allegedly explodes in his hand
JOHNSTOWN - A man allegedly tried to fire a gun, and it exploded in his hands, so now he wants the manufacturer and Walmart, where he bought the gun, to pay for it. -
Individual defendants to face claims man was pushed at Hollidaysburg Veterans' Center, leading to his death
HARRISBURG - The estate of a deceased man that sued the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs and others over his treatment will be allowed to allege individual negligence on the part of employees of the defendants but will not be able to claim corporate negligence. -
Former rail electrician's FELA lawsuit transferred to Blair County Court of Common Pleas
PHILADELPHIA – A lawsuit filed by a former railroad electrician who sued his former employers for allegedly placing him in an unsafe work environment that later led him to develop kidney cancer, has been transferred to Blair County. -
Golden Gate National Senior Care seeks to stay negligence suit in Blair County court
JOHNSTOWN – The operators of a Blair County skilled living facility are seeking to stay a Cresson couple's suit against them. -
Woman files suit over husband's death against Altoona nursing home
PITTSBURGH - A Blair County woman recently sued the owners of a nursing home alleging they were responsible for her husband’s death while under their care. -
Altoona senior living center moves to compel arbitration in wrongful death suit
PITTSBURGH - A western Pennsylvania assisted living facility says that an admission agreement signed by a former resident's daughter and his power of attorney requires complaints to be settled in arbitration, according to a lawsuit filed Feb. 4 at the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. -
Superior Court reverses order on construction job reimbursement
A former vice president of a construction firm must reimburse his former company for the