PITTSBURGH – Five ex-volunteer firefighters in the City of Latrobe have reiterated claims they were ousted from their positions after voicing opposition to the alleged behavior of the department chief, in response to claims from the City and its mayor that the plaintiffs failed to establish their liability.
WILLIAMSPORT – A group of disabled citizens and the City of Williamsport have agreed in principle to end Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 litigation over accessibility gaps in its City Hall building, through a consent decree providing compensatory damages and outlining compliance improvements.
PITTSBURGH – Counsel for a Western Pennsylvania man who says he suffered severe burns after a lithium ion battery for his vaping device exploded in his pants pocket argue that the related lawsuit should remain in Allegheny County.
ALLENTOWN – A Lancaster mother who witnessed her schizophrenic and bipolar son being shot to death by a local police officer has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the city, county and police entities involved with his killing.
PITTSBURGH – Geibel Catholic Junior Senior High School, its principal and superintendent believe that civil rights and tort claims, raised by a female student, who alleged she was allowed by school authorities to be molested and sexually harassed multiple times by a fellow male student, should be dismissed with prejudice.
The following cases categorized as "personal injury" were on the docket in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on Jan. 27. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania reported the following activities in the suit brought by Pamela S. Marshall and William Dean Marshall against Mckesson Corp.,, Merck & Co. Inc. and Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. on Jan. 27.
PITTSBURGH – A federal judge has partially dismissed counts in a disability discrimination suit brought by a real estate company, its owner and his sister-in-law, against Scott Township and one of its commissioners.
PITTSBURGH – A battery maker charges that a Pennsylvania state court has no personal jurisdiction over it, in an action brought against it by a Western Pennsylvania man who says he suffered severe burns after a lithium ion battery for his vaping device exploded in his pants pocket.
PITTSBURGH – A student at Geibel Catholic Junior Senior High School alleges she was molested and sexually harassed multiple times by a fellow male student who is now of majority age and the school did not stop the abuse or discipline the alleged assailant – a charge the male student denies.
PHILADELPHIA – A trio of veterinary care defendants deny they wrongfully refused to accommodate the mental health-related conditions of a care technician, before allegedly terminating her, in response to the vet tech’s litigation.
PHILADELPHIA – Litigation between a local couple and a pair of gym equipment companies over alleged negligence where one of them was caused to fall from a piece of fitness equipment and suffer injuries, has been settled.
PHILADELPHIA – A Chicago-based cruise line has filed a petition to exonerate itself from potential liability, in the case of a New Jersey cruise passenger who collided with another driver while under the influence of alcohol, after disembarking from one of the line’s ships.
SCRANTON – The Pennsylvania State Police is seeking to dismiss a lawsuit brought by a Scranton cannabidiol (CBD) shop owner, who alleged he was targeted and unlawfully prosecuted for receiving shipments of that product, when authorities believed he had been receiving shipments of marijuana instead.
PITTSBURGH – Black & Decker has disclaimed all liability for allegedly being the cause of amputation injuries suffered by a woodworker from Northwestern Pennsylvania while using what he referred to as defective electric tools.
PITTSBURGH – An Illinois-based farmer’s market chain denies it is responsible for injuries suffered by one member of a Western Pennsylvania couple, who struck a raised bumper and fell while shopping in a local store it owns.
PITTSBURGH – A vaping products manufacturer is seeking to change venue in an action brought against it by a Western Pennsylvania man, who says he suffered severe burns after a lithium ion battery for his vaping device exploded in his pants pocket.
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