PITTSBURGH – An individual among a group of class action plaintiffs opposes an attempt by Giant Eagle grocery stores to sanction him for missing two appointments to take his deposition.
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.
MEDIA – After the parents of a 13-year-old child who drowned at Folcroft Swim Club more than two years ago filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the facility, the swim club is lodged in another litigation brought by its insurance carrier, over whether the insurer has a responsibility to provide coverage in this matter.
ALLENTOWN – Sherwin-Williams has responded to counsel for an Easton couple, who were recently sanctioned by a federal judge for dissemination of confidential trade secrets of the paint company, and who are now trying to reduce the amount in attorney’s fees requested by the defense as part of that same sanction.
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 – 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.
PITTSBURGH — Two Pennsylvania-based retail merchandising product and service companies are facing a class action alleging they violated state and federal wage laws.
MEDIA — A military academy in Wayne is facing a claim it forced students with medical issues to engage in activities which caused them to suffer injuries.
MEDIA – After an arbitration session, a plaintiff of the Islamic faith has lost her case against a Delaware County pizza restaurant, which she alleged sent her an order of food containing pork, which her religion prevents her from consuming.
WILLIAMSPORT – A settlement has been reached in excessive force litigation brought by a prisoner currently in state custody against a number of corrections officials at SCI-Rockview.
MEDIA – A local man has sued online news provider Patch and one of its reporters, claiming the defendants defamed him in an article which claimed both he and his mother were arrested for a fatal shooting in June 2021, when in fact they were arrested for unrelated offenses.
PITTSBURGH — A former employee alleges a Pittsburgh-based crane rental company filed a frivolous suit against him in retaliation for his wage payment claim.
MEDIA – A Delaware County woman who formerly served in accounting of a fitness non-profit group for kids and a for-profit company has filed a slander suit against her former employer, alleging that he publicly and falsely accused her of stealing money from the company and committing payroll fraud.
HARRISBURG – A former employee of the State House of Representatives’ Republican Caucus who sued the body for discrimination, unlawful termination and retaliation, claiming he received prejudicial treatment for his practice of the Islamic faith, has settled his claims.
PHILADELPHIA – An East Bradford Township public works official is seeking to eliminate allegations that he was not truthful in a deposition given in an underlying action, in his own suit alleging he was fired for reporting dangerous conditions relating to decaying tree limbs in the municipality.
MEDIA – Defense counsel is seeking plaintiffs provide reasoning for their lack of response to discovery requests, or face sanctions, in a defamation case brought by a former member of the Borough of Eddystone’s Civil Service Commission against the borough’s mayor and one of its council members.
MEDIA — A nightclub patron who was assaulted by an intoxicated patron is alleging negligence against his attacker and the bar's owners. Tyler Stetson filed a complaint against Rich Whiting, John J.
