PITTSBURGH — A bicyclist who suffered severe injuries on a bike path in Pittsburgh after hitting a chain that had been laid on the road in between two concrete barriers is claiming negligence. Thomas H.
ALLENTOWN – A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit against the Bethlehem Area School District brought by the parents of a six-year-old child, who the suit claims was repeatedly bullied and sexually assaulted on the school bus and the district didn’t prevent the abuse.
PHILADELPHIA – A plaintiff allegedly injured on the sidewalk outside a Bucks County Costco store has reached a mutual confidentiality agreement with the bulk retailer concerning sensitive matter to be revealed during the case, including a pertinent report of the subject and subsequent depositions.
PITTSBURGH – The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs denies liability for allegations made by a Navy veteran, who claimed that substandard care he received at his local Veterans Affairs hospital resulted in his suffering permanent vision loss and damage.
ALLENTOWN – The brother of an Italian woman who died after falling down the stairs of a house rented through Airbnb, has reached a preliminary settlement for wrongful death claims with the property owner for $435,000.
PHILADELPHIA – The Haverford Area School District answers that a failure to exhaust administrative remedies and abide by the statute of limitations should bar litigation from a former student who was attacked by a classmate in his special academic program.
Blank Rome partner Sophia Lee and associates Asima J. Ahmad and Huaou Yan will be panelists for the Pennsylvania Bar Institute's Artificial Intelligence—Coming to a Law Firm or Business Near You 2021 webinar, being held Tuesday, July 20, 2021, from 9:00 a.m. until 12:15 p.m. EDT.
SCRANTON – Litigation filed in a Lackawanna County court alleges that a local woman developed glaucoma, corneal ulcers and other ocular conditions due to professional negligence on the part of her ophthalmologist, after undergoing Lasik eye surgery.
PITTSBURGH – Counsel for a Pittsburgh bank has removed litigation brought by a senior citizen to federal court, a case which alleges the bank failed to protect her and her sizable accounts from fraud and resulted in her losing millions of dollars to con artists.
MEDIA – A Delaware couple have brought legal action against the Secrets Punta Cana resort and its locally-based holding companies in Delaware County, after the husband-plaintiff suffered broken ribs and spinal injuries in a fall sustained at the Dominican Republic resort two years ago.
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.
Blank Rome LLP is pleased to announce that Rebecca J. Reist has joined the firm’s Labor and Employment group as an associate in the Philadelphia office.
PHILADELPHIA – Wrongful death litigation brought by the estate of a young man killed when an allegedly faulty gate at a landfill dropped onto his car, has been stayed by order of a federal court.
PITTSBURGH – A U.S. Navy veteran alleges that substandard care he received at his local Veterans Affairs hospital resulted in his suffering permanent vision loss and damage.
PHILADELPHIA – The Haverford Area School District argues that it was not responsible for injuries suffered by a former student who was attacked by a classmate in his special academic program.
PHILADELPHIA – The estate of a young man killed when an allegedly faulty gate at a landfill dropped onto his car is bringing legal action against the owners and operators of the facility, in pursuit of both survival and wrongful death damages.