PITTSBURGH – Counsel for a pair of Western Pennsylvania property owners have countered a man’s lawsuit alleging serious injuries from a defective scaffold leased to his employer, by arguing that the fault instead belongs to their co-defendant, a local equipment rental company.
ALLENTOWN – A federal judge has denied the Easton Area School District’s attempt to dismiss counts from a lawsuit filed by an ex-varsity high school wrestling coach who alleged he faced discriminatory and racist conduct, including being fired, because he is Black.
PITTSBURGH – A Bethel Park couple allege that an at-home physical therapist’s negligence in conducting therapy without making use of personal protective equipment, led to both of them contracting COVID-19.
HARRISBURG – A recent unanimous ruling from a panel of the Superior Court of Pennsylvania may have great import for future product liability trials statewide, as it stated that trial courts may prevent defendants from using evidence pertaining to industry standards.
PHILADELPHIA - A Parkesburg man brought civil charges against the Borough of Parkesburg and many current and former city officials in federal court alleging First and Fourteenth Amendment violations.
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania reported the following activities in the suit brought by J. Ambrogi Food Distribution Inc. against Teamsters Local Union No. 929 on April 26.
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania reported the following activities in the suit brought by Cindy Gordon, James McMenamin, Jeffrey Gordon, Jessica McMenamin and John Burnett against ARCH Insurance Company and ARCH Insurance Solutions Inc. on April 26.
The following cases categorized as "contract" were on the docket in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania on April 20. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
The following cases categorized as "environmental matters" were on the docket in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania on April 20. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania reported the following activity in the suit brought by Main Street Hospitality Corp. against Erie Insurance Company and Erie Insurance Company of New York on April 23.
The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania reported the following activity in the suit brought by Main Street Hospitality Corp. against Erie Insurance Company and Erie Insurance Company of New York on April 26: 'Summons Issued As To Erie Insurance Company, Erie Insurance Company Of New York (attachments: # 1 Summons) (ma)'.
The following cases categorized as "personal injury" were on the docket in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on April 20. 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 activity in the suit brought by Cindy Gordon, James McMenamin, Jeffrey Gordon, Jessica McMenamin and John Burnett against ARCH Insurance Company and ARCH Insurance Solutions Inc. on April 23: 'Joint Motion To Transfer Case By Arch Insurance Company. (attachments: # 1 Proposed Order) (wolgin, Michael) [transferred From Pennsylvania Western On 4/26/2021.]'.
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania reported the following activities in the suit brought by Matthew Shepardson against John F. Martin & Sons LLC on April 26.
The following cases categorized as "contract" were on the docket in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on April 20. 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 Donald Blades against Merck & Co. Inc. and Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. on April 26.
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania reported the following activity in the suit brought by Alex Ciccotelli against Aegion Corp., Charles R Gordon, M Richard Smith, Phillip D Wright, Rhonda Germany Ballintyn, Stephanie A Cuskley, Stephen P Cortinovis and Walter J Galvin on April 26: 'Complaint Against All Defendants ( Filing Fee $ 402 Receipt Number 0313-15079078.), Filed By Alex Ciccotelli. (attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Designation Form)(grabar, Joshua)'.
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania reported the following activities in the suit brought by Cindy Gordon, James McMenamin, Jeffrey Gordon, Jessica McMenamin and John Burnett against ARCH Insurance Company and ARCH Insurance Solutions Inc. on April 9.
The following cases categorized as "product liability" were on the docket in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on April 20. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
