PITTSBURGH – Counsel for a plaintiff who alleges she slipped on yogurt which had been dropped onto the floor at a Uniontown Wal-Mart store wants the department manager and loss prevention manager allegedly on duty at the time to appear for depositions.
PITTSBURGH – A state court judge has sustained preliminary objections brought by one bar defendant pertaining to the concept of due standard care, in litigation surrounding a drunk driving accident that killed the plaintiff’s 23-year-old daughter.
PITTSBURGH – A Western Pennsylvania woman who alleged she suffered serious injuries when her walker was caught in a hospital’s floor carpet and she was caused to fall to the floor, is now facing the possibility of a judgment of non pros in her case.
PHILADELPHIA – A local woman’s negligence lawsuit brought after she slipped on the floor of the MGM Borgata’s Buffet in Atlantic City, New Jersey will remain in a Philadelphia federal court, after the defense’s attempt to dismiss it for improper venue was rejected by a judge.
PHILADELPHIA – A federal judge has denied a motion to dismiss from Pottstown Hospital and Tower Health, which sought to throw out a Chester County woman’s litigation for excessive force injuries she claims she sustained in an arrest at the hospital almost three years ago by Pottstown police officers.
PHILADELPHIA – A class action lawsuit versus the City of Philadelphia over claims that its vehicle towing relocation program fails to both abide by due process and provide adequate notice or fair procedures for owners to locate and recover their vehicles after they have been moved, is embroiled in a heated discovery dispute over allegations the City has not provided required documentation.
PITTSBURGH – A federal judge has applied joinder to litigation brought by a Butler probation officer who alleged he was discriminated against by his superiors for requesting time off due to stress and anxiety, by approving the Butler County Court of Common Pleas to be listed as an additional defendant.
HARRISBURG – A Chambersburg woman who alleged she was subjected to excessive force during a DUI traffic stop arrest by five troopers from the Pennsylvania State Police in January 2019, has been granted additional time to properly serve the defendants, albeit not through the U.S. Marshals Service.
PHILADEPHIA — A woman alleges she slipped after removing her shoes at a security checkpoint at Philadelphia International. Jacqueline Allen-Fillmore filed a complaint April 26 in the U.S.
Act 77, Pennsylvania’s controversial voting law allowing no-excuse mail-in voting for all voters, caused more havoc in Tuesday’s primary election in the Keystone State, as election issues in Lancaster County fed the headlines.
PHILADELPHIA – Curran-Fromhold Correctional Facility and several of its officials have denied claims from a former inmate of the institution that he was subjected to cruel and unusual punishment, including being denied clean sheets, showers and not being allowed to leave his cell during a two-month incarceration.
PITTSBURGH – A plaintiff suing Giant Eagle grocery stores for enforcing mask mandates against her despite her disability, is opposing the store’s attempt to seek legal sanctions to be levied against her and other plaintiffs in her class action suit.
PITTSBURGH – One company defendant has been dismissed from wrongful death litigation brought by the estate of a young man killed when an allegedly faulty gate at a landfill dropped onto his car.
PITTSBURGH – Uber has answered litigation from a Western Pennsylvania man who claimed he and his friends were nearly killed by their driver in a ride-gone-wrong, arguing that his lawsuit fails to state a claim upon which relief could be granted.
MEDIA – A Chester man alleges that his mother’s body was transferred from a local hospital, embalmed and cremated without his knowledge or consent, despite the fact that he was the listed next-of-kin and should have been consulted about any such decision.
WILLIAMSPORT — A former worker with the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) alleges she faced racial discrimination by supervisors including being called a "slave" and "monkey brain."Laverne Dixon filed a complaint April 28 in the U.S.
