PITTSBURGH – A western Pennsylvania theme park that argued in a motion for summary judgment that its whitewater rapids ride cannot be the cause of a Pittsburgh man’s permanent, parasite-related eye damage has had that motion denied.
PHILADELPHIA – A man whose right index finger was amputated in an incident with a home generator argues that the attempts of Generac Power Systems and Lowe’s Home Improvement to strike and dismiss portions of his personal injury lawsuit are without merit.
PITTSBURGH – For failure to file a certificate of merit, Pittsburgh health care providers are looking to dismiss a lawsuit brought by a Western Pennsylvania couple against custodial and medical authorities for removing their then-eight-month-old son to foster care for two-and-a-half weeks, on the incorrect suspicion that they were the cause of his broken leg.
HARRISBURG – Once-unemployed individuals who found work as drivers for ride-share service Uber may now be eligible for unemployment compensation, a majority complement of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania ruled on July 24.
The following cases categorized as "personal injury" were on the docket in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on July 22. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
PHILADELPHIA – A man shopping inside a Lowe’s Home Improvement store in New Jersey says he was seriously injured when he was hit with a box of flooring material, and has brought legal action against the company.
The following cases categorized as "720 labor: labor/mgt. relations" were on the docket in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania on July 19. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
On July 16, 2020, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf announced the COVID-19 PA Hazard Pay Grant Program—a $50 million grant aimed to help employers provide hazard pay to “front-line” employees working in sectors that are vital to the state during the pandemic.
HARRISBURG – A 3-2 split of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania recently ruled that a University of Pittsburgh Medical Center psychiatric facility had a duty to warn a teenage student that her life was in danger from one of its residents.
The following cases categorized as "personal injury" were on the docket in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on July 17. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
The following cases categorized as "720 labor: labor/mgt. relations" were on the docket in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania on July 17. 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 Brian Finney against Lowes Home Centers LLC on July 22.
WILLIAMSPORT – Legal action is being taken by two advocacy organizations and a group of citizens against the City of Williamsport for an alleged lack of compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, particularly in the facilities located at its City Hall building.
PHILADELPHIA – As the coronavirus pandemic creates an ever-evolving landscape of litigation, two defense attorneys from the Cozen O’Connor law firm in Philadelphia say the plaintiffs’ bar is using the situation to its advantage in their crafting of new class action suits.
The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania reported the following activity in the suit brought by Service Employees International Union Healthcare Pennsylvania against University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Altoona on July 19: 'Summons Issued As To University Of Pittsburgh Medical Center-Altoona (cel)'.
The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania reported the following activity in the suit brought by Service Employees International Union Healthcare Pennsylvania against University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Altoona on July 17.
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