Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County
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Couple who alleged healthcare group leaked raw sewage into their home lose arbitration hearing
PITTSBURGH – A couple who alleged that a local healthcare group flooded their basement with raw sewage and later motioned to transfer the case to the arbitration process have lost during those same proceedings. -
Judge dismisses recklessness and punitive damages claims from nanny's suit against former employers and their mother
PITTSBURGH – A state court judge has dismissed charges of recklessness and a request for punitive damages against the defendant mother of a nanny’s former employers – as the plaintiff argues those same employers fired her after their child struck her on the head with a wooden figurine and caused her to suffer a concussion. -
School worker maintains company should have known nurse who stabbed her on bus was unwell
PITTSBURGH – Counsel for a school employee stabbed in the back by a nurse/school bus aide during an altercation more than two years have replied to preliminary objections from the assailant’s employer, maintaining that the company should have known the nurse was mentally ill and worked to prevent such an incident. -
Leet Township objects to ex-police chief's breach of contract suit, says he was “at-will employee”
PITTSBURGH – Leet Township has objected to a lawsuit brought by its former chief of police – who alleged he was fired four years before his contract expired and is now seeking financial remuneration – and countered that he was instead an at-will public employee, who could be dismissed at any time. -
Couple who alleged defective hunting boots injured husband settle case
PITTSBURGH – A Western Pennsylvania couple who alleged that a pair of hunting boots the husband-plaintiff purchased were designed defectively, causing the soles of the boot to unexpectedly separate and him to suffer an injurious fall, have settled their claims. -
Lawsuit: Kickstand deployed on e-bike, causing crash in Pittsburgh
PITTSBURGH - A sudden jolt from a kickstand sent an e-bike and its rider into a curb, an Allegheny County lawsuit says. -
Law firm denies improper representation in transaction surrounding liquor license transfer
PITTSBURGH – A Pittsburgh law firm has denied allegedly engaging in dual-representation of a pair of Latrobe plaintiffs and an opposing party, and positioning themselves to receive legal fees and proceeds from the sale transfer of the plaintiffs’ liquor license. -
Man who fell through Giant Eagle store floor wants video footage
PITTSBURGH – Counsel for a local man is seeking a state court to reconsider its decision to deny him from obtaining in-store video footage from a Giant Eagle supermarket in Export, where their client alleged he fell through an exposed section of the store flooring during a shopping trip. -
Eat'n Park sued after customer scalded by hot water
PITTSBURGH - A Pittsburgh lawsuit claims water for tea was heated too much and ended up burning a customer at Eat'n Park. -
Corporate defendants disclaim liability for causing propane explosion that injured plaintiffs
PITTSBURGH – Two defendants named in a product liability action by a group of plaintiffs severely burned in a propane tank explosion and two of their spouses, have hit back at claims they were contributorily liable for the explosion through their manufacture of the products involved in the incident. -
Lawsuit over proposed mail-in ballot drop-off sites in Allegheny County may be quickly resolved
PITTSBURGH – Litigation brought just last week by an Allegheny County councilman and four County citizens and voters against the County Executive, the County Board of Elections and the County itself over the proposed implementation of five mail-in ballot drop-off sites for next month’s primary election, looks to soon be amicably resolved. -
Counselor claims she was fired for complaining about lack of handicap access at Pittsburgh's St. Benedict's
PITTSBURH - A woman who uses a prosthetic leg is suing the company that employed her as a youth counselor, claiming retaliation for complaints about a lack of handicap parking spots and ramps at one school she worked at. -
Scooter company says Fla. bankruptcy proceeding should stay Allegheny County injury case
PITTSBURGH – Counsel for a group of related scooter company defendants have filed notice of bankruptcy and are seeking a stay from litigation brought forward by a New York man, who said he fractured his collarbone after falling on an abandoned Spin-brand scooter on a Pittsburgh sidewalk. -
U.S. Steel refers to federal statute in removal of class action over plant employee wages
PITTSBURGH – Citing a federal statute, U.S. Steel has likewise removed to federal court a class action complaint which alleged it violated the Pennsylvania Minimum Wage Act (PMWA), by not paying employees for the time they spent showering and walking to their worksites, among other pre- and post-work activities. -
New Kensington couple reiterate allegations they were sickened by mold present in their new home
PITTSBURGH – A Western Pennsylvania couple have restated allegations against the couple who sold them their home, as well as a residential inspection service, after they allegedly developed illness from mold later found to be present in the home. -
Giant Eagle shopper who said he fell through store floor wants video footage of incident
PITTSBURGH – Counsel for a local man is seeking in-store video footage from a Giant Eagle supermarket in Export, where their client alleged he fell through an exposed section of the store flooring during a shopping trip. -
Lawsuit filed after 7-year-old trying to climb a tree falls
PITTSBURGH - An apartment complex owner is blamed for a 7-year-old tenant using its building materials to try to climb a tree, only to fall and seriously injure himself. -
Woman sues Eat N' Park after slipping on dropped crayons
PITTSBURGH - A woman hoping to catch a bite at Eat N' Park with her grandson says she slipped on crayons dropped by the hostess who was showing them to their table. -
Class action targets FloatMe's cash advances
PITTSBURGH - A company that provides cash advances ends up making illegal interest rates, a Pittsburgh class action lawsuit alleges. -
Pittsburgh woman denies being at fault for biting into glass-filled appetizer at Cheesecake Factory
PITTSBURGH – A Pittsburgh woman has denied counter-charges that she was comparatively negligent in an incident two years ago, where she claimed she bit into a glass-filled appetizer at a local branch location of The Cheesecake Factory.