Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County
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Mother of man killed in pub shooting opposes objections, in suit surrounding her son's death
PITTSBURGH – The mother of a man killed in a shooting at a New Kensington pub more than two years ago has opposed preliminary objections in her wrongful death litigation against the establishment, insisting its alleged over-serving of alcoholic beverages to the shooter and overall failure to prevent her son’s death. -
Allegheny County woman who claimed Aldi's negligence led to metal shelf falling on her gets settlement
PITTSBURGH – An Allegheny County woman who brought suit against discount grocery store chain Aldi, after she said a metal produce shelf fell on her when she was shopping inside the grocer’s West Mifflin store, recently settled her claims. -
Plaintiff maintains that Comfort Inn hotel was responsible for her son's drowning death
PITTSBURGH – The mother of a man who died as a result of drowning in the pool of a Comfort Inn hotel in Pittsburgh insists that the hotel remains at fault for her son’s death. -
Nanny who said child concussed her and parents fired her drops punitive damages claim
PITTSBURGH – A nanny who filed suit against her former employers and claimed they fired her after their child struck her on the head with a wooden figurine and caused her to suffer a concussion, has agreed to drop her claim for punitive damages for now. -
Woman shot while fleeing adult nightclub in 2021 wins discovery motion
PITTSBURGH – A woman who sustained a gunshot wound while fleeing a fight which occurred in the parking lot of an adult nightclub in early 2021, has won a motion to compel the owners of the club to produce discovery evidence. -
Allegheny County Jail inmate reiterates that slick shower floor led to his fall and herniated discs
PITTSBURGH – An Allegheny County Jail inmate who alleged the slippery surface of a shower floor caused him to fall and suffer herniated discs in his spine and other injuries, has reiterated his claims that the county is liable. -
Attorney who alleged other counsel stole his work product and refused to return it overcomes sanctions try
PITTSBURGH – A Western Pennsylvania attorney who alleged that proprietary information from his law firm is in the possession of other counsel and that those defendants have refused to return his information to him has overcome an attempt at sanctions levied against him by the defendants. -
Class action against U.S. Steel seeks money for walking to work stations
PITTSBURGH - U.S. Steel should have paid employees for the time they spent showering and walking to their worksites, among other pre- and post-work activities, a class action lawsuit alleges. -
Woman allegedly injured aboard Allegheny County Port Authority bus requests arbitration
PITTSBURGH – A Pittsburgh woman who claimed that she suffered severe arm and shoulder injuries due to a fall she took while being a passenger aboard a bus operated by The Port Authority of Allegheny County, is requesting the case be transferred to arbitration. -
Sewickley Heights farm owners say their neighbors, the mayor and his wife, have harassed them for years
PITTSBURGH – In the latest chapter of a long-standing legal feud between owners of a Sewickley Heights farm and their next-door neighbors, the borough’s mayor and his spouse, the plaintiff seeks compensatory and injunctive relief for alleged instances of trespass, reckless negligence and violation of the state constitution committed by the defendants and members of local police. -
Plaintiffs still allege they fell from non-compliant, outdoor wooden deck at restaurant
PITTSBURGH – A pair of Pittsburgh plaintiffs have reiterated claims that Satalio’s Restaurant had a non-compliant outdoor wooden deck attached to its property, which they fell from more than a year ago and sustained several serious injuries in the process. -
Appetizer at Cheesecake Factory just the start of lawsuit
PITTSBURGH - A Pittsburgh woman says she was enjoying her appetizer at The Cheesecake Factory when she bit down on a piece of glass. -
Judge overrules objections in defamation suit between energy group president and Pa. senator
PITTSBURGH – A state court judge has overruled preliminary objections from a Pennsylvania state senator targeted with defamation allegations from an energy company president, who claimed the senator’s use of his last name to describe the practice of not limiting net energy metering in a memorandum for her proposed legislation has harmed his professional reputation. -
Comfort Inn hotel denies alleged liability and wrongdoing associated with man's drowning death
PITTSBURGH – A Comfort Inn hotel in Pittsburgh has denied liability for the death of a man who died as a result of drowning in its pool last July, as alleged in a wrongful death lawsuit brought in his name. -
Eye for an eye: Dad accused of vengeance for daughter's black eye
PITTSBURGH - An Allegheny County man whose daughter suffered a black eye on a trampoline faces a lawsuit after allegedly sucker-punching the father of the girl he blamed. -
Black plaintiffs claim unlawful search, seizures by McKeesport and Allegheny County
PITTSBURGH - Cops for McKeesport and Allegheny County are accused of violating the civil right of Black individuals during the pursuit of a suspect. -
Pittsburgh woman insists she ingested glass shards while eating enchilada from Trader Joe's
PITTSBURGH – A local woman who said she unknowingly ingested glass shards when eating a frozen enchilada she purchased from her local Trader Joe’s grocery store, has reiterated her claims against the store and the manufacturer of the enchilada. -
Couple maintain husband's injuries were from defectively designed hunting boots
PITTSBURGH – A Western Pennsylvania couple maintain 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. -
Lawsuit accuses heating pad of third-degree burns on woman's bum
PITTSBURGH - The maker of a heating pad faces a Pittsburgh lawsuit that claims it severely burned a customer. -
Class action suit over powerboat maintenance will stay in original court
PITTSBURGH – Plaintiffs behind a class action lawsuit which claimed that a manufacturer of sailboats and powerboats has violated the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act through preventing third-party professionals from performing maintenance operations on their boats, without voiding the owners’ respective warranties, have successfully pushed for the suit to stay in its court of origin.