Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County
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Men who provided text messages between rower and coach refute plaintiff's defamation allegations
PITTSBURGH – Counsel for two individuals who were said to have provided a series of text messages between a Pittsburgh man and a young rowing club student painting him as an illicit sexual predator and causing him to lose a job opportunity, have filed preliminary objections which attempt to call into doubt the veracity of the subsequent lawsuit’s defamation allegations. -
Estate of Western Pa. woman suing Walmart over leg injuries she suffered
PITTSBURGH – The daughter and husband of a deceased Beaver Falls woman are litigating with Walmart for alleged negligence-related damages connected to severe leg injuries she suffered in a local Walmart store prior to her passing. -
'Fright Night' scare turns into lawsuit when frightened woman hits face on wall
PITTSBURGH — A woman alleges an employee at an amusement park who was attempting to scare patrons jumped out in front of her and caused her to hit her face against a wall. -
Man's lawsuit says fellow soccer player assaulted him during game
PITTSBURGH — A man claims he was intentionally punched in the head by another player during a soccer tournament and suffered facial fractures and other injuries. -
Mother of man murdered by former college classmate wants access to defendant's psychiatric records
PITTSBURGH – A Verona woman whose son was murdered by a Pittsburgh-area man, a one-time college classmate previously diagnosed with severe psychiatric illness and violent impulses, is opposing a protective order pertaining to psychiatric treatment records filed by his parents. -
Lawsuit filed over Pittsburgh sinkhole that swallowed bus
PITTSBURGH — A woman is alleging a defective commercial water line in Pittsburgh caused the bus she was riding to fall into a sink hole. -
Whitehall store owner claims license application rejection and local policy on skill games circumvents state and federal law
PITTSBURGH – A Whitehall Borough store owner claims that local policy towards skill machines and mechanical device licenses is being selectively enforced against him, in violation of state and federal law. -
Couple allege wife required surgery after falling down steps at shop
PITTSBURGH — A couple allege the wife suffered severe injuries which required surgery after falling down steps at a business in Wexford. -
Pa. man who severed right hand while using saw sues companies from Italy, Indiana and Pennsylvania
PITTSBURGH – A Western Pennsylvania man has charged companies in Italy, Indiana and Pennsylvania with collective negligence and strict liability, after an up-cut saw severed his right hand just above his wrist during his work. -
Carpet cleaning company, accused of firing employee for not working in COVID safe areas, defends self
PITTSBURGH – A carpet cleaning service accused of wrongfully terminating a former employee for his objection to working in areas where protective measures were not being practiced during the COVID-19 pandemic, has again argued that the plaintiff has not shown a public policy exception to his at-will employment status. -
Temp worker injured after roof collapse claims OSHA violations
PITTSBURGH — A temp agency worker who was injured on a job site when a building roof suddenly collapsed is claiming negligence. -
Pittsburgh bar faces suit after intoxicated patron dies in vehicle crash
PITTSBURGH — A Pittsburgh bar is facing a wrongful death claim after one of its patrons left intoxicated, flipped his vehicle and suffered fatal injuries. Susan M. -
Man alleges odd step at putting green caused his fall, injuries
PITTSBURGH — A man alleges a substantially shorter last step on a stairway at a putting green caused his fall and multiple injuries. -
Woman's cancer lawsuit over J&J talc product is sent to Allegheny County Commerce and Complex Litigation Center
PITTSBURGH – A Western Pennsylvania woman’s lawsuit against Giant Eagle and Johnson & Johnson for her development of ovarian cancer, after she used the latter’s talc-based personal hygiene products for more than half of her life, has been sent to the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas’s Commerce and Complex Litigation Center. -
Student soccer player injured on sharp fencing at Marshall Township School
PITTSBURGH — A soccer player who was injured by sharp fencing at a school game in Marshall Township is alleging negligence. -
Judge sustains defense's objections in invasion of privacy case over man's online mugshot
PITTSBURGH – A state court judge has sustained a trio of preliminary objections lodged by website operators in response to a lawsuit brought by a Bridgeville man against itself and Google, which claims his mugshot from an arrest made 17 years ago was recently listed on the website’s database of currently-imprisoned individuals. -
Couple's lawsuit against West Penn Hospital over radiology tech's hidden camera may be transferred
PITTSBURGH – A married couple’s lawsuit which alleged that West Penn Hospital was negligent in employing a radiology technician who used hidden cameras there to record more than 50 female patients in states of undress, including one of the plaintiffs, may be transferred to the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas’s Commerce and Complex Litigation Center. -
Bicyclist alleges Trek bike's front suspension failure caused fall to pavement
PITTSBURGH — A bicyclist alleges the front suspension failure of her Trek bicycle caused her to violently fall to the pavement and suffer injuries. -
Radiologist allegedly missed patient's kidney stone on imaging test
PITTSBURGH — A couple allege a radiologist missed a kidney stone on the husband's imaging, which caused him to suffer an infection and other health issues. -
Class action alleges Great American Welding, Riley Power violated Pennsylvania Minimum Wage Act
PITTSBURGH — Great American Welding and Riley Power are facing a class action alleging violation of the Pennsylvania Minimum Wage Act.