Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County
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Mother of man killed by former college classmate with psychiatric illness, files wrongful death suit against assailant
PITTSBURGH – A mother whose son was murdered by a Pittsburgh-area man has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against her son’s alleged killer, a one-time college classmate previously diagnosed with severe psychiatric illness and violent impulses. -
Woman alleges dentist took out the wrong tooth
PITTSBURGH — A woman is claiming a Mooresville dentist negligently pulled a healthy tooth without her consent during a dental extraction instead of her decayed tooth.Rong Jin Wu filed a complaint June 25 in the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County against David M. -
Giant Eagle, J&J looking to send ovarian cancer talc suit to Allegheny County's complex litigation center
PITTSBURGH – Giant Eagle and Johnson & Johnson have petitioned to send a Western Pennsylvania woman’s lawsuit against them for her development of ovarian cancer, after she used its talc-based personal hygiene products for more than half of her life, to the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas’s Commerce and Complex Litigation Center. -
Wildlife exhibit employee mauled by Himalayan Black Bear says facility was negligent in its protective measures
PITTSBURGH – An employee at the Nemacolin Wildlife Adventure exhibit who was mauled by a Himalayan Black Bear two years ago has filed legal action to recover damages for the litany of injuries she suffered in the bear attack. -
Tennessee company sought to be added to case against landscaping company, where oak tree fell on passerby
PITTSBURGH – Blystone Tree and Landscaping is seeking to add a Tennessee company to a lawsuit which claims that itself and a pair of Pittsburgh homeowners are liable for injuries that a local man suffered, when an oak tree on the defendants’ lawn collapsed and fell on him during his run. -
Deer Lakes School District says it was justified in denying substitute teaching opportunity to man over 1965 arrest
PITTSBURGH – Deer Lakes School District contends that it did not violate the Criminal History Record Information Act when it denied a work opportunity to a substitute teacher when it was learned by the districts he had been arrested on one occasion 56 years ago. -
Gallbladder removal injuries update: Doctor's counsel denies liability for plaintiff's severed bile duct
PITTSBURGH – Counsel for a physician who treated a Pittsburgh man during his gallbladder removal deny that their client was liable for the severing of the patient’s bile duct and ongoing injuries. -
Lawsuit versus NRA, Colt and alleged Tree of Life Synagogue shooter sent to Allegheny County Complex Litigation Center
PITTSBURGH – A lawsuit from a Pittsburgh whose parents were killed in the Tree of Life Synagogue shooting in October 2018 - against the manufacturers and seller of the weapon the perpetrator used to commit the crime, the shooter himself and the National Rifle Association - has been transferred to a state court complex litigation center. -
Lawsuit: Elevator takes out the competition at bodybuilding event
PITTSBURGH — A guest at the Wyndam Grand Pittsburgh Downtown Hotel is claiming negligence after the hotel's elevator malfunction allegedly caused her to suffer a head trauma and other injuries. -
Labor journalist files defamation lawsuit against news union after identifying alleged sexual harasser
PITTSBURGH – A labor journalist has accused a series of newspaper union officials of defaming and discrediting him, after he published a statement alleging that a ranking union colleague of the defendants was a longtime sexual harasser on the job. -
Allegedly stuffing rags in water leak puts landlord in court
PITTSBURGH — A hair salon operator in McKeesport claims her landlord used rags and other material instead of properly fixing a roof water leak that led to her exposure to toxic mold and developing obstructive lung disease. -
Bicyclist sues Allegheny County after hitting manhole cover, flipping off bike
PITTSBURGH — A bicyclist is suing Allegheny County after he says his bike hit a sunken manhole cover on the surface of the roadway and caused him to be flipped off and suffer multiple injuries. -
Media company files preliminary injunction to stop former on-air personality from working for her new employer
PITTSBURGH – A Western Pennsylvania media company which claimed one of its former on-air personalities accepted a job with a competitor in the same market and violated the no-compete terms of an employment agreement she signed nearly seven years ago, is now seeking a preliminary injunction to stop further violations. -
Athletes' 'jock tax' lawsuit against Pittsburgh back on, after over a year of inactivity
PITTSBURGH – After more than a year of inactivity, a state court judge’s ruling has breathed new life into a lawsuit filed by a trio of professional athletes and the players’ associations of Major League Baseball, the National Football League and the National Hockey League - all of whom allege that the City of Pittsburgh’s “jock tax” that is applied to both resident and non-resident athletes is unconstitutional. -
Allegheny County woman injured by fallen axe on Halloween trick-or-treat table settles case with homeowners
PITTSBURGH – An Allegheny County woman taking her child trick-or-treating on Halloween two years recently settled her litigation with a pair of Pittsburgh residents, at whose property an axe allegedly fell from a candy table and lacerated her right leg. -
Caterpillar faces suit after excavator bucket falls off, crushes worker's foot
PITTSBURGH — A worker whose foot was crushed when a Caterpillar excavator bucket came crashing to the ground is claiming negligence. -
Woman: American Airlines dropped me on the floor
PITTSBURGH — An American Airlines passenger who was allegedly dropped on the floor at the terminal gate as crews attempted to transfer her to another wheelchair is claiming negligence and Americans with Disabilities Act violations. -
Couple's trip to Lowe's ends in lawsuit
PITTSBURGH — A couple are claiming negligence after the wife tripped over pieces of wood and plastic at a Lowe's store in Monroeville and suffered multiple injuries. -
Black man alleges co-workers hung wire-noose near his desk
PITTSBURGH — An African American man claims he faced racial discrimination and retaliation while working at Fidelity Flight Simulation in Pittsburgh. -
Baseball and softball league counters that it's immune from woman's ATV injury suit through Pa. law
PITTSBURGH – Plum Baseball & Softball Association argues that it is immune from a lawsuit brought by a Beaver County woman when she was allegedly struck by an ATV at the field, and counters through a cross-claim that its co-defendant baseball and softball leagues are at fault.