Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County
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Defendant says there is no truth to collusion claim in underlying suit versus West Virginia insurer
PITTSBURGH – One of a pair of Western Pennsylvania defendants opposes collusion claims made against them by a West Virginia insurer, concerning an alleged fraud in an underlying lawsuit relating to coverage upon a fatal accident. -
Lawsuit: West Penn Hospital doctors severed man's bile duct in operation gone wrong
PITTSBURGH – An Allegheny County couple charge that West Penn Hospital and other medical defendants committed negligence during the husband-plaintiff’s gallbladder removal, leading him to suffer the severance of his bile duct and ongoing pain, among other injuries. -
One family sues another after ATV full of drunk teens crashes
A Gibsonia family was sued in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas after their son allegedly got drunk and crashed an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) that was full of people past its manufacturer's limit. -
Western Pa. man reaffirms claims that improper flooring installation led to huge fire at his residence
PITTSBURGH – A Western Pennsylvania man has reiterated claims that improper installation of flooring and the lack of oversight from a pair of contractors he hired, led to a fire erupting at his residence. -
Natural gas fire update: Company denies it didn't turn off service, before massive blaze at Big Shot Bob's
PITTSBURGH – A Pittsburgh natural gas company avers that it was not negligent and did not fail to turn off the gas supply to a Penn Hills building, which a lawsuit brought against it charges exacerbated the effect of a structure fire which took place at the property. -
Pittsburgh woman stands by claims that property manager and landlord's negligence led to her burns in the shower
PITTSBURGH – A Pittsburgh woman has reiterated allegations that a Western Pennsylvania property manager and landlord were negligent, and that those actions led her to suffer third-degree burns when she went to take a shower. -
Amazon sued for alleged dangerous conditions at Findlay Township distribution center
PITTSBURGH - Amazon was sued in Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas after a man was allegedly injured at the Findlay Township fulfillment center. -
Pittsburgh Housing Authority says it's not responsible for lack of sidewalk repair
PITTSBURGH – The Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh and a management company argue that it was not liable for allegedly failing to repair a section of sidewalk leading to a common mailbox area near the plaintiff’s residence, causing her to fall and become seriously injured. -
Injured Family Dollar shopper update: Store chain denies liability for man's accident with crate in aisleway
PITTSBURGH – Family Dollar denies liability in an action brought forward by a Pittsburgh man, who claimed that a box or crate placed in his pedestrian path caused him to fall and sustain serious injuries. -
Defendants fight claim that GoFundMe for alleged abuse victims defamed Pittsburgh man
PITTSBURGH – A Pittsburgh man alleges that friends of his estranged wife organized an online fundraiser seeking domestic violence assistance in arguing that he was abusing his wife and children, when he counters those claims were meritless. -
Equipment rental company is responsible for man's scaffold injuries, co-defendants say in cross-claim
PITTSBURGH – Counsel for a pair of Western Pennsylvania property owners have countered a man’s lawsuit alleging serious injuries from a defective scaffold leased to his employer, by arguing that the fault instead belongs to their co-defendant, a local equipment rental company. -
Bethel Park plaintiffs say physical therapy aide's negligence led them to contract COVID-19
PITTSBURGH – A Bethel Park couple allege that an at-home physical therapist’s negligence in conducting therapy without making use of personal protective equipment, led to both of them contracting COVID-19. -
Judge transfers Alabama couple's traumatic brain injury lawsuit to Lawrence County Court of Common Pleas
PITTSBURGH – A state court judge has transferred an Alabama couple’s negligence lawsuit, filed after a garage door was allegedly dropped on the head of the wife-plaintiff and caused her a traumatic brain injury, to the Lawrence County Court of Common Pleas. -
Woman shot while fiancé perused merchandise at gun store settles case against business
PITTSBURGH – Litigation has been settled in a lawsuit that claimed that negligence on the part of a gun store owner led to a woman being shot while shopping. -
Etna woman complains in lawsuit a child knocked her over at Walmart
An Etna woman wants payback from Walmart after she was knocked over by a four-year-old running around in the store on Village Center Dr. in Tarentum. -
Tenant scalded in shower update: Property manager and landlord disavow liability for woman's third-degree burns
PITTSBURGH – A Western Pennsylvania property manager and landlord discount any claims of negligence filed against them by a Pittsburgh woman, who claimed that such actions led her to suffer third-degree burns when she went to take a shower. -
Personal injury suit leveled against Dollar General after accident in Jeannette store
Dollar General faces a personal injury complaint in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas after a woman allegedly tripped and fell at the Dollar General on Clay Ave. in Jeannette. -
Train engineer reiterates claims that toxic substance exposure at work led to his Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma
PITTSBURGH – A Western Pennsylvania man has reiterated claims that his Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma is the result of many years of exposure to toxic substances in his work duties for the Buffalo and Pittsburgh Railroad. -
Union Railroad Company sued over exposures alleged to have contributed to former employee’s cancer
PITTSBURGH - A West Mifflin man is suing the Union Railroad Company alleging the railroad is liable for injuries resulting from exposure to toxic substances while working for the company. -
Plaintiff stands by claims that she suffered injuries in Giant Eagle grocery store in Monroeville
PITTSBURGH – A Pittsburgh woman stands by her claims that the Giant Eagle grocery store chain is liable for various bodily injuries that she says she suffered in the produce section of its store in Monroeville.