Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County
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After man is burned alive in fatal car accident, auto dealership asserts defenses from wrongful death lawsuit
PITTSBURGH – A Pennsylvania auto dealership has filed numerous affirmative defenses from a survival and wrongful death lawsuit brought against it and General Motors, after the plaintiff’s son was burned alive and killed in an accident. -
Pittsburgh woman seeks $200K Xarelto settlement after husband dies from internal bleeding
PITTSBURGH – A $200,000 settlement petition has been filed in state court by the widow of a 68-year-old man who allegedly died from internal bleeding as a result of taking the blood-thinner medication Xarelto. -
Alabama couple's negligence case against Pa. service center may be transferred to a Lawrence County court
PITTSBURGH – Counsel for a Western Pennsylvania service station has filed a stipulation seeking an Alabama couple’s negligence case against it, for a garage door being dropped on the head of the wife-plaintiff, transferred to the Lawrence County Court of Common Pleas. -
Homeowners say landscaping company's negligence, not theirs, was responsible for oak tree falling on man
PITTSBURGH – A pair of Pittsburgh homeowners argue that the landscaping company they hired, and not themselves, are liable for injuries that a local man suffered when an oak tree on the collapsed and fell on him. -
West Virginia insurance agency claims familial defendants are colluding in underlying legal action
PITTSBURGH – A West Virginia insurer alleges that possible collusion between the defendants is attempting to perpetrate a fraud upon the company, in an underlying lawsuit relating to coverage upon a fatal accident. -
Erie Insurance Exchange sues for damages after 17 policyholders lost possessions in 2019 storage unit fire
PITTSBURGH – An Erie insurance company is litigating on behalf of 17 of its policyholders who all lost personal property and possessions in a storage unit fire two years ago, claiming that the defendants’ negligence in failing to verify the operation of the unit’s sprinkler system led to the severity of the fire at issue. -
After daughter's death, father files wrongful death lawsuit against the alleged drunk driver and inn who served her
PITTSBURGH – A Pennsylvania man has launched litigation against not just the alleged perpetrator whose drunk driving accident killed his 23 year-old daughter, but also the entities who allegedly overserved the driver with the alcohol leading to the accident. -
Plum Borough counters that baseball and softball leagues are responsible for plaintiff's ATV accident
PITTSBURGH – Plum Borough asserts it’s not responsible for injuries a Beaver County woman suffered 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. -
Methodist church defendants argue they are not at fault for infant's broken leg
PITTSBURGH – A Methodist church, its day care center and two employees contend they are not liable for injuries that an eight month-old child in their care suffered, after the child allegedly fell from a changing table and broke his right leg. -
Parties in electrical wiring fire lawsuit mutually agree to dismiss UTPCPL claim from the case
PITTSBURGH – A Pittsburgh couple and their Virginia-based landlords have mutually agreed to dismiss a claim for violation of the Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law, in a case where the plaintiffs allege that faulty wiring nearly caused a fire in the home they rented in Penn Hills. -
Worker with epoxy allergy sues construction companies over reaction
A Pittsburgh man called S &S Solid Surface Fabrications and Cummings Construction into civil court after the contractors allegedly let him suffer an allergic reaction at a job site. -
Pittsburgh Water & Sewer says it's not at fault for diversion of storm runoff into plaintiffs' homes
PITTSBURGH – The City of Pittsburgh’s Water and Sewer Authority has denied it was responsible for the alleged defective design and failure to repair a deteriorating storm sewer culvert, which caused storm water runoff to flow into the plaintiffs’ homes. -
Injured shopper update: Giant Eagle disavows liability for man who was hit with cart containing Pepsi products
PITTSBURGH – Giant Eagle discounts all liability for injuries suffered by a Western Pennsylvania man, who claims that a company employee collided into him while pushing a cart full of products in a Getgo supermarket in Pittsburgh, leading him to fall and become seriously injured. -
Allegheny County court ruling gives credence to case of substitute teacher banned for 1965 arrest
PITTSBURGH – A state court judge has overruled preliminary objections from two Pennsylvania school districts, who contended they were only following state law when they denied a work opportunity to a substitute teacher when it was learned by the districts he had been arrested on one occasion 55 years ago. -
City of Pittsburgh alleges it wasn't at fault for defective sidewalk that seriously injured plaintiff
PITTSBURGH – The City of Pittsburgh argues that it was not negligent in failing to repair a section of sidewalk leading to a common mailbox area near her residence, causing her to fall and become seriously injured. -
Tenant who fell over retaining wall update: Landlord counters that plaintiff caused his own injuries
PITTSBURGH – A Western Pennsylvania landlord counters that a tenant suing it for negligence connected to his fall over a pair of retaining walls in his apartment parking lot, is solely responsible for his own injuries. -
Company accused of negligence at Upper St. Clair High recital event deflects blame towards school district
PITTSBURGH – A Western Pennsylvania dance studio defends itself from a lawsuit where a woman was seriously injured at one of its events after her leg came into contact with a rolling table cart, saying that the school which hosted the event was instead at fault. -
Bridgeville flooring company denies it was responsible for bad material installation and later house fire
PITTSBURGH – A Bridgeville flooring company denies liability for an alleged improper installation of flooring and lack of oversight that resulted in a fire breaking out at the plaintiff’s residence, and instead argues that the blaze was the result of actions taken by its co-defendant. -
Damaged Port Authority rail vehicle update: Transit agency reiterates claims of Bethel Park defendant's liability
PITTSBURGH – The Port Authority of Allegheny County has reiterated claims that a Bethel Park man is responsible for an incident where pieces of concrete allegedly originating from his property fell onto a light rail vehicle owned and operated by the transit group. -
Deliveryman hit by driver on cell phone in 2019 settles lawsuit with New Jersey insurer
PITTSBURGH – A settlement has been reached in a state court-based insurance lawsuit filed by a deliveryman struck by a driver on her cell phone nearly two years ago.