Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County
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Lawsuit: Man run over by motor scooter at Walmart sustained concussion
PITTSBURGH – An East McKeesport man who allegedly suffered a concussion after being struck by a motorized scooter at a Walmart is seeking damages. -
Teen alleges he was sexually assaulted by other residents at Glade Run Lutheran Services treatment center
PITTSBURGH – A 14-year-old Butler teen who was a resident at Glade Run Lutheran Services' treatment center for children alleges he was repeatedly sexually assaulted at the center. -
School district files suit against Montour Friends for the Performing Arts seeking return of more than $26,000
PITTSBURGH – A McKees Rocks school district alleges an entity who previously organized musicals for its high school has refused to return thousands of dollars after the district decided to absolve its responsibility. -
Settlement includes apology for rhinoplasty patient whose photos were published online by doctor
PITTSBURGH – A case of a rhinoplasty patient who alleged that photos of her in a pre-operative and operative state were taken and published publicly without her consent by her doctor and his medical office, has been settled. -
Walmart sued by woman who says grocery bag broke her finger
PITTSBURGH – Walmart and its plastic bag distributor and manufacturer are facing a suit from a Butler woman who alleges a grocery bag tore into her fingers and needed surgery to repair. -
Parents sue Pittsburgh School District after children allegedly abandoned by bus driver
PITTSBURGH – The Pittsburgh School District is facing a suit filed by the parents of minor students who were left abandoned on the side of the road by their school bus driver. -
Sued over man's fall at music festival, Slovene society says tree in question wasn't on event property
PITTSBURGH – An Enon Valley recreation center and Slovene benefit society says the lynchpin of a lawsuit filed by an Illinois man after he was allegedly paralyzed by a fall from a tree during a music festival fails to state a claim, as the tree in question was located outside the boundaries of its event and property. -
Man allegedly hurt when garage door collapsed on vehicle seeks more than $35,000 from Wexford dealership
PITTSBURGH – A Wexford Cadillac dealership is facing a lawsuit after a man was allegedly injured when a service garage door collapsed on the vehicle he was in. -
Alleged assault at Pittsburgh McDonald's results in lawsuit
PITTSBURGH – An Allegheny County man alleges he sustained a vertebrae fracture and other injures when he and his wife were assaulted at a Pittsburgh McDonald's by three of the restaurant's employees. -
Woman who fell on boat sues driver, other boater who allegedly caused large waves
PITTSBURGH – A woman is suing the owners/operators of two separate boats after she was thrown into the air and injured when the boat she was on hit a wake. -
Family of 23-year-old killed on Cambria County worksite files wrongful death suit against SDI Gas, others
PITTSBURGH – The Scenery Hill family of a 23-year-old man who was killed when he was hit in the head by a piece of heavy equipment while working on a pipe-drilling project is seeking damages from the company that oversaw the project and others. -
Council member claims Pittsburgh is illegally enforcing finance campaign finance regulation ordinances
PITTSBURGH – The city of Pittsburgh is facing a suit filed by a council member running for re-election who alleges the city is illegally enforcing campaign finance regulation ordinances. -
Former Pittsburgh worker claims he was fired for lawfully using medical marijuana
PITTSBURGH – A former Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority worker alleges he was falsely terminated for lawfully using medical marijuana to treat his post-traumatic stress disorder. -
Allegheny Co. judges have not been required to preside over jury selection, but Supreme Court can change that
PITTSBURGH – A negligence case against the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center’s Children’s Hospital which currently awaiting a decision from the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, may have broad implications for judicial supervision of the process of jury selection in civil litigation statewide. -
Lifeguard says she was attacked in Monroeville, files lawsuit
PITTSBURGH – A former LA Fitness lifeguard who was allegedly attacked has filed a negligence lawsuit against a gym, a home for individuals with mental illnesses and her alleged attacker. -
West Penn Health faces suit from RN who was allegedly sexually assaulted by doctor
PITTSBURGH – A registered nurse who worked at West Penn Allegheny Health System claims she was sexually assaulted by a doctor who was one of her co-workers and her clinical training supervisor. -
Civil lawsuit filed against landlord who allegedly touched himself while going through tenant's clothes
PITTSBURGH – A Pittsburgh couple are facing a lawsuit over a former tenant's allegations she was forced to leave her apartment after she discovered her landlord had entered the apartment and aroused himself while going through her personal effects, clothes and property. -
Man accused of assaulting hockey coach's wife can't prepare defense until discovery requests are fulfilled
PITTSBURGH – A man accused of spitting on and striking the wife of his son’s youth hockey coach has claimed he can’t prepare an adequate defense because they haven’t responded to his request for documents and interrogatories, and a state court judge agreed. -
Female football players, also ex-lovers, reach settlement over alleged hotel attack
PITTSBURGH – A woman who claimed she was brutally assaulted by her ex-girlfriend at the Airport Marriott Hotel in Pittsburgh, has settled with both the hotel chains involved for negligence and the former girlfriend over the injuries she sustained. -
Athletes get charged extra in Pittsburgh; Lawsuit challenges 'jock tax'
PITTSBURGH – The City of Pittsburgh is facing a lawsuit from a trio of professional athletes and the players’ associations of Major League Baseball, the National Football League and the National Hockey League, claiming its “jock tax” that is applied to both resident and non-resident athletes is unconstitutional.