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Pittsburgh's gun law, passed after synagogue shooting, struck down by judge
PITTSBURGH – Pittsburgh's attempt to regulate firearms in the city past what is allowed by other laws has been rejected by a state court judge. -
Woman ran over by Port Authority bus keeps $250K verdict after Allegheny County's appeal
HARRISBURG – On Oct. 31, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania’s Western District reversed a Commonwealth Court’s ruling that overturned an order granting Port Authority of Allegheny County a new trial after one of its bus drivers hit a pedestrian. -
Parents sue Kinder Academy after former staff member pleads guilty to endangering welfare of child
PITTSBURGH – Allegheny County parents of a child they alleged sustained bruises while attending Kinder Academy of Kennedy has filed a suit against the day care after one of its staff pleaded guilty to endangering the welfare of children. -
Petland pins blame for fall on woman who disregarded warning sign, tripped on way to play with dog
PITTSBURGH – Petland has hit back at the claims of a Coraopolis couple who sued it after the wife fell down on her way to play with a dog in one of its Pittsburgh stores, saying her actions constitute contributory negligence. -
Objections filed against third complaint from Illinois man who fell out of tree at Slovene music festival
PITTSBURGH – An Enon Valley recreation center and Slovene benefit society have objected to the third version of a lawsuit filed by a local man after he was allegedly paralyzed by a fall from a tree during a music festival there, believing it did not conform to prior court orders. -
Parent/defendant in lawsuit surrounding fatal beating of Codi Joyce at Munhall house party seeks judgment
PITTSBURGH – One of the defendants named in a wrongful death civil lawsuit by the estate of Codi Joyce has petitioned the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas for summary judgment. -
Pa. Supreme Court strikes down part of 2002 legislation, gives med-mal plaintiffs more time to sue
PITTSBURGH - The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and other defendants in a medical malpractice lawsuit over a failed liver transplant in 2003 will have to fight that litigation after a sharply split Pennsylvania Supreme Court threw out a seven-year time bar. -
Former UPMC doctor who sought $200K in back pay settles case
PITTSBURGH – A settlement was recently reached in the case of a former physician at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center seeking well over $200,000 in post-termination back pay. -
Former Integrity Home Care aide alleges company did not compensate her for overtime
PITTSBURGH — A former Integrity Home Care home health aide who alleges she often worked more than 50 hours per week, says the company did not pay her and other employees overtime pay. -
Owners of Wilkinsburg commercial building allege Lloyds won't pay $6 million vandalism claim
PITTSBURGH — A real estate rehabilitation company is suing Lloyd's of London over the insurers refusal to pay a claim for more than $6 million in vandalism done to their commericial building in Wilkinsburg. -
Lawsuit that credited plaintiff's injuries to dimly lit movie theater reaches settlement
PITTSBURGH – A plaintiff’s lawsuit that charged that an improperly lighted movie theater was the proximate cause behind her serious head and neck injuries has been settled. -
Man who suffered parasitic eye injuries at water rapids park will soon see case come to a Pittsburgh courtroom
PITTSBURGH – The case of man who allegedly suffered permanent eye damage he allegedly suffered due to the presence of a parasite in unclean water splashed into his face will soon be heading to trial. -
Commonwealth Court now hearing disciplinary case centered on Allegheny County jail guard
PITTSBURGH – Allegheny County has appealed the case of a former prison guard who claimed an arbitrator overstepped the authority of her role in punishing her for alleged dereliction of her duty in failing to notice the death of an inmate, to the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania. -
Mother of injured man who fell out of tree at Slovene music festival is dismissed from lawsuit
PITTSBURGH – The mother of an Illinois man who sued an Enon Valley recreation center and Slovene benefit society after the latter was allegedly paralyzed by a fall from a tree during a music festival there, has been dismissed from the litigation and had several claims rendered invalid. -
'Inappropriate windfall?' Lawyer fees and costs taking 56% of settlement from son who lost father
A federal judge has refused to sign off on a settlement for the minor son of a man killed in an all-terrain vehicle crash over deep concerns that the legal fees and costs were potentially an "inappropriate windfall" for attorneys and experts. -
LA Fitness makes move to head off lawsuit of pool worker who says he was exposed to chemicals
PITTSBURGH - On Sept. 27, LA Fitness asked the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania to toss out a negligence case against it after a pool worker sued with complaints that he was exposed to toxic chemicals. -
Whistleblower suit filed in Pittsburgh
PITTSBURGH – The former executive director of a personal care facility operator has filed a whistleblower lawsuit against the company alleging a nurse who destroyed medical records and medication forms and forged health care provider signatures was allowed to continue to work at the facility and was never reported to state authorities. -
Volunteer files defamation suit against Diocese of Pittsburgh over allegedly false grooming report
PITTSBURGH – A Bridgeville man who served as a volunteer religious education instructor alleges he was dismissed from his position because of a false report that he was grooming a minor child. -
Mother sues YMCA after her 15-year-old son dies during camp rock-climbing activity
PITTSBURGH – An Irwin woman alleges the YMCA of Greater Pittsburgh is liable for the death of her 15-year-old son who died after falling during a rock climbing accident at a camp in Fort Hill. -
President at Glade Run Foundation won't face claims over boy allegedly molested at its facility
PITTSBURGH – A developmentally disabled young man and his parents who allege he was molested at a residential treatment facility for children have agreed to drop claims against the chief executive of the institution where the events were said to have occurred.