SCRANTON – A federal judge has ruled that a graphic designer and her partner, who sought anonymity in a lawsuit alleging years of sexual harassment at the hands of the main plaintiff’s supervisor while working at a Monroe County resort, would be compelled to name themselves moving forward.
PITTSBURGH – A Western Pennsylvania man alleges that he suffered a number of health complications and diminished value of his property, after the defendants conducted fracking operations in the vicinity of his residence.
PHILADELPHIA – A parent of a Tredyffrin/Easttown School District student who wished to inspect records of Critical Race Theory curriculum being taught in the District, says he was prevented from recording his voice while viewing the records, in violation of his First Amendment rights.
SCRANTON – Due to the death of a plaintiff, one representing the estate of a Carbondale woman who passed away from cardiac arrest three years ago while in the care of Geisinger Medical Center, another individual has been substituted to stand in for the litigation.
PITTSBURGH – Litigation brought against a natural gas company, whose alleged negligence in failing to turn off the gas supply to a Penn Hills building allegedly exacerbated the effect of a structure fire which took place at the property, has been settled.
PITTSBURGH – A pilot for a California airline who claimed he suffered medical complications resulting from negligent, prolonged carbon monoxide exposure in the planes he was flying, has settled his claims with the airline.
MEDIA – After it motioned for summary judgment in a case surrounding injuries suffered by a Woodlyn woman, who claimed an accumulation of water on the sidewalk at her local public library caused her to fall onto her left knee, Ridley Township has seen the action remanded to arbitration.
PITTSBURGH – An at-home physical therapist and her employer contends that an elderly Bethel Park couple who contracted COVID-19 after an appointment in November 2020, was responsible and liable for the injuries they suffered.
MEDIA – The daughters of a Delaware County nursing home resident who contended that improper care from facility staff directly caused their mother’s death, have settled their claims with the nursing home company for $20,000.
PITTSBURGH — A patient alleges she suffered second-degree burns after nursing staff placed hot wash cloths on her wound during her post-op recovery at Forbes Hospital.
MEDIA – A Delaware County woman alleges that due to a nursing facility’s neglect, her mother suffered a series of illnesses that ultimately resulted in her untimely death two years ago.
MEDIA – A group of Delaware County neighbors who alleged that an adjacent contractor’s materials-crushing operations were creating a private and public nuisance and violating a local township ordinance for noise and air quality, recently settled their claims with that contractor.
PITTSBURGH – A Canonsburg couple claims that injuries suffered by the husband-plaintiff when he fell on ice during a walk on the Three Rivers Heritage Trail, were preventable and the responsibility of the group tasked to maintain the trail.
PITTSBURGH – One defendant named in a wrongful death lawsuit, filed after the death of a man trapped underground during a cave-in while digging a trench to replace a sewer line in North Strabane Township, has been dismissed from the case.
MEDIA – A Dominican Republic resort argues that it is not responsible for injuries suffered by one-half of a Delaware couple, when the husband-plaintiff slipped on a wet staircase and suffered injuries to his ribs, shoulders and spine.
ALLENTOWN – A federal judge has dismissed litigation brought by a legal group and two law firms against TD Bank, which claimed that the bank was negligent and should have detected that the plaintiff’s employee had embezzled funds and deposited those funds at the bank.
PITTSBURGH – A Pittsburgh man who allegedly suffered a broken hip during a fall which occurred in the parking lot of an Advance Auto Parts store has seen his case thrown out due to summary judgment dismissal.
PHILADELPHIA – A federal judge has remanded to state court the case of a Doylestown couple who alleged that Costco is liable for severe bodily injuries suffered by the wife-plaintiff while shopping in the company’s store in North Wales.
