PITTSBURGH – Through its District Attorney Stephen Zappala, Allegheny County has filed suit against 10 different drug manufacturers, for damages connected to both the companies’ alleged false marketing of opioid drugs and the county’s combating the use and abuse of opioids.
The following cases categorized as "personal injury" were on the docket in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on Feb. 1. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania reported the following activities in the suit brought by James Franklin Lewis and Linda Lewis against "jane Doe", "john Doe", "xyz Corp.", Merck & Co. Inc. and Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. on Feb. 1.
PITTSBURGH – A federal judge has granted Google’s request to dismiss a case brought against it by a Pittsburgh attorney, who attempted to compel the search giant to take down an unfavorable professional review about him, that he claimed was both fraudulent and from a person who doesn’t actually exist.
PITTSBURGH – Counsel for the president of a Pittsburgh distillery has filed preliminary objections in a secondary cross-complaint, one related to another case it filed against one of its former executives over access to the company’s Facebook page and website.
ALLENTOWN – An openly gay man’s lawsuit detailing claims of discrimination and harassment he suffered while in the employ of Guess, Inc. will now be governed by arbitration, rather than a civil court proceeding.
PITTSBURGH – Google maintains that the Communications Decency Act bars the argument made by a Pittsburgh attorney, who is attempting to compel the search giant to take down an unfavorable professional review about him that he claims is both fraudulent and from a person who doesn’t actually exist.
PITTSBURGH – A Scottdale plaintiff who allegedly suffered a broken left knee when visiting an Outback Steakhouse restaurant nearly four years ago has settled her litigation against the popular chain.
PITTSBURGH – A Monroeville nursing home facility says that a former administrator who reported positive COVID-19 diagnoses at the facility to both county and state health authorities – and believes he was fired in retaliation – did not show he engaged in protected activity under the Pennsylvania Whistleblower Act.
PITTSBURGH – A Monroeville nursing home facility says that Pennsylvania’s at-will employment status bars the violation of public policy claim brought by a former administrator who reported positive COVID-19 diagnoses at the facility to both county and state health authorities – and believes he was fired in retaliation.
The following cases categorized as "personal injury" were on the docket in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on Nov. 24. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania reported the following activities in the suit brought by Larry Lewis and Shari Lewis against Janssen Pharmaceuticals Inc. on Nov. 24.
PITTSBURGH – A federal court will now hear the case of a Pittsburgh attorney who sued Google, in claiming that the top search engine has maintained and refused to take down an unfavorable review of his legal services that he argues is fraudulent and from someone who doesn’t actually exist.
ALLENTOWN – Guess, Inc. argues that an arbitration agreement signed upon employment precludes the discrimination and harassment claims brought to a federal court by an openly gay man, from being heard in his civil action.
PITTSBURGH – According to a federal judge, a former Amazon employee has settled his harassment and disability-related discrimination claims against the company.
PITTSBURGH – A Western Pennsylvania manufacturer of cardiac and respiratory monitoring systems claims that Procter & Gamble is infringing on one of its patents in selling a baby monitor device it produces.
PITTSBURGH – A plaintiff whose 2-year-old son fell to his death through an allegedly defective window in a Pittsburgh apartment in 2018 says the Allegheny County Housing Authority should not be granted immunity in the subsequent lawsuit, and a state court judge has agreed.
PITTSBURGH – A Pittsburgh attorney has sued Google, in claiming that the top search engine has maintained and refused to take down an unfavorable review of his legal services that he argues is fraudulent and from someone who doesn't actually exist.
