PITTSBURGH – A McDonald’s customer in Pittsburgh claims that the restaurant negligently permitted liquid to accumulate on its floor which he slipped and fell on, causing him to sustain serious injuries.
PHILADELPHIA – A trio of veterinary care defendants deny they wrongfully refused to accommodate the mental health-related conditions of a care technician, before allegedly terminating her, in response to the vet tech’s litigation.
PITTSBURGH – A defendant named in a wrongful death lawsuit by the family of a man allegedly beaten and killed at a Munhall house party in 2015, argues he should be dismissed as a party to the case through summary judgment.
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania reported the following activity in the suit brought by Dorothy R. Ashley against The Hartford Life and Accident Insurance Company on Jan. 18: 'Complaint Against The Hartford Life And Accident Insurance Company ( Filing Fee $ 402 Receipt Number 0313-14849739.), Filed By Dorothy R. Ashley. (attachments: # 1 Case Management Track Form, # 2 Civil Cover Sheet, # 3 Designation Form)(parker, Michael) Modified On 1/18/2021 (fb).'.
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania reported the following activity in the suit brought by Dawn McCormick against Cramco Inc. on Jan. 18: 'Complaint Against Cramco, Inc. ( Filing Fee $ 402 Receipt Number 0313-14849560.), Filed By Dawn McCormick.(karpf, Ari)'.
The following cases categorized as "personal injury" were on the docket in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on Jan. 12. 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 activity in the suit brought by Toll Brothers against Archer Exteriors Inc. on Jan. 17: 'Complaint Against Archer Exteriors, Inc. ( Filing Fee $ 402 Receipt Number 0313-14849351.), Filed By Toll Brothers. (attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1, # 2 Exhibit 2, # 3 Designation Form, # 4 Civil Cover Sheet)(finnerty, Meghan)'.
The following cases categorized as "personal injury" were on the docket in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on Jan. 11. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
The following cases categorized as "insurance" were on the docket in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania on Jan. 11. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
The following cases categorized as "personal injury" were on the docket in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania on Jan. 11. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
The following cases categorized as "medical malpractice" were on the docket in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania on Jan. 11. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
The following cases categorized as "family and medical leave act" were on the docket in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania on Jan. 11. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
The following cases categorized as "contract" were on the docket in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania on Jan. 11. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
PITTSBURGH – A Western Pennsylvania woman claims that she developed ovarian cancer after using talc-based personal hygiene products sold by the Giant Eagle supermarket chain, for more than half of her life.
HARRISBURG – A state appellate court has turned away the case of a former college football player who alleged the National Collegiate Athletic Association should have prevented the head injuries which he said led him to develop amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or Lou Gehrig’s disease.
PHILADELPHIA – A federal appellate court has ruled that arbitration should govern a dispute resolution between a pair of plaintiffs and their former law firm, which they say committed legal malpractice when it failed to locate a man who had stolen more than $12 million.
ALLENTOWN – Sherwin-Williams is seeking to protect from the dissemination of its confidential trade secrets in litigation brought by an Easton couple, who say they used one of its deck sealing products to stain their deck, before the product supposedly self-heated and caused a fire on their property.
PHILADELPHIA – Litigation between a local couple and a pair of gym equipment companies over alleged negligence where one of them was caused to fall from a piece of fitness equipment and suffer injuries, has been settled.