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Former deputy superintendent of Pittsburgh Public Schools settles retaliation lawsuit with district
PITTSBURGH – The former deputy superintendent of the Pittsburgh school system has settled his lawsuit against the district, which charged it with retaliation for firing him, allegedly for supporting a colleague’s separate discrimination suit. -
Pittsburgh School District argues that summary judgment should be granted against ex-deputy superintendent
PITTSBURGH – The Pittsburgh school system is looking for summary judgment in a suit brought against the district by its former deputy superintendent, which charged it with retaliation for firing him for allegedly for supporting a colleague’s separate discrimination suit. -
Ex-deputy superintendent update: Pittsburgh school system says retaliation lawsuit is meritless
PITTSBURGH – The Pittsburgh school system has countered a suit brought against the district by its former deputy superintendent, charging it with retaliation for firing him for allegedly for supporting a colleague’s separate discrimination suit. -
Ex-deputy superintendent says Pittsburgh school district didn't re-hire him for supporting colleague's discrimination case
PITTSBURGH – The former deputy superintendent of the Pittsburgh school system has filed suit against the district, charging it with retaliation for firing him, allegedly for supporting a colleague’s separate discrimination suit. -
Pittsburgh schools accused of awarding job to company that failed to follow bid specifications
PITTSBURGH — A couple who submitted a bid for remediation work at Pittsburgh City Schools alleged the winning contractor did not follow the district's specifications, according to a complaint filed in March. -
Lawsuit follows after Pittsburgh school bus driver pleads guilty to sexual assault
PITTSBURGH – The parent of a severely physical and intellectually disabled student is suing Pittsburgh Public Schools and others after a bus driver that transported students to the Children's Institute of Pittsburgh pleaded guilty to sexual assault and other crimes. -
Appeals court upholds dismissal of tax-assessment complaint – but for other reasons
PITTSBURGH – An appeals court upheld a tax reassessment on a couple's property, backing a lower court's decision to dismiss their complaint – even though the lower court was wrong in its reasoning for dismissal. -
Woman blames stroke, other injuries on fall at Pittsburgh high school
PITTSBURGH – A Pittsburgh woman is suing a school system alleging that she was injured when she was caused to slip and fall on ice. -
Commonwealth Court affirms dismissal of class action over Allegheny County's property assessment methodology
HARRISBURG – The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania recently weighed in on a property reassessment case filed against Allegheny County, Pittsburgh, the city’s school district and the county’s Board of Assessment Appeals and Review, agreeing with a lower court's decision to dismiss the case but disagreeing with portions of that court's ruling. -
Pittsburgh lawyer files two cases alleging assault on school buses
PITTSBURGH — A Pittsburgh law firm this year filed very similarly worded cases in the same common pleas court against two different school systems on behalf of mothers whose young children were allegedly assaulted on school buses last year. -
Pittsburgh Public Schools hit with class action lawsuit over treatment of student with ADHD
PITTSBURGH — A minor, his mother and grandfather have filed a class action lawsuit against Pittsburgh Public Schools and three school authorities, citing alleged violations of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans With Disabilities Act, plus other counts. -
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County allege homeowners failed to state claim in tax dispute
The city of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County object to claims made by a husband and wife who filed a class action lawsuit against Allegheny County, the county's Board of Property Assessment Appeals and Review, the city and Pittsburgh Public Schools alleging the county raised their real estate tax during the years 2014 through 2016.