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Ex-staffer for State Sen. Anthony Williams seeks to strike pol's new witness from her wrongful termination case
PHILADELPHIA – Counsel for an ex-constituent services worker for state Sen. Anthony Williams who claimed she was fired before Christmas in 2018 after contracting breast cancer objects to the senator’s recent disclosure of a new witness in the case. -
Suit: Step stool collapse caused worker's fall, rotator cuff injury
PITTSBURGH — A worker who allegedly suffered injuries when a step stool collapsed is claiming negligence. -
Pa. Supreme Court won't make pharmacy liable for man's fentanyl overdose
HARRISBURG – In a ruling it admitted may seem “harsh," the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania decided that the father of a man who died from a fentanyl overdose cannot sue the pharmacy which provided him the drug, since the decedent committed a crime by possessing and using it. -
Couple's lawsuit over physical therapy group's alleged lack of COVID-19 protocols returns to Allegheny County court
PITTSBURGH – Litigation accusing a physical therapy firm accused of not using personal protective equipment and leading a Bethel Park couple to contract COVID-19 has left federal jurisdiction and been remanded to an Allegheny County court. -
Companies disavow negligence allegations from Norvelt man, who says he was maimed by up-cut saw
PITTSBURGH – A Western Pennsylvania man stands by negligence and strict liability claims against companies in Italy, Indiana and Pennsylvania, after an up-cut saw severed his right hand just above his wrist during his work. -
Penn State denies liability in lawsuit from steward allegedly raped by supervisor
WILLIAMSPORT – Penn State University has denied all allegations in a sexual harassment and retaliation action brought by a steward at the institution, who claimed she was raped by her direct supervisor. -
2021 Year-In-Review: Progress on Education, Health Care, Good Jobs & More
2021 Year-In-Review: Progress on Education, Health Care, Good Jobs & More. -
Summary judgment motions awaited in 'jock tax' lawsuit brought against the City of Pittsburgh
PITTSBURGH – Summary judgment motions will soon be filed in a lawsuit filed by a trio of professional athletes and the players’ associations of Major League Baseball, the National Football League and the National Hockey League – all of whom allege that the City of Pittsburgh’s “jock tax” that is applied to both resident and non-resident athletes is unconstitutional. -
W.Va. insurer ends case against defendants it accused of colluding in fraud related to fatal accident
PITTSBURGH – A West Virginia insurer who alleged that possible collusion between the defendants in an underlying lawsuit relating to coverage upon a fatal accident was attempting to perpetrate a fraud upon the company, has discontinued its case. -
Stagehand who alleged safety violations after he fell during 2017 NFL Draft construction settles with league
PHILADELPHIA – The National Football League has settled a lawsuit brought against both itself and ESPN that alleged safety violations were committed during the construction of a temporary stage, leading a New Jersey man to fall 30 feet and suffer severe bodily injuries. -
Plaintiffs claiming heart damage from Hershey's licorice fight to keep case alive
HARRISBURG – Four plaintiffs who claimed they suffered permanent cardiac damage as a result of eating Hershey-brand black licorice candy, stand by their claims and have refuted the company’s attempt to dismiss the case. -
Plaintiff who accused Crozer Health entities of failing to diagnose her ulcer and bowel necrosis passes away
MEDIA – A Ridley Park woman who claimed that a host of medical professionals failed to identify and diagnose her perforated ulcer and bowel necrosis, leading her to suffer permanent damage to her digestive tract, has passed away. -
Bethlehem hospital is denied summary judgment, in wrongful death suit connected to woman's surgery
ALLENTOWN – A federal judge has rejected a Bethlehem hospital’s summary judgment attempt to dismiss itself from litigation alleging a series of medical professionals incorrectly performed a surgery which he claims resulted in his wife’s death from internal bleeding. -
Montco man says Folcroft flower shop's negligence led to him falling and sustaining skull fracture
PHILADELPHIA – A Montgomery County man says he sustained a skull fracture when he slipped on an accumulated pool of water in a Folcroft flower shop, while browsing Mother’s Day flowers for his wife and accompanied by his son. -
Pittsburgh bar denies liability for patron's fall, one year after complaint was filed
PITTSBURGH – After one year, a Pittsburgh bar has responded to a woman’s allegations that she suffered a broken left arm and other injuries after falling while making a trip to its restroom, by seeking to strike all insinuations of recklessness from the complaint and therefore, liability for punitive damages against it. -
ADA lawsuit over Philadelphia's sidewalks heading to trial in February
PHILADELPHIA – Litigation between a group of plaintiffs and the City of Philadelphia, over claims the City failed to maintain its sidewalks to provide proper access to disabled citizens in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, will be heading to trial in February. -
Governor Wolf: At Least 79 Jobs Coming to Luzerne Co. With Leading Beverage Manufacturer
Governor Wolf: At Least 79 Jobs Coming to Luzerne Co. With Leading Beverage Manufacturer. -
Man arrested by Philadelphia police officers for drug arrest in 2018 settles malicious prosecution claims
PHILADELPHIA – The subject of a 2018 drug arrest who filed a malicious prosecution lawsuit against several Philadelphia Police Department officers, recently settled his claims against those officers. -
Chester and Delaware county parents drop lawsuit against Tredyffrin-Easttown School Board, after mask mandate was nixed
PHILADELPHIA – A group of parents from Chester County and Delaware County have dropped claims against their local school district, over the district implementing a health and safety plan which included a mask mandate for students unless they received a religious or medical exemption and regular COVID-19 testing. -
Housing community owner continues to press for $246K default judgment in response to neighbor causing it damage
PITTSBURGH – A housing community owner who alleged that its neighbor’s construction caused nearly $250,000 in severe damage to retaining walls and surrounding property and wants a default judgment in that same amount, denies the answering material from two of the case’s defendants.