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Property owners say their construction didn't violate 2005 sale agreement with Scranton JCC
SCRANTON – A pair of property owners and a campground foundation in Scranton deny that construction that took place on a campsite violates the terms of a 2005 property sale agreement that the defendants pledged to abide by. -
Gallbladder removal injuries update: Doctor's counsel denies liability for plaintiff's severed bile duct
PITTSBURGH – Counsel for a physician who treated a Pittsburgh man during his gallbladder removal deny that their client was liable for the severing of the patient’s bile duct and ongoing injuries. -
Aldi and Dollar General win class action case against them over sales tax on face masks
PITTSBURGH – Dollar General and Aldi have scored a dismissal of a lawsuit which alleged that they and other retailers unlawfully charged sales taxes on the purchases of face masks during the COVID-19 pandemic. -
Ridley Township counters it is not responsible for library-goer's fall on sidewalk, subsequent knee injuries
MEDIA – Ridley Township argues that it is not liable for injuries suffered by a Delaware County plaintiff, who claims an accumulation of water on the sidewalk at her local public library caused her to fall and suffer injuries to her left knee. -
Lawsuit versus NRA, Colt and alleged Tree of Life Synagogue shooter sent to Allegheny County Complex Litigation Center
PITTSBURGH – A lawsuit from a Pittsburgh whose parents were killed in the Tree of Life Synagogue shooting in October 2018 - against the manufacturers and seller of the weapon the perpetrator used to commit the crime, the shooter himself and the National Rifle Association - has been transferred to a state court complex litigation center. -
Federal class action lawsuit over vanilla-flavored almond milk voluntarily dismissed, for now
PHILADELPHIA – A class action lawsuit against a New Jersey food distributor over the allegedly deceptive characterization of its vanilla-flavored almond milk has been discontinued. -
Philadelphia police officers deny their alleged excessive force led to death of Mass. man suffering opiate overdose
PHILADELPHIA – The City of Philadelphia and three of its police officers deny that they used excessive force on a Massachusetts man when responding to his opiate overdose and allegedly causing his death. -
Lawsuit: Man slips on apple sauce at Giant Food Store, suffers injuries
MEDIA — A couple have filed a lawsuit against The Giant Company after the husband allegedly slipped on apple sauce and suffered injures at its grocery store in Landsdowne. -
PENNSYLVANIA GOVERNOR'S OFFICE: Department Of Education Provides Information On New Law That Allows Grade Level Retainment
The Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) today provided information on a new law that permits parents, guardians, and students over the age of 18 to elect to have their children or themselves repeat their grade because of the COVID-19 pandemic. -
Lawsuit versus Apple and Best Buy claiming burn injuries from iPhone 11 Pro is remanded to state court
PHILADELPHIA – A lawsuit brought against Apple and Best Buy by the parent of a minor who suffered head and burn injuries allegedly while using an iPhone 11 Pro cell phone, has been remanded to state court by a federal judge. -
Allegheny authorities say Universal Life Church's lawsuit alleging refusal to recognize marriages is groundless
PITTSBURGH – Allegheny County officials counter that they are not misusing a Pennsylvania law to avoid solemnizing legal marriages in the Commonwealth, contrary to recent assertions from a non-denominational church, and wants the church’s complaint thrown out. -
Media company files preliminary injunction to stop former on-air personality from working for her new employer
PITTSBURGH – A Western Pennsylvania media company which claimed one of its former on-air personalities accepted a job with a competitor in the same market and violated the no-compete terms of an employment agreement she signed nearly seven years ago, is now seeking a preliminary injunction to stop further violations. -
Law firm disavows liability for alleged discrimination and firing of Hispanic office manager
ALLENTOWN – A Philadelphia law firm denies that it discriminated against and fired a former officer manager of Hispanic origin because of her ethnic background, instead countering that the plaintiff was fired for just cause. -
Judge: Man suing Philly police officers for wrongful narcotics arrest cannot file third amended complaint
PHILADELPHIA – A federal judge ruled that a man arrested during a narcotics investigation and whose charges were later dismissed, cannot file a third amended complaint in his lawsuit for wrongful arrest and imprisonment against members of the Philadelphia Police Department. -
Delaware man sues in Pa. court over injury at Dominican Republic pool
MEDIA – A Delaware couple have brought legal action against the Secrets Punta Cana resort and its locally-based holding companies in Delaware County, after the husband-plaintiff suffered broken ribs and spinal injuries in a fall sustained at the Dominican Republic resort two years ago. -
Third Circuit: Lingering questions of med-device product liability law need to be decided by Pa. Supreme Court
PHILADELPHIA – According to a panel trio of judges from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, and not itself, must decide two unresolved questions of medical device product liability law. -
Athletes' 'jock tax' lawsuit against Pittsburgh back on, after over a year of inactivity
PITTSBURGH – After more than a year of inactivity, a state court judge’s ruling has breathed new life into 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. -
Age discrimination claim thrown out in ex-worker's wrongful termination suit against Sen. Anthony Williams
PHILADELPHIA – A judge has dismissed without prejudice a claim for alleged violation of the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act in a case brought by an ex-constituent services worker for state Sen. Anthony Williams, who claimed she was fired before Christmas in 2018 after contracting breast cancer. -
Allegheny County woman injured by fallen axe on Halloween trick-or-treat table settles case with homeowners
PITTSBURGH – An Allegheny County woman taking her child trick-or-treating on Halloween two years recently settled her litigation with a pair of Pittsburgh residents, at whose property an axe allegedly fell from a candy table and lacerated her right leg. -
Allegedly negligent owners of Brookhaven apartment complex look to compel discovery, in suit relating to tenant's death
MEDIA – The Blue Bell-based owner and operator of a Brookhaven apartment complex are seeking to compel discovery in a lawsuit brought by a Delaware County man, who alleges their negligence led to his mother suffering a fall on their property and caused injuries whose repairs later led to her death.