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Case activity for Tyrone Augusta Sherard vs Allstate Insurance Company on April 7
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania reported the following activities in the suit brought by Tyrone Augusta Sherard against Allstate Insurance Company on April 7. -
Pittsburgh Water & Sewer says it's not at fault for diversion of storm runoff into plaintiffs' homes
PITTSBURGH – The City of Pittsburgh’s Water and Sewer Authority has denied it was responsible for the alleged defective design and failure to repair a deteriorating storm sewer culvert, which caused storm water runoff to flow into the plaintiffs’ homes. -
Delaware County, ready for trial, seeking $32 million for collapse of parking garage
PHILADELPHIA – A trial is upcoming in an insurance case in which Delaware County wants insurance coverage to the tune of $32 million, for damages it alleges it suffered when a 12-ton panel fell on one of its parking garages and adjacent buildings. -
Deer hunter death update: Walmart and manufacturers claim heating device was not to blame
SCRANTON – Walmart and the manufacturers of a portable heater have answered a lawsuit filed over an allegedly defective product which exploded and killed a man on a deer hunting trip, claiming the events were the fault of the decedent. -
Allegheny County court ruling gives credence to case of substitute teacher banned for 1965 arrest
PITTSBURGH – A state court judge has overruled preliminary objections from two Pennsylvania school districts, who contended they were only following state law when they denied a work opportunity to a substitute teacher when it was learned by the districts he had been arrested on one occasion 55 years ago. -
Peoples Natural Gas Company sued over leak that burned down entire shopping center
Peoples Natural Gas Company LLC was sued by the owners of a Verona dry cleaning service after a natural gas leak destroyed the shopping center the business was in. -
Man wants Apple and Verizon to pay damages after iPhone allegedly exploded
Apple and Verizon face a civil complaint in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas from a Crescent Township man who says that his iPhone 6 spontaneously exploded after being connected to a charger. -
In striking ruling, Superior Court puts defendants not totally at fault in a bind
HARRISBURG – In a ruling which could have far-reaching repercussions for tort cases statewide, a panel of judges from the Superior Court of Pennsylvania recently ruled that the Fair Share Act applies to possibly reduce exposure to joint and several liability, only when a plaintiff contributes to their own injuries. -
Pa. Supreme Court agrees with natural gas companies, that consumer protection law can't apply to mineral leasing disputes
HARRISBURG – The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania almost unanimously sided with natural gas companies in finding that State Attorney General Josh Shapiro’s office can’t target practices connected to the leasing of mineral rights, under the auspices of the Unfair Trade Practice and Consumer Protection Law. -
City of Pittsburgh alleges it wasn't at fault for defective sidewalk that seriously injured plaintiff
PITTSBURGH – The City of Pittsburgh argues that it was not negligent in failing to repair a section of sidewalk leading to a common mailbox area near her residence, causing her to fall and become seriously injured. -
Pittsburgh School District fights lawsuit of teacher who says she was illegally fired
PITTSBURGH – The Pittsburgh School District alleges that there are no substantive claims contained in a lawsuit brought against it by a longtime special education teacher who says she was fired by the district last August, while convalescing from a series of serious ankle injuries she sustained in three separate falls. -
Black-owned EMS company claims racially hostile conspirators caused kibosh of their ambulance contract with Veterans Affairs
HARRISBURG – A Black-owned EMS ambulance company in Western Pennsylvania has launched litigation against a host of medical professionals and health care companies, alleging it faced a conspiracy of racial discrimination on the part of the defendants. -
Tenant who fell over retaining wall update: Landlord counters that plaintiff caused his own injuries
PITTSBURGH – A Western Pennsylvania landlord counters that a tenant suing it for negligence connected to his fall over a pair of retaining walls in his apartment parking lot, is solely responsible for his own injuries. -
BLANK ROME LLP: Blank Rome Formally Announces Its National Environmental, Social, and Governance (“ESG”) Team
Blank Rome LLP is pleased to formally announce its national Environmental, Social, and Governance (“ESG”) Team. -
March 26: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania docket for "870 tax suits: taxes" cases
The following cases categorized as "870 tax suits: taxes" were on the docket in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on March 26. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact: -
Chesapeake Energy company to pay $1.9 million to resolve suit over environmental violations tied to fracking in Pa.
WILLIAMSPORT – A Chesapeake Energy company engaged in fracking in the Marcellus Shale region of Pennsylvania, will pay a $1.9 million fine and remediate environmental issues for failing to properly protect wetlands areas at 76 oil and gas well sites in five counties statewide. -
Bridgeville flooring company denies it was responsible for bad material installation and later house fire
PITTSBURGH – A Bridgeville flooring company denies liability for an alleged improper installation of flooring and lack of oversight that resulted in a fire breaking out at the plaintiff’s residence, and instead argues that the blaze was the result of actions taken by its co-defendant. -
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania: Actions Taken on March 24
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania reported the following activity on March 24 in the suits below: -
Political activist sues City of Williamsport after it wouldn't let him burn Trump flags
WILLIAMSPORT – A prominent activist is suing the City of Williamsport, challenging the constitutionality of its open-burning ordinance and therefore, its prohibition on his being permitted to burn flags as a method of political protest. -
Choice Hotels update: Company wins motion to compel arbitration with group of franchisees suing it for racial discrimination
ALLENTOWN – The Choice Hotels organization has had granted its motion to compel arbitration and stay all proceedings in a lawsuit brought by the company’s franchisees, who claimed they have been overcharged inflated fees to increase the group’s revenue and have been subjected to discriminatory treatment based on race.