Robert Peirce & Associates, P.c.
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Mass tort lawyers invite plaintiff-finding company to conference during court dispute with 3M
PHOENIX (Legal Newsline) – A group that directs potential clients to mass tort lawyers – and is fighting to keep the information between them secret – will be on hand when those lawyers meet to discuss their strategies. -
Couple sue Walmart, say container fell from shelf and struck wife on the head
PITTSBURGH – A Western Pennsylvania couple have sued Walmart after the wife-plaintiff suffered head and muscular injuries while shopping there, when a storage container allegedly fell from a shelf and struck her on the head. -
Update on man shot by cops while robbing grocery store; City of Sharon denies liability
PHILADELPHIA – The City of Sharon has disavowed all liability for injuries suffered by a Cumberland County man who broke into a Farrell supermarket, suffered a gunshot wound to the head by an officer and alleged excessive force was used. -
Wrongful death lawsuit against Walmart stayed
HARRISBURG – A federal judge has stayed litigation between a woman who alleged Walmart committed a pharmaceutical packaging error which allegedly led her husband to take the wrong medicine and pass away in 2017, the retail giant and the medicine's manufacturer. -
Lawsuit: Pittsburgh parish priest regularly abused man in 1975, when he was 13 years old
PITTSBURGH – A man who alleges he suffered ongoing sexual abuse at the hands of a Pittsburgh parish priest when he was 13 years old is now suing both the church and the Roman Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh. -
Walmart's move to dismiss lawsuit over man's death 'premature,' widow claims
HARRISBURG – A woman who alleged Walmart committed a pharmaceutical packaging error which allegedly led her husband to take the wrong medicine and pass away in 2017, is fighting an attempt on the part of the company to dismiss the case. -
Walmart says it's not to blame for man's taking of wrong medication and death
HARRISBURG – In a recently filed dismissal motion, Walmart denies all liability for allegedly committing a pharmaceutical packaging error – one which allegedly led a customer to take the wrong medicine and pass away in 2017. -
Man who was shot in the head during his burglary attempt files new complaint against arresting police officers
PHILADELPHIA – A Cumberland County man who broke into a Farrell supermarket, suffered a gunshot wound to the head by an officer and alleged excessive force was used, dismissed several defendants from his original complaint while adding other police parties to amended version of the case. -
Crunch Waterfront allegedly increased membership fees without consent
PITTSBURGH — A member has filed a class action lawsuit against Cornerstone Fitness Waterfront LLC, d/b/a Crunch Waterfront and other entities, citing alleged violations of the Health Club Act and Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law, breach of contract and unjust enrichment. -
Allegheny Co. lawsuit blames roofing company, contractor for worker's fatal fall
PITTSBURGH — Co-administrators of a deceased man are suing a roofing company, citing alleged negligence that resulted in wrongful death. -
Union Railroad, U.S. Steel and WTI Rust Holdings blamed for asbestos exposure
PITTSBURGH — An employee and his wife are suing Union Railroad Co., U.S. Steel Corp. and WTI Rust Holdings Inc, alleging negligence, strict liability, breach of warranty, gross willful and wanton misconduct. -
Man claims lung cancer caused by more than 20 years of exposure to asbestos at work
PITTSBURGH — A couple are suing Consolidated Rail Corp., claiming the company failed to provide a safe workplace for the husband who allegedly was exposed to asbestos for more than two decades. -
Surviving son accuses Masonic Village at Sewickley of negligence in father's care
PITTSBURGH — A deceased man's son and estate administrator is suing Masonic Homes of the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania, doing business as Masonic Village at Sewickley, citing alleged failure to protect and negligence. -
Son blames Oakleaf Personal Care Home for mother's death
PITTSBURGH — A surviving son and estate administrator is suing Oakleaf Inc., doing business as Oakleaf Personal Care Home, claiming insufficient measures were taken to prevent injuries. -
U.S. Steel says it owes nothing to Allegheny Co. plaintiffs suing over alleged pollution at Clairton plant
PITTSBURGH – U.S. Steel is defending itself against a class action lawsuit alleging pollution from its Clairton Coke Works plant, denying it has made any nearby resident sick or diminished anyone's property value. -
Lawrence County blames doctors and pharmaceutical companies for opioid crisis
NEW CASTLE — Lawrence County is suing several physicians and pharmaceutical companies, citing alleged violation of the Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Act, as well as fraud, unjust enrichment, negligence, negligent misrepresentation and causing a public nuisance. -
Bern firm, shut out of opioid litigation spot, says lead lawyers don't represent enough of Pennsylvania
MEDIA – After not being picked to a coveted leadership role in Pennsylvania’s opioid litigation, a Conshohocken plaintiffs firm is pleading with a Delaware County judge to reconsider. -
Coraopolis woman sues Liberty Life Assurance for denying her long-term disability claim
ERIE — An employee of Highmark Inc. is suing Liberty Life Assurance Company of Boston, alleging breach of contract for wrongful termination of disability benefits. -
Neshannock School District sues FieldTurf over defective artificial turf fields
PITTSBURGH — A school district has filed a class action lawsuit against FieldTurf USA Inc., FieldTurf Inc. and FieldTurf Tarkett SAS, based in Georgia, alleging breach of warranty and product liability. -
Consumer files class action against Samsung for overheating cell phones
PITTSBURGH — An individual has filed a class action lawsuit against Samsung Electronics America Inc., alleging design defect, liability and product liability for selling cell phones that overheated and caught fire.