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Parents of first-graders taught transgender issues win lawsuit against Mt. Lebanon schools
PITTSBURGH – A federal judge has granted summary judgment to a group of parents who alleged their civil rights were violated when Mount Lebanon School District taught the concepts of gender dysphoria and transgender transitioning to their first-grade children. -
Divided rulings come down on dismissal motions, in man’s assault suit against police and corrections officers
PITTSBURGH – A federal judge has issued split decisions with respect to a trio of motions to dismiss, in litigation brought by a man who claimed he was assaulted during his arrest and detention by New Castle police officers in September 2021. -
Judge denies motions in COVID-19 vax exemption suit versus Pittsburgh Regional Transit
PITTSBURGH – A federal judge has denied motions for partial summary judgment and to sever claims from Pittsburgh Regional Transit, with respect to a class action brought against it by former employees who unsuccessfully submitted religious or medical exemptions for the COVID-19 vaccine, and were later fired. -
Pittsburgh judge retains one claim in postal worker’s chemical burns lawsuit
PITTSBURGH – A plaintiff working as a United States Postal Service mail handler who suffered third-degree chemical burns when a drain cleaner product being sent through the mail leaked through its packaging and made contact with her body is able to proceed with her claims of negligence only. -
Retaliation claims dismissed from former Allegheny County Jail officer who refused COVID vax
PITTSBURGH – A federal court in Pittsburgh has dismissed retaliation claims under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 but preserved a discrimination claim lodged under the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act, in litigation brought by a former Allegheny County Jail corrections officer who lost her job for refusing the COVID-19 vaccine. -
Federal claims dropped in lawsuit against Allegheny County, detective alleging botched sexual assault investigation
PITTSBURGH – A Pennsylvania federal court has both dismissed two civil rights claims from lawsuit brought by a woman against an Allegheny County police force and one of its detectives, which claimed they conducted an unprofessional investigation of her sexual assault – and remanded consideration of her remaining state law claims to the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas. -
Class action lawsuit over interest rates tied to lending app Klover is settled
PITTSBURGH – An Illinois technology company has settled a class action lawsuit brought against it, one which alleged an app it created which provides its users with cash advances also levies illegally high interest rates for the convenience. -
Health care company that fired physical therapist for refusing COVID vax removes her suit to federal court
PITTSBURGH – An Ohio healthcare group has removed litigation claiming it discriminated against the religious beliefs of one of its physical therapists by refusing to extend her an exemption from receiving the COVID-19 vaccine before firing her, to federal court. -
Federal judge dismisses girls basketball player's retaliation suit versus Trinity High School
PITTSBURGH – Trinity Area School District has been granted summary judgment dismissal, in litigation brought by a 16-year-old student and girls basketball player at Trinity High School who alleged she was subjected to retaliation after alleging a sexual assault committed against another student by a member of the boys basketball team. -
U.S. Steel laborer who claimed company committed disability discrimination against him drops his case
PITTSBURGH – A laborer for U.S. Steel who claimed that the company discriminated against him on the basis of his disability, falsely charged him with fraudulent receipt of disability benefits and then fired him, has voluntarily dismissed his own case. -
Monroeville landfill removes class action nuisance lawsuit to federal court
PITTSBURGH – A Monroeville landfill has removed to federal court a class action lawsuit which asserted that it is releasing “substantial and noxious” odors that have invaded the properties of the named plaintiffs and numerous other area homeowners. -
Beaver Area School District looking to dismiss former student's lawsuit claiming he faced bullying
PITTSBURGH – Beaver Area School District and its middle school principal-football coach seek to dismiss litigation from a former student who alleged that he was the ongoing subject of severe hazing, bullying and harassment during his eighth grade year by his football teammates – and that despite his parents notifying the school’s principal-coach on multiple occasions, nothing was done to stop the abuse he sustained. -
Settlement may be coming in class action case over Klover app's alleged illegal interest rates
PITTSBURGH – An Illinois technology company may have taken a step towards settling a class action lawsuit brought against it – alleging an app it created which provides its users with cash advances, also levies illegally high interest rates for the convenience. -
Woman who claimed Fayette County discriminated against her disability settles
PITTSBURGH – Fayette County has settled a lawsuit alleging that it discriminated against one of its employees, based on her disabilities and/or perceived disabilities, in the form of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder. -
Magistrate judge recommends case over access to courts continues
PITTSBURGH – A magistrate judge has recommended that a presiding federal court throw out a motion to dismiss from the Clerk of the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas, in a legal dispute centered on transparency and access to case filings in that very same state court. -
Former Mohawk High girls basketball coach files racism lawsuit
PITTSBURGH - A Black former athletic director and girls basketball coach is suing the Mohawk Area School District, alleging racial discrimination. -
Mercer County wants dismissal from former deputy sheriff's retaliation lawsuit
PITTSBURGH – Mercer County is seeking to be dismissed from litigation from a former deputy sheriff, who claimed that after he made two unsuccessful bids for election to the position of sheriff, his political opponents retaliated against him at work. -
Couple who said police SWAT team destroyed their home to find shooting suspect settle for $185K
PITTSBURGH – A local couple who alleged that City of Pittsburgh and Borough of Monroeville police officers violated their civil rights and those of their family by unlawfully using paramilitary force to break into their house, detain them, destroy their belongings and contaminate their home with tear gas, more than a year ago, have settled their claims for $185,000. -
West Homestead and its police department says injured bystanders' claims are not legally supported
PITTSBURGH – West Homestead Borough, its police department and the department chief have countered claims from a pair of motorists who allegedly received serious and extensive injuries – when their vehicle collided with another car driven by a suspect being pursued by members of the West Homestead Police Department – by arguing that those same claims are not properly supported. -
Plaintiff drops class action case against U.S. Steel that alleged it violated Pa. Minimum Wage Act
PITTSBURGH – A class action complaint that alleged U.S. Steel violated the Pennsylvania Minimum Wage Act (PMWA) by not paying employees for the time they spent showering and walking to their worksites, among other pre- and post-work activities, has been voluntarily dismissed.