U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Division
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Magistrate judge drops content from fired teacher's complaint over racist Facebook post
PITTSBURGH – A federal magistrate judge has jettisoned more than 40 paragraphs from a complaint brought by a former veteran schoolteacher against the Pittsburgh School District and its Board of Education, which charged she was wrongfully terminated after she posted a right-wing article accompanied by racist language on her personal Facebook page. -
Fayette County woman settles suit over fall on yogurt-covered floor at Walmart
PITTSBURGH – A Fayette County minor who alleged that she was seriously injured at her local Wal-Mart store when she slipped on yogurt which had been dropped onto the floor, has settled claims against the retail giant. -
Children of Pittsburgh VA hospital patient charge staff with his inadequate care and wrongful death
PITTSBURGH – The son and daughter of a man who died while receiving care at a Veterans Administration hospital in Pittsburgh allege in a wrongful death lawsuit that his passing resulted from sub-standard treatment received from his caretakers. -
Telecommunications Act suit between AT&T, Pittsburgh and Commonwealth closed, for now
PITTSBURGH – A federal judge has administratively closed litigation from AT&T against the City of Pittsburgh and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, which asserted that the defendants violated the Telecommunications Act of 1996 by limiting the company’s ability to place wireless facilities on telephone poles in the city’s rights-of-way. -
Mars Area School District denies it hindered employment opportunity of former secretary
PITTSBURGH – The Mars Area School District has denied causing harm to an Allegheny County man formerly in its employ, who claimed the District made a false statement which later prevented him from being hired by the Internal Revenue Service. -
Case surrounding fatal ATV accident in West Virginia given green-light for more discovery on venue and jurisdiction
PITTSBURGH – A federal judge has opened the door to further discovery on the topics of venue and jurisdiction, in a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the survivor of a fatal ATV accident in West Virginia. -
Magistrate judge recommends denying dismissal to Catholic diocese over gay teacher's wrongful termination suit
PITTSBURGH – A federal magistrate judge has recommended that a Pennsylvania federal court not approve the Diocese of Greensburg’s attempt to dismiss litigation from a sixth-grade teacher allegedly fired from Aquinas Academy, once his employer learned of his same-sex marriage. -
Beaver Falls man says he was wrongfully arrested and assaulted by Aliquippa police officers
PITTSBURGH – A 24 year-old Western Pennsylvania man claims that members of the Aliquippa Police Department unlawfully arrested him, assaulted him while he was in custody and filed false affidavits to justify the arrest after the fact. -
Man who vocally expressed disgust for Trump says he was unlawfully arrested by Millcreek Township police
PITTSBURGH – A Western Pennsylvania man witnessed yelling about former President Donald Trump while listening to his car radio and stopped at an intersection last September, claims that Millcreek Township police officers then appeared at his residence and unlawfully arrested him for disorderly conduct and public drunkenness. -
Settlement talks upcoming for family allegedly terrorized and wrongfully prosecuted by Pittsburgh P.D.
PITTSBURGH – Settlement talks are upcoming in the case of a local family who filed suit against the City of Pittsburgh and a dozen or more Pittsburgh police officers, stemming from an incident more than three years ago where the plaintiffs say police followed them home, burst into their home without a warrant and physically assaulted them. -
Judge denies summary judgment to Pittsburgh cops, who allegedly made unlawful arrest of Trump detractor
PITTSBURGH – A federal judge has denied the efforts of two Pittsburgh police officers to obtain summary judgment, in a lawsuit brought by a woman who alleged she was unlawfully arrested because she didn’t support former President Donald Trump. -
Transit union and Allegheny County Port Authority settle suit over wearing 'Black Lives Matter' masks at work
PITTSBURGH – A transit workers union has settled its litigation with the Port Authority of Allegheny County over a now-overturned ban on its employees wearing face masks emblazoned with “Black Lives Matter” at work, after both the trial court and a federal appellate court ordered the ban ended through injunction. -
Black former DHS employee holds true to discrimination and retaliation claims
PITTSBURGH – A Black former employee of Allegheny County’s Department of Human Services has maintained her claims that it retaliated against and fired her from her role within the department, in response to her reporting alleged discrimination tactics against her. -
Company argues panels that fell and severed plaintiff's toes were not defective
PITTSBURGH – An Alabama company has rejected allegations that it is responsible for defective concrete panels which came loose and fell on the plaintiff’s right foot during a work assignment, leading four of his toes to be severed. -
Judge: Flying Fairy toy manufacturer may be dismissed from suit, if service isn't effectuated
PITTSBURGH – A federal judge has decreed that the Chinese manufacturer of a Flying Fairy toy may be dismissed from a Blairsville couple’s lawsuit, one which claimed it was defectively designed and when launched, collided with one of the plaintiff’s eyes and caused extensive ocular injuries. -
Plaintiff in fatal ATV accident case wants more discovery on venue and jurisdiction
PITTSBURGH – The survivor of a fatal ATV accident in West Virginia is seeking further discovery to be conducted on the topics of venue and jurisdiction, in her lawsuit against the companies who provided the decedent and her boyfriend with the vehicles and rental equipment. -
Estate of man allegedly killed by landfill gate settles wrongful death suit under seal
PITTSBURGH – The estate of a young man killed when an allegedly faulty gate at a landfill dropped onto his car has settled its survival and wrongful death lawsuit against the owners and operators of the facility, under seal. -
Allegheny County DHS denies retaliation claims from Black former employee
PITTSBURGH – Allegheny County’s Department of Human Services denies charges that it retaliated against and fired a Black woman for her role within the department, in response to her reporting alleged discrimination tactics against her. -
Class action suit: Three-wheel motorcycle did not contain advertised anti-theft system
PITTSBURGH – A local man claims a three-wheel motorcycle he purchased did not include an advertised anti-theft system, and has brought a class action suit against the product’s manufacturer. -
Former Allegheny County Jail guard says her religious beliefs against COVID-19 vaccination got her fired
PITTSBURGH – An Allegheny County Jail guard of nearly 15 years alleges she was fired for refusing to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, a treatment she wouldn’t consent to because she believes it violates her sincerely-held religious beliefs.