U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Division
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Clairton City School District wants to dismiss former administrative employee's racial discrimination suit
PITTSBURGH – Clairton City School District argues that a lawsuit filed by a former administrative employee alleging that she faced racial discrimination in her time working there, has failed to state claims upon which relief could be granted and did not show that the plaintiff is entitled to punitive damages. -
Amazon denies liability for injuries woman suffered after fall off ladder during home insurance estimate
PITTSBURGH – Amazon has answered litigation from a Western Pennsylvania couple against both it and the manufacturer of a ladder they claim was defective in federal court, arguing it is not liable for injuries suffered after the wife-plaintiff fell from the ladder while conducting an insurance estimate at a home in Erie. -
Black Pitcairn business owner allegedly targeted for harassment, opposes police officer's attempt at dismissal from case
PITTSBURGH – A Pitcairn business owner who claimed she was targeted for racial discrimination, harassment, code violations and false prosecution by local authorities after publicly criticizing the police’s perceived use of violence on Black citizens on social media, opposes one officer’s attempt to be dismissed from the case. -
After plaintiff falls from ladder during home estimate, Amazon removes injury case to federal court
PITTSBURGH – Amazon has removed litigation from a Western Pennsylvania couple against both it and the manufacturer of a ladder they claim was defective to federal court, after the wife-plaintiff fell from the ladder while conducting an insurance estimate at a home in Erie. -
Student kicked off football team for angry Snapchat messages settles with Ambridge Area School District
PITTSBURGH – A 14-year-old African-American and special needs student at Ambridge High School, who claimed he was kicked off the football team for participating in an angry exchange with a teammate who had bullied him on Snapchat, has settled with the school district. -
Judge grants stay in federal case over ownership of Pittsburgh Penguins, while related state court case resolves
PITTSBURGH – A federal judge has granted a stay in ongoing litigation seeking to settle the score as to the definitive ownership of the National Hockey League’s Pittsburgh Penguins team, while a related state court proceeding plays out. -
Former Pittsburgh teacher sues school board, says she was fired for sharing right-wing article on Facebook
PITTSBURGH – An ex-Pittsburgh schoolteacher has sued the local school district and its board, alleging she was wrongfully terminated after she shared a right-wing article critical of the nation’s “welfare state” on her personal Facebook page. -
N.Y. attorney denies providing inadequate representation to Pa. contractor who lost $1 million in bankruptcy action
PITTSBURGH – A New York City attorney has denied he and his firm are liable for allegations of providing inadequate representation to former client and Pennsylvania contractor who lost $1 million in an underlying bankruptcy action. -
Police officer denies he targeted Pitcairn business owner, after she criticized department's racial practices online
PITTSBURGH – An Allegheny County police officer has denied he targeted a Pitcairn business owner with racial discrimination, harassment, code violations and false prosecution, after she publicly criticized the police’s perceived use of violence on Black citizens on social media. -
Father who was banned from Jefferson-Morgan School District events settles defamation claims
PITTSBURGH – A father who was banned from attending all school events by the Jefferson-Morgan School District due to alleged bullying, physical aggression and use of profanity and claimed he was defamed by the District, has settled his claims. -
Westmoreland County officials receive confidential protective order in ex-prison warden's lawsuit
PITTSBURGH – Westmoreland County authorities have been granted a confidential protective order surrounding certain elements of discovery, in a harassment and professional retaliation suit from the former warden of the county’s prison. -
Allegheny County officials deny they are preventing universal church from solemnizing its marriages
PITTSBURGH – Allegheny County officials have denied claims from a Seattle-based, non-denominational church that alleged those officials are misusing a Pennsylvania law to avoid solemnizing legal marriages in the Commonwealth. -
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Divided ruling in case of woman allegedly arrested for not supporting Trump
PITTSBURGH – A federal judge has granted in part, denied in part and partially held in abeyance a motion for summary judgment filed by two Pittsburgh police officers, in a lawsuit brought by a woman who alleged she was unlawfully arrested because she didn’t support former President Donald Trump. -
N.Y. attorney removes $1 million breach of contract case from Pa. contractor to federal court
PITTSBURGH – A New York City attorney facing allegations of providing inadequate representation to former client and Pennsylvania contractor who lost $1 million in an underlying bankruptcy action has removed the case to federal court. -
Dollar Tree denies responsibility for injuries suffered by special needs child from elastic headband
PITTSBURGH – Dollar Tree denied the allegations of a Pittsburgh woman claiming that her special needs daughter was disfigured on the back of her head by an elastic headband she had purchased at one of its stores. -
Man accused of six murders in Wilkinsburg files malicious prosecution suit against Allegheny County
PITTSBURGH – One of two men who was accused of murdering six people and an unborn child in a mass shooting in Wilkinsburg in 2016, is now suing Allegheny County and a number of police officials for malicious prosecution. -
After special needs girl is allegedly disfigured by elastic hair band, Dollar Tree removes case to federal court
PITTSBURGH – Dollar Tree has removed litigation from a Pittsburgh woman claiming that her special needs daughter was disfigured on the back of her head by an elastic headband she had purchased there, to a Pennsylvania federal court. -
Penn Hills PD and officer are dismissed from Pittsburgh couple's excessive force complaint
PITTSBURGH – Three defendants have been dismissed from litigation brought by a Pittsburgh couple who alleged that they were the targets of excessive force and battery injuries, when Penn Hills Police Department officers responded to a domestic complaint. -
Man awarded $15K because employer didn't acknowledge his claustrophobia wins $258K in attorney's fees and costs
PITTSBURGH – A Western Pennsylvania man who was awarded $15,000 by a Pittsburgh jury after he sued his former employer, a fireworks company, for allegedly failing to accommodate his condition of claustrophobia, has now been awarded more than $258,000 in attorney’s fees and costs. -
Black Pitcairn business owner says she was targeted for harassment, after criticizing local police online
PITTSBURGH – A Pitcairn business owner claims she was targeted for racial discrimination, harassment, code violations and false prosecution by local authorities, after publicly criticizing the police’s perceived use of violence on Black citizens on social media.