U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Division
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Whitehall Borough says it didn't violate proprietor's due process rights through selective enforcement of skill games policy
PITTSBURGH – Whitehall Borough claims that a local store owner’s lawsuit alleging that policy towards skill machines and mechanical device licenses is being selectively enforced against him in violation of state and federal law, is groundless and that his constitutional rights do not extend to being granted such a license. -
Former high school football coach stands by defamation claims against Pine-Richland School District
PITTSBURGH – An Allegheny County man who served as a high school football head coach for eight years stands by assertions that he was defamed by school district officials with false claims that he permitted hazing and bullying in the football program. -
Nevada ammunition distributor settles claims against Dick's Sporting Goods for $123K in Pa. federal court
PITTSBURGH – A Nevada ammunition distributor and prominent sporting goods retailer Dick’s Sporting Goods have recently resolved an ongoing dispute between them in a Pennsylvania court for more than $123,000, just in advance of trial. -
Lawsuit over Uber ride-gone-wrong remanded to Allegheny County
PITTSBURGH – A Carnegie man’s litigation against Uber, filed after he said he and his friends were nearly killed by their driver, has been remanded to the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas. -
Walmart removes case surrounding deceased woman's leg injuries to a Pa. federal court
PITTSBURGH – In a case surrounding alleged negligence connected to severe leg injuries a Beaver Falls woman suffered in a local Walmart store prior to her passing, Walmart has removed the case to a Pennsylvania federal court. -
Judge denies injunction to high school football player's father, who was banned for allegedly threatening to fight his son's coach
PITTSBURGH – A federal judge has denied the issuance of a preliminary injunction to the father of a Jefferson-Morgan varsity football player who sued the school district in federal court, after he was barred from the campus and football stadium after he asked the head coach to resign following a game last year. -
Uber loses attempt to dismiss suit alleging driver shot and nearly killed his passengers
PITTSBURGH – Uber’s attempt to dismiss litigation from a Carnegie man who said that he and his friends were nearly killed by their driver has been defeated, for now, by a federal judge’s ruling. -
Ambridge school district moves for win in lawsuit from 14-year-old over alleged Snapchat threat
PITTSBURGH – Ambridge Area School District wants a federal court to throw out a lawsuit brought on behalf of a 14-year-old African-American and special needs student at its 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. -
Two Greater Latrobe high school wrestlers deny accusations of hazing and sexual assault lodged by teammate
PITTSBURGH – Two minor-age members of the Greater Latrobe High School wrestling team have denied that they engaged in hazing and sexual assault against a teammate of theirs, with counsel for one of the boys labeling the incident that took place as “kids play.” -
Judge rejects summary judgment motions from TGI Friday's and Delta Airlines in sky marshal's sexual assault case
PITTSBURGH – A federal judge has denied a trio of motions for summary judgment from the parent companies of TGI Friday’s and Delta Airlines, named in litigation brought by a sky marshal who was allegedly sexually assaulted by an intoxicated passenger on her flight from Pittsburgh to Atlanta in 2018. -
Class action litigation over sales tax on COVID-19 face masks thrown out of court
PITTSBURGH – A federal judge has dismissed a class action lawsuit which claimed a wide variety of retailers have been unlawfully charging sales tax on the purchases of face masks during the coronavirus pandemic. -
Parents of high school student say unchecked bullying and racism led their son to develop eating disorder and PTSD
PITTSBURGH – The parents of a Pittsburgh-area high school student claim their son was discriminated against on the basis of his race and ethnicity, as his school supposedly failed to address the pervasive bullying he was experiencing and caused him to be afflicted with an eating disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder. -
Man awarded $15K because employer didn't acknowledge his claustrophobia, now asking for $283K 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, is now petitioning for a further award of more than $283,000 in attorney’s fees and costs. -
Blairsville plaintiffs allege 'Flying Fairy' toy launched and caused wife extensive eye damage and injuries
PITTSBURGH – A Blairsville couple allege that a Flying Fairy toy purchased at a local Walmart store was defectively designed and when launched, collided with one of the plaintiff’s eyes and caused extensive ocular injuries. -
Target must face punitive damages in case of two-year-old allegedly burned by Instant Pot
PITTSBURGH – Target Corporation’s attempt to dismiss punitive damages from litigation brought by the mother of a two-year-old girl burned by an allegedly faulty Instant Pot pressure cooking device was not successful, per a federal judge’s ruling. -
Class action plaintiffs to conduct discovery regarding arbitration in case against Illinois online lender
PITTSBURGH – A federal judge determined that plaintiffs in a class action will be able to conduct limited discovery towards an arbitration motion filed by an Illinois online lender which allegedly charged usurious interest rates on loans it offered to its customers. -
Manufacturer fights lawsuit claiming baby sleeper caused death of three-month-old
JOHNSTOWN – The manufacturer of a device created to assist babies in sleeping has denied allegations from an Altoona couple that the defective machine caused the death of their three-month-old son from Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. -
Pine-Richland School District says there is no truth to defamation claims from former high school football coach
PITTSBURGH – Pine-Richland School District and three of its officials deny that they defamed its now former high school football head coach with false claims that he condoned hazing and bullying in the school’s football program. -
Federal court splits summary judgment ruling against woman who sued podiatrist's office for discrimination, after unmasked visit
PITTSBURGH – A federal judge has granted partial summary judgment against a woman who alleged her podiatrist’s office discriminated against her based on her disability when she sought medical treatment there – retaining her claim made under the Rehabilitation Act, but dismissing the one made under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. -
Senior citizen's cryptocurrency fraud case against Dollar Bank remanded to state court
PITTSBURGH – A federal judge has remanded litigation brought by a senior citizen to state court, a case which alleges the bank failed to protect her and her sizable accounts from fraud and resulted in her losing millions of dollars to con artists.