U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Division
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Physical therapy firm argues federal law immunizes it from clients’ COVID-19 contraction and PPE case
PITTSBURGH – A physical therapist and her employer argue that they are immune from a lawsuit brought by a Bethel Park couple, who alleged that an at-home their negligence in conducting therapy without making use of personal protective equipment led to both of them contracting COVID-19. -
Plaintiff says Instant Pot appliance lid forcefully opened during use and burned her 2-year-old
PITTSBURGH – The mother of a two-year-old girl burned by an allegedly faulty Instant Pot pressure cooking device, is suing its manufacturer and retailer for damages resulting from the incident. -
Federal judge throws out school committee's suit, which claimed board closed and merged schools without public input
PITTSBURGH – A school committee has lost its lawsuit seeking to prevent the closure of its town’s high school and consolidation with a nearby high school, which claimed that the latter community’s board of education began the closure and merger processes before seeking proper public input under the law. -
Case of couple who allegedly contracted COVID-19 from physical therapist removed to federal court
PITTSBURGH – A lawsuit brought by a Bethel Park couple, who alleged that an at-home physical therapist’s negligence in conducting therapy without making use of personal protective equipment led to both of them contracting COVID-19, will now be heard in a federal court. -
Penn Hills Police Department disavows liability for plaintiffs' alleged excessive force injuries, sustained during domestic call
PITTSBURGH – Penn Hills and its police department claim they are not responsible for alleged excessive force and battery injuries suffered by one member of a Pittsburgh couple, when the defendants responded to a domestic complaint. -
Woman says microwave container failed and prepared meatballs severely burned her left foot
PITTSBURGH – A Western Pennsylvania woman says her left foot suffered severe burns, when a supposedly microwave-safe plastic container failed and allowed heated meatballs to fall onto her foot. -
Woman allegedly arrested for stabbing through mistaken identity settles litigation with Pittsburgh police entities
PITTSBURGH – A local woman who alleged she was wrongfully arrested by the City of Pittsburgh’s police officers in connection with a stabbing due to mistaken identity, has settled her litigation. -
Blairsville-Saltsburg School District seeking to dismiss lawsuit over school closure and subsequent merger
PITTSBURGH – Litigation which claims that the Blairsville-Saltsburg School District failed to follow proper protocols before unilaterally deciding to close one of its high schools and merge its students with another, is now facing a motion to dismiss from the district. -
Non-denominational church says Pa. state officials won't recognize marriages performed by their ministers
PITTSBURGH – A federal court lawsuit from a non-denominational religious group contends that a Pennsylvania state law has been used by state officials to declare that it may not solemnize legal marriages in the Commonwealth. -
North Carolina company says Pennsylvania man who lost eye with Hold-Zit' device failed to confer jurisdiction upon it
PITTSBURGH – A North Carolina co-manufacturer asserts that a plaintiff who lost his right eye after his eye and face were struck by its “Hold-Zit” strap device has failed to confer proper jurisdiction upon it, in his personal injury action. -
Dollar General and Aldi continue to insist that suit over taxes on face masks during COVID-19 should be thrown out
PITTSBURGH – For the third time, counsel for Dollar General and Aldi argue that allegations brought against them and other retailers which said they unlawfully charged sales taxes on the purchases of face masks during the COVID-19 pandemic are unsupported, and should be dismissed. -
Saltsburg school committee says high school closure and merger was initiated without its input
PITTSBURGH – A school committee has filed suit seeking to prevent the closure of its town’s high school and consolidation with a nearby high school, claiming that the latter community’s board of education began the closure and merger processes before seeking proper public input under the law. -
Abolitionist Law Center settles, withdraws civil suit over access to Allegheny County judge's criminal court proceedings
PITTSBURGH – Litigation from a public interest law organization against a criminal court judge in Allegheny County, which claimed that the judge violated the First Amendment through preventing the plaintiff and members of the public from remotely observing criminal proceedings in his courtroom, has been settled and withdrawn. -
Federal judge grants dismissal of ADA suit filed by plaintiff refused service by video store, for not wearing a mask
PITTSBURGH – A lawsuit brought by a woman against a video store chain for refusing her service during the COVID-19 pandemic due to her inability to wear a mask has been dismissed. -
Federal judge throws out ADA count and dismisses Scott Township from disability discrimination lawsuit
PITTSBURGH – A federal judge has dismissed a count for alleged violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and Scott Township from a disability discrimination suit brought by a real estate company, its owner and his sister-in-law, versus the township and one of its commissioners. -
Judge dismisses suit from young gun owners and firearms rights groups, finds claims have no connection to Second Amendment
PITTSBURGH – A federal judge has dismissed with prejudice litigation from a trio of young gun owners and a pair of non-profit firearms rights organizations who argued state laws violated their Second Amendment rights, finding that the argument fell outside the auspices of the U.S. Constitution. -
AT&T says Pittsburgh violated federal law in its limiting of placement for small cell wireless equipment
PITTSBURGH – AT&T has sued both the City of Pittsburgh and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, claiming both entities violated the Telecommunications Act of 1996, in their limiting of the company’s ability to place “small cell” wireless facilities on telephone poles in the City’s rights-of-way. -
Urban trampoline park injuries update: Facility denies it is liable for California woman's damages
PITTSBURGH – An urban trampoline park denies it is liable for a series of severe right leg injuries which a California woman claims she sustained, during a 2018 visit to the defendant’s premises. -
Pittsburgh School District fights lawsuit of teacher who says she was illegally fired
PITTSBURGH – The Pittsburgh School District alleges that there are no substantive claims contained in a lawsuit brought against it by a longtime special education teacher who says she was fired by the district last August, while convalescing from a series of serious ankle injuries she sustained in three separate falls. -
Lawsuit: Penn Hills cop who responded to couple's domestic dispute broke woman's arm
PITTSBURGH – A Pittsburgh couple allege the wife-plaintiff was subject to excessive force, battery and unlawful detainment by an inexperienced police officer who responded to their domestic dispute and broke her arm.