U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Division
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Judge dismisses some counts from real estate group's disability suit against Scott Township
PITTSBURGH – A federal judge has partially dismissed counts in a disability discrimination suit brought by a real estate company, its owner and his sister-in-law, against Scott Township and one of its commissioners. -
Judge: Allegheny County Port Authority's policy against 'Black Lives Matter' masks would violate First Amendment
PITTSBURGH – A federal judge has ruled that the Port Authority of Allegheny County’s ban on its employees wearing face masks emblazoned with “Black Lives Matter” at work violates the First Amendment. -
Defective, mold-causing lumber update: Company points to suppliers as culprits, disavows its own liability
PITTSBURGH – An Ohio lumber company denies that it supplied allegedly defective materials that led a Washington County plaintiff to sustain significant structural and mold damage to his property – instead placing the blame with a pair of separate third-party defendants, to whom it filed litigation against. -
Pa. police commissioner denies state law violates Second Amendment
PITTSBURGH – The Commissioner of the Pennsylvania State Police is seeking to dismiss litigation from a trio of young gun owners and a pair of non-profit firearms rights organizations arguing state laws have violated their Second Amendment rights, for failure to state a claim. -
GOP state Senate candidate loses federal court case over contested ballots
PITTSBURGH – Due to a federal judge’s ruling on Tuesday, the state senator for Pennsylvania’s 45th District comprising parts of both Allegheny and Westmoreland counties will in fact be Democratic incumbent Jim Brewster. -
Judge keeps class action suit against Walmart over sales tax on dietary supplements in federal court
PITTSBURGH – A federal judge has denied a motion to remand a class action lawsuit to state court, one brought by a Pittsburgh man who alleged Walmart unlawfully overcharges its customers taxes on the sale of dietary products. -
Plaintiff's removal of case going south in state court is improper, judge says
PITTSBURGH – A federal judge has remanded the racial discrimination case of a former doctoral candidate at the University of Pittsburgh to state court, explaining that the action’s removal to federal court by the plaintiff was improper. -
Pilot's carbon monoxide injuries update: Federal judge denies plaintiff default judgment against OneJet airline
PITTSBURGH – A federal judge has denied a request for entry of default judgment from a pilot who worked for a California airline and allegedly suffered sustained negligent and prolonged carbon monoxide exposure in the planes he was flying. -
Allegheny County COVID orders update: Restaurant's lawsuit could be dismissed without hearing by bankruptcy court
PITTSBURGH – Allegheny County’s Health Department is looking to dismiss a complaint filed by a Pittsburgh restaurant which sued it for its allegedly unconstitutional enforcement of COVID-19 emergency orders and further stop it from being sent to bankruptcy court. -
N.Y. company says Montco man’s class action suit has not shown it violated Fair Debt Collection Practices Act
PHILADELPHIA – A New York company argues that a Montgomery County man has not properly pled a class action claim that it allegedly violated the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act in its efforts to collect debts for Bank of America. -
Quality Inn update: Plaintiff voluntarily discontinues case against hotel for non-compliance with the ADA
PITTSBURGH – A disabled Florida resident has voluntarily dismissed litigation that a Quality Inn hotel in Coraopolis was supposedly not accommodating to her condition and that as a result, she suffered disability-related discrimination. -
HarborCreek Youth Services' ex-CFO sues for wrongful termination
PITTSBURGH – The former chief financial officer of the HarborCreek Youth Services has sued her former employer, claiming she was wrongfully terminated. -
Tucker Arensberg ordered to turn over records in Fla. energy company's fraud and deceit lawsuit
PITTSBURGH — A Pittsburgh law firm has until later this month to produce certain communications between one of its attorneys and principals of a Florida-based oil and gas company suing the firm over alleged fraud and deception. -
Activist claims North Braddock police fabricated charges, paperwork to cover up her illegal arrest
PITTSBURGH – An Allegheny County activist who observes and records police officer arrests and interactions in Pittsburgh claims Borough of North Braddock police fabricated false charges, paperwork and statements to cover up her alleged illegal arrest. -
Burglary suspect shot in head by police sues police chiefs, cities of Farrell, Hermitage
PITTSBURGH – A Cumberland County man who broke into a Farrell supermarket and suffered a gunshot wound to the head by an officer alleges excessive force was used. -
Pennsylvania man's lawsuit says he received harassing telemarketing calls from Tax Advisory Group
PITTSBURGH – A Pennsylvania man alleges a California business illegally called him for marketing purposes. -
Old Navy shopper alleges her right eye was damaged when a sign struck face
PITTSBURGH – A McKees Rocks couple are suing Old Navy after a sign hanging over a display allegedly fell on the wife while shopping at the retailer's Allegheny County store and injured her. -
Woman alleges sexual harassment while working at Walmart caused her to quit job
PITTSBURGH – Walmart is facing a discrimination suit from a former employee who claims she had to quit due to a hostile work environment from sexual harassment. -
Judge awards legal fees to union that won unpaid wages case against broadcaster
PITTSBURGH — A federal judge has ordered a broadcasting company to pay a union’s legal fees but denied assessing punitive damages. -
Class action over Remington Hot Rollers will stay in federal court after meeting $5M threshold
PITTSBURGH — A federal judge has refused a request to send a class action complaint regarding hair rollers back to state court.