U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Division
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Judge allows one final amendment of class action suit over Fabrazyme prescription drug shortage
PITTSBURGH – A federal judge has granted a final opportunity to amend a class action complaint, for plaintiffs who claimed significant harm was sustained on behalf of themselves and/or their loved ones, based on a shortage of a pharmaceutical drug named Fabrazyme that began in 2009 and lasted until 2012. -
Federal judge sanctions plaintiff counsel for $19K, for disruptive deposition conduct
PITTSBURGH – Subsequent to the securing of a sealed settlement for an Altoona couple, who claimed a device created to assist babies in sleeping instead caused the death of their three-month-old son from Sudden Infant Death Syndrome due to the product’s inherent defects, a federal judge sanctioned a member of plaintiff counsel for nearly $20,000 due to what the judge termed his disruptive conduct. -
Judge severs nearly all plaintiffs from COVID-19 vaccine mandate suit versus Allegheny County and others
PITTSBURGH – A federal judge has severed the civil rights violation claims of 14 former employee plaintiffs against Allegheny County and various County executives, over the County’s institution of a COVID-19 vaccine mandate that resulted in the plaintiffs losing their jobs. -
Longtime Donora police superintendent says personal grudge and age discrimination led to his firing
PITTSBURGH – Donora’s longtime Superintendent of Police alleges he was terminated from that role due to age discrimination and a personal grudge from a former colleague who later became a borough councilman. -
Plaintiff says Fayette County supervisor discriminated against her for her ADHD and PTSD
PITTSBURGH – A Fayette County woman asserts that she was discriminated against by her employer, the County, based on her disabilities and/or perceived disabilities, in the form of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder. -
Man who said Papa Johns violated Wiretap Act and lost in federal court appeals to Third Circuit
PITTSBURGH – After a federal court dismissed a man’s class action lawsuit against pizza chain Papa John’s alleging violations of the Wiretap Act and invasion of privacy, the plaintiff has appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. -
Lawsuit filed over murder of Uber driver in Allegheny County
PITTSBURGH – A Pennsylvania woman has filed wrongful death litigation against Uber concerning the murder of her daughter, a driver for the ride share service who was held up at gunpoint and killed by her passenger. -
Tree company discounts liability for runner allegedly sprayed with copper pesticide
PITTSBURGH – A tree landscaping company has denied responsibility for permanent facial and oral injuries that a local man suffered, after allegedly being exposed to a copper-based pesticide being used to spray trees while he was out on a run in Mount Lebanon last year. -
Brookville looks to dismiss suit over former cop who allegedly sexted and assaulted plaintiff
PITTSBURGH – The Borough of Brookville is seeking to dismiss litigation from a Clarion County woman, who alleged that a now-former member of the Brookville Police Department sent her salacious messages through social media and when his advances were rebuffed, stalked and sexually assaulted her. -
Couple who sued ladder maker and Amazon after wife fell during insurance estimate, reach settlement
PITTSBURGH – A Western Pennsylvania couple who sued Amazon and the manufacturer of a ladder they claimed was defective, after the wife-plaintiff fell from the ladder while conducting an insurance estimate at a home in Erie, have settled their claims. -
Pittsburgh law firm denies it withheld compensation to one of its former members
PITTSBURGH – A Pittsburgh law firm has rejected allegations it denied compensation to one of its former members, after he resigned from the firm at the end of 2021. -
Legal news service calls Allegheny County's case access policies into question
PITTSBURGH – A legal news organization which monitors court case filings claims that the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas’ “no-access-before-process” policy restricts the rights of both it and the public under the U.S. Constitution. -
Coca-Cola Bottling Company dismissed from plant operator's burn injury suit
PITTSBURGH – The Coca-Cola Bottling Company has been dismissed from injury litigation surrounding severe burn injuries sustained by a bottling plant batching operator, who claimed that a hose attached to clean-in-place unit separated from its apparatus and sprayed a mixture of harmful chemicals on her body. -
Journalist claims 'Gag Rule' policies from Allegheny County Corrections stifle investigative reporting
PITTSBURGH – A Pittsburgh investigative journalist contends that “Gag Rule” policies enacted by the Allegheny County Bureau of Corrections violate the First Amendment rights of Allegheny County Jail employees and contractors, and prevent her from developing sources to offer comment for stories detailing events which have taken place inside the jail. -
Judge upholds arbitration award in labor dispute over teacher suspended for sexual misconduct allegation
PITTSBURGH – A federal judge has confirmed an arbitration award in favor of a teachers’ union and an educator it represents who was reinstated after a sexual misconduct allegation, while denying a cross-motion for summary judgment from two area schools opposing that action. -
Magistrate judge drops breach of contract claim from school district's suit over failed bus canopy
PITTSBURGH – A federal magistrate judge has partially granted a motion to dismiss from a construction firm defending itself from claims brought by a Western Pennsylvania school district, one seeking compensation from the construction firm who built an entrance bus canopy at one of its elementary schools, which failed after nearly 15 years of use. -
Judge says BP won't get dismissal of man's suit alleging he was pinned next to gas pump
PITTSBURGH – A federal judge has denied British Petroleum’s attempt to dismiss litigation from a Pittsburgh man pinned against a gasoline pump by a car involved in a nearby automobile accident, for alleged failure to join necessary parties to the case. -
U.S. government looks to settle wrongful death claims over alleged improper care at VA facility
PITTSBURGH – The United States of America has tentatively settled claims that substandard care provided by a Veterans Administration hospital in Pittsburgh, led to the wrongful death of a 56 year-old man at the facility. -
Widow of man who died from COVID-19 launches lawsuit versus Allegheny County corrections officials
PITTSBURGH – The widow of a man incarcerated at the Allegheny County Jail two years ago and who passed away from COVID-19, contends that institutional failures on the part of the jail and its officials directly contributed to his death. -
Bus company seeking to keep retaliation suit against McKeesport officials alive
PITTSBURGH – A school bus transportation company that filed suit against the City of McKeesport, its school district and several officials alleging they conspired to remove it from an agreement to provide the District with busing as an act of political retaliation is now fighting back against a motion to dismiss the suit from federal court.