U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Division
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German restaurant denies it discriminated against gay and disabled ex-employee
PITTSBURGH – A German restaurant in Pittsburgh has denied liability in a discrimination lawsuit from a former employee, who accused it of discriminating against him for his homosexuality and disability, and later firing him without cause. -
W.Va. group denies liability in wrongful death suit over to fatal ATV accident
PITTSBURGH – A West Virginia resort has denied liability in a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the survivor of a fatal ATV accident in that state, while its co-defendant, a Kentucky retailer of such vehicles, had been dismissed from the case. -
Former Allegheny County employee reiterates executive violated the law by instituting COVID-19 vaccine mandate
PITTSBURGH – A local man maintains that an Allegheny County official exceeded the bounds of his authority when he instituted a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for all county employees in the summer of 2021, in violation of his religious objections and exemption. -
One officer dismissed from suit of Pittsburgh woman alleging arrest because she didn't support Trump
PITTSBURGH – Just prior to trial, one Pittsburgh police officer has been dismissed from a lawsuit brought by a woman who alleged she was unlawfully arrested because she didn’t support former President Donald Trump. -
Greensburg Diocese says employing teacher in same-sex marriage would contradict Catholic doctrine
PITTSBURGH – The Diocese of Greensburg stands by its decision to fire a sixth-grade teacher from Aquinas Academy after learning of his same-sex marriage, arguing that to do otherwise would be contrary to Catholic values and an infringement upon its rights to religious freedom under the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. -
Class action suit over motorcycle anti-theft system once again facing dismissal motion
PITTSBURGH – A motorcycle manufacturer is once again attempting to dismiss a class action suit claiming it did not include an advertised anti-theft system on its products. -
Judge turns down GOP intervenor in suit over undated mail-in ballots during 2022 Midterm Elections
ERIE – A federal judge has turned away an intervening Republican attempt to dismiss litigation brought by six voters’ rights groups against Secretary of the Commonwealth Al Schmidt and all of the county boards of election statewide, in order to compel officials to accept undated mail-in ballots and “not disenfranchise voters based on an immaterial paperwork error.” -
Couple who sued ladder manufacturer and Amazon after wife fell during insurance estimate settle case
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 tentatively settled their claims after mediation. -
Pennsylvania DEP wants to recoup $2M+ in costs connected to warehouse property remediation
PITTSBURGH – The state’s Department of Environmental Protection is looking to recoup more than $2 million in costs, from a remediation and removal process it undertook and completed to remove chemical and other hazardous substances from a Rochester warehouse property. -
German restaurant removes gay and disabled ex-employee's discrimination suit to federal court
PITTSBURGH – A German restaurant in Pittsburgh has removed to federal court a discrimination lawsuit from a former employee, who accused it of discriminating against him for his homosexuality and disability, and later firing him without cause. -
African-American auto detailer settles discrimination claims with Pittsburgh business
PITTSBURGH – An African-American man’s claims of racial discrimination surrounding his time as an auto detailer for a Pittsburgh-area business have been settled. -
Bucks County couple again allege negligence of Sandals resort led to husband's injuries
PHILADELPHIA – For the second time, a Bucks County couple have alleged that the husband-plaintiff suffered a series of injuries when he fell on a wet staircase at a Sandals resort in St. Lucia. -
Parents of first-graders in Mount Lebanon get go-ahead to sue over transgender lessons
PITTSBURGH – A federal judge has upheld her prior ruling that a trio of parents would be able to pursue their lawsuit against the Mount Lebanon School District, one which alleged their civil rights were violated when the district provided classroom instruction to their first-grade children on the topics of gender dysphoria and transgender transitioning. -
Mars Area School District settles claims it allegedly hindered employment opportunity of former secretary
PITTSBURGH – The Mars Area School District has settled claims that it allegedly made a false statement about one of its former employees, which the plaintiff had said later prevented him from being hired by the Internal Revenue Service. -
Michigan family who collided with duck crossing sign outside Holiday Inn sues the hotel
PITTSBURGH – A Michigan family claims that an improperly-placed duck crossing sign outside a Holiday Inn near Pittsburgh was the proximate cause of a collision they incurred and the subsequent injuries they sustained. -
Summary judgment motion coming in case of Pa. State Police arresting man for molestation allegations
PITTSBURGH – A motion for summary judgment will soon be filed, in a lawsuit brought by a Western Pennsylvania man who alleged that his civil rights were violated when he was arrested for allegedly molesting and raping his stepdaughter, charges which he claimed are untrue and were recanted by the girl. -
Belle Vernon Area School District cites statutory exception in suit over its failed bus canopy
PITTSBURGH – A Western Pennsylvania school district 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, says its case is an exception to a 12-year statute of repose which would otherwise bar its claims. -
Some claims dismissed from malicious prosecution lawsuit filed by Wilkinsburg mass shooting suspects
PITTSBURGH – A federal judge has granted partial dismissal in a pair of malicious prosecution suits from two men who were accused of murdering six people and an unborn child in a mass shooting in Wilkinsburg in 2016. -
After car pins man next to gas pump, British Petroleum removes case to federal court
PITTSBURGH – British Petroleum has removed to federal court a lawsuit for injuries that a Pittsburgh man suffered, when he was pinned against a gasoline pump at one of its stations by one car involved in a nearby automobile accident. -
Former member of Pittsburgh plaintiffs firm says he is still due compensation
PITTSBURGH – A Pennsylvania litigator and former member of a prominent Pittsburgh law firm alleges that was denied compensation connected to his ownership interest in three related West Virginia limited liability companies after he resigned from the firm.