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Judge overrules objections of bank named in senior citizen's multimillion-dollar fraud case
PITTSBURGH – In a senior citizen’s case which alleged her bank failed to protect her and her sizable accounts from fraud and resulted in her losing millions of dollars to con artists, a state court judge has overruled the bank’s preliminary objections to her case. -
Federal court retains suit alleging gymnastics counselor sexually abused plaintiffs' child
WILLIAMSPORT – A lawsuit which alleged that a gymnastics camp counselor sexually abused the plaintiffs’ child and that the facility staff threatened the child and failed to report the abuse as required by law, will remain in a federal court. -
Glass machine manufacturer faces claim after worker loses fingers due to alleged product defect
PITTSBURGH — A glass processing machine manufacturer is facing a claim alleging defective design caused a worker to lose fingers after his hand was pulled into the machine. -
Excessive force lawsuit alleges taser to the testicles
PHILADELPHIA — A man alleges he suffered injuries from excessive force and assualt by an Upper Chichester Township police officer. -
Northumberland County man alleges daughter committed suicide in jail due to inadequate staffing
WILLIAMSPORT – A Northumberland County man alleges that staffing at the county jail was inadequate and ineffective, leading to his daughter’s suicide when she found herself incarcerated at the facility on drug charges. -
Giant Eagle says face mask plaintiff failed to appear for depositions twice, should be sanctioned
PITTSBURGH – Giant Eagle grocery stores is pushing for sanctions against one of a group of class action plaintiffs suing it for enforcing mask mandates, despite their disabilities. -
Wrongful death suit says woman with dementia was left alone and later drowned in pool
PITTSBURGH – A Penn Hills man has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, a local taxi cab company and a homeowner, alleging that they collectively caused the death of his wife. -
Judge sends dispute between businessman and Lyft over philanthropy initiative to arbitration
PHILADELPHIA – A federal judge has sent litigation from a Philadelphia entrepreneur and musician who claimed rideshare company Lyft stole and misappropriated his concepts for corporate philanthropy without compensation for 90 days, to arbitration. -
EPA settles with U.S. Steel for $1.5M and facility's compliance with federal law
PITTSBURGH – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s litigation against U.S. Steel for extensive air pollution violations at its facility in Braddock saw the filing of a proposed consent decree the same day, which would see the company pay $1.5 million and remediate conditions at the plant. -
Man who fell off ladder and sued manufacturer, Home Depot and Lowe's, settles claims
ALLENTOWN – A Pennsylvania man who fell off a ladder on the job, sustained a litany of serious injuries and filed suit against the ladder manufacturer, Home Depot and Lowe’s, has settled his claims. -
Sanctioned counsel for Easton couple suing Sherwin-Williams wants opposing attorneys' fees reduced
ALLENTOWN – Plaintiff counsel for an Easton couple, who were recently sanctioned by a federal judge for dissemination of confidential trade secrets to paint company Sherwin-Williams, are now trying to reduce the amount in attorney’s fees requested by the defense as part of that same sanction. -
Family of deceased Beaver Falls woman settles leg injury and negligence claims with Walmart
PITTSBURGH – The daughter and husband of a deceased Beaver Falls woman have settled claims with Walmart for alleged negligence-related damages connected to severe leg injuries she suffered in its local store prior to her passing. -
Phila. jury awards $1M to female former police officers who brought sexual harassment claims
PHILADELPHIA – After a trial lasting one week, a jury has ordered the City of Philadelphia to pay a total of $1 million to a pair of female, former Philadelphia police officers, who claimed they were the longtime targets of harassment and discrimination in a federal court lawsuit. -
Coatesville nursing home to pay $150K to family of resident who died from hemorrhage
PHILADELPHIA – A Colorado-based estate has finalized a settlement surrounding claims that the death of a Coatesville nursing care facility resident from an inter-cranial hemorrhage nearly three years ago was the result of negligent care on the part of the facility and its staff, for $150,000. -
Settlement finalized for plaintiff who claimed to be burned by microwave meatballs
PITTSBURGH – A settlement has been finalized in litigation filed over burn injuries a Western Pennsylvania woman says she suffered, when a plastic container allegedly failed and meatballs fell onto her left foot. -
Facebook once again looks to dismiss television anchor's suit over improper image use
PHILADELPHIA – Facebook continues to seek dismissal of a local television news anchor’s litigation against the social media website for an alleged improper use of her image in a Philadelphia federal court, after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit reinstated it last fall. -
Companies want suit brought by baseball coach who lost eye transferred
PHILADELPHIA – A trio of defendants are seeking to have litigation brought by a Central Pennsylvania couple surrounding extensive ocular injuries the husband-plaintiff suffered after a baseball allegedly ripped through polyethylene safety netting and struck him in the right eye, transferred to the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. -
Climate change activists reach settlement with Harrisburg over permits
HARRISBURG – Litigation between a coalition group of climate change activists wanting to participate in a mid-June rally and the City of Harrisburg over constitutional rights violations connected to its event permit process, has been stayed. -
Mother of 10-year-old girl who died in 'Blackout Challenge' sues TikTok for damages
PHILADELPHIA – The mother of a 10-year-old child who died in December as a result of attempting a “Blackout Challenge” she saw on social media app TikTok, has filed a civil suit against the company for survival and wrongful death in her late daughter’s name. -
Walmart employees needed for depositions, plaintiff injured in store fall argues
PITTSBURGH – Counsel for a plaintiff who alleges she slipped on yogurt which had been dropped onto the floor at a Uniontown Wal-Mart store wants the department manager and loss prevention manager allegedly on duty at the time to appear for depositions.