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April 29: U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania docket for environmental matters cases
The following environmental matters-related cases were on the docket in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania on April 29. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact: -
Case activity for Pennenvironment Inc. vs United States Steel Corp. on April 29
The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania reported the following activities in the suit brought by Pennenvironment Inc. and Clean Air Council against United States Steel Corp. on April 29: -
Woman brings class action against U.S. Steel over December's Clairton Coke Plant fire
PITTSBURGH – U.S. Steel is facing a class action complaint in response to a Christmas Eve 2018 fire at its coke plant in Clairton. -
COZEN O'CONNOR: Cozen O’Connor Continues its Pittsburgh Expansion with the Addition of Veteran Litigators Laura L. Reinhart and Gary Kelly
Cozen O’Connor welcomed two more accomplished litigators — Laura L. Reinhart, who defends Union Pacific, CSX Transportation Inc. and other major transportation companies in Federal Employers Liability Act (FELA)-related litigation; and Gary Kelly, who served as general counsel at health products behemoth General Nutrition Corp. (GNC) — to its fast-growing Pittsburgh office. -
Plaintiff links asbestos handling to mesothelioma diagnosis
PITTSBURGH — A husband and wife from Stevens are suing Allied Glove Corp. and United States Steel Corp., et al, companies engaged in handling asbestos-related materials, citing alleged negligence and employer liability. -
Braddock company says it's not liable for death of kayaker allegedly sucked underneath barges on the Monongahela
PITTSBURGH – A materials handling company is seeking to exonerate itself from liability, in a case in which one of its vessels is accused of causing the death of a kayaker on the Monongahela River in 2015. -
Union Railroad, U.S. Steel and WTI Rust Holdings blamed for asbestos exposure
PITTSBURGH — An employee and his wife are suing Union Railroad Co., U.S. Steel Corp. and WTI Rust Holdings Inc, alleging negligence, strict liability, breach of warranty, gross willful and wanton misconduct. -
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Lawsuit by seaman: Chemical exposure caused leukemia
PHILADELPHIA – A former seaman is embroiled in a legal battle with a lengthy list of corporate defendants, claiming their collective negligence in exposing him to benzene and other carcinogenic chemicals in the course of his work duties, led him to develop acute myelogenous leukemia (AML). -
Retired union member won't get arbitration after being impacted by new health benefits, Third Circuit rules
PHILADELPHIA - The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit reversed and remanded a lower court’s order of arbitration concerning a lawsuit over healthcare benefits for a retired union member. -
Employers would be granted some relief from asbestos lawsuits under proposed Pa. law
HARRISBURG – Pending legislation in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives would essentially overrule a 2014 state Supreme Court decision and change asbestos litigation statewide, to plaintiff lawyers' dismay, if it were to pass. -
U.S. Steel says it owes nothing to Allegheny Co. plaintiffs suing over alleged pollution at Clairton plant
PITTSBURGH – U.S. Steel is defending itself against a class action lawsuit alleging pollution from its Clairton Coke Works plant, denying it has made any nearby resident sick or diminished anyone's property value. -
U.S. Merchant Marine says toxic exposure on vessels led him to contract leukemia
PHILADELPHIA – A former seaman has sued a long list of corporate defendants in state court, claiming their collective negligence in exposing him to benzene and other carcinogenic chemicals in the course of his work duties led him to develop acute myelogenous leukemia (AML). -
United States Steel and Carnegie Pension Fund seeks judgment in pension dispute
PITTSBURGH – A pension fund is seeking a court's help in determining the beneficiary of a pension plan. -
Former U.S. Steel pipefitter says benzene exposure at plant caused his leukemia
PITTSBURGH – A plaintiff who worked as a pipefitter at the U.S. Steel-owned Clairton Works for 12 years, claims his leukemia was caused by routine exposure to benzene and benzene-containing products at the facility. -
Lawsuit claims industrial sludge at U.S. Steel plant left plaintiff with spinal and shoulder injuries
PITTSBURGH – A man who suffered back and upper-body injuries after encountering industrial waste on the premises of a U.S. Steel plant, is taking both the corporation and an environmental group tasked with the plant’s clean-up to state court. -
U.S. Steel Corp. stockholder alleges proxy statement contained false statements
PITTSBURGH – A stockholder of U.S. Steel Corp. alleges that its directors breached their fiduciary duty and violated securities laws. -
U.S. Steel objects to class action lawsuit alleging medical issues, property damage from Clairton coke plant emissions
PITTSBURGH – U.S. Steel is facing a consolidated class action lawsuit filed earlier this year resulting from alleged health issues and property damage from pollution related to its Clairton Coke Works plant, but have offered objections to the litigation and believe the plaintiffs’ case is an “over-reaching” one. -
Wrongful death suit filed after man's fall from scaffolding
PITTSBURGH — Administrators of a deceased man's estate are suing United States Steel Corporation and Solid Platforms Inc., alleging wrongful death. -
Attorney expects appeal in U.S. Steel decision
The attorney for a Pennsylvania man who won a $5.5 million judgment from U.S. Steel in February for workplace discrimination expects the company to appeal the decision. -
Injury action against energy, steel companies granted conference continuance
PHILADELPHIA – A continuance has been ordered for a case management conference in a personal injury case against an energy company and a steel company.