University of Pittsburgh
Recent News About University of Pittsburgh
-
Blairsville plaintiffs allege 'Flying Fairy' toy launched and caused wife extensive eye damage and injuries
PITTSBURGH – A Blairsville couple allege that a Flying Fairy toy purchased at a local Walmart store was defectively designed and when launched, collided with one of the plaintiff’s eyes and caused extensive ocular injuries. -
Case of college students allegedly threatened through Snapchat sent to California federal court
PITTSBURGH – Litigation from two college students who say that social media app Snapchat was designed to protect perpetrators using it to harass innocent people will now be heard in a California federal court. -
Fox Bolsters IP Practice in Pittsburgh with Addition of Aparna Nemlekar
Fox Bolsters IP Practice in Pittsburgh with Addition of Aparna Nemlekar. -
Blank Rome Welcomes New Commercial Litigation Of Counsel in Pittsburgh
Blank Rome Welcomes New Commercial Litigation Of Counsel in Pittsburgh. -
U.S. government substitutes itself for defendants in suit from Black-owned EMS company, seek to dismiss case
HARRISBURG – The United States of America has substituted itself for a number of individual defendants in litigation from a Black-owned EMS ambulance company in Western Pennsylvania which alleged it faced a conspiracy of racial discrimination on the part of the defendants, and additionally filed to dismiss the entire action for failure to state a claim. -
Health care agency and nurse object to lawsuit which alleges they caused leg injuries for child with cerebral palsy
LANCASTER – A home health care agency and one of its nurses have objected to a lawsuit brought by the parent of a child with cerebral palsy, which alleged that the defendants’ collective negligence led her disabled child to fall and suffer severe leg injuries. -
Doctor who sued Starbucks after suffering scooter accident, wins ruling over company's preliminary objections
PITTSBURGH – A state court judge has overruled preliminary objections made by Starbucks in a case filed by a Pittsburgh doctor and her husband, after she allegedly suffered knee and head injuries in a scooter accident at a local branch of the coffee company. -
Woman allegedly assaulted and kidnapped by her now-deceased ex-boyfriend settles claims with his estate
PITTSBURGH – A Western Pennsylvania woman who was allegedly assaulted and kidnapped by her now-deceased ex-boyfriend in September of last year, has settled claims made against his estate to recover money she lent him. -
Parent of child with cerebral palsy who suffered broken legs, now seeking default judgment in Lancaster court
LANCASTER – The parent of a child with cerebral palsy who filed suit against a home health care agency and one of its nurses, claiming that their collective negligence led her disabled child to fall and suffer severe leg injuries, is now pursuing a default judgment against those same parties. -
Julie Colton and Stephanie Stecklair Elected to PBA Family Law Section Council
Julie Colton and Stephanie Stecklair Elected to PBA Family Law Section Council. -
Parent of child with cerebral palsy sues health care agency and nurse, for allegedly causing child's broken legs
LANCASTER – The parent of a child with cerebral palsy has filed suit against a home health care agency and one of its nurses, claiming that their collective negligence led her disabled child to fall and suffer severe leg injuries. -
Michigan man who sued over alleged assault in Pa. prison withdraws counts against named officer defendant
ERIE – A former Pennsylvania resident currently living in Michigan who sued Venango County authorities for allegedly failing to protect him from a fellow inmate who broke his jaw, has withdrawn charges against the only named defendant. -
Defendants accused of racial discrimination against Black-owned EMS company want to be dismissed from suit
HARRISBURG – Multiple defendants are seeking to dismiss litigation from a Black-owned EMS ambulance company in Western Pennsylvania, which alleged it faced a conspiracy of racial discrimination on the part of the defendants, for failure to state a claim. -
Pittsburgh woman scalded during shower settles claims with property manager and landlord
PITTSBURGH – A Pittsburgh woman has settled negligence claims with a Western Pennsylvania property manager and landlord, after alleging that those actions led her to suffer third-degree burns when she went to take a shower. -
Estate of dead man answers assault case by arguing that plaintiff was a 'mutual combatant'
PITTSBURGH – The estate of a man counters a lawsuit brought by a Western Pennsylvania woman who was allegedly assaulted and kidnapped by that same man, her now-deceased ex-boyfriend, by arguing that the plaintiff was a willing and “mutual combatant.” -
Woman allegedly arrested for stabbing through mistaken identity settles litigation with Pittsburgh police entities
PITTSBURGH – A local woman who alleged she was wrongfully arrested by the City of Pittsburgh’s police officers in connection with a stabbing due to mistaken identity, has settled her litigation. -
STEPTOE & JOHNSON PLLC: Kevin Barley Joins Steptoe & Johnson
Kevin L. Barley has joined Steptoe & Johnson’s Litigation Department as Of Counsel, where he will focus his practice on energy and business litigation. -
Pittsburgh woman stands by claims that property manager and landlord's negligence led to her burns in the shower
PITTSBURGH – A Pittsburgh woman has reiterated allegations that a Western Pennsylvania property manager and landlord were negligent, and that those actions led her to suffer third-degree burns when she went to take a shower. -
Tenant scalded in shower update: Property manager and landlord disavow liability for woman's third-degree burns
PITTSBURGH – A Western Pennsylvania property manager and landlord discount any claims of negligence filed against them by a Pittsburgh woman, who claimed that such actions led her to suffer third-degree burns when she went to take a shower. -
Parties in Snapchat threats and harassment case are each contesting the issue of venue
PITTSBURGH – Parties involved in a lawsuit over whether the social media app Snapchat protected perpetrators using it to harass a pair of college students are arguing over the proper venue of the case.