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Ohio parents allege infant was injured during delivery at UPMC Horizon hospital
PITTSBURGH – An Ohio couple alleges that negligence during the delivery of their minor child caused severe brain trauma and permanent brain damage. -
University of Pittsburgh law student alleges sex discrimination
PITTSBURGH – A student at the University of Pittsburgh's law school alleges that she lost educational opportunities and benefits because of the university's failure to maintain an environment free of sex discrimination. -
Couple accuse UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside Hospital, physicians of negligence
PITTSBURGH – An Allegheny County couple allege the husband required extensive hospitalization because of negligent treatment. -
Woman whose bowel was cut nearly in half during hysterectomy to get new trial, appeals court rules
PITTSBURGH — An appeals court granted a new trial to a woman who lost her medical malpractice suit against a surgeon who severed her bowel while performing her hysterectomy. -
UPMC, others blamed for alleged failure to timely diagnose cancer
PITTSBURGH — A married couple's lawsuit against Juno E. Varghese, M.D.; Absolute Primary Care UPMC; University of Pittsburgh Physicians; and UPMC, alleges negligence in medical care. -
UPMC Mercy, others accused of negligence in connection with intraoperative burns
PITTSBURGH — A patient is suing Vonda Wright, M.D.; University of Pittsburgh Physicians; UPMC Mercy; UPMC Mercy South Side Outpatient Center; and UPMC Health System, alleging negligence in medical care. -
Age limits for judges common throughout country
HARRISBURG — Regardless of the politics involved in the Pennsylvania legislature’s legal fight over judges’ age limits, the issues of age discrimination and voter disenfranchisement are front and center, according to a University of Pittsburgh political science professor. -
Woman's suit alleges deadly lack of care for inmate
PITTSBURGH — A woman who is the administrator of the estate of a man who was a prisoner is suing Wexford Health Services and several staff members for claims that their negligence led to his death from throat cancer. -
University of Pittsburgh sued over a claim of racial bias in salary increases
PITTSBURGH – A black professor at the University of Pittsburgh is suing the school over a claim that his salary increases over the years have been lower than his non-African-American colleagues. -
Judge: Pitt student's dismissal justified, not a result of ADA violations
PITTSBURGH - A student's dismissal from the University of Pittsburgh's graduate nursing program was -
Gregory Jordan leaves Reed Smith for PNC Financial Services Group
Global law firm Reed Smith announced last week that its chairman and -
Jones, of 'Kitzmiller' fame, assigned to oversee suit challenging Pa. gay marriage ban
The federal judge from Harrisburg who made national headlines in late 2005 after he -
Pittsburgh and plaintiffs arrested during '09 G-20 Summit settle for $400k, brings suits to a close
The City of Pittsburgh has agreed to settle the remaining claims in a handful of civil rights suits that arose out of the mass arrest of demonstrators and others during the 2009 Group of 20 Summit that was held in western Pennsylvania. -
Pa. Bar Association presents Phila. attorney with business lawyer award
A Philadelphia attorney last week was awarded with the state Bar Association’s first-ever -
Pittsburgh settles 11 claims tied to mass arrests following '09 G-20 Summit
Nearly half of the plaintiffs who sued the City of Pittsburgh following their arrests tied to the G-20 Summit back in 2009 have agreed to settle with the city, according to the American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania. -
Arrests over cell phone videotaping of police lead to increasing number of lawsuits
With an increasing number of Americans using smartphones, it’s only logical to conclude that the number of people whipping out the devices to video and audio record situations in public would increase.