Westmoreland County Court Of Common Pleas
Recent News About Westmoreland County Court Of Common Pleas
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Nursing facility employee again says suit over underpaid staff should remain in Allegheny County
PITTSBURGH – A nursing home employee who alleged that the managing companies of the facility engaged in false advertising and categorical underpayment of their “Weekend Warrior”-level staff, maintains for the second time that the case should retain jurisdiction in Allegheny County. -
Monessen residents' class action nuisance lawsuit versus landfill survives dismissal motion
PITTSBURGH – A class action, nuisance-based lawsuit from a group of Westmoreland County residents against a local landfill has survived a motion to dismiss in a Pennsylvania federal court. -
Landlord not liable for tenant's fall on black ice, Superior Court says
HARRISBURG – A panel of judges from the Superior Court of Pennsylvania ruled that a Westmoreland County court was correct when it granted summary judgment to a property management company that it found was not responsible for injuries suffered by one of its tenants. -
Property owner says Trafford took its $20K bond, never returned it
PITTSBURGH – The owner of a building in the middle of the Borough of Trafford is suing it, claiming it took a $20,000 bond for sewer repair and never gave it back. -
Superior Court affirms that trial court has jurisdiction in injury case against Russian company
HARRISBURG – A Russian steel and mining company has lost its appeal of a trial court's decision that the court had personal jurisdiction in a suit over a man's injuries at a coal plant. -
Idlewild Park visitor alleges hole on property caused torn tendon in foot
PITTSBURGH – A Greensburg woman injured at a water park alleges she was not warned of a hole she stepped in that caused her injuries. -
Superior Court vacates wrongful termination order favoring former Myers Coach employee
HARRISBURG – The Superior Court of Pennsylvania threw out a $2,400 ruling entered in favor of a former employee of Myers Coach Lines Inc. and A.J. Myers & Sons Inc. in a wrongful discharge case, according to an opinion entered Oct. 10. -
Superior Court vacates appeal of attorney busted for running poker game
HARRISBURG – An attorney whose home was once raided by state police authorities for overseeing illegal poker games and then opposed repayment of more than $17,000 in legal fees to his former counsel, finds himself drawing a busted flush after having his appeal declared null and void by the Superior Court of Pennsylvania. -
Superior Court says companies registered to do business in Pennsylvania consent to its jurisdiction
HARRISBURG – According to a ruling from the Superior Court of Pennsylvania, regardless if a company doesn’t do much business here, a company registered for commercial purposes in the state effectively consents to the jurisdiction of its state and federal courts. -
Federal magistrate judge orders failed bidder on Westmoreland County hotel into arbitration
PITTSBURGH — A federal magistrate judge has ordered the failed high-bidder for a hotel in Westmoreland County into arbitration earlier to resolve differences over that failed bid. -
Statute of limitations doesn't apply in Township of Salem's legal victory
HARRISBURG – The doctrine of nullum tempus occurrit regi, translated literally as “time does not run against the king,” was recently invoked by the state Commonwealth Court in the case of Township of Salem v. Miller Penn Development, LLC. -
Bill to increase mandatory retirement age for judges advances to House
HARRISBURG - A bill to amend the state constitution and raise the mandatory retirement