News from December 2017
Alarcon & Marrone Inc. alleged to owe more than $16,000 to union funds
PHILADELPHIA – A North Wales company is alleged to owe contributions to labor union funds.
Five Below Inc. claims 10Below Ice Cream mark will confuse consumers
PHILADELPHIA – A Philadelphia-based retail chain alleges that a New York ice cream chain with a store in Philadelphia is infringing its trademark.
School district claims Fieldturf USA Inc. artificial field is defective
PITTSBURGH – A Pennsylvania school district alleges that an artificial turf field it had installed failed prematurely.
FTS International Services LLC alleged to have failed to pay overtime wages
PITTSBURGH – A Pittsburgh man alleges his former fracking services employer did not pay him for any overtime hours worked.
Consumer seeks more than $99,000 from HBW Leads, others over robocalls
PHILADELPHIA – A Jenkintown man is seeking damages from several companies over alleged robocalls.
Gree USA Inc. named in suit after dehumidifier allegedly failed, caused property fire
PHILADELPHIA – The estate of Kintnersville woman alleges that her property was damaged when a dehumidifier caught fire.
State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. seeks more than $300,000 from D.S. Groff Electric
WILLIAMSPORT – The insurer of a Rixford property alleges improperly performed electrical work caused a fire.
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.
Man claims Hartford Life and Accident Insurance Co. wrongfully terminated benefits
PITTSBURGH – A Pittsburgh man formerly employed by Coventry Health Care Inc. alleges his long-term disability benefits were wrongfully terminated after almost six years.
Medtronic Minimed Inc. alleged to have manufactured malfunctioning insulin products
HARRISBURG – A Stewartstown woman alleges her late husband's insulin pump malfunctioned and caused his death.
Administrator alleges Golden Living Center - Stroud failed to adequately treat mother
CRANTON – A Florida woman has filed suit against an East Stroudsburg nursing home over the care given to her late mother.
Bucks County man files suit challenging Firearms Disqualification Statute
PHILADELPHIA – A Bucks County man alleges his Second Amendment rights have been violated and seeks to reacquire guns he formerly owned.
Lawsuit: Glass block supplier needs to reconcile $30K in construction funds
PITTSBURGH – A façade and wall panel manufacturer is seeking nearly $30,000 in unpaid funds from a New York-based glass block supplier, in regards to a construction project at Colgate University.
More than $52K still to be paid from Penn Hills municipal construction project, suit states
PITTSBURGH – A recently-filed lawsuit in Pennsylvania state court sees a Glassport construction and paving group suing one of its subcontractors and a bond company, in connection with a project for construction work of municipal buildings in Penn Hills.
Construction and insurance companies battling over $73K in outstanding funds
PITTSBURGH – An alleged outstanding amount in excess of $73,000 is at the center of a newly-filed lawsuit between construction and insurance companies in state court.
Pittsburgh man says energy company's telephone calls violated TCPA
PITTSBURGH – A Pittsburgh man believes a Texas-based energy company violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) when it solicited his business over the phone to buy electricity.
Commonwealth Court vacates arbitration award over correction officer discipline
HARRISBURG – The Commonwealth Court has vacated an arbitration award regarding the discipline of a corrections officer.
Waldron Electric's fight to recover more in breach of contract case sent back to trial court
HARRISBURG – The state Superior Court sent part of a breach of contract and unjust enrichment case filed against Waldron Electric Heating and Cooling Inc. back to the Washington County Court of Common Pleas for further proceedings, according to an opinion filed Nov. 14.
Royal Water Damage Restoration Inc. alleged to owe former laborers unpaid wages
PHILADELPHIA – Two former employees of a Willow Grove water damage repair company allege they are owed unpaid overtime wages.
Insane Labz producers seek millions from New Health Ventures LLC over online supplement sales
PHILADELPHIA – An Arkansas corporation and its sister company allege their supplements are being sold online without authorization.