News from February 2018
Drury Plaza Hotel in Pittsburgh facing lawsuit from allegedly injured contractor
PITTSBURGH – A contractor allegedly seriously injured during a construction project at the Drury Plaza Hotel in Pittsburgh has begun legal action against the hotel and the construction entities it hired, claiming his injuries were the proximate result of their collective failure to make the premises safe.
Parents take minor allegedly responsible for hitting their son in the head with a plastic baseball bat to court
PITTSBURGH – The parents of a teenager who sustained serious physical and psychological injuries as a result of being struck in the head with a plastic baseball bat, have sued the minor child allegedly responsible for inflicting the injuries in question.
Legal reform on the mind of GOP gov candidate; Product liability law 'an incoherent mess'
PITTSBURGH – Jones Day of counsel and Republican gubernatorial candidate Laura Ellsworth has several ideas for legal reform and changes to the current civil justice system that she would like to implement if she wins the office.
Synchrony Healthcare Communications Inc. alleged to have misappropriated trade secrets
PHILADELPHIA – A Palo Alto, California biopharmaceutical company alleges corporations in West Chester unlawfully used its trade secrets.
A possible financial boost awaits thousands of out-of-state plaintiffs in Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA – Though a recent Superior Court ruling has livened plaintiff attorneys as to the potential of winning punitive damages in Philadelphia's packed Risperdal program, one lawyer is cautioning against “banking” on such a possibility.
Student files class action against Temple University over ranking of online MBA program
PHILADELPHIA – A New Jersey man alleges a Philadelphia-headquartered university engaged in fraudulent and deceptive business practices regarding an online program.
Hatfield woman alleges long-term disability benefits were unlawfully terminated
PHILADELPHIA – A Hatfield woman is seeking reinstatement of her long-term disability benefits.
US Bortek LLC alleges Vermeer Mid Atlantic failed to provide reliable equipment
PHILADELPHIA – A Delaware company alleges it was provided unreliable equipment by a Maryland company.
Onsite 340B alleges 340Basics breached agreement, 'poached' employee
READING – A Kennett Square company alleges a New Jersey business improperly "poached" one of its employees.
Woman alleges she was wrongfully terminated from position with Amerihealth Caritas
PHILADELPHIA – A Philadelphia woman alleges her age was a factor in her termination from her job at a health insurance company.
Homeowner sues his insurance broker for inactive policy coverage in aftermath of house fire
PITTSBURGH – A Rankin-based homeowner has initiated legal action against his insurance broker after the disputed coverage has not paid off in the aftermath of a residential fire.
Lawsuit: Property thought to be impacted by Duquesne Light power company route is not
PITTSBURGH – A Pittsburgh couple engaged in litigation over their property and its use by a Western Pennsylvania power company as part of a route for directing electricity through the placement of high-voltage power lines, adds they have now been advised that the current preferred route would not impact the property.
Fatal fire in Pittsburgh results in lawsuit; Plaintiff says her mother burned to death
PITTSBURGH – The proprietors of a Pittsburgh apartment complex that allegedly lacked an emergency sprinkler system are now facing a negligence, survival and wrongful death action from the daughter of a woman killed in a fire there last year.
Construction firm says McKeesport School District owes it more than $325K for project work
PITTSBURGH – A Pittsburgh construction company seeks restitution for costs it says it is owed in connection with a project it completed for the McKeesport Area School District.
West View Borough's alleged lack of maintenance in parking lot leads to plaintiff's broken leg and ankle
PITTSBURGH – A pair of Pittsburgh plaintiffs claim a local municipality was negligent in maintaining the condition of its parking lot, leading to a broken right leg and ankle for one of those same plaintiffs.
Lawsuit: Roto-Rooter's improper diagnosis of sewer line issues led homeowners to incur $6,400 of expenses
PITTSBURGH – Pittsburgh homeowners who believe that Roto-Rooter improperly diagnosed problems with their sewer lines and incurred more than $6,400 worth of costs for repair work to that effect are seeking restitution in state court.
Pa. Supreme Court declines to hear case involving Super Bowl ticketholders who sued NFL, Dallas Cowboys
HARRISBURG – The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania announced Feb. 8 that it has declined to hear a case brought by Super Bowl XLV ticketholders, who claim they were illegally denied seats they purchased for that football game by both the National Football League (NFL) and the Dallas Cowboys football team.
Shapiro says feds criminalizing marijuana oversteps state’s medical pot law
HARRISBURG – Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro said federal action to continue criminalizing marijuana despite the state’s legalizing of the drug for medical purposes amounts to a threat and an overstepping of authority.
Liberian citizens and survivors of church attack seek damages from Sharon Hill man
PHILADELPHIA – Survivors of a church massacre in Liberia that took place nearly three decades ago allege the man that led the massacre is residing in Pennsylvania and are seeking damages.
RD Legal Funding asks for oral arguments as it fights lawsuit from CFPB, N.Y. AG
PHILADELPHIA – The disagreement over funding by third parties continues to play out in an exchange between Pennsylvania and New York federal courts, as one such company defends itself from New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.