News from January 2018
Greene, Tweed & Co. Inc. molding operator alleges he is owed unpaid overtime wages
PHILADELPHIA – A Pennsburg man alleges his Kulpsville employer failed to compensate him for overtime work.
Life Insurance Co. of North America alleged to have wrongfully terminated disability benefits
PHILADELPHIA – A Spring City woman alleges her disability benefits were wrongfully terminated.
Freedom Heating & Air Conditioning alleged to owe more than $170,000 to labor union funds
PHILADELPHIA – An Ottsville employer is alleged to have defaulted on a bargaining agreement with a labor union's funds.
Property owner claims Caliber Home Loans Inc. is attempting to collect a mortgage that was satisfied years ago
PHILADELPHIA – A Philadelphia consumer alleges debt collectors are attempting to collect on a mortgage that was satisfied in 2011.
Former Black Diamond Investment Group employee alleges he is owed unpaid wages
PHILADELPHIA – A Philadelphia man alleges he is owed unpaid wages by his former employer.
Female football player says drunk ex-girlfriend assaulted her at Pittsburgh Marriott, sues the hotel
PITTSBURGH – A woman who claims she was brutally assaulted by her ex-girlfriend at the Airport Marriott Hotel in Pittsburgh, has sued both the hotel chain for negligence and the former girlfriend for assault and battery.
Fall from scaffolding leads to lawsuit against construction company
PITTSBURGH – A Mills Run couple alleging the husband suffered severe shoulder injuries in a construction site accident have filed a lawsuit against the entities they believe are responsible.
Lawsuit: $94K in contributions and wage deductions for seven construction projects not paid
PITTSBURGH – A group from Pittsburgh claims a Philadelphia bonding company has neglected to pay it in excess of $94,000 in contributions and wage deductions, and seeks to recoup that sum in state court.
Consulting group says client owes it in excess of $40K, suit states
PITTSBURGH – A construction consulting organization has filed legal action against one of its clients for allegedly-unpaid services rendered in excess of $40,000.
Gender discrimination case against West Pharmaceutical Services closed
PHILADELPHIA — The case of a former employee who sued an Exton pharmaceutical business, alleging discrimination and wrongful termination, has been closed.
Avalon cop who suffered leg injuries while on a call sues for damages
PITTSBURGH – An Avalon policeman who allegedly suffered severe bodily injuries in the course of assisting paramedics on a residential medical call last year has filed suit in response to the incident.
Bank of America pursues asset recovery from Pittsburgh litigant
PITTSBURGH – Bank of America is pursuing the recovery of more than $50,000 in outstanding costs and credit balances from a Pittsburgh man counted as one of its clients.
Trampoline park facing Allegheny Co. broken leg lawsuit
PITTSBURGH – A plaintiff allegedly hurt through a “double jump” performed at a local indoor trampoline park is suing the establishment for the resultant injuries he claims to have suffered, namely a broken leg.
Woman's lawsuit says roller skates and alcohol don't mix
PITTSBURGH – A Pittsburgh woman who allegedly suffered a broken leg as a result of using roller skates in a lounge’s bar area has launched legal action against the establishment in question.
Pittsburgh redevelopment authority sues over supposedly broken lease and settlement
PITTSBURGH – A local development authority has initiated litigation with a Duquesne investigation firm that allegedly violated the terms of both a lease and settlement agreement that the parties had mutually agreed upon.
Bolivian firm says Pittsburgh IT group breached their mutual agreement
PITTSBURGH – A Bolivian outsource development company is pursuing the recovery of over $50,000 from an IT consulting and services firm based in Pittsburgh, per a recently-filed lawsuit.
Seattle woman alleges Pittsburgh apartment complex's unsafe condition injured her
PITTSBURGH – A Washington state woman injured at a Pittsburgh apartment complex in January of last year has filed legal action for damages related to that accident.
84 Lumber accuses Virginia construction firm of leaving credit agreement balance unpaid
PITTSBURGH – A prominent lumber company is pursuing charges of breach of contract and unjust enrichment against a Virginia construction firm in state court.
Woman alleges she is entitled to disability benefits from Standard Life Insurance Co. of New York
PITTSBURGH – An Erie woman alleges her claim for long-term disability benefits was wrongfully denied.
U.S. labor secretary alleges Nonno's Pizza and Family Restaurant failed to pay overtime wages
PHILADELPHIA – A restaurant with a registered office in Moosic is alleged to have failed to pay its employees the correct overtime rate.