News from January 2018
Comcast Corp. employee alleges company discriminated against him because of military obligations
PHILADELPHIA – A Comcast employee alleges he is facing discrimination because of his military service obligations.
Man alleges Travelers Insurance Co. should provide coverage for damages he caused to utility lines
HARRISBURG – A Matamoras man is seeking indemnification from his insurance company after he damaged utility lines with an excavator at his home.
Bridgeville plaintiff says contractor abandoned project, violated consumer protection laws
PITTSBURGH – A Bridgeville homeowner is charging a Washington County contractor with accepting thousands of dollars in payments for repairs to her home, but leaving the project before completion in substandard condition.
Lawsuit: Chinese restaurant tenant owes landlord plaintiff $38K in lease payments
PITTSBURGH – Through a newly-filed lawsuit, a Pittsburgh shopping center owner is seeking to recover more than $38,000 in outstanding payments from a Chinese buffet restaurant, which served as one of its former tenants.
Plaintiff says he suffered severe injuries from removing salvage yard's 1,200-pound metal gate
PITTSBURGH – A salvage yard and its owner are being taken to state court on accusations of negligence, after a plaintiff on the yard’s premises suffered severe leg injuries in an accident two years ago.
Pa. Supreme Court orders congressional district map redrawn, as GOP lawmakers protest
HARRISBURG – In a landmark decision reached Monday, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania ruled the state’s map of 18 congressional districts was unfairly gerrymandered to benefit Republican candidates and must be redrawn in less than a month, a move members of the Pennsylvania GOP are already looking to delay.
Giant Food Stores LLC worker alleges she was discharged in retaliation for requesting FMLA leave
HARRISBURG – A York County woman alleges she was terminated from her job with a grocery store chain in retaliation for needing a medical leave.
Ohio company claims Climbing Innovations LLC infringed patent with climbing product
PHILADELPHIA – An Ohio company that crafts products for use in tree climbing alleges an Exton company and Georgia man have infringed its rights under a patent.
Retiree alleges Pfizer Retirement Committee failed to disclose information about his pension
PHILADELPHIA – A Pfizer retiree alleges he was not informed before he retired that his pension payments could not be rolled over to another account.
State Farm Fire & Casualty alleges Topbuilder Corp., others' negligence caused fire
HARRISBURG – An insurance company is seeking more than $250,000 in damages over a fire at a Hanover property allegedly caused by the improper installation of insulation.
Indiana County farmer seeks to vacate arbitration award in dispute with Nau Country Insurance Co.
PITTSBURGH – An Indiana, Pennsylvania man is seeking to vacate an award in a dispute over crop insurance.
The Huntington National Bank alleges it is owed for equipment lease
PITTSBURGH – A Pittsburgh financial institution alleges an equipment lease is in default.
Claims he’s Wiesen, the victim, not Wiesen, the weisenheimer
What if the same company made lip balm and glue sticks in similar containers and a batch of the latter somehow got mislabeled as the former and distributed to retailers?
Usual Suspects: Lawyers used to getting their way in MDL process to lead opioid litigation
CLEVELAND (Legal Newsline) - There will be a lot of familiar faces in U.S. District Judge Dan Polster’s courtroom in Cleveland on Jan. 31, when lawyers gather for a hearing on multidistrict litigation against the nation’s opioid manufacturers and distributors.
Pa. defendants defaulted on loan payments, according to suit from Texas finance company
PITTSBURGH – A Texas financial company is seeking to recoup a loan it issued to a pair of Pennsylvania defendants in 2005, and cure what it argues was a perceived default on the parts of those defendants.
Lawsuit: Movie theater's improper lighting caused plaintiff's head and neck injuries
PITTSBURGH – An improperly-lighted movie theater was the proximate cause behind serious head and neck injuries a plaintiff suffered, says a plaintiff in a new lawsuit in state court.
Suit alleges Pittsburgh engineering firm didn't receive $100K-plus for goods and services
PITTSBURGH – A Pittsburgh engineering firm charges an industrial equipment supplier with breaching a contract the two parties had agreed to, for the sale and purchase of that very same equipment in excess of $100,000.
Construction company's alleged improper grading work necessitated funds for backup firm to finish job
PITTSBURGH – In a recently-filed lawsuit, a Pittsburgh residential complex property owner is levying accusations that a local construction company failed to perform contracted work, leaving another organization to finish the job.
Adult motion picture owner alleges BitTorrent user infringed 53 films
PHILADELPHIA – A Pennsylvania individual is alleged to have unlawfully downloaded and distributed adult films online.
Glenside Residence Inc. employee alleges she is owed unpaid wages
PHILADELPHIA – A Philadelphia woman alleges her employer failed to pay her a minimum wage or overtime wages.