News from March 2018
Baptist Homes Society alleges it is owed more than $70,000 for nursing care
PITTSBURGH – A Pittsburgh business alleges it was not paid for nursing services it provided.
U.S. Merchant Marine says toxic exposure on vessels led him to contract leukemia
PHILADELPHIA – A former seaman has sued a long list of corporate defendants in state court, claiming their collective negligence in exposing him to benzene and other carcinogenic chemicals in the course of his work duties led him to develop acute myelogenous leukemia (AML).
Plaintiff counsel in Delaware County bar fight case seeking responses to discovery inquests
MEDIA – Requests for answers to discovery questions and for production of documents have been filed in the case of a man who says a Folsom bar/restaurant overserved fellow pub patrons, the same patrons who later allegedly assaulted and seriously injured him.
Settlement reached in defamation case involving knife manufacturer
PHILADELPHIA – A defamation case pitting a Massachusetts lawyer against a North Carolina man and Pennsylvania knife manufacturer and seller has been settled.
Federal judge dismisses some claims in wrongful conviction suit; Plaintiff was convicted of murder he didn't commit
PHILADELPHIA – The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania dismissed parts of a lawsuit filed against the city of Philadelphia, two former police detectives and a former police officer by Shaurn Thomas, a man who “was convicted of a murder he did not commit,” according to an opinion entered Feb. 2 by U.S. District Judge Gene E.K. Pratter.
District court rules Community Vocational Schools lacks standing in fax case
PITTSBURGH – The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania has granted Mildon Bus Lines' motion for summary judgment, saying that plaintiff Community Vocational Schools of Pittsburgh failed to provide enough evidence for its Telephone Consumer Protect Act lawsuit.
Pa. hat maker settles with FTC over made in U.S. claims
ADAMSTOWN – Bollman Hat Co. seems intent on charting a business-as-usual plan of operations for the 150-year-old Pennsylvania company after it recently settled with the Federal Trade Commission, over making claims about all or virtually all of its products being made in the U.S.
Allstate seeks more than $110,000 over damages allegedly caused by defective appliance
PITTSBURGH – An insurance company alleges a defective refrigerator caused property damages.
Consumer files suit against Weltman, Weinberg & Reis Co. over collection letter
PITTSBURGH – An Allegheny County man alleges a debt collection letter fails to advise that an account balance will increase because of interest.
Pittsburgh man files wrongful death suit against Allegheny County Jail inmate
PITTSBURGH – A Pittsburgh man is seeking damages from two individuals over a woman's death.
McKees Rocks resident alleged to have defaulted on loan
PITTSBURGH – An Export woman alleges a McKees Rocks individual defaulted on a loan.
Pentecostal Temple Church alleges insurer wrongfully denied damage claim
PITTSBURGH – A church claims its insurer breached its contract with its denial of its claim for property damage.
Wesbanco Bank Inc. alleges Morgantown corporation owes for loans
PITTSBURGH – A Morgantown corporation is alleged to have defaulted on two loans.
Pennsylvania Supreme Court allows state law to apply in out-of-state dispute
HARRISBURG – The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania ruled in a Feb. 21 opinion that an out-of-state plaintiff can sue a Pennsylvania-based company under Pennsylvania’s Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law (UTPCPL).
Fine & Wyatt files suit for $7,500 in allegedly unpaid fees, seeks court change
HARRISBURG – Law firm Fine & Wyatt PC is seeking payment of $7,500 in legal fees it allegedly negotiated in a payment compromise with clients who elected to switch to a different firm.
Settlement reached between restaurant and customer who said he bit into a metal object in his mashed potatoes
PHILADELPHIA – The case of a Philadelphia man who alleged he was injured when he bit down on a metal button hidden in his mashed potatoes at a West Oak Lane restaurant was settled.
City discontinues litigation against law firm it had alleged owed more than $300K in taxes
PHILADELPHIA – The City of Philadelphia has recently discontinued litigation against a law firm and two of its members, which claimed it failed to timely pay delinquent taxes in excess of $300,000 over a period spanning from 2007 to 2015.
Lawsuit: Drunk whacked man with glass at Paddy Whacks
PHILADELPHIA – A new lawsuit in state court claims a patron of a South Philadelphia pub was assaulted by another customer, as a result of the establishment allegedly overserving the assailant and not ensuring the premises were safe for him.
N.Y. man alleges nightclub patron struck him in the head with glass and injured him
PHILADELPHIA – A New York man who allegedly suffered severe injuries after being struck in the side of the face by a fellow patron wielding a glass inside a Philadelphia nightclub has sued the establishment, its ownership and his alleged assailant.
Theatre Historical Society of America files suit over alleged unlawful use of Hollywood Theater mark
PITTSBURGH – A Pittsburgh nonprofit alleges another nonprofit in the state is unlawfully using a trademark.