News from March 2018
Pittsburgh individuals allege GEICO breached contract in regards to claim
PITTSBURGH – Two Pittsburgh residents allege their insurer put its interests above their own after they filed a claim after an auto accident.
Tomayko Group alleges it is owed more than $50,000 from Central Cardiovascular Associates
PITTSBURGH – An Allegheny County company alleges it was not paid for its services by a Pittsburgh corporation.
Cain's Saloon alleged to owe more than $47,000 for construction work
PITTSBURGH – A Pittsburgh bar and restaurant is alleged to have failed to pay for designing and construction work.
Marley Financial Services, broker alleged to have placed unlawful telemarketing calls
PITTSBURGH – A Carmichaels insurance broker working out of a Washington County office is alleged to have made unlawful telemarketing calls.
Insurance company alleges New York business installed defective oven at La Gourmandine property
PITTSBURGH – An insurance company alleges a defective oven installed by a New York company at a Pittsburgh location caused a fire and nearly $100,000 in damages.
American Express alleges consumer owes more than $40,000 on account
PITTSBURGH – A Monroeville woman is alleged to have failed to pay the balance due on a credit account.
Patenaude & Felix APC letter allegedly fails to inform consumers how to properly dispute debt
PITTSBURGH – An Allegheny County consumer alleges a letter sent to her by a debt collector contains confusing statements.
Man alleges Metropolitan Life is unfairly withholding disability benefits
PHILADELPHIA – A Bensalem man alleges he is disabled and his claim for disability benefits was wrongfully denied.
Patient files malpractice suit against Allegheny Health Network, others
PITTSBURGH – A Carnegie couple allege the negligence of several health care entities caused the wife to suffer injuries after a surgery.
Montgomery County landlords seeking over $100K in alleged overdue costs from MMA training school
PHILADELPHIA – A Montgomery County property management company is seeking to recoup more than $100,000 from an MMA training school, which allegedly defaulted on its building lease in Philadelphia.
Man says he was assaulted outside Walnut Street's Irish Pub, sues it and management for negligence
PHILADELPHIA – A Huntingdon Valley plaintiff who claims to have been jumped outside a Center City, Philadelphia pub and sustained serious injuries, has sued the establishment, its owners, manager and the alleged assailant for collective negligence.
Parents of student molested at Gwynedd-Mercy Academy sue school
PHILADELPHIA – A private Catholic school in Lower Gwynedd Township, its operators and sponsors are now facing a major negligence lawsuit from the parents of a seventh-grade female student who was allegedly sexually molested multiple times by one of the school’s now-former (and convicted) IT workers both on and off-campus.
Professionals allege neighbors illegally accessed their property, disabled their electricity and conducted demolition
PHILADELPHIA – A pair of Old City, Philadelphia property owners, including a practicing attorney, have filed litigation against their next-door neighbors, claiming the adjoining property unlawfully accessed their building, caused the loss of electrical power and conducted unlawful demolition work which harmed their building’s structural integrity.
Pennsylvania hospital, regional cardiology practice to pay $20 million after alleged kickback scheme
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) — The U.S. Department of Justice announced March 7 that UPMC Hamot (Hamot), an Erie, Pennsylvania, hospital that is affiliated with the with the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC), and Medicor Associates Inc. (Medicor), a regional physician cardiology practice, will pay $20.75 million after allegations of kickbacks and improper financial relationships.
Do we really want to be a magnet for mass tort cases?
America may be a mecca for immigrants, but Philadelphia County has become a magnet for mass tort plaintiffs, and the wretched refuse keep coming.
Philly food service firm says accountants' improper practices left it with over $70K in back taxes
PHILADELPHIA – A Philadelphia food service company claims it was left on the hook for over $70,000 in local, state and federal back taxes, when its accounting firm negligently and erroneously prepared its tax return paperwork.
Lawsuit: New York contractor allegedly defaulted on equipment lease agreement
PHILADELPHIA – In a new state court lawsuit, a Pennsylvania-based equipment leasing company has alleged that a New York contractor has defaulted on a financial agreement the parties entered into back in late 2016.
Hair salon's faulty color treatment led to permanent injuries, suit alleges
PHILADELPHIA – A woman who claimed to suffer permanent physical injuries after a hair color treatment gone awry in a Philadelphia salon has sued the hair salon and its parent company for damages in state court.
Philadelphia Eagles facing suit from spectator allegedly injured by drunk fan at game in 2016
PHILADELPHIA – On the heels of winning the Vince Lombardi Trophy for the very first time against the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LII, the Philadelphia Eagles are now also facing a civil lawsuit from a fan claiming to have been severely injured at one of their games in 2016, when an intoxicated fellow fan passed out and fell on top of her.
Woman alleges child, slave labor is involved in production of Hershey chocolate products
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) – A Massachusetts consumer claims that she would not have purchased Hershey chocolate products or paid as much for them if Hershey had disclosed alleged child and slave labor in the production of its chocolate.