News from December 2020
Dec. 21: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania docket for "contract" cases
The following cases categorized as "contract" were on the docket in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on Dec. 21. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
Dec. 21: U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania docket for "trademark" cases
The following cases categorized as "trademark" were on the docket in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania on Dec. 21. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
Dec. 21: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania docket for "personal injury" cases
The following cases categorized as "personal injury" were on the docket in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on Dec. 21. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
Dec. 21: U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania docket for "contract" cases
The following cases categorized as "contract" were on the docket in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania on Dec. 21. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
Dec. 21: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania docket for "labor" cases
The following cases categorized as "labor" were on the docket in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on Dec. 21. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania: Actions Taken on Dec. 21
The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania reported the following activity on Dec. 21 in the suits below:
Dec. 21: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania docket for "315 p.i.: airplane product liability" cases
The following cases categorized as "315 p.i.: airplane product liability" were on the docket in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on Dec. 21. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
Bad lawyer review update: Google cites Communications Decency Act in argument to take down review
PITTSBURGH – Google maintains that the Communications Decency Act bars the argument made by a Pittsburgh attorney, who is attempting to compel the search giant to take down an unfavorable professional review about him that he claims is both fraudulent and from a person who doesn’t actually exist.
Community College of Allegheny County gardening border fall update: School disavows liability for plaintiff's injuries
PITTSBURGH – The Community College of Allegheny County has denied any liability for injuries suffered by a Pittsburgh woman when she fell over a gardening border on the school’s campus.
Mother sues Woodland Hills School District, manufacturer of computer charger after daughter loses finger in accident
PITTSBURGH – The mother of a 10 year-old North Braddock elementary school student has filed suit against the local school district and the manufacturer of a computer charging cabinet, after the student lost a finger while transporting the device through her school.
Aldi shopper says sticky substance on Penn Hills store floor caused her to fall and left her with serious injuries
PITTSBURGH – An Aldi shopper claims that an accumulated, sticky substance on the floor of a store located in Penn Hills was the cause of a fall she sustained, which left her with significant injuries.
Dec. 21: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania docket for "fraud" cases
The following cases categorized as "fraud" were on the docket in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on Dec. 21. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania: Actions Taken on Dec. 20
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania reported the following activity on Dec. 20 in the suits below:
Dec. 20: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania docket for "contract" cases
The following cases categorized as "contract" were on the docket in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on Dec. 20. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
Disney says it denied entrance to autistic child not wearing facemask to follow COVID-19 guidelines
ALLENTOWN – The Walt Disney Company says its refusal to permit entry to its Disney Store in the Lehigh Valley Mall to an autistic seven year-old child was only due to his not wearing a face covering to protect customers from COVID-19, and not due to his disability.
Lawsuit: Landlord's negligence led to tenant suffering left knee injuries in two successive falls
PITTSBURGH – A Western Pennsylvania woman says her left knee injuries are the result of her landlord’s negligence, in failing to remedy dangerous conditions on the stairway outside her apartment.
Fried chicken fire update: Plaintiff who suffered third-degree burns settles with defendant
PITTSBURGH – A North Huntingdon man has settled claims with a Monroeville woman for third-degree burns he allegedly suffered on various parts of his body, during a grease fire at her home last year.
Knee injuries at Outback Steakhouse update: Scottdale plaintiff settles claims
PITTSBURGH – A Scottdale plaintiff who allegedly suffered a broken left knee when visiting an Outback Steakhouse restaurant nearly four years ago has settled her litigation against the popular chain.
PILLSBURY WINTHROP SHAW PITTMAN LLP: Pillsbury Recognized in the Financial Times “Most Digital Law Firms” List
Pillsbury has landed on the Financial Times first-ever “Most Digital Law Firms” list in the publication’s Innovative Lawyers: North America 2020 special report.
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA: Statement of U.S. Attorney McSwain Regarding Court Ruling in Philadelphia Vietnam Veterans Memorial Society v. Kenney, et al.
I want to congratulate the Philadelphia Vietnam Veterans Memorial Society for successfully protecting the First Amendment rights of all Philadelphians.