News from May 2020
PEPPER HAMILTON LLP: Lex Mundi Antitrust and Competition Virtual Practice Group Meeting
The call will be moderated by Barbara T. Sicalides, a partner with Pepper Hamilton, head of the Antitrust Section of the firm’s Trial and Dispute Resolution Practice Group and co-editor of the report.
Case activity for Abigale Pfingsten vs Carnegie Mellon University on May 15
The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania reported the following activities in the suit brought by Abigale Pfingsten against Carnegie Mellon University on May 15.
May 11: U.S. District Court for the Western 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 Western District of Pennsylvania on May 11. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
May 11: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania docket for "copyright" cases
The following cases categorized as "copyright" were on the docket in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on May 11. 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 May 11
The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania reported the following activity on May 11 in the suits below:
May 11: 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 May 11. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
May 11: 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 May 11. 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 May 11
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania reported the following activity on May 11 in the suits below:
Giphy dismissed from FOX television anchor's lawsuit that alleged improper use of her image across the Internet
PHILADELPHIA – A local television news anchor suing for allegedly improper use of her image on commercial websites across the Internet has agreed to dismiss one of them, Giphy, Inc., from her lawsuit.
VRBO, Expedia fight lawsuit over couple's carbon monoxide poisoning at rental cottage
SCRANTON – VRBO, HomeAway and Expedia say jurisdictional issues should quash a lawsuit filed by a Narberth couple, who alleged they suffered carbon monoxide poisoning during a stay at one of the company’s short-term rental properties.
Tenant's battle against landlord, Delaware County judges rejected by Third Circuit
PHILADELPHIA – A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has ruled that a trial court did not commit an error when it dismissed a tenant’s lawsuit against his landlord and other authorities for alleged constitutional rights violations.
Bucks County man sues equipment manufacturers after leg allegedly crushed at work
PHILADELPHIA – A Bucks County man is suing a pair of manufacturers for negligence and other causes of action, after his legs were allegedly crushed while using a turntable stretch wrapper machine.
Walmart says it's not to blame for man's taking of wrong medication and death
HARRISBURG – In a recently filed dismissal motion, Walmart denies all liability for allegedly committing a pharmaceutical packaging error – one which allegedly led a customer to take the wrong medicine and pass away in 2017.
May 11: U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania docket for "insurance" cases
The following cases categorized as "insurance" were on the docket in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania on May 11. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
May 10: 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 May 10. 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 May 10
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania reported the following activity on May 10 in the suits below:
U.S. Steel beats back lawsuit brought by clean air group
PITTSBURGH – U.S. Steel has won litigation filed by the Clean Air Council, and a declaration that releases of hundreds of thousands of pounds of hazardous pollutants into the air from three of its Mon Valley Works plants were exempted under federal law.
Walmart says victim of alleged workplace discrimination didn't take advantage of store's corrective procedures
PITTSBURGH – Walmart says a former employee who was an alleged victim of discrimination, a hostile work environment and sexual harassment did not take advantage of enough corrective measures to prevent being the target of that behavior.
Pa. Supreme Court declines to hear Pittsburgh restaurant's coronavirus insurance case
HARRISBURG – The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania has denied a petition for extraordinary relief from a restaurant taking action against its insurer for allegedly not covering losses sustained during the coronavirus quarantine.
Lawsuit filed over death of 2-year-old who fell out of apartment window
PITTSBURGH – A pair of Pittsburgh landlords and the Allegheny County Housing Authority are facing an action for negligence and wrongful death, after the 2-year old son of their tenants fell to his death through an allegedly defective window in 2018.