News from July 2021
June 29: 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 June 29. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
June 29: 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 June 29. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
June 29: 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 June 29. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
June 29: U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania docket for "family and medical leave act" cases
The following cases categorized as "family and medical leave act" were on the docket in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania on June 29. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
June 29: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania docket for "product liability" cases
The following cases categorized as "product liability" were on the docket in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on June 29. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
June 29: 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 June 29. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
June 29: 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 June 29. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
June 29: 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 June 29. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
June 29: U.S. District Court for the Eastern 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 Eastern District of Pennsylvania on June 29. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
Third Circuit: Lingering questions of med-device product liability law need to be decided by Pa. Supreme Court
PHILADELPHIA – According to a panel trio of judges from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, and not itself, must decide two unresolved questions of medical device product liability law.
Athletes' 'jock tax' lawsuit against Pittsburgh back on, after over a year of inactivity
PITTSBURGH – After more than a year of inactivity, a state court judge’s ruling has breathed new life into a lawsuit filed by a trio of professional athletes and the players’ associations of Major League Baseball, the National Football League and the National Hockey League - all of whom allege that the City of Pittsburgh’s “jock tax” that is applied to both resident and non-resident athletes is unconstitutional.
Age discrimination claim thrown out in ex-worker's wrongful termination suit against Sen. Anthony Williams
PHILADELPHIA – A judge has dismissed without prejudice a claim for alleged violation of the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act in a case brought by an ex-constituent services worker for state Sen. Anthony Williams, who claimed she was fired before Christmas in 2018 after contracting breast cancer.
Allegheny County woman injured by fallen axe on Halloween trick-or-treat table settles case with homeowners
PITTSBURGH – An Allegheny County woman taking her child trick-or-treating on Halloween two years recently settled her litigation with a pair of Pittsburgh residents, at whose property an axe allegedly fell from a candy table and lacerated her right leg.
Federal judge denies California airline's attempt to dismiss pilot's carbon monoxide exposure lawsuit
PITTSBURGH – A federal judge has denied a California-based airline’s attempt to dismiss a lawsuit filed by a pilot allegedly poisoned by carbon monoxide exposure through judgment on the pleadings, finding that his suit was still valid in spite of a then-concurrent bankruptcy court proceeding.
Caterpillar faces suit after excavator bucket falls off, crushes worker's foot
PITTSBURGH — A worker whose foot was crushed when a Caterpillar excavator bucket came crashing to the ground is claiming negligence.
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania: Actions Taken on June 28
The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania reported the following activity on June 28 in the suits below:
June 28: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania docket for "securities/commodities" cases
The following cases categorized as "securities/commodities" were on the docket in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on June 28. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
June 28: U.S. District Court for the Western 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 Western District of Pennsylvania on June 28. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
June 28: 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 June 28. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
June 28: U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania docket for "family and medical leave act" cases
The following cases categorized as "family and medical leave act" were on the docket in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania on June 28. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact: