News from October 2021
Carpet cleaning manager terminated for COVID-19 objections update: Judge dismisses plaintiff's case
PITTSBURGH – An employee of a carpet cleaning service who claimed he was wrongfully terminated during the COVID-19 pandemic, when he objected to working in areas where social distancing and wearing of protective personal equipment was not being practiced, has seen his case dismissed in state court.
Lawsuit: Defective arcade machine fell on boy at Chuck E. Cheese restaurant in Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA – The mother of a boy who was crushed by an arcade game machine at a Chuck E. Cheese restaurant in Philadelphia has filed a lawsuit on his behalf, arguing that the manufacturer of the allegedly defective machine committed negligence.
Medical defendants deny liability for plaintiff whose alleged missed diagnosis led to perforated ulcer and bowel necrosis
MEDIA – Three defendants deny liability for injuries a Ridley Park woman suffered, when medical professionals allegedly failed to identify and diagnose her perforated ulcer and bowel necrosis, leading her to suffer permanent damage to her digestive tract.
Woman who allegedly suffers glaucoma and other eye injuries after Lasik surgery reiterates claims
SCRANTON – A local woman has reiterated claims that she developed glaucoma, corneal ulcers and other ocular conditions due to professional negligence on the part of her ophthalmologist, after undergoing Lasik eye surgery.
Settlement brewing between student allegedly attacked and Haverford Area School District
PHILADELPHIA – A federal judge recently ordered that litigation between a former student who was attacked by a classmate in his special academic program and the Haverford Area School District has been stayed, pending its resolution through settlement.
Woman claims City of Pittsburgh's negligence after fall on sidewalk
PITTSBURGH — A woman is claiming negligence against the City of Pittsburgh after allegedly suffering serious injuries after a fall on a defective sidewalk.
Advance Auto Parts dismissed from injury lawsuit surrounding parking lot fall and broken hip
PITTSBURGH – Advance Auto Parts has won summary judgment dismissal against a Pittsburgh man who suffered a broken hip during a fall which occurred in the parking lot of one of its local stores.
Judge dismisses claims from lawsuit of corrections officer who claimed he was disciplined for Facebook post
PHILADELPHIA – A federal judge has partially dismissed two claims from a suit filed by a local corrections officer who claimed that his First Amendment rights were violated, when he was disciplined for speech made in a Facebook post to call for a rally in response to payroll policy breaches.
Nursing organization and its owner deny claims they caused $250K in damages to neighboring housing community
PITTSBURGH – A nursing company and its owner deny liability for allegedly causing $250,000 in severe damage to retaining walls and surrounding property belonging to its neighbor, the owner of a residential housing community.
Plaintiffs refute senior health care group's denial of causing mother's death through subpar care in 2019
MEDIA – The daughters of a Delaware County nursing home resident contend that she was improperly cared for by the staff of the facility where she was living and that same level of sub-standard care is what directly caused her death, refuting assertions from the facility that it was not responsible for her passing.
Lawsuit: Urgent care failed to diagnose woman's pneumonia, which caused her death
MEDIA – A Drexel Hill plaintiff contends that an urgent care facility in Havertown negligently failed to diagnose a woman’s pneumonia, later causing her to die of the condition in December 2019.
Commonwealth Court gives go-ahead to petition seeking to prohibit use of ExpressVote XL electronic voting machines
HARRISBURG – The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania recently ruled that legal action to prohibit electronic voting machines from being used in Northampton County and other Pennsylvania counties may proceed.
Delco plaintiff says doctors missed detecting her husband's cancer, which he later passed away from
MEDIA – A Delaware County woman says that negligence on the part of a host of medical professionals in the Crozer Health Care System led to her late husband’s cancer being missed in examinations, a disease he later passed away from.
Woman reiterates legality of claims connected to her fall in Philly's Washington Square Park
PHILADELPHIA – A local woman who suffered severe leg injuries in a fall over a metal barrier at Washington Square Park more than two years ago argues that the U.S. government’s attempt to dismiss her litigation should be disregarded, based on the fact that the allegations do not fall under the discretionary function exception.
Suit over security system installer's electrocution loses claims for recklessness and punitive damages
LANCASTER – Plaintiff counsel have agreed to dismiss their claims for recklessness and punitive damages against one defendant named in a negligence lawsuit, centered on a security system installer’s electrocution at a Lancaster hotel.
Lebanon County denies responsibility for events leading to death of 12-year-old boy from child abuse
HARRISBURG – Lebanon County and one of its officials have denied responsibility for a chain of events that led to the death of a 12-year-old boy from an alleged long pattern of child abuse, and which is now the subject of a wrongful death lawsuit.
Couple allege husband suffered severe burns from vape pen battery fire
PITTSBURGH — A couple allege the husband suffered severe burns when a vape pen battery caught fire in his pants pocket.
Experienced Tax Attorney Sheila Kles Rejoins Ballard Spahr
Experienced Tax Attorney Sheila Kles Rejoins Ballard Spahr,
Matthew P. Keris Appointed President of the DRI Foundation
Matthew P. Keris Appointed President of the DRI Foundation.
Pa. Supreme Court rules Pittsburgh ordinance preventing landlords from denying housing to Section 8 tenants is unconstitutional
HARRISBURG – The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania found that a Pittsburgh ordinance which forbid landlords from denying rental units to tenants who use federal housing vouchers was not legal under the state’s Pennsylvania Human Relations Act and thus, was unconstitutional to business.