News from 2022
Parents upset with first-grade teacher's transgender lessons can continue with lawsuit
PITTSBURGH – A federal judge has granted a trio of parents the right to further pursue their lawsuit against the Mount Lebanon School District, which alleged their civil rights were violated when the District provided classroom instruction to their first-grade children on the topics of gender dysphoria and transgender transitioning.
Asbestos lawyers succeed in keeping info from public
ERIE, Pa. (Legal Newsline) - The public won't have access to information from a case that accuses an asbestos bankruptcy trust from giving out money to lawyers without double-checking their claims.
Suit: N.J. woman injured by falling mirror in room at Lancaster inn
LANCASTER – A New Jersey woman claims she was injured in a Lancaster inn, when the mirror which was hanging up in her hotel room fell from the wall and landed on her.
CHOP says firing of billing specialist was not due to her anxiety condition
PHILADELPHIA – The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia denies that it unlawfully terminated one of its longtime billing specialists after she requested an accommodation of her anxiety disorder.
Carnegie Mellon University: Cyclist's injuries are not our fault
PITTSBURGH – Carnegie Mellon University has denied liability for injuries a Cranberry Township woman suffered when she was thrown from her bicycle while riding on its campus.
Julie Nord Friedman to participate in Panel Discussion on Cross Examination at 2022 DRI Asbestos Medicine Conference
Julie Nord Friedman to participate in Panel Discussion on Cross Examination at 2022 DRI Asbestos Medicine Conference.
Philly jury finds for State Sen. Anthony Williams, in former admin's discrimination case
PHILADELPHIA – An ex-constituent services worker for state Sen. Anthony Williams who claims she was fired before Christmas in 2018 and after contracting breast cancer, has lost her case against the politician after a jury trial.
Homeowners allege fire and $400K damages resulted from use of Rust-Oleum product
PHILADELPHIA – A pair of Pennsylvania homeowners allege that a wood-staining product they purchased at a local Home Depot store caused a significant fire at their residence and led to more than $400,000 in damages.
Dollar Tree says plaintiff at fault, after it allegedly sold headband which disfigured special needs girl
PITTSBURGH – In response to the allegations of a Pittsburgh woman, who claimed that a special needs girl was disfigured on the back of her head by an elastic headband she had purchased at one of its stores, Dollar Tree instead counters that the woman’s negligence was the cause of the girl’s injuries.
Default judgment may occur in suit from woman with dementia who suffered alleged sexual assault
PITTSBURGH – A Western Pennsylvania woman who alleged she was the victim of two separate incidents of sexual molestation by a fellow resident of a nursing facility she was admitted to last year for treatment of advanced dementia, may receive a default judgment.
Pa. teenager’s lawsuit against Facebook and Instagram is transferred to California federal court
PITTSBURGH – A Pennsylvania teenager’s lawsuit against Facebook and Instagram that holds the social media apps responsible for the development of her eating disorder and related self-harm, has been transferred to a federal court in California.
Whose Privacy Notice Is It Anyway? on November 2, 2022
Whose Privacy Notice Is It Anyway? on November 2, 2022.
TikTok wins dismissal of suit, filed after death of 10-year-old girl from 'Blackout Challenge'
PHILADELPHIA – Social media app TikTok has won dismissal of wrongful death litigation brought against it by the mother of a 10-year-old child who died in December due to attempting a “Blackout Challenge”.
Man who once worked for Mars Area School District says it made false statements about his tenure
PITTSBURGH – An Allegheny County man claims he was professionally harmed by a false statement made by a local school district he previously worked for, when he later tried to obtain employment with the Internal Revenue Service.
Butler probation officer said to have suffered work-related anxiety, discrimination settles claims
PITTSBURGH – Litigation brought by a Butler probation officer who alleged he was discriminated against by his superiors for requesting time off due to stress and anxiety has been settled.
Philly woman settles suit over slip-and-fall at Borgata casino in Atlantic City, N.J.
PHILADELPHIA – A Philadelphia woman’s lawsuit against Marina District Development Company over a slip-and-fall on the floor of the Borgata casino in Atlantic City, N.J. has been settled.
Contractor business and owner bring up objections in breach of contract and fraud case
PITTSBURGH – A local contractor and its owner have raised preliminary objections in response to litigation from a Pittsburgh home rental and sale company – which alleged that they committed breach of contract and fraud, when it failed to complete an inventory list of improvement projects and provided subpar workmanship on the one item it did finish.
W. Frank Johnson and Elizabeth Vaysman to Participate in the 2022 Toby L. Dickman Family Law Seminar
Obermayer family law attorneys W. Frank Johnson and Liz Vaysman will participate in the 2022 Toby L. Dickman Family Law Seminar, hosted by the Montgomery Bar Association, on Wednesday, November 2, 2022.
Best of the Bar 2022: Blank Rome Honoree Profiles
Best of the Bar 2022: Blank Rome Honoree Profiles.
State court judge splits decision on objections in construction group's whistleblower case
PITTSBURGH – A construction company’s objections that it did not retaliate against one of its inspectors or violate the Pennsylvania Whistleblower Law, after he reported discrepancies pertaining to whether or not groundwater on a job site was categorized as “contaminated,” have received a split decision by a state court judge.