News published on Pennsylvania Record in April 2023

PITTSBURGH – A Western Pennsylvania woman who claimed that she broke her left leg and left arm due to using an allegedly-defective shopping cart while at a local TJ Maxx department store, recently settled her claims.

PITTSBURGH – A woman who suffered severe injuries while escaping a shooting at a party that took place at an Airbnb rental home in Pittsburgh has sued the company and other entities she believes are liable for her injuries.

PHILADELPHIA – A nonprofit legal services provider has not only denied that it committed examples of racial and disability discrimination against one of its employees, allegedly in retaliation for her reporting similar behavior in the workplace, but has additionally argued that it never terminated her in the first place.

PHILADELPHIA – Amtrak has asked for 60 days in which to complete what it refers to as necessary discovery and depositions, in a suit brought by one of its employees under the Federal Railroad Safety Act, after the plaintiff allegedly faced intimidation and bullying from a supervisor, subsequent to suffering an on-the-job injury.

PITTSBURGH – An educator who was allegedly sexually assaulted by one of her students maintains that the student’s former school did not advise her of his capacity for committing acts of violence and assault.

LANCASTER – A Lancaster woman has now twice stood by claims that her late husband’s death was caused by a debridement procedure he received on his throat, despite an adverse medical history of cardiovascular problems and use of anticoagulation medicine.

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PITTSBURGH – Parents of three autistic children and an adult with a diagnosed case of anxiety and respiratory issues, who argued that pre-existing medical conditions prevented them or their children from wearing masks at Kennywood Park, Sandcastle Water Park and Idlewild Park during the early portion of the COVID-19 pandemic, have lost their case through summary judgment.

SCRANTON – A transportation equipment operator alleges the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation failed to accommodate his disability and later fired him for alleged comments he made in a Facebook post.

PITTSBURGH – Five ex-volunteer firefighters in the City of Latrobe who claimed they were ousted from their positions after voicing opposition to the alleged behavior of the department chief, have now settled those claims with the City.

ALLENTOWN – An associate at a New Jersey Walmart store who alleged he suffered severe head injuries from the use of a Rocket Cart, a device used to move merchandise and stock shelves, recently settled his personal injury claims.

SCRANTON – The University of Scranton’s Faculty Affairs Council contends that the institution was right to fire a former professor, the latter of whom has charged that his constitutional rights to privacy and bodily autonomy were violated when the institution attempted to force him to disclose his COVID-19 vaccination status.

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