News published on Pennsylvania Record in February 2023

The following cases categorized as "civil" were on the docket in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania on Jan. 31. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:

The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania reported the following activities in the suit brought by Billy Donnerstag against Core & Main, LP on Jan. 31.

The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania reported the following activities in the suit brought by Blair Douglass against The Vermont Country Store, Inc. on Jan. 31.

The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania reported the following activity in the suit brought by Joshua Mittwol against Peloton Interactive, Inc. on Jan. 31: 'Notice Of Removal From Allegheny County, Case Number Gd-22-15050; Copies Attached: Original Complaint (filing Fee, Including Administrative Fee, $402, Receipt Number Bpawdc-7516124), Filed By Peloton Interactive, Inc. (attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Civil Cover Sheet) (ctb) (entered: 02/01/2023)'.

The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania reported the following activities in the suit brought by Darena Mcclain against Angel Trejo-Reyes and Carlos Trejo-Mercado on Jan. 31.

PHILADELPHIA – A local woman has filed class action litigation against chocolate manufacturer and retailer Hershey, charging that its products contain toxic, carcinogenic contaminants like heavy metals, such as cadmium and lead.

PITTSBURGH – An inmate worker at Fayette County Prison who was injured during a scheduled assignment and said prison officials both hid the extent of his injuries and subjected him to inhumane living conditions during his time of incarceration, has settled his case.

PITTSBURGH – A federal magistrate judge has jettisoned more than 40 paragraphs from a complaint brought by a former veteran schoolteacher against the Pittsburgh School District and its Board of Education, which charged she was wrongfully terminated after she posted a right-wing article accompanied by racist language on her personal Facebook page.

SCRANTON – The University of Scranton and one of its former officials say that litigation from a former professor, who 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, should be dismissed for failure to state a claim.

PITTSBURGH – An Allegheny County woman who brought suit against discount grocery store chain Aldi after she says a metal produce shelf fell on her when she was shopping inside the grocer’s West Mifflin store, has refuted the defendant’s denials of liability.

The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania reported the following activities in the suit brought by Jannette Turay against American General Life Insurance Company on Jan. 31.

The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania reported the following activities in the suit brought by Christopher Niles against Mccandless Hotel Ownership, LLC on Jan. 31.

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