News from March 2023
Upper Darby man says his constitutional rights were violated in Curran-Fromhold Correctional Facility
PHILADELPHIA – A Delaware County man claims he was subjected to a lack of medical care and cruel and unusual punishment, in violation of his constitutionally-protected civil rights.
Oral arguments held, fate of key product liability suit now in hands of Pa. Supreme Court
PHILADELPHIA – After hearing oral arguments, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania is due to decide an action which will have great import for future product liability trials statewide, as it determines whether or not trial courts are permitted to prevent defendants from using evidence pertaining to industry standards.
Mcnees Ranked No. 3 in Pennsylvania for Bond Counsel Work
McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC is ranked No. 3 in Pennsylvania, according to the most recent bond counsel rankings published in February by a national industry trade publication.
Man trapped in chocolate tank for six hours accuses Mars, Inc. of negligence
ALLENTOWN – A man tasked with cleaning a chocolate batching tank at a Mars, Inc. facility says he became trapped in the machinery for more than six hours, and that the company’s negligence directly led to this incident and the injuries he suffered.
Woman shot at Upper Darby tavern after attending birthday party settles
MEDIA – The case of a Philadelphia woman attending a birthday party at an Upper Darby tavern – which alleged she was shot by another patron who had been over-served with alcohol during his stay – has been settled.
Allegheny County denies it failed to accommodate anxiety disorder of court hearing officer
PITTSBURGH – Allegheny County’s Family Law Division has denied allegations made by one of its courtroom hearing officers that her anxiety disorder condition was not accommodated, in violation of state law.
Pa. Supreme Court to determine key aspect of product liability cases
PHILADELPHIA – Today, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania is due to hear oral arguments in an action which will have great import for future product liability trials statewide, as it determines whether or not trial courts are permitted to prevent defendants from using evidence pertaining to industry standards.
Kate Tavella Named Top Woman in Communications by Ragan Communications
Blank Rome is pleased to announce that Kate Tavella, the firm's Senior Director of Communications, was named a Top Woman in Communications by Ragan Communications.
Busing company alleges McKeesport officials conspired to remove it from school district contract
PITTSBURGH – A school bus transportation company has filed suit against the City of McKeesport, the McKeesport Area School District and several District and political officials, alleging that the defendants conspired and acted to remove it from an agreement to provide the District with busing, as an act of political retaliation.
Bottling plant worker says equipment failed and burned her with harmful chemicals
PITTSBURGH – A batching operator at a Pennsylvania bottling plant alleges that a hose attached to clean-in-place unit separated from its apparatus and sprayed a mixture of harmful chemicals on her body, leading her to suffer severe burn injuries.
Chester charter school denies it failed to prevent kindergartener's sexual assaults
PHILADELPHIA – A charter school in Chester has denied responsibility for allegedly failing to prevent the repeated sexual assaults of one of its kindergarten students, by their classmate.
African-American culture center curator reasserts staircase fall led to her injuries
PITTSBURGH – A Pittsburgh-area museum’s curator has reiterated claims that she suffered severe injuries in a fall on the center’s grounds, due to an alleged defectively-constructed staircase which also lacked a handrail.
Suit alleging husband was nearly killed in pressurized fan system sent to complex litigation center
PITTSBURGH – A couple’s negligence lawsuit which argues that U.S. Steel and a number of other defendants were liable for injuries the husband-plaintiff suffered when he was sucked into a pressurized fan system and nearly killed has been sent to the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas’s Commerce and Complex Litigation Center.
So You're GDPR Compliant, That Don't Impress Me Much on March 10, 2023
Alpine Privacy Days is a two-day conference in the Swiss alps for data privacy professionals that allow for discussion and reflection, led by leading European data protection lawyers, authors and university lecturers.
Pa. Supreme Court approves fee reimbursement in environmental cases
HARRISBURG – Recently, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania issued a decision approving a move from members of the public and environmental advocacy groups to seek legal costs reimbursement, in a pair of prominent ecological lawsuits.
Plaintiff alleges repeated sexual assault at the hands of Newtown Square chiropractor
MEDIA – A Pennsylvania woman alleges she was subjected to sexual assault and battery by her chiropractor, who was convicted in January of several counts of indecent assault and aggravated indecent assault for sexually abusing several patients over a six year-period.
Defendants dismissed from suit surrounding supposed faulty light bulb which landed on plaintiff
PITTSBURGH – A pair of defendants have been conditionally dismissed from litigation alleging that a Westmoreland County woman was injured at a music concert, when a long, fluorescent light bulb fell from the ceiling of the concert venue and landed on top of her head.
Water park denies responsibility for injuries plaintiff allegedly suffered on 'Serpentine Slide' ride
PITTSBURGH – An amusement park has denied that it was responsible for injuries a Trafford woman alleged she suffered on a waterslide amusement attraction known as the “Serpentine Slide.”
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Ambulance service denies it injured woman who fell off stretcher during medical event
PITTSBURGH – A local ambulance service denies it was negligent and that it allegedly caused head, wrist and other injuries to an Arnold woman when she fell off one of its stretchers.
Keeping Up to Date With Notice & Regulatory Requirements on March 8, 2023
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