News from September 2023
Tree company discounts liability for runner allegedly sprayed with copper pesticide
PITTSBURGH – A tree landscaping company has denied responsibility for permanent facial and oral injuries that a local man suffered, after allegedly being exposed to a copper-based pesticide being used to spray trees while he was out on a run in Mount Lebanon last year.
Woman allegedly beaten by cellmate at Lehigh County Jail receives default judgment
ALLENTOWN – An inmate at the Lehigh County Jail who claimed she was severely beaten and assaulted by her cellmate with alleged mental health issues, violent tendencies and who had been denied her regimen of medication to control those same issues, has been granted a default judgment in federal court.
Real estate defendants deny liability for postal worker's mailbox-related injuries
PITTSBURGH – A series of real estate companies have denied liability for injuries allegedly suffered by an Aliquippa postal worker, when an unsecured multi-unit mailbox fell and struck her in the chest.
State court judge OKs dismissal of defendant in case of man maimed by mill mixer
PITTSBURGH – A state court judge has authorized the dismissal of an additional defendant, in litigation from a Western Pennsylvania man who claimed he was maimed by a mill mixer while on the job.
Slip-and-fall in Macy's restroom leads to personal injury lawsuit
PITTSBURGH – An Allegheny County woman alleges she fell in a Macy’s department store located at a Pittsburgh shopping mall, due to a wet surface on the floor of the women’s restroom.
Lawsuit: Man suffers two broken ankles landing in foam pit at indoor bike park
PITTSBURGH – According to a local man, the foam pit at an indoor mountain bike and BMX bike park in Pittsburgh was defective and it led him to suffer two broken ankles and other injuries.
Armstrong Teasdale Appoints Ted Behm to Philadelphia Office Managing Attorney
Armstrong Teasdale has appointed Partner Edward (Ted) F. Behm, Jr. to the role of Philadelphia Office Managing Attorney, effective Aug. 23, 2023.
Brookville looks to dismiss suit over former cop who allegedly sexted and assaulted plaintiff
PITTSBURGH – The Borough of Brookville is seeking to dismiss litigation from a Clarion County woman, who alleged that a now-former member of the Brookville Police Department sent her salacious messages through social media and when his advances were rebuffed, stalked and sexually assaulted her.
Judge grants partial dismissal of counts from suit of woman who says she had seizure in custody
PHILADELPHIA – A federal judge has dismissed several counts from a lawsuit brought by a Philadelphia woman who alleged she was wrongly arrested for a road rage incident involving her daughter, denied medical care and as a result, had a seizure while in custody.
Phila. Juvenile Probation Department argues for immunity from molestation suit
PHILADELPHIA – Philadelphia’s Juvenile Probation Department contends that Eleventh Amendment immunity should protect it from a class action, sexual abuse lawsuit brought by seven former residents of The Summit Academy.
Couple who sued ladder maker and Amazon after wife fell during insurance estimate, reach settlement
PITTSBURGH – A Western Pennsylvania couple who sued Amazon and the manufacturer of a ladder they claimed was defective, after the wife-plaintiff fell from the ladder while conducting an insurance estimate at a home in Erie, have settled their claims.
Pittsburgh law firm denies it withheld compensation to one of its former members
PITTSBURGH – A Pittsburgh law firm has rejected allegations it denied compensation to one of its former members, after he resigned from the firm at the end of 2021.
Susan E. Bruce, Mcnees Energy Regulatory Attorney, Named to City & State Pa.’s Energy & Environment Power 100 List
McNees is pleased to announce that energy regulatory attorney Susan E. Bruce was named one of Pennsylvania’s most prominent energy and environment professionals by the commonwealth’s premier multi-media government, politics and advocacy news organization.
Best Lawyers in America® Recognizes Archer Attorneys
Archer is pleased to announce that 20 of its attorneys have been selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2024 edition of Best Lawyers in America®.
Philly man insists he became ill after eating meal at Delaware County diner
MEDIA – A Philadelphia man maintains that a meal he ate at a Delaware County diner two years ago caused him to become ill with food poisoning and other gastrointestinal ailments.
Judge denies summary judgment to U.S. government, in case of woman injured at TSA checkpoint
PHILADELPHIA – A federal judge has denied the U.S. government’s motion for summary judgment, in response to a Delaware woman’s negligence lawsuit which contended she was injured when going through a Transportation Security Administration checkpoint at Philadelphia International Airport more than two years ago.
Mother of man who died on Greyhound bus says transportation companies caused his death
PHILADELPHIA – The mother of a 32-year-old man who died from cardiac arrest while aboard a Greyhound bus bound for Philadelphia two years ago argues the Greyhound and Flixbus transportation companies were negligent, reckless and responsible for his death.
Plaintiff continues to allege Philly Police did not administer medical aid to her late father
PHILADELPHIA – A local woman has reiterated that the Philadelphia Police Department violated its own policies when it arrested her late father two years ago and failed to subsequently administer medical aid, leading to his death while in custody.
Legal news service calls Allegheny County's case access policies into question
PITTSBURGH – A legal news organization which monitors court case filings claims that the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas’ “no-access-before-process” policy restricts the rights of both it and the public under the U.S. Constitution.
IEL 14th Appalachia Energy Law Conference on September 7, 2023
Presented by the Institute for Energy Law and the Energy & Mineral Law Foundation (EMLF).