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Superior Court finds that former CSX Transportation employee's toxic exposure case belongs in Maryland court instead
HARRISBURG – The Superior Court of Pennsylvania agreed with CSX Transportation, Inc. that a retired train brakeman and conductor’s toxic substances exposure lawsuit filed against the company properly belonged in a Maryland court, as opposed to a Philadelphia one.
William Penn School District loses objections in former student's molestation case
MEDIA – A state court judge has overruled William Penn School District’s preliminary objections which cited governmental immunity as an argument for why multiple claims should be dismissed from a lawsuit filed by a Philadelphia woman, who was allegedly sexually abused by a security guard as a young student in the district.
Ex-staffer for State Sen. Anthony Williams seeks to strike pol's new witness from her wrongful termination case
PHILADELPHIA – Counsel for an ex-constituent services worker for state Sen. Anthony Williams who claimed she was fired before Christmas in 2018 after contracting breast cancer objects to the senator’s recent disclosure of a new witness in the case.
Canadian arcade game manufacturer says Chuck E. Cheese is responsible for injuries boy suffered when machine fell on him
PHILADELPHIA – A Canadian arcade game manufacturer says that the owner of the Chuck E. Cheese restaurant chain is instead responsible for injuries suffered by a boy who was crushed by such a game machine at a Philadelphia restaurant.
Suit: Step stool collapse caused worker's fall, rotator cuff injury
PITTSBURGH — A worker who allegedly suffered injuries when a step stool collapsed is claiming negligence.
Lawsuit: Man's hand lacerated in F150 as he tried to catch spider
PITTSBURGH — A Butler auto dealership and Ford Motor Company are facing a lawsuit after a man allegedly suffered a severe laceration from a sharp metal edge on the frame of an F150 seat.
Couple's lawsuit over physical therapy group's alleged lack of COVID-19 protocols returns to Allegheny County court
PITTSBURGH – Litigation accusing a physical therapy firm accused of not using personal protective equipment and leading a Bethel Park couple to contract COVID-19 has left federal jurisdiction and been remanded to an Allegheny County court.
Companies disavow negligence allegations from Norvelt man, who says he was maimed by up-cut saw
PITTSBURGH – A Western Pennsylvania man stands by negligence and strict liability claims against companies in Italy, Indiana and Pennsylvania, after an up-cut saw severed his right hand just above his wrist during his work.
Pittsburgh homeowners reiterate that they are not responsible for injuries suffered by runner when tree fell on him
PITTSBURGH – A pair of Pittsburgh homeowners continue to discount liability for injuries that a local man suffered, when an oak tree on the defendants’ lawn collapsed and fell on him during his run.
Penn State denies liability in lawsuit from steward allegedly raped by supervisor
WILLIAMSPORT – Penn State University has denied all allegations in a sexual harassment and retaliation action brought by a steward at the institution, who claimed she was raped by her direct supervisor.
Woman says foot bath gave her third-degree burns
PITTSBURGH — A woman alleges she suffered third-degree burns on her feet from a pedicure foot bath machine.
Suit: Cap-lining machine's defective designed caused operator's hand injury
PHILADELPHIA — The manufacturer of a cap-lining machine has been sued, as a man alleges he suffered serious injuries to his hand due to a defective design.
Summary judgment motions awaited in 'jock tax' lawsuit brought against the City of Pittsburgh
PITTSBURGH – Summary judgment motions will soon be filed in a lawsuit filed by a trio of professional athletes and the players’ associations of Major League Baseball, the National Football League and the National Hockey League – all of whom allege that the City of Pittsburgh’s “jock tax” that is applied to both resident and non-resident athletes is unconstitutional.
W.Va. insurer ends case against defendants it accused of colluding in fraud related to fatal accident
PITTSBURGH – A West Virginia insurer who alleged that possible collusion between the defendants in an underlying lawsuit relating to coverage upon a fatal accident was attempting to perpetrate a fraud upon the company, has discontinued its case.
Black woman says she was asked to carry superintendent's bags while working for Clayton City School District
PITTSBURGH — An African American female alleges she was asked to carry the superintendent's shopping bags and assigned other remedial tasks while working for the Clayton City School District.
Lawsuit: Man suffers fractured femur after tripping over wooden pallet at Busy Beaver
PITTSBURGH — A man alleges he suffered a fractured femur after falling over a protruding wooden pallet at a store in Greenville.
Plaintiffs claiming heart damage from Hershey's licorice fight to keep case alive
HARRISBURG – Four plaintiffs who claimed they suffered permanent cardiac damage as a result of eating Hershey-brand black licorice candy, stand by their claims and have refuted the company’s attempt to dismiss the case.
Plaintiff who accused Crozer Health entities of failing to diagnose her ulcer and bowel necrosis passes away
MEDIA – A Ridley Park woman who claimed that a host of medical professionals failed to identify and diagnose her perforated ulcer and bowel necrosis, leading her to suffer permanent damage to her digestive tract, has passed away.
Bethlehem hospital is denied summary judgment, in wrongful death suit connected to woman's surgery
ALLENTOWN – A federal judge has rejected a Bethlehem hospital’s summary judgment attempt to dismiss itself from litigation alleging a series of medical professionals incorrectly performed a surgery which he claims resulted in his wife’s death from internal bleeding.
Montco man says Folcroft flower shop's negligence led to him falling and sustaining skull fracture
PHILADELPHIA – A Montgomery County man says he sustained a skull fracture when he slipped on an accumulated pool of water in a Folcroft flower shop, while browsing Mother’s Day flowers for his wife and accompanied by his son.