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JCPenney says no truth to Bensalem man's claims of injury at Oxford Valley Mall store
PHILADELPHIA – JCPenney has disavowed liability for severe injuries claimed to be suffered by a Bucks County Man, who took a fall at its store in Langhorne’s Oxford Valley Mall.
Nursing home managers deny they unfairly advertised and underpaid weekend staff
PITTSBURGH – The managing companies of a nursing facility have denied an employee’s allegations that the facility has engaged in false advertising and categorical underpayment of their “Weekend Warrior”-level staff.
Plaintiff's injuries during open house visit were not our fault, defendants say
PITTSBURGH – A homeowner and realty service denies liability for a plaintiff’s injuries, which took place during an open house event where the plaintiff was touring one of the defendant’s homes.
Pilot files suit after crash destroyed his plane and left him blind in one eye
PITTSBURGH – A severely-injured pilot has launched litigation against a trio of entities he says are responsible for the crash and destruction of his airplane, along with the litany of injuries he suffered in the crash, including blindness in one eye.
Plaintiff denies defense's assertion that he caused himself to fall inside pool table store
PITTSBURGH – A Pittsburgh couple continue to maintain that a wooden board in the middle of the floor caused the husband-plaintiff to fall inside a pool table store and suffer a litany of serious injuries.
Jewish man who accused wine distributor of offensive behavior wants suit sent to complex litigation center
PITTSBURGH – A local man reiterates that he was subjected to a hostile work environment, including epithets made against his Jewish heritage and that he was fired when he made complaints about the offending behavior – and wants to see the case moved to Allegheny County’s Commerce and Complex Litigation Center.
Suit: Girls Softball coach's mistreatment preceded player's severe head injury
SCRANTON – A Hanover Township man says his daughter was mistreated and neglected by her softball coach, leading her to eventually suffer a severe brain injury when a batted ball hit her in the back of the head.
Retailer in hoverboard wrongful death lawsuit changes from Walmart to Target
ALLENTOWN – The parents of two sisters killed in a house fire in Hellertown last April have claimed the girls’ hoverboard ignited while charging and caused the fatal blaze, and further, have filed an amended complaint in suing both the device’s manufacturer and retailer – substituting Target in place of Walmart.
Objections sustained in wrongful death suit connected to woman's death from pneumonia
MEDIA – A state court judge has sustained preliminary objections made in a lawsuit brought by a Drexel Hill plaintiff, who contended that an urgent care facility in Havertown negligently failed to diagnose a woman’s pneumonia, later causing her to die of the condition in December 2019.
Suit: Cosmetology school's lack of protective railing led to plaintiff falling over stairwell
LANCASTER – A Sinking Spring woman alleges that negligence on the part of the Lancaster School of Cosmetology and its owners resulted in her falling over an unguarded stairwell and suffering severe injuries to her face, ankle and shoulder.
Philly DA's Office, ADAs dismissed from civil rights suit over narcotics arrest and prosecution
PHILADELPHIA – The Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office and its counsel have been dismissed from a civil rights lawsuit alleging that multiple Philadelphia Police Department officers and assistant district attorneys violated a Philadelphia man's and his family’s constitutional rights through illegally performed narcotics arrests and prosecutions.
Woman who says her 13-year-old son was profiled and nearly arrested for shoplifting settles case
HARRISBURG – A Harrisburg woman who claimed that her 13-year-old son was racially targeted by management at a local Dollar Store, falsely accused of shoplifting and nearly arrested by police who responded to the scene has settled her claims.
NHL mulling settlement approval in suit contending ownership of Pittsburgh Penguins
PITTSBURGH – Per a joint status report, a settlement has been arrived at for litigation seeking to solve the dispute as to the definitive ownership of the National Hockey League’s Pittsburgh Penguins team, which is now before the NHL for its approval.
Suit: Living room leak leads to ceiling collapsing in on plaintiff, due to landlord negligence
LANCASTER – A local woman claims that her former landlord’s negligence resulted in the ceiling of her prior domicile collapsing on her, due to that landlord’s failure to repair a leak in her living room ceiling.
West Chester police officers say Luzerne County man was intoxicated during arrest, and that they're immune from suit
PHILADELPHIA – The Borough of West Chester has answered a lawsuit from a Luzerne County man who alleged that two of its police officers used excessive force when arresting him nearly three years ago, by countering that he was intoxicated at the time and its actions were protected by qualified immunity.
Oil City man ready to settle with Little League Baseball for injuries he suffered when struck by an errant ball
ERIE – A Western Pennsylvania man who suffered severe injuries to his teeth after being struck by a baseball more than nine years ago and claimed that Little League Baseball promised him and his family that its insurance would cover his full medical damages and later reneged on that promise, is ready to settle his case.
Youth rehab center denies allegations that facility resident suffered physical and sexual abuse
PITTSBURGH – Counsel for a local rehabilitation center for delinquent youth has denied allegations made by a Western Pennsylvania man, who says he was repeatedly assaulted both physically and sexually by staff members at the facility.
Trinity Area School District gets gender discrimination count tossed from girls' basketball player's retaliation suit
PITTSBURGH – A 16-year-old student and girls basketball player at Trinity High School who contended she was the target of retaliation from school district officials after she reported allegations of a sexual assault committed against another student by a member of the boys basketball team, has lost her Title IX gender discrimination claim, but retained her retaliation claim.
West Penn Hospital again denies it caused boy's severe brain damage, post-delivery
PITTSBURGH – West Penn Hospital and its affiliated companies, who disavowed any and all liability for negligence which allegedly caused a baby boy to develop severe hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy after his delivery, provided an answer to the suit after having their preliminary objections denied by the presiding judge.
UPMC McKeesport has its objections overruled in wrongful death case
PITTSBURGH – An Allegheny County judge has overruled preliminary objections introduced by the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center at McKeesport, in response to litigation claiming that it was negligent in its care of the plaintiff’s late father, after he suffered a pair of heart attacks which ultimately claimed his life.