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Wrongful death suit filed after 18-month-old toddler was allegedly murdered in foster care
MEDIA – The father of an 18 month-old toddler murdered two years ago while in foster care has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the foster care property’s owners, Delaware County and other entities, whose negligence he says directly led to his young daughter’s death.
Fired LGBTQ teacher appeals case against School District of Philadelphia to Third Circuit
PHILADELPHIA – A former teacher and member of the LGBTQ community, who claimed she faced discrimination and retaliation by the School District of Philadelphia before being fired and lost her case through summary judgment dismissal, has appealed that decision to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.
Pilot holds to claims resulting from crash which destroyed his plane and left him blind in one eye
PITTSBURGH – A severely injured pilot has reiterated claims 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.
Lancaster nail salon says manicure customer caused her own injuries
LANCASTER – A Lancaster nail salon has denied responsibility for hand injuries suffered by a customer who went there for a manicure last year, and instead suggested that the plaintiff caused her own injuries.
Magistrate judge recommends denying dismissal to Catholic diocese over gay teacher's wrongful termination suit
PITTSBURGH – A federal magistrate judge has recommended that a Pennsylvania federal court not approve the Diocese of Greensburg’s attempt to dismiss litigation from a sixth-grade teacher allegedly fired from Aquinas Academy, once his employer learned of his same-sex marriage.
Discount store rejects liability for injuries suffered by shopping cart samaritan
PITTSBURGH – A discount retail store has disavowed liability for injuries that a local man claims he suffered when he volunteered to help a retail store employee separate shopping carts and his hand got in the way.
Judge sends federal suit over baseball-related eye injuries to Middle District court
PHILADELPHIA – A federal judge has sent litigation brought by a Central Pennsylvania couple, surrounding extensive ocular injuries the husband-plaintiff suffered after a baseball allegedly ripped through polyethylene safety netting and struck him in the right eye, to the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania.
Harrisburg defendant also denies responsibility for crash which severely burned Homer City woman
PITTSBURGH – Echoing a recent answer from one of its co-defendants, a Harrisburg firm has also denied liability for causing a motor vehicle crash that a Western Pennsylvania woman says caused her to suffer third-degree burns over 70% of her body, two years ago.
City of Philadelphia again looking to dismiss suit from parents of pre-trial detainee killed in custody
PHILADELPHIA – For the second time, the City of Philadelphia and several corrections co-defendants are attempting to dismiss litigation from the parents of a pre-trial detainee who was assaulted and killed by individuals he was incarcerated with more than two years ago.
Trial beginning this week in case of wheelchair-bound inmate claiming injuries while being transported
PHILADELPHIA – Trial commences this week in an action where a former inmate of SCI-Graterford says local law enforcement officials did not take proper care in transporting him and others who were confined to wheelchairs, leading him to suffer a concussion, chest and spinal injuries.
Couple who alleged husband was nearly killed by fan system drop punitive damages from suit
PITTSBURGH – A Western Pennsylvania couple has dropped a claim for punitive damages from their negligence lawsuit, which argues 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.
Woman maintains that ex-landlord's negligence resulted in ceiling collapsing on her
LANCASTER – A local woman has reiterated 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.
Man who vocally expressed disgust for Trump says he was unlawfully arrested by Millcreek Township police
PITTSBURGH – A Western Pennsylvania man witnessed yelling about former President Donald Trump while listening to his car radio and stopped at an intersection last September, claims that Millcreek Township police officers then appeared at his residence and unlawfully arrested him for disorderly conduct and public drunkenness.
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City of Lancaster and police officers deny they used excessive force on Maryland woman
ALLENTOWN – The City of Lancaster, the Lancaster Police Department and one of its police officers have motioned to dismiss litigation from a Maryland woman, who claimed she was the victim of excessive force from Lancaster police officers and suffered a broken arm in the process, when the police came to her residence and forcibly evicted her.
Former wife of deceased NFL quarterback Dwayne Haskins contends she is his sole beneficiary
PITTSBURGH – The former wife of deceased NFL quarterback Dwayne Haskins Jr. has denied the allegations contained in a lawsuit brought against her and Charles Schwab, charging that a will written by her late husband last year named her as his sole beneficiary in the event of his death.
Negligence per se claim removed from couple's suit over raw sewage damage to their home
PITTSBURGH – A state court judge has dismissed a claim for negligence per se from the suit of a Mount Lebanon couple who argued the bottom level of their home was ruined when raw sewage accumulated there, allegedly due to a line back-up caused by a local health care facility.
Allegheny County Jail inmate says slick shower floor led to a fall and herniated discs
PITTSBURGH – An Allegheny County Jail inmate claims the slippery surface of a shower floor caused him to fall and suffer herniated discs in his spine and other injuries.
Lawsuit: Amusement park visitor injured when riding "Serpentine Slide"
PITTSBURGH – A visitor to a Ligonier amusement park last year claims that she was severely injured when riding a waterslide amusement attraction known as the “Serpentine Slide.”
Settlement talks upcoming for family allegedly terrorized and wrongfully prosecuted by Pittsburgh P.D.
PITTSBURGH – Settlement talks are upcoming in the case of a local family who filed suit against the City of Pittsburgh and a dozen or more Pittsburgh police officers, stemming from an incident more than three years ago where the plaintiffs say police followed them home, burst into their home without a warrant and physically assaulted them.
Westmoreland County woman says light bulb fell from music venue's ceiling and hit her
PITTSBURGH – A Westmoreland County woman alleges she 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.