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Magistrate judge drops content from fired teacher's complaint over racist Facebook post
PITTSBURGH – A federal magistrate judge has jettisoned more than 40 paragraphs from a complaint brought by a former veteran schoolteacher against the Pittsburgh School District and its Board of Education, which charged she was wrongfully terminated after she posted a right-wing article accompanied by racist language on her personal Facebook page.
University of Scranton wants to dismiss wrongful termination suit from former prof unvaccinated for COVID
SCRANTON – The University of Scranton and one of its former officials say that litigation from a former professor, who charged that his constitutional rights to privacy and bodily autonomy were violated when the institution attempted to force him to disclose his COVID-19 vaccination status, should be dismissed for failure to state a claim.
Allegheny County woman maintains claims Aldi's negligence led to metal shelf falling on her
PITTSBURGH – An Allegheny County woman who brought suit against discount grocery store chain Aldi after she says a metal produce shelf fell on her when she was shopping inside the grocer’s West Mifflin store, has refuted the defendant’s denials of liability.
Fayette County woman settles suit over fall on yogurt-covered floor at Walmart
PITTSBURGH – A Fayette County minor who alleged that she was seriously injured at her local Wal-Mart store when she slipped on yogurt which had been dropped onto the floor, has settled claims against the retail giant.
Allegheny County judge overrules objections in case connected to motorboat propeller accident
PITTSBURGH – A state court judge has overruled various preliminary objections from defendants named in a lawsuit over a motorboat propeller accident, which seriously wounded a Florida man.
Parents of man who died from pulmonary embolism charge UPMC hospital staff missed his condition
PITTSBURGH – The parents of a 33 year-old man who died of a pulmonary embolism at the University of Pittsburgh McKeesport hospital last summer alleges that attending hospital staff failed to discover the aforementioned fatal condition, which caused their son’s death.
Children of Pittsburgh VA hospital patient charge staff with his inadequate care and wrongful death
PITTSBURGH – The son and daughter of a man who died while receiving care at a Veterans Administration hospital in Pittsburgh allege in a wrongful death lawsuit that his passing resulted from sub-standard treatment received from his caretakers.
Telecommunications Act suit between AT&T, Pittsburgh and Commonwealth closed, for now
PITTSBURGH – A federal judge has administratively closed litigation from AT&T against the City of Pittsburgh and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, which asserted that the defendants violated the Telecommunications Act of 1996 by limiting the company’s ability to place wireless facilities on telephone poles in the city’s rights-of-way.
Homer City woman rejects auto companies' attempts to dismiss her claims
PITTSBURGH – Counsel for a Western Pennsylvania woman who suffered third-degree burns over 70% of her body in a motor vehicle crash over two years ago, has refuted denials of liability from two of the defendants named in the subsequent litigation.
Man allegedly shot during mental health episode refutes argument his claims are invalid
PHILADELPHIA – A local man who claimed he was the victim of excessive force from a member of the Philadelphia Police Department over two years ago, when an officer shot him three times during his suffering of a mental health episode, says he has properly pled claims of municipal liability against the department and the City of Philadelphia.
Mars Area School District denies it hindered employment opportunity of former secretary
PITTSBURGH – The Mars Area School District has denied causing harm to an Allegheny County man formerly in its employ, who claimed the District made a false statement which later prevented him from being hired by the Internal Revenue Service.
African-American culture center curator says defective staircase fall caused serious injuries
PITTSBURGH – A Pittsburgh-area museum’s curator claims she suffered severe injuries in a fall on the center’s grounds, due to an alleged defectively-constructed staircase which also lacked a handrail.
Floridians injured in Pa. accident say lawyers failed to file before statute of limitations expired
PITTSBURGH – A Florida couple injured in a 2017 motorcycle accident which took place in Pennsylvania, alleges that the attorneys they hired to represent them in subsequent litigation instead let the statute of limitations lapse, thus denying them an opportunity to seek damages for the injuries they say they incurred.
U.S. Steel reduces class action pertaining to refinery pollution to nothing more than 'private nuisance'
PITTSBURGH – U.S. Steel has deemed class action litigation from a Western Pennsylvania homeowner, which alleged its refinery plant in Braddock has generated pollutant byproducts which have affected the quality of life of area residents, as “at most, a claim for private nuisance.”
Man whose mother broke her hip in restaurant fall and later died, wants defendant's objections dismissed
PITTSBURGH – A man whose mother had an injurious fall at a local Italian restaurant more than two years ago, which led her to suffer a broken hip and eventually die, contends the establishment’s preliminary objections denying responsibility for the incident should be overruled.
Canonsburg plaintiffs maintain injury claims over fall on icy riverfront trail in Pittsburgh
PITTSBURGH – A Canonsburg man who fell on ice during a walk on the Three Rivers Heritage Trail one year ago has refuted the denials of liability and cross-claims issued by both the Friends of the Riverfront Group and the City of Pittsburgh.
Case surrounding fatal ATV accident in West Virginia given green-light for more discovery on venue and jurisdiction
PITTSBURGH – A federal judge has opened the door to further discovery on the topics of venue and jurisdiction, in a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the survivor of a fatal ATV accident in West Virginia.
Machine operator settles racial discrimination claims against hat factory
ALLENTOWN – A longtime machine operator and materials handler has settled several claims of racial discrimination and harassment lodged against his employer, an Adamstown hat factory.
Plaintiff whose daughter was allegedly mistreated by softball coach wants school district's dismissal motion thrown out
SCRANTON – A Hanover Township man maintains claims that 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, and argues the defendant school district’s motion to dismiss must be denied.
Suit: Philly police manufactured drug charges against plaintiff, which were later dismissed
PHILADELPHIA – A local man alleges that officers from the Philadelphia Police Department falsified grounds on which to arrest him for narcotics violations, material which was later proven false and led to him being exonerated in a court of law.