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West Mifflin Area School District again denies it breached school busing contract with plaintiff
PITTSBURGH – West Mifflin Area School District has flatly denied breach of contract claims being levied against it by a school bus company that alleged the District failed to deliver on its agreement between the two parties.
Suit: Rehabilitation center failed to prevent man's overdose death
PITTSBURGH – A plaintiff claims that a local man and father of five children who was residing at a rehabilitation center for those dealing with homelessness, mental illness or dependency issues died from an accidental overdose, and that the defendants negligently failed to prevent his tragic death.
Contractor seeks judgment on pleadings in construction inspector's wrongful termination lawsuit
PITTSBURGH – A contractor has motioned for judgment on the pleadings, in litigation from a construction inspector, who claimed retaliation after reporting to superiors that groundwater categorized as “contaminated” and slotted for removal from his job site was in fact not polluted.
Va. business hits back at White & Williams's attempt to dismiss its $30M legal malpractice suit
PHILADELPHIA – A Virginia business who claimed that a Philadelphia law firm’s negligent misrepresentation resulted in it losing $30 million, is now opposing the firm’s attempt to dismiss the legal malpractice suit brought against it.
Judge nixes Delaware County's initial attempt to dismiss suit for wrongful death of 18-month-old
PHILADELPHIA – Delaware County’s attempt to dismiss a wrongful death lawsuit surrounding the murder of an 18-month-old in foster care two years ago, has been nullified by the presiding judge for failure to follow their courtroom procedures.
Nissan North America denies liability for Missouri plaintiff's paralyzing accident injuries
PITTSBURGH – Nissan North America has disavowed responsibility for the failure of a driver’s seat in a Nissan Sentra during a multi-car collision, one which a Missouri plaintiff claims led to her suffering paralyzing spinal injuries.
Nonprofit group says Federal Highway Administration violated National Environmental Policy Act
HARRISBURG – An environmental nonprofit group has sued a component of the U.S. Department of Transportation and its chief, over claims that the highway agency failed to conduct environmental impact reports for a proposed highway extension, as required by the National Environmental Policy Act.
Judge dismisses defendants from suit stemming from feud between nonprofit and Rostraver officials
PITTSBURGH – A federal judge has cited jurisdictional reasons for his dismissal of defendants from litigation surrounding a municipal feud, over property a nonprofit group purchased to help provide military veterans with service dogs.
Plaintiff restates aftermarket device for ATV throttles was defective and caused fatal accident
WILLIAMSPORT – A Centre County man stands by claims that an aftermarket device for all-terrain vehicles was defective and caused an accident which led to the death of his wife.
Upper Darby man says his constitutional rights were violated in Curran-Fromhold Correctional Facility
PHILADELPHIA – A Delaware County man claims he was subjected to a lack of medical care and cruel and unusual punishment, in violation of his constitutionally-protected civil rights.
Man trapped in chocolate tank for six hours accuses Mars, Inc. of negligence
ALLENTOWN – A man tasked with cleaning a chocolate batching tank at a Mars, Inc. facility says he became trapped in the machinery for more than six hours, and that the company’s negligence directly led to this incident and the injuries he suffered.
Woman shot at Upper Darby tavern after attending birthday party settles
MEDIA – The case of a Philadelphia woman attending a birthday party at an Upper Darby tavern – which alleged she was shot by another patron who had been over-served with alcohol during his stay – has been settled.
Allegheny County denies it failed to accommodate anxiety disorder of court hearing officer
PITTSBURGH – Allegheny County’s Family Law Division has denied allegations made by one of its courtroom hearing officers that her anxiety disorder condition was not accommodated, in violation of state law.
Busing company alleges McKeesport officials conspired to remove it from school district contract
PITTSBURGH – A school bus transportation company has filed suit against the City of McKeesport, the McKeesport Area School District and several District and political officials, alleging that the defendants conspired and acted to remove it from an agreement to provide the District with busing, as an act of political retaliation.
Bottling plant worker says equipment failed and burned her with harmful chemicals
PITTSBURGH – A batching operator at a Pennsylvania bottling plant alleges that a hose attached to clean-in-place unit separated from its apparatus and sprayed a mixture of harmful chemicals on her body, leading her to suffer severe burn injuries.
African-American culture center curator reasserts staircase fall led to her injuries
PITTSBURGH – A Pittsburgh-area museum’s curator has reiterated claims that she suffered severe injuries in a fall on the center’s grounds, due to an alleged defectively-constructed staircase which also lacked a handrail.
Suit alleging husband was nearly killed in pressurized fan system sent to complex litigation center
PITTSBURGH – A couple’s negligence lawsuit which argues that 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 has been sent to the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas’s Commerce and Complex Litigation Center.
Plaintiff alleges repeated sexual assault at the hands of Newtown Square chiropractor
MEDIA – A Pennsylvania woman alleges she was subjected to sexual assault and battery by her chiropractor, who was convicted in January of several counts of indecent assault and aggravated indecent assault for sexually abusing several patients over a six year-period.
Defendants dismissed from suit surrounding supposed faulty light bulb which landed on plaintiff
PITTSBURGH – A pair of defendants have been conditionally dismissed from litigation alleging that a Westmoreland County woman 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.
Water park denies responsibility for injuries plaintiff allegedly suffered on 'Serpentine Slide' ride
PITTSBURGH – An amusement park has denied that it was responsible for injuries a Trafford woman alleged she suffered on a waterslide amusement attraction known as the “Serpentine Slide.”