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American Eagle settles trademark infringement suit against Walmart over jeans design
PITTSBURGH –American Eagle Outfitters has recently settled a trademark infringement lawsuit it filed against Walmart, over the design of a line of women’s jeans the latter retailer introduced in 2018.
Additional defendant disavows liability in tractor trailer-train collision death case
PITTSBURGH – An additional defendant in a lawsuit brought by a North Carolina woman, which alleged that the death of her father in a tractor-trailer/train collision was the fault of the Norfolk Southern rail company and others who allegedly failed to take proper safety measures that would have prevented the crash, has redirected liability for the fatal events at issue to their co-defendants.
Middle school student sues Upper St. Clair School District after colliding with metal bleacher bench
PITTSBURGH – A local middle school student alleges that negligent placement of a metal bleacher bench by the Upper St. Clair School District, resulted in his suffering a series of severe leg injuries when he collided with that same bench.
Curran-Fromhold and officials deny they violated prisoner's constitutional rights
PHILADELPHIA – Curran-Fromhold Correctional Facility, its Warden and Commissioner are seeking for the second time to dismiss the case of a Delaware County man who claimed he was subjected to a lack of medical care and cruel and unusual punishment, in violation of his constitutionally-protected civil rights.
George W. Hill inmate says prison negligently failed to stop assault against him
MEDIA – A Delaware County man alleges that officials at George W. Hill Correctional Facility were aware of another inmate’s anger and propensity for violence towards him, and that it negligently failed to prevent a brutal assault he sustained at the hands of the other inmate in question.
In case alleging Sesame Street performers discriminate against Black children, former employee ordered to give up info
PHILADELPHIA – A Baltimore man who brought class action litigation against SeaWorld and Sesame Place Philadelphia – charging that employees of the Sesame Street-themed park discriminated against his daughter, a Black child, during a meet-and-greet session with some of the park’s costumed characters – has been granted the ability to depose a witness who allegedly did not comply with discovery requests.
LexisNexis denies allegations it discriminated against and fired salesman based on his age
PHILADELPHIA – A global data and analytics company denies that it discriminated against and later fired one of its salespeople from his position, based on his older age.
Two women say parishioner's molestation of them was due to church and food bank's negligence
PITTSBURGH – Two young women who were molested by a parishioner of a Glassport church have filed suit against both the church and its community food bank, charging that their collective negligence led to their being sexually assaulted.
Pittsburgh-based organization disavows liability and cross-claims over Airbnb party shooting
PITTSBURGH – A Pittsburgh group has refuted charges from one of its Georgia-based co-defendants that it is liable for injuries that a plaintiff suffered when she was attempting to escape a shooting at a party, which took place at an Airbnb rental home in Pittsburgh.
Fla. group says it's not responsible for house fire which killed plaintiff's daughter
PITTSBURGH – Florida-based owners of a residence in Johnstown contend that they are not liable for a house fire which took place in the fall of 2021 and resulted in the death of the plaintiff’s daughter from smoke inhalation.
Suit over injuries in Park City Mall shooting to now include the shooter
LANCASTER – The man responsible for discharging a firearm inside the Park City Mall a year and a half ago and instigating a panic that resulted in severe injuries to a number of fleeing shoppers has been joined as a defendant in litigation brought by two of those shoppers.
Mattress retailer says arbitration agreement should govern plaintiff's bed bug claims
LANCASTER – A mattress retailer has refuted claims from a Lancaster County man that his upholstered bed frame and headboard contained bed bugs, an infestation which later spread to the rest of his home and caused substantial damages.
Judge dismisses several defendants in suit from plaintiff claiming he was wrongly convicted of murder
PHILADELPHIA – A federal judge has granted motions to dismiss from several defendants, in the civil rights violation case of a man who argues he was erroneously convicted of three murders, for which he served 28 years in prison.
Parents alleging Crozer failed to protect life of their fetus may settle case for $825K
MEDIA – Parents who lost their baby in utero while the mother was 29 weeks pregnant and claimed that Crozer medical entities did not ensure the health of the fetus, may now settle their case for $825,000.
Woman who broke her arm and leg while using cart and shopping at TJMaxx, settles claims
PITTSBURGH – A Western Pennsylvania woman who claimed that she broke her left leg and left arm due to using an allegedly-defective shopping cart while at a local TJ Maxx department store, recently settled her claims.
Legal services provider argues it didn't terminate employee for reporting discrimination
PHILADELPHIA – A nonprofit legal services provider has not only denied that it committed examples of racial and disability discrimination against one of its employees, allegedly in retaliation for her reporting similar behavior in the workplace, but has additionally argued that it never terminated her in the first place.
Amtrak asks for additional time to conduct depositions in employee's case against train company
PHILADELPHIA – Amtrak has asked for 60 days in which to complete what it refers to as necessary discovery and depositions, in a suit brought by one of its employees under the Federal Railroad Safety Act, after the plaintiff allegedly faced intimidation and bullying from a supervisor, subsequent to suffering an on-the-job injury.
Educator alleging sexual assault reiterates that assailant's former school did not warn them of student's violent behavior
PITTSBURGH – An educator who was allegedly sexually assaulted by one of her students maintains that the student’s former school did not advise her of his capacity for committing acts of violence and assault.
For second time, Lancaster woman says debridement procedure ultimately took husband's life
LANCASTER – A Lancaster woman has now twice stood by claims that her late husband’s death was caused by a debridement procedure he received on his throat, despite an adverse medical history of cardiovascular problems and use of anticoagulation medicine.
Equipment operator says PennDOT didn't accommodate his disability and fired him for Facebook post
SCRANTON – A transportation equipment operator alleges the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation failed to accommodate his disability and later fired him for alleged comments he made in a Facebook post.