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UPMC McKeesport denies it didn't catch man's fatal pulmonary embolism
PITTSBURGH – University of Pittsburgh McKeesport hospital and its physicians have denied that they were liable for allegedly failing to discover a 33-year-old man’s pulmonary embolism, which caused his death last summer.
Remodeling company says co-defendant is liable for UPMC nurse's injuries from fallen cabinet
PITTSBURGH – A remodeling company has disavowed liability for injuries suffered by a University of Pittsburgh Medical Center nurse when an entire wall cabinet and its contents fell on her, and argued responsibility lies with its co-defendants.
Class action suit: Upper Darby Township didn't offer due process to parking violators
PHILADELPHIA – A Clifton Heights woman alleges that Upper Darby Township has violated state and federal laws over the past two years, by failing to notify hundreds and potentially thousands of drivers it issued parking tickets to of how they may contest those tickets.
Pa. woman continues to allege defendants' responsibility for daughter's death in 2021 fire
PITTSBURGH – A Pennsylvania woman maintains that the plaintiff’s daughter’s death in an electrical fire in September 2021 would have been prevented, had the defendants been aware of the defects present in the home’s electricity systems.
Judge: Punitive damages will not be stricken from tenant's lawsuit against apartment complex
PITTSBURGH – An Allegheny County judge has declined to strike punitive damages from a lawsuit brought by a tenant against their apartment complex, arguing that its alleged negligence caused them to fall on an icy sidewalk and fracture one of their lumbar vertebrae.
Curran-Fromhold officials reject allegations they used excessive force on inmate in 2021
PHILADELPHIA – The City of Philadelphia and Curran-Fromhold Correctional Facility officials deny their officers used excessive force on a man incarcerated there two years ago.
Widower seeks default judgment versus UPMC-affiliated facility, that he said caused his wife's death
PITTSBURGH – Counsel for a Pittsburgh widower who alleged that a University of Pittsburgh Medical Center-affiliated facility was responsible for the eventual death of his wife, after she first fell while being transferred from her wheelchair to her bed, is now seeking a default judgment against the health care entity.
PICC inmate says prison officials ignored past violent conduct of fellow inmates who attacked him
PHILADELPHIA – A man incarcerated at the Philadelphia Industrial Correctional Center alleges that prison officials ignored the prior conduct of two fellow inmates with a propensity for violent behavior, who attacked the plaintiff with a homemade weapon last summer.
Glassport church and food bank deny liability for volunteers' alleged molestation by parishioner
PITTSBURGH – A Glassport church and its community food bank have denied responsibility for the alleged molestation of two young women volunteering for those groups by a fellow parishioner.
Medical diagnosis leads to dismissal of plaintiff from Park City Mall shooting case
LANCASTER – Litigation brought by two shoppers allegedly injured while escaping from a shooting incident at the Park City Mall a year and a half ago, has seen a stipulation approved whereby one of the plaintiffs will be dismissed from the case due to a past diagnosis of dementia.
George Junior Republic treatment center says man making sex abuse allegations hasn't pled claims
PITTSBURGH – The George Junior Republic rehabilitation and treatment center has argued that a man accusing its staff of sexually abusing him when he was just 16 years old, has not properly or sufficiently pled his claims under the law.
Bottling plant disclaims responsibility for operator's burn injuries from chemical exposure
PITTSBURGH – Counsel for a Pennsylvania bottling plant has denied liability for severe burn injuries sustained by one of its batching operators, who claimed that a hose attached to clean-in-place unit separated from its apparatus and sprayed a mixture of harmful chemicals on her body.
North Braddock cemetery rejects allegations it conducted an improper burial
PITTSBURGH – A North Braddock cemetery holds that it conducted a proper burial for a plaintiff’s deceased wife, and did not fail to alleviate the plaintiff’s subsequent concerns and/or requests for correction in that regard.
Kohl's denies committing negligence, in case of woman who fell in Monroeville store
PITTSBURGH – A Kohl’s department store in Monroeville disavows all allegations of negligence leveled against it by an Allegheny County couple, who said the store failed to prevent the circumstances leading to the wife-plaintiff’s fall.
Delco volunteer who allegedly ingested toxic product through church's negligence, seeks default judgment
MEDIA – A Delaware County church volunteer who alleged she ingested a negligently placed and toxic cleaning supply product, located on the same table as refreshments offered to the public when she worked at an event to provide COVID-19 vaccinations two years ago, may receive a default judgment.
Pastor sues Reading after demonstration outside high school leads to arrest
ALLENTOWN – A non-denominational Christian pastor has sued two Reading police officers, the Reading School District and the City of Reading, after he claims his constitutional rights were violated due to his being arrested from a demonstration held just outside Reading Senior High School this past January.
Plaintiff who suffered fractured vertebrae says apartment building owner's objections are groundless
PITTSBURGH – A Pittsburgh man maintains that due to his apartment building owner’s negligence, he suffered a fall on an icy sidewalk and fractured one of his lumbar vertebrae – standing in opposition to the owner’s preliminary objections, which he says have no basis in law.
SEPTA says conductor's estate hasn't tied transit agency to his fatal case of COVID-19
PHILADELPHIA – The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) has denied liability for the death of one of its former conductors from COVID-19, charging his estate has failed to properly plead such a claim.
Defense counsel seeking dismissal of sex abuse class action against The Summit Academy
PHILADELPHIA – Counsel for The Summit Academy say a class action, sexual abuse lawsuit brought by seven of its former residents should be dismissed in its entirety, by arguing the action fails to state claims upon which relief could be granted and is not contained in the proper venue, among other objections.
La. woman says sleep apnea device killed her husband, and learned afterwards it was recalled
PITTSBURGH – A Louisiana woman alleges that her late husband died as a result of a device the defendants manufactured and sold to treat sleep apnea, without being informed until after his passing that the device in question had been subject to a widespread recall.