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Judge stays litigation from man injured by mill mixer, while venue question resolves
PITTSBURGH – A state court judge has handed down a stay in litigation from a Western Pennsylvania man who claimed he was maimed by a mill mixer while on the job, while the question of a proper venue for the case is resolved.
Suit: Temple University didn't hire African man for support manager role, due to discrimination
PHILADELPHIA – An African national contends that Temple University’s College of Science and Technology did not hire him for a technical support manager position due to his racial origin, and whose representatives allegedly made discriminatory remarks to him.
Delco church, Philly Archdiocese deny responsibility for poisoning of worker at COVID vax event
MEDIA – A Delaware County church and the Archdiocese of Philadelphia have denied any and all allegations of negligence lodged by a volunteer who claimed she ingested a toxic cleaning supply product, which was allegedly 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.
Seller of lighter blamed for 12 deaths in Philly fire rejects lawsuit
PHILADELPHIA – A lighter retailer is disavowing and redirecting liability in wrongful death litigation connected to a fatal apartment house fire in Philadelphia, which took place in January 2022 and caused the deaths of 12 people.
UPMC-affiliated facility discounts its liability in negligence-related death suit
PITTSBURGH – A University of Pittsburgh Medical Center-affiliated facility has denied responsibility for the death of a local man’s wife, after she first fell while being transferred from her wheelchair to her bed.
Allegheny General Hospital disavows liability for parking gate arm, which struck woman's head
PITTSBURGH – Allegheny General Hospital and its parking garage deny allegations from a Pittsburgh couple, who claimed one of the defendants’ employees negligently allowed a parking gate arm to fall and strike the wife-plaintiff on the head, causing her severe injuries.
Belle Vernon Area School District sues group who constructed now-failed bus canopy
PITTSBURGH – A Western Pennsylvania school district is seeking compensation from the construction firm who built an entrance bus canopy at one of its elementary schools, which failed after nearly 15 years of use.
Airbnb wants to stay or dismiss landlord's case against rowdy renter-turned-squatter
PHILADELPHIA – Airbnb is seeking to dismiss or stay all proceedings in the case of a South Philly landlord whose property sustained extensive damages in 2020, allegedly from a renter-turned-squatter who then subletted the residential space.
Philips removes suit over man's alleged death from sleep apnea device to federal court
PITTSBURGH – Citing diversity of citizenship and the amount in contested damages, Philips has removed a lawsuit centered on the death of a man using a recalled medical device to treat his sleep apnea, to federal court.
Two Philly officers dismissed from suit alleging illegal narcotics arrests and prosecutions
PHILADELPHIA – Two Philadelphia Police Department officers have been dismissed from a civil rights lawsuit alleging that they and local assistant district attorneys violated the constitutional rights of a Philadelphia man and his family, through illegally performed narcotics arrests and prosecutions.
Car wreck pinned man against gas pump and he's suing the station
PITTSBURGH – A local man alleges that he was pinned against a gasoline pump at a BP station by one of the cars involved in a nearby automobile accident, and sustained severe injuries in the process.
Lancaster defendants say MCARE Act and Fair Share Act bar wrongful death claims
LANCASTER – A Lancaster health care system and one of its physicians have denied liability for the death of a man who underwent a debridement procedure on his throat, arguing that the MCARE Act and Fair Share Act preclude the plaintiff’s claims.
California woman who developed staph infection settles case against Pa. beauty salon
PHILADELPHIA – A California woman has settled her case against a King of Prussia beauty salon, which claimed she developed a staph infection due to the salon’s unsanitary practices.
Maryland woman alleges negligence by York State Fair organizers caused her injuries
HARRISBURG – A Maryland woman alleges that the organizing companies of the York State Fair were negligent in failing to prevent her injuries, when a passing thunderstorm caused her to be hit by a metal object when she was attending the fair.
Lawsuit over crash which burned Homer City woman sent to complex litigation center
PITTSBURGH – A lawsuit from a Western Pennsylvania woman who suffered third-degree burns over 70% of her body in a motor vehicle crash over two years ago, is now headed to the Allegheny County Commerce and Complex Litigation Center.
UPenn Hospital seeking new trial, after jury's landmark $182.7M med-mal verdict
PHILADELPHIA – After a Philadelphia jury issued a $182.7 million medical malpractice verdict to a five-year-old boy born with cerebral palsy and his mother, the largest in state history, counsel for the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania have filed a post-trial motion seeking to remit the verdict and call for a new trial.
Alleged Walmart shoplifter who claimed excessive force during arrest has passed away
PHILADELPHIA – A Walmart shoplifter who alleged that police who responded to the incident tackled her in the parking lot – causing her to hit her head on the pavement and suffer a traumatic brain injury – has passed away, according to a recent court filing.
Amtrak settles employee's intimidation, harassment and bullying case against it
PHILADELPHIA – Amtrak has settled 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.
Former manager, Starbucks present different sides of discrimination suit's events before trial
CAMDEN, N.J. – Just prior to trial, a former Starbucks store manager and the coffee giant have presented their own versions of events which led to the former manager’s termination and subsequent racial discrimination lawsuit.
Nursing home managers seek default judgment against allegedly underpaid weekend staff
PITTSBURGH – A nursing home’s managing companies are pursuing a default judgment against one of the facility’s employees who alleged false advertising and staff underpayment, charging that she didn’t respond to their preliminary objections.