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Judge partially sustains objections in natural gas pipeline encroachment lawsuit
PITTSBURGH – A state court judge has partially sustained objections from defendants recently added to litigation from a Western Pennsylvania couple, who alleged that an energy company illegally encroached on their property to construct a natural gas pipeline.
Nevada group says improper service should dismiss hair product chemical burn claims against it
SCRANTON – Due to supposed improper service, a Nevada beauty company is seeking dismissal of a South Carolina woman’s lawsuit that claimed using a hair dye product it sold caused her to suffer a chemical burn on the back of her head.
Suit: Towing business's rain-covered plywood ramp caused Glassport woman to fall
PITTSBURGH – A Western Pennsylvania woman alleges that she was seriously injured, when she fell while traversing a rain-slicked plywood ramp connected to a trailer, on the premises of her partner’s employer.
Online news provider Patch seeks to consolidate suits surrounding shooting arrest story
MEDIA – Counsel for online news provider Patch and one of its reporters are moving to consolidate two lawsuits based upon an article it published, which claimed both the plaintiff and his mother were arrested for a fatal shooting in June 2021, when in fact they were arrested for unrelated offenses.
Manufacturer says negligence claims of man who lost two fingers in accident are insufficient
PITTSBURGH – A Turtle Creek manufacturing company argues that a Western Pennsylvania man’s claims that he lost two fingers on his left hand when a heavy-duty cylindrical cask he was helping to load onto a cask slipped from a skid and crushed his hand, are procedurally insufficient.
Equipment operator reiterates PennDOT didn't accommodate his disability and fired him for Facebook post
SCRANTON – A transportation equipment operator has insisted that the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation failed to accommodate his disability and later fired him for alleged comments he made in a Facebook post.
Nissan Design America dismissed from suit over accident resulting in woman's paralysis
PITTSBURGH – A facet of Nissan’s design operation has been dismissed from litigation brought by a Missouri woman, who alleged that the driver’s seat of the Nissan Sentra she rented failed during a multi-car collision, resulting in her suffering paralyzing spinal injuries.
Lawsuit: Homeowners say neighbors' parking pad caused their finished basement to flood
PITTSBURGH – A pair of Western Pennsylvania homeowners have sued their next-door neighbors, claiming that the defendants’ illegally-constructed parking area has resulted in groundwater runoff flooding their finished basement.
Michigan family who collided with duck crossing sign outside Holiday Inn sues the hotel
PITTSBURGH – A Michigan family claims that an improperly-placed duck crossing sign outside a Holiday Inn near Pittsburgh was the proximate cause of a collision they incurred and the subsequent injuries they sustained.
Summary judgment motion coming in case of Pa. State Police arresting man for molestation allegations
PITTSBURGH – A motion for summary judgment will soon be filed, in a lawsuit brought by a Western Pennsylvania man who alleged that his civil rights were violated when he was arrested for allegedly molesting and raping his stepdaughter, charges which he claimed are untrue and were recanted by the girl.
Curran-Fromhold inmate insists he was subjected to cruel and unusual punishment
PHILADELPHIA – A Delaware County man insists he was subjected to a lack of medical care and cruel and unusual punishment in violation of his constitutionally-protected civil rights, while incarcerated at Curran-Fromhold Correctional Facility.
Widower reiterates UPMC-affiliated facility was negligent in causing his wife's fall and later death
PITTSBURGH – A Pittsburgh widower has restated that a University of Pittsburgh Medical Center-affiliated facility is responsible for the eventual death of his wife, after she first fell while being transferred from her wheelchair to her bed.
Pittston says Colorado man did not heed calls to repair his property, which it then demolished
SCRANTON – The City of Pittston insists that a piece of mixed-use property owned by a Colorado plaintiff was structurally unsound, and only demolished after repeated attempts on its part to compel the plaintiff to repair the property.
Allegheny County judge overrules restaurant's objections, in wooden deck injuries lawsuit
PITTSBURGH – A state court judge has overruled objections from Satalio’s Restaurant, who had disavowed liability for injuries that two plaintiffs alleged they sustained when they fell from the premises’ outdoor wooden deck last fall.
Support services group says insufficiency mars lawsuit over man's accidental overdose
PITTSBURGH – A housing support group argues that a missing Certificate of Merit and pleading insufficiencies have detracted from litigation containing 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.
FOX 29 news anchor settles improper image use case in federal court
PHILADELPHIA – “Good Day Philadelphia” anchor Karen Hepp has settled claims with social media sites like Facebook and Reddit for featuring an image taken without her knowledge on several commercial websites, including one on an ad for erectile dysfunction, for an undisclosed amount.
Belle Vernon Area School District cites statutory exception in suit over its failed bus canopy
PITTSBURGH – A Western Pennsylvania school district 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, says its case is an exception to a 12-year statute of repose which would otherwise bar its claims.
Phila. prison officials deny they ignored past conduct of inmates who attacked plaintiff
PHILADELPHIA – Counsel for officials at the Philadelphia Industrial Correctional Center deny charges that the defendants ignored the prior conduct of two fellow inmates with a propensity for violent behavior, who attacked the plaintiff with a homemade weapon last summer.
Allegheny County cases over Airbnb house party shooting consolidated for discovery, not trial
PITTSBURGH – Six cases involving plaintiffs who suffered severe injuries while escaping a shooting at a party that took place at an Airbnb rental home in Pittsburgh have been consolidated for purposes of discovery, but not for trial.
L’Oréal and Garnier want to see case alleging woman suffered a chemical burn dismissed
SCRANTON – For reasons of alleged improper service and pleading of claims, L’Oréal and Garnier are seeking dismissal of a South Carolina woman’s lawsuit that claimed using its hair dye products caused her to suffer a chemical burn on the back of her head.