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After garage fire, Garnet Valley School District seeks $17K+ damages from bus manufacturer
MEDIA – In response to a fire which took place in its bus garage, the Garnet Valley School District has, through its insurer, filed a product liability lawsuit against the manufacturer of the buses to recover damages it says it sustained.
Lyft driver shot and killed passenger in Sheetz parking lot in self-defense, reply filing claims
PITTSBURGH – A Lyft driver accused of shooting a 55-year-old man to death in August 2022 in the parking lot of a Sheetz convenience store has claimed that his actions were only taken in self-defense.
Pittsburgh café: Our tea wasn't responsible for burning two-year-old boy in 2019
PITTSBURGH – A Pittsburgh café has denied that its tea was responsible for severely burning a then-two-year-old boy, during a visit to the café by the boy and his mother more than four years ago.
Woman injured during daughter's dance recital seeking default judgment against DoubleTree hotel
PITTSBURGH – Counsel for a woman injured in a Pittsburgh hotel ballroom while watching her daughter’s dance recital and who had alleged that a negligent makeshift table setup used for the event was the proximate cause of her injuries, is now seeking a default judgment against the hotel in question.
Fla. woman insists she was assaulted by staff of Upper Darby hookah lounge
MEDIA – A Florida woman has reiterated that she was violently assaulted by staff members of an Upper Darby hookah lounge, despite its refusal to accept liability for her injuries.
Allegheny County Port Authority denies liability for injuries that bus passenger allegedly suffered
PITTSBURGH – The Port Authority of Allegheny County has denied responsibility for severe arm and shoulder injuries a Pittsburgh woman claimed she suffered, while being a passenger aboard a bus operated by the defendants.
24-year-old man who made false arrest claims against Aliquippa police settles case
PITTSBURGH – A 24-year-old Western Pennsylvania man who claimed that members of the Aliquippa Police Department unlawfully arrested him, assaulted him while he was in custody and filed false affidavits to justify the arrest after the fact, has reached a settlement with the department and the officers in question.
Delaware County GOP sues county and council over selection procedure for board of elections
MEDIA – Delaware County’s Republican Party and its Chairman have launched legal action against the County and its Council, alleging that an ordinance governing the selections of members to the local Board of Elections runs afoul of state election code.
Plaintiff says paper towel dispenser fell on her in Lancaster elementary school
LANCASTER – A Philadelphia woman claims that she suffered full-body injuries when a paper towel dispenser fell from the wall at a Lancaster elementary school and landed on her.
Judge sustains manufacturer's preliminary objections in man's cylindrical cask injury case
PITTSBURGH – A state court judge has sustained preliminary objections from a Turtle Creek-based manufacturer sued by a Western Pennsylvania man who claims that he lost two fingers on his left hand when a heavy-duty cylindrical cask he was helping to load slipped from a skid and crushed his hand.
Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium drops recklessness cross-claims against elevator company co-defendant
PITTSBURGH – The Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium, named in a lawsuit surrounding an escalator which allegedly stopped working and caused the plaintiff to fall forward and sustain a series of severe injuries during a visit two years ago, has dropped its cross-claims of recklessness against its elevator maintenance company co-defendant.
Man who alleged bed bug bites in Delco Econo Lodge hotel settles claims
MEDIA – A local man who alleged that he was bitten by bed bugs during his three-day stay in an Econo Lodge hotel located in Delaware County more than two years ago, has settled his claims.
Lawsuit: Restaurant's placement of wire bread rack led to plaintiff's injuries
PITTSBURGH – A local woman alleges that a restaurant was negligent in placing a wire bread rack on its premises, causing her to trip and fall during a visit to that same restaurant nearly a year and a half ago.
Man says his smoking materials didn't cause fire, still blames iPhone
PITTSBURGH – A Western Pennsylvania man who accused Apple and Verizon of committing negligence and product liability defects, when an iPhone 6s Plus smartphone allegedly exploded and seriously injured him – has rejected the defense’s summary judgment motion, which instead placed the cause of the plaintiff’s injuries and related fire on his improperly-discarded smoking materials.
Proper service made in hair dye chemical burn suit, plaintiff insists
SCRANTON – Counsel for a South Carolina who claimed that using a hair dye product sold by a Nevada beauty company caused her to suffer a chemical burn on the back of her head, argues that it effectuated proper service of the plaintiff’s complaint.
Man whose four-year-old son fell from third-story window drops punitive damages claim
PITTSBURGH – A Pittsburgh man who alleged that negligence on the part of a group of real estate entities led to a 2019 incident where his four-year-old son fell through a window screen, from the third story of their residence to the ground below, has dropped his claim for punitive damages.
Lawsuit blames group and chaperone overseeing Spain trip for alleged rape of 16-year-old
WILLIAMSPORT – A California couple have filed negligence litigation against an educational tour company that arranged and allegedly held responsibility for overseeing a group of high school students on a trip to Spain one year ago - a trip during which their 16-year-old daughter was allegedly raped by one of the defendants.
Philly woman who suffered seizure while in custody for daughter's road rage fights to keep lawsuit alive
PHILADELPHIA – A Philadelphia woman insists that she was wrongly arrested for a road rage incident involving her daughter, denied medical care and as a result, had seizure while in custody – arguing that the City of Philadelphia’s dismissal motion misses the mark.
German restaurant denies it discriminated against gay and disabled ex-employee
PITTSBURGH – A German restaurant in Pittsburgh has denied liability in a discrimination lawsuit from a former employee, who accused it of discriminating against him for his homosexuality and disability, and later firing him without cause.
Philly POPS win injunction to prevent Philadelphia Orchestra and Kimmel Center from using customer data
PHILADELPHIA – In its antitrust litigation against The Philadelphia Orchestra and The Kimmel Center, The Philly POPS have won an injunction to prevent the defendants from utilizing its proprietary customer data with Ticket Philadelphia.