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Runner claims he was sprayed by copper pesticide during jog in Mount Lebanon
PITTSBURGH – A local man says he has suffered permanent facial and oral injuries after being exposed to a copper-based pesticide being used to spray trees while he was out on a run in Mount Lebanon last year.
Allegheny County plaintiff claims sexual assault at the hands of her plastic surgeon
PITTSBURGH – An Allegheny County woman alleges her plastic surgeon sexually assaulted her during her a pre-surgical consultation visit and later attempted to her ask her out for a date during her post-operative care.
Graphic designer's sexual harassment suit against Monroe County resort has been settled
SCRANTON – Litigation from a graphic designer and her partner, which alleged years of sexual harassment at the hands of the main plaintiff’s supervisor while working at a Monroe County resort, has been settled.
Cambria County railroad worker who alleged toxic exposure caused his prostate cancer has died
JOHNSTOWN – A Cambria County railroad laborer who developed prostate cancer from alleged exposure to toxic chemicals in his work with Norfolk Southern and Conrail and filed suit over those same circumstances, has passed away.
Economic loss damages now at stake in $25.6M discrimination suit against Starbucks
CAMDEN, N.J. – After a federal court jury awarded $25.6 million to a white former Starbucks store manager who claimed she faced racial discrimination and firing from the coffee company, after two Black men were controversially arrested at a Philadelphia store location, economic loss damages are now at issue between the parties.
Judge denies further injunctive relief to Philly POPS in antitrust suit against Kimmel Center
PHILADELPHIA – Though a federal judge granted limited preliminary injunctive relief to The Philly POPS in its antitrust litigation against The Philadelphia Orchestra and The Kimmel Center, that same judge recently denied further and more comprehensive injunctive relief to the musical entity.
Medical defendants refute allegations after patient falls off treadmill during stress test
WILLIAMSPORT – Defendants named in a lawsuit from a woman who alleged she was injured during a treadmill-based medical stress test, have filed preliminary objections in the case and denied the merits of its negligence-based allegations.
Amazon denies responsibility for Delco home fire
PHILADELPHIA – Amazon has denied liability for significant fire damage sustained by a Delaware County homeowner and insurance company, which alleged that same damage occurred after use of a pest repellent which he ordered from the company.
Judge hands down split ruling in class action nuisance suit against U.S. Steel
PITTSBURGH – A state court judge has issued a split ruling on preliminary objections from U.S. Steel, in a class action lawsuit advanced by a Western Pennsylvania homeowner who alleged the company’s refinery plant in Braddock has generated pollutant byproducts that have affected the quality of life of area residents.
Children of passenger killed by Lyft driver now pursue default judgment against company
PITTSBURGH – The son and daughter of a 55-year-old man shot to death last August in the parking lot of a Sheetz convenience store by his Lyft driver, are now pursuing a default judgment against the ride share company.
Eddystone police officer wants to be dismissed from injury suit of late Walmart shoplifter
PHILADELPHIA – An Eddystone police officer is seeking to be dismissed from a lawsuit brought by the family of a deceased Walmart shoplifter, which alleged that the officer used excessive force when tackling the decedent and caused her to suffer a traumatic brain injury which eventually led to her death.
Truck unloader claims retaliation, after making report of safety violations to OSHA
PITTSBURGH – A truck unloader for a merchandise reseller business claims he was disciplined in retaliation for his reporting several alleged safety violations he observed on the job to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).
Pittsburgh ZBA and member deny liability for real estate group's million-dollar losses
PITTSBURGH – The City of Pittsburgh’s Zoning Board of Adjustment and one of its members have denied allegations they had a conflict of interest which caused a real estate development group to incur seven-figure losses.
Amtrak rejects indemnification claims from engineer at helm of Philly derailment in 2015
PHILADELPHIA – Amtrak believes that the engineer of one of its trains which crashed and derailed in Philadelphia in 2015 and is now suing the transit company, has failed to state indemnification claims upon which relief could be granted.
Suit: Bucks County corrections officials failed to prevent incarcerated man's overdose
PHILADELPHIA – A local woman has brought litigation against Bucks County and a number of its corrections officials, alleging that their failure to ensure its prison was free of drugs led one of her loved ones to fatally overdose while in custody.
Lawsuit: Lower Frederick police attempting to intimidate witnesses in civil rights lawsuit
PHILADELPHIA – A plaintiff who initially alleged civil rights violations, discrimination and retaliation were committed against him in violation of both state and federal laws, including a claim that he was terminated from his role at the Internal Revenue Service because of unlawful retaliation by Lower Frederick Township and its Chief of Police, has now made additional claims that the defendants have attempted to intimidate witnesses in his initial case.
Montgomery County Wawa sold meal that caused illness, plaintiff says
MEDIA – A woman claims she was sickened by a meal she purchased at a Montgomery County Wawa, and has filed damages against the convenience store chain at large, the individual branch location and its employees.
Lawsuit: Roofing company allegedly set fire to plaintiff's home and caused $77K in damages
MEDIA – A Delaware County woman claims that while performing its services, a roofing company set fire to her home and caused more than $77,000 in damages to her residence.
Defendant in Holiday Inn hotel injury suit may be found in default, if plaintiffs have their way
PITTSBURGH – One defendant may be subject to default judgment, in a Michigan family’s lawsuit alleging that an improperly placed duck crossing sign outside a Pittsburgh-area Holiday Inn hotel was the cause of injuries they sustained.
Lancaster judge denies request to stay proceedings from defendant incarcerated after bar brawl
LANCASTER – A Lancaster County judge has denied a request to continue proceedings from a man accused of assaulting a customer in a local pub last April, an altercation that ended with a part of the plaintiff’s nose being bitten off.