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Judge overrules objections in defamation suit between energy group president and Pa. senator
PITTSBURGH – A state court judge has overruled preliminary objections from a Pennsylvania state senator targeted with defamation allegations from an energy company president, who claimed the senator’s use of his last name to describe the practice of not limiting net energy metering in a memorandum for her proposed legislation has harmed his professional reputation.
Comfort Inn hotel denies alleged liability and wrongdoing associated with man's drowning death
PITTSBURGH – A Comfort Inn hotel in Pittsburgh has denied liability for the death of a man who died as a result of drowning in its pool last July, as alleged in a wrongful death lawsuit brought in his name.
Lawsuit says scooter bent while being operated, injured woman
PHILADELPHIA - A woman is suing Apollo Scooters, arguing she was injured when the scooter folded and tossed her off.
Jif peanut butter made Pa. man sick, lawsuit alleges
HARRISBURG - A Pennsylvania man seeks compensation for the illness he says he suffered from eating tainted Jif peanut butter
Eye for an eye: Dad accused of vengeance for daughter's black eye
PITTSBURGH - An Allegheny County man whose daughter suffered a black eye on a trampoline faces a lawsuit after allegedly sucker-punching the father of the girl he blamed.
Franklin County sued by America over treatment of disabled employee
HARRISBURG - The United States has filed a lawsuit against Franklin County alleging its jail failed to make reasonable accommodations for a disabled employee.
Attorney who said former firm owes him compensation reaches tentative settlement agreement
PITTSBURGH – An attorney who resigned from a local law firm at the end of 2021 and brought action on claims that the firm unfairly denied him compensation, has tentatively settled those same claims.
N.J. man who alleged Pa. athletic commission authorities sabotaged his pro boxing event may face dismissal
HARRISBURG – A New Jersey man who launched legal action against the Pennsylvania State Athletic Commission and its personnel – alleging they conspired against him to prevent him from holding a professional boxing card in Harrisburg – may have his case dismissed, if service is not made by the beginning of next month.
Case alleging Starbucks coffee scalded plaintiff may be remanded to state court
PHILADELPHIA – A Northeastern Pennsylvania man, who claimed in a Philadelphia state court that he received first and second-degree burns from Starbucks coffee which spilled onto his lap and saw the case removed to federal court, is now trying to remand the case to its original court.
Some claims dropped from suit brought by family of transgender woman killed by Malvern police
PHILADELPHIA – Pursuant to mutual stipulation between the family of a transgender woman who was shot and killed inside their own home by members of the Malvern Police Department during a wellness check last year, as well as the Department, the Borough of Malvern and the police officials involved in the incident, several claims have been withdrawn from the lawsuit connected to it.
Medical defendants deny negligence allegations, after patient falls off treadmill during stress test
WILLIAMSPORT – A litany of health care defendants accused of committing negligence – in litigation from a woman running on a treadmill for a medically administered stress test who said doctors ignored her warnings that the speed of the treadmill was too fast for her to keep up, leading her to fall and suffer a broken arm and other injuries – have denied being responsible for her damages.
Registered trademark litigation ensues between firms specializing in education law
PHILADELPHIA – A local law firm seeks review of an order which struck down its attempt to cancel a Bucks County-based firm’s trademark surrounding the phrase “Education Lawyers”, in reference to both of their areas of legal expertise.
Slippery Rock sued over injury at track and field meet
BUTLER - A lawsuit against Slippery Rock University and others says one of its athletes was struck by a flying object at a track and field event.
Black plaintiffs claim unlawful search, seizures by McKeesport and Allegheny County
PITTSBURGH - Cops for McKeesport and Allegheny County are accused of violating the civil right of Black individuals during the pursuit of a suspect.
Olyphant Borough wants to see free speech suit from family who posted 'F— THE GOVERNMENT' sign dismissed
SCRANTON – The Borough of Olyphant and its Zoning Officer are seeking to dismiss litigation from a local family who alleged their rights to free speech and expression were being infringed upon by the defendants, who had taken exception to a sign posted outside their home which read “F— THE GOVERNMENT.”
Pittsburgh woman insists she ingested glass shards while eating enchilada from Trader Joe's
PITTSBURGH – A local woman who said she unknowingly ingested glass shards when eating a frozen enchilada she purchased from her local Trader Joe’s grocery store, has reiterated her claims against the store and the manufacturer of the enchilada.
Pa. Superior Court to once again consider the proper venue of helicopter crash injury lawsuit
HARRISBURG – Next month, the Superior Court of Pennsylvania will consider the latest dispute among parties involved in a helicopter crash injury lawsuit, as it pertains to the proper venue of the action and whether that should be in Philadelphia County or Bucks County.
Man convicted of murder of Philadelphia cop sues, claims he was railroaded
PHILADELPHIA - A man recently set free after the prosecution's case fell apart is now suing the City of Philadelphia for the time he spent in prison after being wrongfully convicted of murdering an off-duty cop.
Lawsuit blames fire on charging scooter
PHILADELPHIA - The maker of an electric scooter and Amazon face a lawsuit alleging it caught fire while charging.
Defamation allegations at center of lawyer's dispute with Butler County DA and other residents
BUTLER – A defamation lawsuit brought by a Western Pennsylvania attorney and former Butler County District Attorney independent candidate accuses the sitting District Attorney, a local mayor and other residents of damaging her personal and professional reputations with scandalous and false information, but those parties have subsequently denied defaming the plaintiff.