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Lawsuit: Neighbors gain political power in small town to harass used car dealer
PITTSBURGH - A used auto dealer claims his neighbors amassed political power in a Fayette County town in order to shut his business down.
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Pennsylvania faces suit for COVID-era parole of inmate who allegedly later shot two men
PHILADELPHIA - A Philadelphia parking officer blames the Pennsylvania's Department of Corrections for releasing an inmate during the COVID pandemic who allegedly later shot him in the head, days after shooting a gas station attendant in New York.
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TikTok sued after phone charger explodes, burns Mercer County youth
PITTSBURGH - TikTok is among defendants blamed for a fire allegedly caused by a portable phone charger and left a Mercer County boy with third-degree burns.
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Collier Twp. faces lawsuit after 97-year-old woman dropped in nursing home parking lot
PITTSBURGH - Collier Township and its emergency medical services team are accused of dropping a 97-year-old woman on the ground, causing her pain and suffering before her death.
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Class action lawyers target Hershey, claim wrappers contaminated
HARRISBURG - The Hershey Company faces a proposed class action lawsuit that alleges its products contain the controversial chemicals known as PFAS.
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Lawsuit: Understaffing at Northumberland County jail led to murder of inmate
WILLIAMSPORT - Northumberland County and the warden of its county jail are facing a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the estate of a man who died from injuries sustained in an attack.
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Hey PA, 5 new cases: Prison rape, Pitt football and more
A federal lawsuit against the state Department of Corrections over alleged sexual assault committed by an officer is among new cases of interest in Pennsylvania.
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Hey PA: 5 new cases to know, including a teen seeing the TA who sexually abused him kill herself
A boy sexually assaulted by a teacher's aide who later killed herself is now suing the Pennsbury School District, plus four other new cases of interest filed in Pennsylvania courts.
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Hey PA: 5 new cases to know, including a SWAT team shootout and York charter school troubles
The fatal shooting by Philadelphia SWAT officers who say a suspect shot at them first is among five new cases of interest in Pennsylvania, as is a man suing Frontier Airlines after hot water spilled on his crotch.
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Hey PA: 5 new cases to know, including a Philly fight for abandoned cars
An alleged monopoly in the vehicle-towing market in Philadelphia is among five new cases of interest in Pennsylvania
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Hey PA: 5 new cases to know, including four killed in police chase
A fatal car chase, a creep at Burlington Coat Factory and a neighborhood fracas are among recently filed cases of interest in Pennsylvania.
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Hey PA: Dog the Bounty Hunter comes to Delco for wild lawsuit over search for missing teen, plus four other new cases
PHILADELPHIA - Online slander, institutional racism and a Philadelphia power-trip are among the accusations in five recently filed lawsuits in Pennsylvania.
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Central Park 5 sue Trump over statements during debate
PHILADELPHIA - It's back to court for the Central Park 5, a group of then-teenagers were wrongfully convicted of the assault and rape of a woman in 1989.
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Hey PA: 5 new cases to know about, including the rape and murder of a federal inmate
Recently filed cases in Pennsylvania courts include a wrongful death suit against the United States over the rape and assault of a federal inmate, plus plenty of Delco officials in hot water and a case over literal hot water.
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Hey PA: 5 new cases to know about, including animal testing at Pitt
Recently filed lawsuits in Pennsylvania courts include a religious discrimination lawsuit against the University of Pittsburgh, plus another suit against a York construction company.
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Hey PA - Murder at high school football game one of 5 new cases to know about
Recently filed lawsuits in Pennsylvania courts include a wrongful death case over a shooting at a high school football game and a suit against Robinson Township over a fatal shooting by one of its police officers.
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Man who refused mask at his kids' school wants to be allowed back in
PHILADELPHIA - The Wyomissing Area School District faces a lawsuit from a man it barred from schools for not wearing a mask in 2021.
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Wrongful death suit filed after elderly woman found dead in hot tub
PITTSBURGH - An in-home health aide faces a wrongful death lawsuit for failing to notice her patient had been missing for more than two hours, during which time she drowned in a hot tub.
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Battle for bathroom in Subway results in lawsuit
PITTSBURGH - An altercation in a restaurant bathroom has a West Mifflin man suing Subway and FedEx.
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Personal injury lawyers want their COVID tax break from the government
PHILADELPHIA - A Montgomery County law firm says the IRS hasn't paid up for tax breaks promised to businesses that stayed open during the COVID pandemic.