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Crane company denies responsibility for release of 55 tons of molten metal, which led to plaintiff’s burns
PITTSBURGH – A crane design company has rejected allegations from an Allegheny County man, who claimed it was responsible for him suffering severe burns and smoke inhalation, when a crane at the site he was working at failed and caused a subsequent explosive release of 55 tons of molten metal.
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After out-of-control Port-O-Potty strikes plaintiff, default judgment sought against three defendants
MEDIA – A trio of defendants may face the possibility of a default judgment entered against them for failure to respond to a Springfield woman’s lawsuit, one which alleged a negligent backhoe operator struck her with a Port-O-Potty while it was being moved on the street where she lived.
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Judge denies Crozer Health preliminary objections, in suit surrounding death of man during cataract surgery
MEDIA – A state court judge has overruled preliminary objections on the topic of corporate negligence from Crozer Health defendants, in litigation from the widow of a Clifton Heights man which alleged that her late husband died during a cataract removal surgery, because the attending physician and anesthesiologist ignored his extensive history of diagnosed medical issues and administered too much anesthesia to him.
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Daimler North America argues improper pleading by man injured by tree removal vehicle
PITTSBURGH – Daimler Trucks North America has objected to claims made by an Allegheny County man, who said he suffered grievous physical injuries when the Freightliner tree removal vehicle he was standing next to suddenly moved without warning due to a failed brake system – thus trapping him next to the stump grinder mechanism.
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Settlement for woman who alleged sexual assault and battery by her chiropractor
MEDIA – A Pennsylvania woman has settled claims she was subjected to sexual assault and battery by her chiropractor, who himself was convicted in January of several criminal counts of indecent assault and aggravated indecent assault for sexually abusing several patients over a six-year period.
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Petition looks to approve $38K settlement for widow of man involved in Fla. car accident
PITTSBURGH – A Western Pennsylvania woman looks to settle claims related to a Florida motor vehicle accident involving her late husband for $38,000, and for the proper distribution of those funds.
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Pittsburgh DoubleTree hotel wants to open default judgment granted in suit over dance recital injuries
PITTSBURGH – A Pittsburgh hotel has attempted to strike or open a default judgment entered against it in August, in litigation filed by a woman allegedly injured in its ballroom while watching her daughter’s dance recital, and who had further claimed that a negligent makeshift table setup used for the event was the proximate cause of her injuries.
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Class action suit over powerboat maintenance should stay in original court, plaintiffs say
PITTSBURGH – Plaintiffs behind a class action lawsuit which claimed that a manufacturer of sailboats and powerboats has violated the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act through preventing third-party professionals from performing maintenance operations on their boats, without voiding the owners’ respective warranties, are fighting for the suit to stay in its court of origin.
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Pa. Supreme Court: Family of murderer Cosmo DiNardo cannot sue UPenn Hospital over his psychiatric care
HARRISBURG – The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania has decreed that litigation against the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania from the family of a convicted murderer over the psychiatric care he underwent prior to committing his crimes will not proceed, due to a state law which prevents felons from obtaining financial recovery connected to circumstances resulting from their crimes.
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Pa. Supreme Court rules companies can be sued in a given forum, no matter the percentage of its business done there
HARRISBURG – In a significant ruling from the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, the Court reasoned that a company may in fact be sued in a particular forum, regardless of the percentage of its business conducted in that same forum.
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Judge dismisses count from TV reporter's suit against PetSmart, filed after her dog's death
PITTSBURGH – An Allegheny County judge has dismissed a count of negligence per se, from litigation brought by a Pittsburgh television reporter that her dog suffered fatal injuries after being groomed at a local PetSmart store, in effect being hanged by his caretakers and asphyxiated during his nail trimming.
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Security firm denies liability claims in lawsuit after Lancaster mall shooting
LANCASTER – A mall security firm has denied charges of gross negligence and cross-claim liability, in litigation brought by two shoppers allegedly injured while escaping from a shooting incident at the Park City Mall more than two years ago.
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Pa. state Sen. Boscola refutes energy group president's defamation allegations
PITTSBURGH – A Pennsylvania state senator has rejected 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.
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Italian company denies fault for injuries suffered by man in hydraulic bending machine
MEDIA – An Italian company has denied responsibility for a Philadelphia man’s injuries, when he lost two fingers on his right hand in a hydraulic bending machine, allegedly due to the device not being equipped with necessary guards and warnings to its users.
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Hamilton Arms Center denies liability for death of former resident in June 2022
LANCASTER – The Hamilton Arms Center facility has denied liability for allegations made in a lawsuit from the daughter of a woman who died last year, after a two-month stay there.
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George W. Hill correctional facility operators deny that prison failed to stop assault against plaintiff
MEDIA – The Florida-based operating companies of George W. Hill Correctional Facility have denied that it negligently failed to prevent the brutal assault a Delaware County man alleges he sustained at the hands of another inmate.
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Lancaster and Marriott hotel avail themselves of liability in suit from injured restaurant patrons
LANCASTER – A Marriott hotel and the City of Lancaster have moved to strike punitive damages from the lawsuit brought by a local man and a South Carolina woman, who alleged they were struck by a wooden beam which fell from the ceiling as they were dining inside that same hotel’s restaurant.
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Woman sues school nurse who stabbed her on bus and was found not guilty for reason of insanity
PITTSBURGH – After an altercation two years ago when a nurse/school bus aide stabbed a school employee in the back, the injured employee has filed a lawsuit against the nurse and her employer in an Allegheny County court, alleging that the company should have known the nurse was mentally ill and worked to prevent incidents like the one which transpired.
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Pittsburgh pub disavows responsibility for gun altercation which left plaintiff bystander shot
PITTSBURGH – A Pittsburgh pub has denied responsibility for gunshot injuries sustained by a bystander to an exchange of gunfire between an unruly customer of the pub and its security force.
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Casino customer injured by fellow patron continues to say casino's liability denials are meritless
PITTSBURGH – An Allegheny County man insists that he suffered a long list of injuries when an intoxicated fellow patron of Rivers Casino drunkenly fell on his right leg, and has refuted the casino’s attempts at rejecting liability for the events in question.