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Philly man who said he became ill after eating meal at Delaware County diner settles case
MEDIA – A Philadelphia man who alleged that a meal he ate at a Delaware County diner more than two years ago caused him to become ill with food poisoning and other gastrointestinal ailments, has settled his case.
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Man accused of revenge over daughter's trampoline injury denies the allegations
PITTSBURGH – A local man accused of assaulting the father of a girl he supposedly blamed for his own daughter’s trampoline-related injuries, has denied those allegations in their entirety.
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Woman allegedly injured on Allegheny County Port Authority bus has case transferred to arbitration
PITTSBURGH – A Pittsburgh woman who claimed that she suffered severe arm and shoulder injuries due to a fall she took while being a passenger aboard a bus operated by The Port Authority of Allegheny County, has seen her case be transferred to arbitration.
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Pa. courts weigh whether Jehovah's Witnesses elders must report confessed child abuse
HARRISBURG – After the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania dismissed a petition from a group of Jehovah’s Witnesses nearly two years ago, which argued the confidentiality of their confessions shielded them from being mandatory reporters of child abuse, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania overruled their colleagues and decided the Commonwealth Court must re-examine the action.
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Medical expert witness firm and owner deny lawsuit's defamation claims
SCRANTON – A business providing medical expert witnesses for the courtroom and its owner have emphatically denied charges of defamation brought against them by an alleged former employee and Luzerne County nurse, charges which the plaintiff claimed have harmed his professional prospects.
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Satalio's Restaurant rejects cross-claim liability for injuries suffered by customers who fell from deck
PITTSBURGH – Satalio’s Restaurant has denied cross-claim liability levied against it by plaintiffs who said the establishment had a non-compliant outdoor wooden deck attached to its property, from which they fell more than a year ago and sustained several serious injuries in the process.
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Pittsburgh couple settle wrongful death allegations against UPMC Magee-Womens’ Hospital for $50K
PITTSBURGH – A Pittsburgh couple who alleged that professional negligence on the part of personnel at the University of Pittsburgh’s Magee-Womens’ Hospital directly led to the death of their newborn child in 2021, recently resolved their claims through a $50,000 settlement.
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Pittsburgh Cheesecake Factory denies fault for glass present in woman's appetizer
PITTSBURGH – A Pittsburgh branch location of The Cheesecake Factory has denied responsibility for the presence of glass inside an appetizer which a local woman bit into nearly two years ago, and suggested she was comparatively negligent for her own injuries.
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East Allegheny School District reiterates its argument in tax increase appeals case
PITTSBURGH – A senior residential development has reiterated claims that the East Allegheny School District has violated the Pennsylvania Constitution’s Uniformity Clause and the U.S. Constitution’s Equal Protection Clause by selectively filing increase appeals against the assessments of properties recently purchased by new buyers, while leaving unchanged the assessments of properties not recently sold – and opposed their preliminary objections refuting that claim.
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Days Inn hotel in Pittsburgh says it's not responsible for injuries of man who fell exiting shower
PITTSBURGH – A Days Inn Hotel in Pittsburgh has denied liability for injuries which a local man says he suffered during his stay two years ago, when he exited a shower, fell and sustained a broken hip.
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Lancaster civic group denies liability for injuries sustained by woman who fell outside its building
LANCASTER – A Lancaster civic group has denied claims of negligence, in litigation from a Delaware woman who claimed such circumstances resulted in her falling on a broken curb and sidewalk located in front of its headquarters more than two years ago.
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Mother of man killed in pub shooting opposes objections, in suit surrounding her son's death
PITTSBURGH – The mother of a man killed in a shooting at a New Kensington pub more than two years ago has opposed preliminary objections in her wrongful death litigation against the establishment, insisting its alleged over-serving of alcoholic beverages to the shooter and overall failure to prevent her son’s death.
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Pa. company disavows liability for ceiling beam which struck plaintiffs at Marriott hotel
LANCASTER – A Pennsylvania company has denied liability for damages alleged by a pair of plaintiffs, one local and one from South Carolina, who claimed they were struck by a wooden beam which fell from the ceiling as they were dining inside a local Marriott hotel restaurant.
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Allegheny County woman who claimed Aldi's negligence led to metal shelf falling on her gets settlement
PITTSBURGH – An Allegheny County woman who brought suit against discount grocery store chain Aldi, after she said a metal produce shelf fell on her when she was shopping inside the grocer’s West Mifflin store, recently settled her claims.
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Plaintiff maintains that Comfort Inn hotel was responsible for her son's drowning death
PITTSBURGH – The mother of a man who died as a result of drowning in the pool of a Comfort Inn hotel in Pittsburgh insists that the hotel remains at fault for her son’s death.
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Nanny who said child concussed her and parents fired her drops punitive damages claim
PITTSBURGH – A nanny who filed suit against her former employers and claimed they fired her after their child struck her on the head with a wooden figurine and caused her to suffer a concussion, has agreed to drop her claim for punitive damages for now.
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Woman shot while fleeing adult nightclub in 2021 wins discovery motion
PITTSBURGH – A woman who sustained a gunshot wound while fleeing a fight which occurred in the parking lot of an adult nightclub in early 2021, has won a motion to compel the owners of the club to produce discovery evidence.
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Allegheny County Jail inmate reiterates that slick shower floor led to his fall and herniated discs
PITTSBURGH – An Allegheny County Jail inmate who alleged the slippery surface of a shower floor caused him to fall and suffer herniated discs in his spine and other injuries, has reiterated his claims that the county is liable.
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Court: State AG can resolve opioid and other consumer protection suits, DA's can't
HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office has the ultimate authority in resolving litigation brought under the Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law and not the district attorneys of Philadelphia and Allegheny counties, per a first impression ruling from the Commonwealth Court.
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Philadelphia jury hands down $2.2B verdict in third Roundup trial, the largest ever for that product
PHILADELPHIA – The manufacturers of weed killer Roundup have lost a third trial in Philadelphia and were hit with its largest-ever verdict at a whopping cost of $2.25 billion, not long after local juries handed down a $175 million verdict award to plaintiffs in the first case and a $3.5 million award in the second.