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Thursday, March 28, 2024

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Bucks County files major lawsuit versus Big Oil, charges companies misled public about climate change impacts

By Nicholas Malfitano |
DOYLESTOWN – Bucks County has launched litigation against several oil companies and the American Petroleum Institute, charging that the defendants collectively misled the public about the burning of fossil fuels and its catastrophic effect on climate change, the effects of which have damaged County residents.

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Couple who alleged defective hunting boots injured husband settle case

By Nicholas Malfitano |
PITTSBURGH – A Western Pennsylvania couple who alleged that a pair of hunting boots the husband-plaintiff purchased were designed defectively, causing the soles of the boot to unexpectedly separate and him to suffer an injurious fall, have settled their claims.

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Man who fell through Giant Eagle store floor wants video footage

By Nicholas Malfitano |
PITTSBURGH – Counsel for a local man is seeking a state court to reconsider its decision to deny him from obtaining in-store video footage from a Giant Eagle supermarket in Export, where their client alleged he fell through an exposed section of the store flooring during a shopping trip.

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Corporate defendants disclaim liability for causing propane explosion that injured plaintiffs

By Nicholas Malfitano |
PITTSBURGH – Two defendants named in a product liability action by a group of plaintiffs severely burned in a propane tank explosion and two of their spouses, have hit back at claims they were contributorily liable for the explosion through their manufacture of the products involved in the incident.

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Lawsuit over proposed mail-in ballot drop-off sites in Allegheny County may be quickly resolved

By Nicholas Malfitano |
PITTSBURGH – Litigation brought just last week by an Allegheny County councilman and four County citizens and voters against the County Executive, the County Board of Elections and the County itself over the proposed implementation of five mail-in ballot drop-off sites for next month’s primary election, looks to soon be amicably resolved.

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Plaintiff discontinues suit against Lycoming County SPCA, over aggressive dog it adopted out

By Nicholas Malfitano |
WILLIAMSPORT – A Williamsport woman has, for now, discontinued her lawsuit alleging that the local Society for the Protection of Animals failed to warn her that the dog she was adopting had aggressive tendencies and a result, after bringing the dog home, it attacked her cat.

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Scooter company says Fla. bankruptcy proceeding should stay Allegheny County injury case

By Nicholas Malfitano |
PITTSBURGH – Counsel for a group of related scooter company defendants have filed notice of bankruptcy and are seeking a stay from litigation brought forward by a New York man, who said he fractured his collarbone after falling on an abandoned Spin-brand scooter on a Pittsburgh sidewalk.

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U.S. Steel refers to federal statute in removal of class action over plant employee wages

By Nicholas Malfitano |
PITTSBURGH – Citing a federal statute, U.S. Steel has likewise removed to federal court a class action complaint which alleged it violated the Pennsylvania Minimum Wage Act (PMWA), by not paying employees for the time they spent showering and walking to their worksites, among other pre- and post-work activities.

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New Kensington couple reiterate allegations they were sickened by mold present in their new home

By Nicholas Malfitano |
PITTSBURGH – A Western Pennsylvania couple have restated allegations against the couple who sold them their home, as well as a residential inspection service, after they allegedly developed illness from mold later found to be present in the home.

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Pa. State Police barracks visitor who claimed she fell on building's front steps settles case

By Nicholas Malfitano |
WILLIAMSPORT – A Lycoming County woman who alleged that while visiting a Pennsylvania State Police barracks, she encountered a defective condition in the building’s front steps, leading her to fall and break her left leg and left shoulder, has settled her case.

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Woman seriously injured on treadmill during stress test maintains medical defendants were negligent

By Nicholas Malfitano |
WILLIAMSPORT – A woman running on a treadmill for a medically administered stress test has held fast to her claims that 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.

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Expert witness nurse restates defamation claim lodged against his former employer

By Nicholas Malfitano |
SCRANTON – A Luzerne County nurse has reiterated allegations that his former employer, who he had secured work through to be used as an expert witness in medical malpractice cases, defamed him in an email and harmed his future opportunities to be chosen as such an expert.

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Giant Eagle shopper who said he fell through store floor wants video footage of incident

By Nicholas Malfitano |
PITTSBURGH – Counsel for a local man is seeking in-store video footage from a Giant Eagle supermarket in Export, where their client alleged he fell through an exposed section of the store flooring during a shopping trip.

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After three initial losses, Roundup manufacturers get their first win in Philly courtroom

By Nicholas Malfitano |
PHILADELPHIA – For the very first time in Philadelphia, a jury has unanimously found in favor of the manufacturers of weed killer product Roundup, in the latest case to go to trial over allegations that product causes cancer in its users.

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Delco woman who alleged negligence claims against Fernwood Cemetery settles case

By Nicholas Malfitano |
MEDIA – A Delaware County woman who alleged that Fernwood Cemetery was negligent in the operation of its funerary grounds, the result of which was her falling into a deep hole at the cemetery, has settled her claims.

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Pittsburgh woman denies being at fault for biting into glass-filled appetizer at Cheesecake Factory

By Nicholas Malfitano |
PITTSBURGH – A Pittsburgh woman has denied counter-charges that she was comparatively negligent in an incident two years ago, where she claimed she bit into a glass-filled appetizer at a local branch location of The Cheesecake Factory.

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Nurse and knife assailant's mental health was not our responsibility, staffing company says

By Nicholas Malfitano |
PITTSBURGH – A medical staffing company has denied any and all liability for injuries sustained by a local woman in an altercation more than two years ago, when that plaintiff was stabbed in the back while working as a nurse/school bus aide – by a fellow nurse employed by the corporate defendant.

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Allegheny County judge grants preliminary objections in suit surrounding Comfort Inn drowning death

By Nicholas Malfitano |
PITTSBURGH – A state court judge has granted defense preliminary objections, in a case brought by the mother of a man who died as a result of drowning in the pool of a Comfort Inn hotel in Pittsburgh.

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Construction company says it's not at fault for wooden beam falling on plaintiffs

By Nicholas Malfitano |
LANCASTER – A local construction 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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Judge sends suit over shooting at New Kensington pub to Westmoreland County court

By Nicholas Malfitano |
PITTSBURGH – A state court judge has partially denied preliminary objections in wrongful death litigation against a New Kensington pub, in a lawsuit brought by the mother of a man killed in a shooting there in 2021 – one which insisted the pub’s alleged over-serving of alcoholic beverages to the shooter and failure to prevent the shooting, directly led to the plaintiff’s son’s death.