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Animal rescue fails to show Rostraver Twp. took revenge on her
PITTSBURGH - A federal judge has tossed what's left of a lawsuit over a Westmoreland County neighborhood dispute, brought by a woman running an animal-and-people rescue in Rostraver Township.
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Sextortion/suicide victim's case against Meta needs a home court
PHILADELPHIA - A social media giant says a wrongful death lawsuit against it and several others over the suicide of a sextortion victim will be grouped with others in California, while the plaintiff wants it sent back to the Philadelphia state court in which it was first filed.
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Lawyers' tobacco playbook hits Big Food; How big can litigation get?
PHILADELPHIA - It's no secret that plaintiff lawyers often try to emulate the successes they had in the 1990s suing tobacco companies, when they teamed with government officials to score billions of dollars in fees from massive settlements.
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Appeal filed after Philadelphia wins wrongful death case over police shooting
PHILADELPHIA - The estate of a man shot to death by Philadelphia police is appealing the loss of its wrongful death lawsuit that claimed officers should have tasered him instead.
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Amputee fired for calling manager 'scumbag' on Facebook loses discrimination case
HARRISBURG - A Pennsylvania Department of Transportation worker fired over a Facebook post complaining about his manager has lost his discrimination lawsuit.
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Changes from 2023 didn't take Roundup plaintiffs' 'shaky' causation experts
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - Experts once called "shaky" by the federal judge hearing thousands of Roundup cases can continue to testify, as the latest wave of plaintiffs make their way through a multidistrict litigation proceeding.
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Wrongful death case against Philadelphia survives dismissal motion
PHILADELPHIA - The City of Philadelphia has lost its attempt to toss out of court a lawsuit that alleges police left a one-legged man to die in jail.
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Skier struck by snowboard loses lawsuit against Blue Mountain
PHILADELPHIA - For the second time in a month, a Pennsylvania federal judge has ruled for a ski resort sued by an injured customer, citing a state law that "for better or worse," protects defendants.
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Settlement reached in case of man left dying on Greyhound bus
PHILADELPHIA - It's an $85,000 settlement in a lawsuit brought over a man who suffered cardiac arrest on a Greyhound bus and later died.
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Pa. company loses $7M appeal for not paying travel time
PHILADELPHIA - A Pennsylvania home health care company has lost its appeal of a $7 million ruling that found it should have paid its employees for the time they spent driving to clients' homes.
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Greene County PD shows little fight in abuse-of-power lawsuit
PITTSBURGH - Arrested 911 employees in Greene County will get to advance their claims in court against a police department that didn't even fill up two pages in its own defense.
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Judge: No racism in firing reckless driver
PITTSBURGH - A Black truck driver has lost his racism claim against the company that fired him over reports he was speeding with unsecured items on his trailer.
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Value of Dwayne Haskins wrongful death case discovered; Family and widow continue legal war
PITTSBURGH - With the wrongful death lawsuit brought on behalf of former Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Dwayne Haskins coming to a close, a federal judge has refused to silence any concerns his widow has with a documentary planned by his parents.
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Judge, jurors wearing Big Bird heads reject the case of the racist Elmo
PHILADELPHIA - A federal judge won't change a jury's finding that Black individuals weren't discriminated against at SeaWorld's Sesame Place Philadelphia, in a case that alleged characters like Elmo ignored them and had jurors wearing a Big Bird head.
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Judge: Philadelphia officer right to shoot man who fled into other's home, wouldn't show hands
PHILADELPHIA - The City of Philadelphia has defeated a federal wrongful death lawsuit that says police should have tasered a man instead of shooting him.
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Will FTC's case against Meta impact UPMC? Hospital accused of too much power
PITTSBURGH - Workers at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center are hoping a recent decision in an antitrust case against Facebook-owner Meta will work to their advantage, as they sue their employer.
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Paralyzed teen snowboarder loses case against Shawnee Mountain
SCRANTON - A 1980 law addressing the risks of skiing will keep a Delaware family from blaming Ski Shawnee for the paralysis suffered by a then-16-year-old who struck a light pole while snowboarding.
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CFPB accused of overstepping authority in case against Pa. credit card company
PITTSBURGH - A Pennsylvania company accused of selling junk credit cards says a federal consumer protection agency has no case, as it clearly disclosed the terms to those who wished to use them.
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Model wins more than $1M after picture in dressing room falls on her
PHILADELPHIA - It's a seven-figure payday for a model who sued Neiman Marcus after a picture fell on her in a dressing room while on a photo shoot.
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Narcotics agent, fired for struggles with gun and other reasons, keeps pushing discrimination case
PHILADELPHIA - A Puerto Rican narcotics agent found to be fired over incompetence is appealing the loss of her discrimination lawsuit against the State of Pennsylvania.