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Steptoe & Johnson’s Pittsburgh Office Continues Strategic Growth with Addition of Anthony Giresi
Anthony J. Giresi has joined the Pittsburgh office of Steptoe & Johnson PLLC as Of Counsel. He joins the mineral title and property practice group in the firm’s Energy and Natural Resources Department, as well as the commercial & wealth practice group in the firm’s Business Department.
2024 American Bar Association - IPT Advanced Tax Seminars on March 11-15, 2024
Join members of our State Tax Team in New Orleans for the 2024 ABA/IPT Advanced Tax Seminars!
Pa. State Police barracks visitor who claimed she fell on building's front steps settles case
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.
Woman seriously injured on treadmill during stress test maintains medical defendants were negligent
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.
Expert witness nurse restates defamation claim lodged against his former employer
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.
Federal judge confirms $779K arbitration award to franchisee, in Choice Hotels lawsuit
ALLENTOWN – A federal judge has confirmed a $779,000 arbitration award decided in favor of a plaintiff franchisee in a wide-ranging lawsuit brought by such franchisees against the Choice Hotels organization, who claimed they have been overcharged inflated fees to increase the group’s revenue and have been subjected to discriminatory treatment based on race.
Local Bar Associations Receive Awards From Pennsylvania Bar Association
The Pennsylvania Bar Association (PBA) presented County Bar Recognition Awards to 24 local bar associations during the 58th Annual Conference of County Bar Leaders on March 1 in Gettysburg.
Newly-Launched Allegheny County Gun Violence Task Force Nabs Man for Attempted Murder of 3 Law Enforcement Officers, Bricks of Heroin/Fentanyl
Attorney General Michelle Henry announced the first significant investigation and arrest from the recently-launched Allegheny County Gun Violence Task Force — a Pittsburgh man charged with the attempted murder of three police officers.
Greenberg Traurig Reports 10th Year of Record Revenue, Hitting More Than $2.3 Billion
Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP reported more than $2.3 billion of revenue for FY 2023, a 6% increase over the prior year and the 10th consecutive year of record revenue.
Phila. wants dismissal of suit alleging police officer distributed photos of man's suicide
PHILADELPHIA – Counsel for the City of Philadelphia and an unidentified local police officer have motioned to dismiss litigation from the mother of a man who died by suicide during a mental health episode two years ago, litigation which alleged the officer photographed her son’s lifeless body and distributed it online.
Giant Eagle shopper who said he fell through store floor wants video footage of incident
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.
Political TV show host opposes case dismissal motion from Scranton and Lackawanna authorities, television network
SCRANTON – A Scranton man who hosted a television program on political issues and alleged that authorities from the City of Scranton and Lackawanna County disrupted and then canceled his broadcast because the defendants disagreed with his views and those of many of his guests, has opposed a move from those governmental entities and a local network station to dismiss his case.
Bucks County adult business denies it fired cleaner-clerk for being a cisgender male
PHILADELPHIA – A Bucks County-based adult establishment has rejected allegations from its former cleaner and clerk that it discriminated against and fired him, based upon his designation as a cisgender male.
Fired staff allege rights violations at George Hill Correctional
PHILADELPHIA - Those who were fired after Delaware County assumed control of the George W. Hill Correctional Facility have filed a federal lawsuit.
Lebanon County accused of false arrest of man hoping to reconcile with his wife
HARRISBURG - A recent federal lawsuit claims an Adams County man was ambushed and falsely arrested by Lebanon County officers while trying to reconcile with his wife.
Woman Jailed At Least 5 Years, Ordered to Pay Restitution for Elaborate Worker’s Compensation Scam
Attorney General Michelle Henry announced that a Delaware woman will serve 5 to 10 years in state prison for a worker’s compensation scam that spanned 2½ years, two states, and cost a Pennsylvania employer more than $170,000.
Status of IVF shaken by Alabama supreme court decision that embryos are ‘children’
Legal news publisher Law.com featured Reed Smith lawyers’ in-depth analysis of the Alabama Supreme Court’s decision holding that embryos have the same rights as “children” under state law.
Lawsuit filed after 7-year-old trying to climb a tree falls
PITTSBURGH - An apartment complex owner is blamed for a 7-year-old tenant using its building materials to try to climb a tree, only to fall and seriously injure himself.
Woman sues Eat N' Park after slipping on dropped crayons
PITTSBURGH - A woman hoping to catch a bite at Eat N' Park with her grandson says she slipped on crayons dropped by the hostess who was showing them to their table.
After three initial losses, Roundup manufacturers get their first win in Philly courtroom
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.