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Towing company left on the sidelines sues Pa. city

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Towing company left on the sidelines sues Pa. city

John O’Brien
Jul 3, 2025

PITTSBURGH - A towing company is suing the City of Duquesne in Pennsylvania federal court, alleging the city has arbitrarily refused to conduc…

Spar Wars: Muay Thai student lands in hospital, sues gym

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Spar Wars: Muay Thai student lands in hospital, sues gym

John O’Brien
Jul 2, 2025

PITTSBURGH - An overzealous Muay Thai instructor sent one of his students to the hospital with internal bleeding, a lawsuit against a Pittsbur…

Lawsuit: Retirement home left woman to die in the Pa. cold

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Lawsuit: Retirement home left woman to die in the Pa. cold

John O’Brien
Jul 1, 2025

PITTSBURGH - The family of a former resident at a Pittsburgh-area retirement community says staff lost track of her for the better part of the…

Teacher voted ‘Cutest Couple’ with student faces lawsuit

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Teacher voted ‘Cutest Couple’ with student faces lawsuit

John O’Brien
Updated Jun 30, 2025

PITTSBURGH - An illegal sexual relationship between a girl and her teacher was so well-known that students at a Pennsylvania high school voted…

Lawyers make more in Wawa gift-card settlement than class members

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Lawyers make more in Wawa gift-card settlement than class members

John O’Brien
Updated Jun 27, 2025

PHILADELPHIA - Despite the best efforts of a professional objector and a group of state attorneys general, class action lawyers will get their…

Verdict: Judge pins $95M on Caremark in drug-pricing case

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Verdict: Judge pins $95M on Caremark in drug-pricing case

John O’Brien
Jun 26, 2025

PHILADELPHIA - CVS Caremark has been hit with a $95 million verdict by a Philadelphia federal judge - a figure that could go up in the future …

Snakes and family don’t mix: Bite case headed for trial

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Snakes and family don’t mix: Bite case headed for trial

John O’Brien
Jun 25, 2025

SCRANTON, Pa. - A judge's ruling sets the stage for trial in a snakebite lawsuit, leaving jurors to sort out the different stories told by the…

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Vengeful juries are costing the rest of us, groups fighting $725M Pa. verdict say

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Vengeful juries are costing the rest of us, groups fighting $725M Pa. verdict say

John O’Brien
Updated Jun 24, 2025

PHILADELPHIA - A massive verdict against Exxon in Philadelphia is giving business groups a chance to rail against a system in which juries hav…

No reinstatement for Pa. ex-lawyer caught in drug ring

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No reinstatement for Pa. ex-lawyer caught in drug ring

John O’Brien
Updated Jun 24, 2025

PHILADELPHIA - The Pennsylvania Supreme Court won't reinstate the license of an ex-lawyer whose legal troubles included federal money-launderi…

SCOTUS urged to keep out-of-state cases away from Pa. courts

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SCOTUS urged to keep out-of-state cases away from Pa. courts

John O’Brien
Updated Jun 23, 2025

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Supreme Court has a chance to end a popular strategy among lawyers who, for now, are able to use Pennsylvania courts to …

Wrongful death suit filed over explosion at Pa. steel mill

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Wrongful death suit filed over explosion at Pa. steel mill

John O’Brien
Updated Jun 20, 2025

PITTSBURGH - A second lawsuit has been filed over a January explosion at a Pennsylvania steel plant that killed one man and injured two others.

Charter school kids claiming humiliation at Pa. college fair get favorable ruling

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Charter school kids claiming humiliation at Pa. college fair get favorable ruling

John O’Brien
Jun 19, 2025

SCRANTON - Several Pennsylvania charter school students can continue to push their lawsuit after a cold reception at a college fair in 2024, a…

Cyclist won’t accept $25 ticket for briefly holding up traffic

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Cyclist won’t accept $25 ticket for briefly holding up traffic

John O’Brien
Jun 18, 2025

PITTSBURGH - Cyclists don't always have to get off the road, even when they're blocking a long line of cars, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ha…

Three Pittsburgh-area facilities accused of sexual abuse of minors

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Three Pittsburgh-area facilities accused of sexual abuse of minors

John O’Brien
Jun 17, 2025

PITTSBURGH - At least three sexual abuse lawsuits were filed in Pittsburgh state court recently, against a variety of defendants including the…

PA to USDA: Why cancel program helping hungry families?

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PA to USDA: Why cancel program helping hungry families?

John O’Brien
Updated Jun 13, 2025

HARRISBURG, Pa. - Pennsylvania is off to court to fight the termination of a program that provides food from local farmers to food banks, afte…

‘Evolving landscape:’ Is IL lawsuit expansion bill constitutional?

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‘Evolving landscape:’ Is IL lawsuit expansion bill constitutional?

Jonathan Bilyk
Updated Jun 12, 2025

In coming weeks, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker will decide to either veto or sign a new law which would greatly expand the ability of trial lawyer…

Whistleblower trial against CVS Caremark finally nears close

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Whistleblower trial against CVS Caremark finally nears close

John O’Brien
Updated Jun 12, 2025

PHILADELPHIA - Three months after it started, a trial that will settle a long-running, nine-figure dispute over drug prices CVS Caremark charg…

Case of man killed answering his door by Pittsburgh cop moves on

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Case of man killed answering his door by Pittsburgh cop moves on

John O’Brien
Updated Jun 11, 2025

PITTSBURGH - A federal judge's recent ruling strips claims away from a lawsuit alleging a Pittsburgh police officer shot and killed a man with…

Jan. 6 controversy costs school district $1 million-plus

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Jan. 6 controversy costs school district $1 million-plus

John O’Brien
Jun 10, 2025

ALLENTOWN, Pa. - Add about $1 million to the check for a Pennsylvania school district that suspended a teacher for being in Washington, D.C., …

Sexual harassment lawsuit against cancer center director moves forward

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Sexual harassment lawsuit against cancer center director moves forward

John O’Brien
Jun 9, 2025

PHILADELPHIA - A cancer researcher will get to pursue her sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit against the director of the Fox Chase Canc…

Woman fired for refusing COVID vax loses case against Allegheny County

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Woman fired for refusing COVID vax loses case against Allegheny County

John O’Brien
Jun 9, 2025

PITTSBURGH - Allegheny County has defeated a lawsuit brought by a dental assistant it once employed who never received the COVID-19 vaccine.

Apocalypse what now? Hospital worker’s reasons for refusing COVID vax could head to jury

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Apocalypse what now? Hospital worker’s reasons for refusing COVID vax could head to jury

John O’Brien
Updated Jun 5, 2025

PHILADELPHIA - A supervisor at a Pennsylvania children's hospital who refused the COVID-19 vaccine because he thought the apocalypse was upon …

Allegations of sexual harassment at Pittsburgh law firm

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Allegations of sexual harassment at Pittsburgh law firm

John O’Brien
Updated Jun 4, 2025

PITTSBURGH - A Pittsburgh personal injury law firm faces a lawsuit from a paralegal who claims she was fired for reporting sexual harassment b…

Parking ticket payoff: Lawyers win $400K in Upper Darby case

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Parking ticket payoff: Lawyers win $400K in Upper Darby case

John O’Brien
Jun 3, 2025

PHILADELPHIA - Lawyers will make $400,000 for challenging parking tickets in Upper Darby, after a federal judge recently approved a class acti…

Pa. gun sellers still battling red tape on background checks

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Pa. gun sellers still battling red tape on background checks

John O’Brien
Updated Jun 2, 2025

HARRISBURG, Pa. - Sellers of firearms will get a second chance to show the Pennsylvania State Police is waiting too long to conduct background…

Murder of 15-year-old at Pittsburgh school leads to lawsuit

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Murder of 15-year-old at Pittsburgh school leads to lawsuit

John O’Brien
Updated May 30, 2025

PITTSBURGH - Pittsburgh's board of education faces a wrongful death lawsuit over a 2023 shooting at Oliver Citywide Academy that claimed the l…

Pro-Palestine teacher sues Phila. schools over suspension

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Pro-Palestine teacher sues Phila. schools over suspension

John O’Brien
Updated May 29, 2025

PHILADELPHIA - A Black, Muslim teacher is suing the School District of Philadelphia, alleging it punished her for speaking her mind on the Isr…

Lawsuit: Teen sexually abused with a broomstick at Pa. camp

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Lawsuit: Teen sexually abused with a broomstick at Pa. camp

John O’Brien
Updated May 29, 2025

SCRANTON, Pa. - A sexual assault lawsuit targets a sleepaway camp in the Pocono Mountains, where a boy says he was violated with a broomstick …

Pa. county’s GOP wins lawsuit over Facebook drama

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Pa. county’s GOP wins lawsuit over Facebook drama

John O’Brien
Updated May 28, 2025

PITTSBURGH - The former leader of a Pennsylvania school board has lost his federal lawsuit alleging political retaliation for attempting to ou…