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PITTSBURGH – Plaintiffs behind a class action lawsuit which claimed that a manufacturer of sailboats and powerboats has violated the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act through preventing third-party professionals from performing maintenance operations on their boats, without voiding the owners’ respective warranties, have successfully pushed for the suit to stay in its court of origin.

PITTSBURGH – A local man who claimed he was subjected to a hostile work environment, including epithets made against his Jewish heritage and that he was fired when he made complaints about the offending behavior, has settled those claims.

WASHINGTON – According to the latest annual report of “Judicial Hellholes” released Tuesday by the American Tort Reform Association, Pennsylvania courts have tied with Georgia for the No. 1 ranking for jurisdictions considered unfriendly to businesses.

PITTSBURGH – Plaintiffs behind a class action lawsuit which claimed that a manufacturer of sailboats and powerboats has violated the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act through preventing third-party professionals from performing maintenance operations on their boats, without voiding the owners’ respective warranties, are fighting for the suit to stay in its court of origin.

PITTSBURGH – A state court judge has decreed that preliminary objections from U.S. Steel as to litigation surrounding its refinery plant in Braddock and its alleged generation of pollutant byproducts are largely overruled with one exception, that being its objection toward the plaintiff seeking punitive damages.

PITTSBURGH – A woman who suffered severe injuries while escaping a shooting at a party that took place at an Airbnb rental home in Pittsburgh insists the company and other entities are liable for her injuries.

PITTSBURGH – A state court judge has issued a split ruling on preliminary objections from U.S. Steel, in a class action lawsuit advanced by a Western Pennsylvania homeowner who alleged the company’s refinery plant in Braddock has generated pollutant byproducts that have affected the quality of life of area residents.

PITTSBURGH – A Western Pennsylvania homeowner who alleged that U.S. Steel’s refinery plant in Braddock has generated pollutant byproducts that have affected the quality of life of area residents, is looking for the company’s preliminary objections sounding in private nuisance to be overruled.

PITTSBURGH – Six cases involving plaintiffs who suffered severe injuries while escaping a shooting at a party that took place at an Airbnb rental home in Pittsburgh have been consolidated for purposes of discovery, but not for trial.

/PRNewswire/ -- Trial lawyers Majed Nachawati and Gale Pearson of the Nachawati Law Group have been appointed to leadership positions with the Public Justice...