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PITTSBURGH – A man accused of the murder of an Uber driver and who requested that the wrongful death civil lawsuit against him be stayed – while the concurrent criminal proceedings against him resolve – has had that request granted.
PITTSBURGH – Uber has argued that wrongful death litigation brought by a Pennsylvania woman concerning the murder of her daughter, a driver for the ride share service who was held up at gunpoint and killed by her passenger, should be resolved in arbitration and not in a court of law.
PITTSBURGH – Subsequent to the securing of a sealed settlement for an Altoona couple, who claimed a device created to assist babies in sleeping instead caused the death of their three-month-old son from Sudden Infant Death Syndrome due to the product’s inherent defects, a federal judge sanctioned a member of plaintiff counsel for nearly $20,000 due to what the judge termed his disruptive conduct.
PITTSBURGH – A Western Pennsylvania couple who sued Amazon and the manufacturer of a ladder they claimed was defective, after the wife-plaintiff fell from the ladder while conducting an insurance estimate at a home in Erie, have settled their claims.
PHILADELPHIA – Amazon has denied liability for significant fire damage sustained by a Delaware County homeowner and insurance company, which alleged that same damage occurred after use of a pest repellent which he ordered from the company.