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Jordan | Wikipedia PHILADELPHIA – A trio of judges from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit agreed with a lower federal court that legal entities representing the City of Philadelphia did not commit fraud and misrepresentation, in connection with a settlement reached in a wrongful arrest case. On March 1, Third Circuit judges Kent A. Jordan, Paul B. Matey and Richard L. Nygaard ruled per curiam to uphold a decision from the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, in favor of the City of Philadelphia, attorney Amanda Shoffel, Judge Jacqueline Allen and an unnamed motions clerk, and against plaintiff Daryl Cook. ....
Warren | Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr SCRANTON – Lackawanna County has brought litigation against the City of Scranton, seeking a refund of more than $200,000 in building permit fees it paid in connection with an administrative building renovation. The County filed suit in the Lackawanna County Court of Common Pleas on March 3 versus the City. Both parties are of Scranton. According to the County, it renovated the former Globe store located in downtown Scranton for use as an administrative building. The City assessed two fees related to the building permit for the project, for a total of $208,157.04: 1) A lump sum building permit fee in the amount of $107,815.50 and 2) A fee of $100,341.54 for third-party inspections. In accordance with City Ordinance Section 187-7, the fees assessed were calculated on the basis of construction cost. ....
Megrey | Woomer & Talarico PITTSBURGH – A Beaver County woman alleges she has suffered severe respiratory ailments after inhaling fumes from a chemical fire which took place about a half-mile from her residence. Carol A. Brutout of Rochester filed suit in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas on March 4 versus Michael Baker International, Inc. (formerly known as “Michael Baker Jr., Inc.”) of Pittsburgh, One Brewery Place, Inc. of Rochester, Harold B. Davidson (also known as “Brad Davidson”) and Beaver Alkali Products of Ellwood City, and James R. Davidson (also known as “Randy Davidson”), of Dover, Fla. The suit says that the owner/operator defendants (all of the defendants minus Michael Baker International, Inc.) managed a property at 25 New York Avenue in Rochester. ....
Rosenberg | Weber Gallagher Simpson Stapleton Fires & Newby PITTSBURGH – Litigation between an insurance company representing a Wexford man and the owner of a chimney sweep business, whose allegedly subpar work caused a fire resulting in almost $300,000 in damages, has been settled. State Farm Fire and Casualty Company (as subrogee of Mark Hessling) of Bloomington, Ill. first filed suit in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas on Nov. 13 versus Almir Cemer (individually and doing business as “Al’s Chimney Sweep”), of Coraopolis. The suit first explained that Hessling owns property on Timberglen Drive West in Wexford and contracted with Cemer for service to the chimney at that residence. ....
Sansone | Law Offices of Joel Sansone PITTSBURGH – A settlement has been reached in a case which alleged that two former students of Butler Wesleyan Academy were subjected to racist and discriminatory treatment based upon their multi-racial heritage. Gail S. (in her individual capacity and as parent and legal guardian of minor plaintiffs, Jo. S. and Je. S.) of Butler County first filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania on Sept. 9 versus Butler Wesleyan Academy and Butler Wesleyan Methodist Church of Butler, Allegheny Wesleyan Methodist Connection of Salem, Ohio, plus Paul Fish, Teddy Zeigler, Sally Zeigler, Dennis J. Ballock, Dave Patterson, Curt Field, Kimberly Fish and John/Jane Does, also all of Butler County. ....