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Another SEPTA rider arrested by Phila. D.A. for filing fraudulent injury claim
In what officially appears to be an ever-increasing problem for the City of Philadelphia, yet another mass transit rider has found herself facing criminal charges relating to allegations that she attempted to defraud insurance companies due to alleged injuries she … Read More
Dauphin County judge appointed to Interbranch Commission for Gender, Racial and Ethnic Fairness
A trial judge from the Harrisburg area has been appointed by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court to serve out a year-and-a-half term on the state’s Interbranch Commission for Gender, Racial and Ethnic Fairness. In a per curiam order docketed on May … Read More
Bobby Watkins’ NFL injury claim transferred from Massachusetts to concussion MDL in Phila.
A personal injury complaint filed in a Massachusetts state court in late March against the NFL by former player Robert “Bobby” Watkins, Jr., and his wife, Rillis M. Watkins, which was subsequently removed to the federal court in that state, … Read More
Lawmaker behind bill raising judicial retirement age pleased with measure’s advancement
The suburban Philadelphia lawmaker behind the push to increase the retirement age for state judges appears pleased with the bill’s recent advancement in a legislative committee. State Rep. Kate Harper, a Montgomery County Republican, is sponsoring House Bill 79, which … Read More
Bills to eliminate Phila. Traffic Court, raise judicial retirement age voted out of House committee
Three bills that court reformers hail as crucial steps toward improving the judiciary have moved out of a state House committee. Senate Bills 333 and 334, which deal with eliminating the scandal-plagued Philadelphia Traffic Court were voted out of the … Read More
Former Patriots, Redskins linebacker Timothy Petersen adds name to growing list of NFL concussion plaintiffs
A former NFL linebacker who played the game in the 1970s and ‘80s has become one of the latest retired football players to sue the league over claims that it intentionally misled athletes on the long-term health risks associated with … Read More
Judge approves pre-trial order governing attorneys’ fees in drywall antitrust MDL; Quarterly fee reports will not be publicly docketed
The federal judge overseeing the newly created Domestic Drywall Antitrust Multi-district Litigation at the Eastern District of Pennsylvania issued a recent memorandum outlining the procedures for plaintiffs’ counsel fees in the case. U.S. District Judge Michael Baylson, in his May … Read More
Wet Seal settles national class action discrimination case started by Pa. plaintiffs for $7.5 million
Clothing retailer Wet Seal has agreed to settle a national class action lawsuit initiated by four African American women, three of whom reside in suburban Philadelphia, which alleged the company had a policy of denying equal pay and promotional opportunities … Read More
Former Pa. lawyer, judge disbarred following child endangerment conviction
A longtime Pennsylvania attorney and former magisterial district judge has voluntarily given up his license to practice law in lieu of the convictions against him for endangering the welfare of children and corruption of minors. Gerald C. Liberace, 72, who … Read More
Former Pa. Justice Joan Orie Melvin receives house arrest, probation during corruption sentencing
Former Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Joan Orie Melvin, who was convicted on public corruption charges in February, was sentenced on Tuesday to house arrest followed by probation, according to court records and Pittsburgh media. The disgraced jurist learned her fate … Read More