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Pittsburgh not obligated to pay on-duty officers same as off-duty, court says
PITTSBURGH - On-duty Pittsburgh police officers performing security services at large
Charter school funding protesters sue Philadelphia after signs were confiscated
PHILADELPHIA - Three Philadelphia women who attended a school district meeting to
Court: SEPTA protected from wrongful death damages by Sovereignty Immunity Act
PHILADELPHIA - Following the guidelines of the Sovereignty Immunity Act, the Southeast Pennsylvania Transportation Authority
U.S. Attorney puts Philadelphia restaurants on notice for ADA inspections
PHILADELPHIA – An investigation into 25 popular Philadelphia restaurants and their
Federal judge orders SEPTA to display anti-Islam ads
PHILADELPHIA - A federal judge ruled Wednesday that the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transit Authority violated the First
Pa. couple file class action against laminate flooring company
SCRANTON - One of the world's top flooring distributors continues to reel from reports alleging the company used unsafe chemicals in the manufacture of its products.
Three Philly lawmakers face charges from bribery probe
PHILADELPHIA - Two former state representatives and one current face corruption
Commonwealth Court orders repeat petitioner to pay attorneys fees
HARRISBURG - After nearly 20 years of filing constant litigation over one injury, a Pennsylvania man has been ordered to pay the attorneys fees for his former employer by the Commonwealth Court, in a move that the high court hopes will discourage future filings.
Pa. Supreme Court to hear AG Kane's petition to quash grand jury this week
PHILADELPHIA - The Pennsylvania Supreme Court will hear oral arguments this week regarding the legality of a grand jury investigation into perjury allegations against state Attorney General Kathleen Kane.
Business man sentenced for role in Philly judge's fraud scheme
PHILADELPHIA - A Philadelphia area businessman pleaded guilty in federal court
Supreme Court agrees to hear challenge to death penalty moratorium
HARRISBURG - The state Supreme Court has agreed to hear Philadelphia District
Centre County DA's petition denied by Supreme Court
HARRISBURG - The state Supreme Court has denied for a second time a petition
Judge stays lawsuit against Pittsburgh over gun laws
HARRISBURG - Local gun laws in Pittsburgh will remain on the books, at least until the constitutionality of recently passed legislation has been decided, according to an order Monday from an Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas judge.
Superior Court says Cigna's actions fraudulent, denies liability insurance
HARRISBURG - An insurance company's misleading actions regarding changes to its
Commonwealth Court weighs in on York County ATV dealer dispute
HARRISBURG - A split three-judge Commonwealth Court panel found that two York
Suit filed against Philadelphia School District, union over paid teacher leave
PHILADELPHIA - A lawsuit filed Feb. 25 in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas against the Philadelphia School District and the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers (PFT) challenges a provision in the collective bargaining agreement that allows teachers to perform union work on school time.
Attorney General, DA argue for dismissal of prisoners' free speech suit
HARRISBURG - Lawyers representing Attorney General Kathleen Kane and Philadelphia District Attorney Seth Williams appeared before federal Judge Christopher Conner Thursday in support of their motions to dismiss a lawsuit filed in January by media outlets and the Philadelphia Chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania.
DA's group says Centre County forgery investigation overstepped bounds
HARRISBURG - Centre County officials do not have the authority to investigate whether
Jury awards $2.5 million to Risperdal plaintiff
PHILADELPHIA - An Alabama man who developed breasts while using the antipsychotic drug Risperdal has been awarded a $2.5 million verdict by a Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas jury that decided against defendant Janssen Pharmaceuticals Tuesday afternoon.
Landowners file RICO suit against drilling companies for alleged underpaid royalties
SCRANTON- More than 90 families located in Bradford, Sullivan and Wyoming counties