Author Archives: Jon Campisi
Judge rules dismissal premature in NAACP airport advertising case, allows suit over billboard refusal to proceed
The City of Philadelphia has lost its bid to dismiss a federal complaint by the NAACP alleging that Philadelphia’s policy barring “issue” and “advocacy” advertising on billboards within the city limits constitutes an infringement on citizens’ First and Fourteenth Amendment … Read More
Phila. Prothonotary Joseph Evers named permanent court administrator for the FJD
Joseph Evers, the prothonotary for the First Judicial District of Pennsylvania, has been appointed permanent court administrator of Philadelphia’s court system, just over a month after he had been named to the post in an interim capacity. Evers, 58, an … Read More
One hundred forty nine attorneys certified in workers’ compensation law, Pa. Bar Assoc. announces
Nearly 150 Pennsylvania attorneys were recently certified by the Pennsylvania Bar Association (PBA) as specialists in the practice of workers’ compensation law, the first time such a designation has been handed down since the state’s high court approved of a … Read More
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
N.J. commercial trucking co. facing vehicle injury suit by Phila. couple seeks venue transfer
A New Jersey-based commercial trucking company is seeking to transfer a personal injury suit arising out of a motor vehicle accident in New England in late 2011 from the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas to the U.S. District Court for … Read More
Fired school police officer files federal suit against Phila. School Dist.
A former school police officer is suing the School District of Philadelphia over allegations that his employment was terminated in retaliation for his requesting special accommodations relating to his cancer. Robert A. Garner, who resides in Philadelphia, is seeking more … Read More
Pa. Superior Court panel affirms juvenile adjudication in indecent exposure case despite wrangling over statute’s wording
A state appellate court panel has upheld a finding of guilt against two western Pennsylvania middle school boys who were adjudicated delinquent in juvenile court following an incident of indecent exposure. In a non-precedential decision filed on May 17, the … Read More
Spector, Gadon & Rosen sues Illinois man for nearly $130k in allegedly unpaid legal fees
A Philadelphia law firm claims in a newly filed civil action that it is owed nearly $130,000 from an Illinois man whom the firm represented in a prior employment matter. Spector, Gadon & Rosen, which is based in downtown Philadelphia, … Read More
Crozer-Chester Medical Center faces slip-and-fall suit by Delaware plaintiff
A Delaware woman is suing a southeastern Pennsylvania hospital over an alleged slip- and-fall incident in which she injured her ankle on the medical institution’s premises. Shakeera Anderson, of Claymont, DE, claims in her recently filed civil action that she … Read More