Author Archives: Jon Campisi
Judge dismisses class action against Comcast involving business class contract dispute
A U.S. District Judge in Philadelphia recently dismissed a class action complaint against Comcast that had been filed on behalf of a class of Comcast Business Class Service customers who had claimed the cable giant violated contract terms with the … Read More
N.J. man sues Pennhurst haunted house, site of landmark ‘Halderman’ U.S. Supreme Court decision
A popular yet controversial Philadelphia-area Halloween attraction that takes place on the grounds of an infamous hospital for the mentally ill is at the center of a personal injury claim filed this week by a New Jersey man. Steven Chrzanowski, … Read More
Pa. family mistakenly targeted by deputy U.S. Marshals seeking fugitive can proceed with suit, judge rules
A Norristown family who claims they were wrongly targeted by deputy U.S. Marshals in the spring of 2010 when the law enforcement officers mistakenly entered the plaintiffs’ Montgomery County home by force while looking for a fugitive can proceed with … Read More
Pa. Supreme Court names master to oversee discipline proceeding against only Phila. Traffic Court judge not charged in ticket-fixing scandal
And the Philadelphia Traffic Court saga continues, the latest twist being the state Supreme Court’s decision to name a senior lower-tier appellate court judge to serve as a special master overseeing a disciplinary matter against the only sitting Traffic Court … Read More
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