Monthly Archives: November 2012
Two more Pa. judges join suit challenging mandatory judiciary retirement age
Additional Pennsylvania judges have apparently joined in on the litigation challenging the commonwealth’s mandatory retirement age for the state judiciary. The Legal Intelligencer recently reported that Fayette County Common Pleas President Judge Gerald Solomon and Montgomery County Common Pleas Court … Read More
Tyler Perry and Lions Gate Entertainment face copyright suit over ‘Good Deeds’
A Philadelphia woman is suing actor/director Tyler Perry and a movie production house over claims that the defendants engaged in copyright infringement when they used elements of a book authored by the plaintiff for the film Good Deeds, which was … Read More
N.C. couple files Avandia products liability claim in eastern Pa.
A North Carolina man who claims he sustained heart problems three years ago as a result of taking the diabetes drug Avandia has filed a federal lawsuit against the makers of the drug in eastern Pennsylvania. Rock McIlvain alleges that … Read More
Pa. Superior Court releases opinion in case in which Phila. Judge Tereshko was chastised
The Pennsylvania Superior Court this week released the opinion in the case that led to the appellate body publicly reprimanding a Philadelphia judge for not disclosing that his attorney wife was working for a defendant in the case that ended … Read More
J&J, others seek transfer of Infants’ Tylenol death case to federal court
Lawyers representing a host of drug companies being sued by the father of a 4-year-old boy who allegedly died as a result of taking children’s Tylenol are seeking to transfer the case from state to federal court. David F. Abernethy, … Read More
Products liability claim filed against makers of automatic swinging door system
An employee of a senior living facility in Chester County has filed a products liability lawsuit against the makers of an automatic swinging door system over claims that she became injured after the device inadvertently closed on one of her … Read More
U.S. MDL panel: certain asbestos cases no longer to be transferred to Phila.
The U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation has adopted a recommendation by the federal judge overseeing the Asbestos Products Liability Litigation in Philadelphia to cease transferring tag-along actions originating in seven districts across the country to Pennsylvania. In an order … Read More
Justice Dept. seeks dismissal of FOIA suit by Villanova law professor
The Federal Bureau of Investigation is seeking the dismissal of a lawsuit initiated by a local law school professor who desires to get his hands on an un-redacted memorandum from the 1960s relating to the resignation of former U.S. Supreme … Read More
Judge denies class certification in FLSA case against Crossmark Inc.
A federal judge in Philadelphia has denied class certification in a Fair Labor Standards Act case in which Crossmark Inc., a company that provides sales, retail, merchandising and inventory management services to retailers and manufacturers of consumer goods, is accused … Read More
Task Force recommends widespread changes to Pa. child protection laws in wake of Penn State scandal
A panel created by the state legislature following the Jerry Sandusky child sex-abuse scandal released a report Tuesday that calls for sweeping changes to laws governing child protection in the commonwealth. The 11-member Pennsylvania Task Force on Child Protection, which … Read More