Monthly Archives: January 2013
Two Pa. legislators introduce bills to change mandatory judicial retirement age
Two Pennsylvania legislators are pushing to change a provision in the state constitution that governs mandatory judicial retirement. On Jan. 10, state Rep. Kate Harper, a Montgomery County Republican, introduced House Bill 79, which would raise the mandatory retirement age … Read More
Pa. Superior Court panel affirms Phila. judge’s decision to enforce auto accident settlement
A three-judge panel of Pennsylvania’s Superior Court has affirmed a Philadelphia judge’s decision to enforce a settlement arising out of an automobile accident case. The appellate judges, in a Jan. 29 non-precedential decision, determined that the trial court was correct … Read More
Federal judge refuses to review state court action arising from foreclosure and ejectment
A U.S. District Court judge has refused to review a federal case initiated by a Philadelphia man against the city’s sheriff, acting sheriff and the attorneys who had represented a loan services company involved in an underlying case that arose … Read More
Oral arguments scheduled for NFL concussion litigation
The judge overseeing the National Football League Players’ Concussion Injury Litigation that has been consolidated at the U.S. District Court in Philadelphia has scheduled oral arguments in the case. In a Jan. 29 noticed filed at the Eastern District of … Read More
NCAA agrees to terms of state Sen. Corman’s suit regarding Penn State sanctions
A Pennsylvania lawmaker who recently filed for injunctive relief seeking to prevent the National Collegiate Athletic Association from dispersing or otherwise dissipating any of the $12 million in fine money already paid by Penn State to the sports association arising … Read More
Defense granted summary judgment in swimming pool drowning death case
A federal judge has granted summary judgment to a corporation that operates a Lancaster, Pa.-based apartment complex that was being sued by the mother of a young boy who drowned in a swimming pool at the residential facility. In February … Read More
Feds take over Tacony ‘dungeon’ case; commonwealth withdraws charges
Philadelphia District Attorney Seth Williams announced this week that the commonwealth was withdrawing all charges against Linda Weston, her daughter and others after federal prosecutors unsealed a 196-count indictment against the crew, who made national headlines for holding people captive … Read More
Eastern District of Pa. soon to see its first female chief federal judge
U.S. District Judge Petrese Tucker, a former Philadelphia Common Pleas Court jurist, will soon become the Eastern District of Pennsylvania’s first female chief judge, after Judge J. Curtis Joyner, the current top judge at the federal courthouse in Philadelphia, announced … Read More
Judge dismisses qui tam action against AstraZeneca
A federal judge in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania has dismissed a whistleblower suit against AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals that alleged the drug manufacturer entered into fraudulent agreements to sell its brand-name drugs. Pharmacist Karl Schumann, who was vice president of pharmaceutical contracting … Read More
Judge refuses to dismiss newspapers’ suit against Corrections Dept. over restricted access to executions
A judge has refused to dismiss a complaint by two prominent area newspapers challenging the policies of the state Department of Corrections that limit what journalists and members of the public can and cannot witness during prisoner executions. U.S. District Judge … Read More