Daily Archives: 1/25/2013

Plaintiffs’ lawyers seek creation of Tylenol products liability MDL in Phila. federal court

Plaintiffs’ lawyers representing those who claim their ingestion of Tylenol caused them to experience liver damage or failure are seeking the creation of an MDL in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania to handle the growing … Read More »

Federal Court, multi-district litigation, News, Product Liability

Judge rules Montco coroner didn’t violate due process rights in not turning over son’s suicide note to mother

A federal judge in Philadelphia has dismissed a lawsuit against Montgomery County’s coroner by the mother of a suicide victim who claimed that the defendant improperly withheld the victim’s suicide note from the plaintiff during the course of the investigation … Read More »

civil rights, Federal Court, News

Penn State law school dean tapped for position in China

The dean of Pennsylvania State University’s Dickinson School of Law will be heading overseas come summertime after he announced he has taken a position as dean of Peking University’s School of Transnational Law in Shenzhen, China. The announcement, which was … Read More »

Features, Issues, News

Pa. state lawmaker unveils bill making federal gun control laws unenforceable in the commonwealth

A lawmaker from Southwestern Pennsylvania has joined a growing number of legislators from across the country aiming to put legislation on the books that would make any potential future federal gun control laws unenforceable within a state’s borders. State Rep. … Read More »

Attorney General, Issues, News