Monthly Archives: February 2013
Fired Phila. cop being sued by woman who he punched on camera found not guilty of simple assault
A since-fired Philadelphia police lieutenant who was caught on cellphone video punching a parade-goer in the face has been found not guilty of simple assault by a Philadelphia Municipal Court judge. Jonathan Josey, who was a veteran of the Philadelphia … Read More
Pa. Judicial Conduct Board files formal charges against Lancaster magisterial district judge on suspension for past year
The Lancaster County area magisterial district judge who was suspended with pay exactly one year ago after being charged by the state Attorney General’s Office with illegally fixing her own traffic tickets now faces formal charges by the state’s Judicial … Read More
Makers of log-spitting device hit with products liability claim by Pa. man whose fingers were amputated
A Bucks County man has filed a products liability complaint against the makers of a hydraulic log splitting device that allegedly malfunctioned and caused what the lawsuit terms the “violent amputation, obliteration and laceration” of two of the fingers on … Read More
Phila. defense verdict in HRT case against Wyeth affirmed by Pa. Superior Court panel
A three-judge state Superior Court panel has upheld a defense verdict in a hormone replacement therapy case originating out of Philadelphia in which a woman sued Wyeth over claims that the HRT drug Prempro caused her breast cancer. The panel, … Read More
Phila. judge urges Superior Court to quash McNeil appeal of $10 million plaintiffs’ verdict
A Philadelphia trial court judge recently filed a lengthy opinion outlining why she feels the state Superior Court should quash an appeal by pharmaceutical manufacturer McNeil in a products liability case that ended in the spring of 2011 with a … Read More
Phila. woman fired from Purolite Corp. because of pregnancy, and who won jury verdict, is awarded back pay
A Philadelphia woman who had secured a jury verdict in her favor on claims that her employer, Purolite Corp., fired her because of her pregnancy can now add back pay to her award. Tracy Blake, who following a three-day jury … Read More
Drug companies face complaint over alleged injuries from Nuvaring birth control product
A Philadelphia woman is suing the makers of the Nuvaring birth control system over claims that she sustained injuries as a result of using the product during a seven-year time period. Louisiana attorneys Allan Berger and Andrew J. Geiger filed … Read More
Corbett opposes NCAA’s motion to dismiss federal antitrust complaint
And so the legal wrangling between the NCAA and Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett continues. Attorneys for the Corbett administration this week filed a memorandum of law in opposition to the defendant’s motion to dismiss the federal antitrust suit Corbett recently … Read More
Pa., Merck settle Vioxx claims for $8.25 million
Pennsylvania’s top law enforcer announced late last week that the commonwealth and pharmaceutical manufacturer Merck have reached an $8.25 million settlement over claims that the company failed to disclose studies that showed the use of the drug Vioxx increased a … Read More
Tylenol injury suit filed in Phila.; hearing scheduled for March on MDL request
Attorneys representing McNeil Consumer Healthcare and Johnson & Johnson have filed a notice of removal at the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania seeking to transfer a personal injury action filed by an Alabama woman at Common … Read More