News from October 2013
Pa. Justice Baer, gearing up for retention vote, opens up about scandals, other issues affecting state judiciary
Whether deliberating on appeals cases behind closed doors, or entertaining
Bucks Co. prothonotary candidate vows to eliminate the position if elected in Nov.
Ask anyone outside of the commonwealth what the prothonotary does, and
Easton School Dist. to appeal 'I [heart] Boobies' free speech case to U.S. Supreme Court
A northeastern Pennsylvania school district has reportedly decided to
Forty-seven swindled by lawyer to get $3.25 million from Pa. fund
Nearly 50 people who claim to have been bilked out of millions of dollars by
Mother of Tacony ‘dungeon’ captive sues Philly and city officials over daughter’s placement
The mother of one of the captives in what came to be known as the Tacony
Phila. business attorney gifts $1.1 million to Temple's Beasley School of Law
A prominent Philadelphia business lawyer has gifted $1.1 million to Temple
Pa. House committee mulls over bill giving judicial oversight to military retiree pay distribution in divorce cases
A state legislative committee recently heard testimony in response to a bill
Infant's skull deformation blamed on Zoloft ingestion by pregnant woman
A new Zoloft products liability complaint has been filed in Philadelphia,
N.J. construction co. files legal malpractice claim against suburban Phila. law firm
A New Jersey construction company has filed a legal malpractice action
Pa. disciplinary court orders indicted Phila. Traffic Court Judge Michael Lowry suspended with pay
Pennsylvania’s Court of Judicial Discipline has denied a petition by the
Penn State settles civil claims with Sandusky victims for $59.7 million
Twenty-six victims of Jerry Sandusky, the former Penn State assistant
Stabile leads McVay in fundraising for open Pa. Superior Court seat
Republican Vic Stabile, a Harrisburg attorney and former Cumberland
Western Pa. nuclear materials processing plants caused cancer, complaint alleges
A handful of cancer survivors and relatives of those who perished from the
Tax Matrix Technologies of Pa. sues NY-based Wegmans Food Markets for breach of contract
A Pennsylvania tax consulting business is suing New York-based Wegmans
Defendants dismissed from suit by former Pa. judge tied to 'Kids for Cash' judicial scandal
A lawsuit filed by a former northeastern Pennsylvania trial court judge has
Corbett signs 'benevolent gesture' bill into law
Gov. Tom Corbett on Wednesday signed a so-called “benevolent gesture”
Phila. doctor gets 51 months’ imprisonment for kickback conviction in Medicare, Medicaid scheme
A Philadelphia physician will be spending the next three-plus years in
Public Interest Law Center of Phila. awards DLA Piper for pro bono work in Blunt v. Lower Merion School District
The Public Interest Law Center of Philadelphia recently presented the firm
Philly singled out at D.C. summit as example of positive tort reform; advocates contend more could be done
Philadelphia was once highlighted as among the worst judicial
Lawyer asks to stay defamation suit against Louis Freeh pending resolution of Graham Spanier's criminal case
A lawyer for Graham Spanier has asked a court to put on hold the former