News from April 2014
Court sides with DOC in Muslim inmate's plea for conjugal visits; Prisoner argued that wives would otherwise seek divorce
A three-judge Commonwealth Court panel has issued a mixed ruling in the
Family of woman, great-granddaughter who perished in blaze sue makers of faulty smoke detectors
The family of a Philadelphia woman who died alongside her 4-year-old
Commonwealth Court judge denies state’s motion for reconsideration in ruling striking down Voter ID law
The state judge who overturned Pennsylvania’s controversial Voter ID law
Judge rules against Einstein Medical in case over improper transfer of body for dissection
A Philadelphia judge has denied a motion for summary judgment by Albert
IRS employee sues City of Phila., three plainclothes officers for civil rights violations stemming from false arrest
Members of the Philadelphia Police Department are facing suit from an
Delaware executive charged by federal authorities in Pa. with insider trading relating to eBay acquisition
Federal authorities in Pennsylvania have charged a Delaware man with
Customer who sustained fractured sacrum, herniated disc during fall on wet floor sues Home Depot
A New Jersey woman who says she sustained a cracked pelvis and other
Rape charges re-filed against lawyer and former Montco GOP leader Robert Kerns, this time by Pa. A.G.’s Office
More than a month after the Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office
Man put in coma by bouncer sues Phila. gentlemen’s club Delilah’s Den
A Maryland man who claims he spent a number of days in a coma following an incident in which he was assaulted by a bouncer at a Philadelphia gentlemen’s club has sued the adult entertainment venue in federal court.
Judge allows evidence of officer's past misconduct to be admitted in rapper Meek Mill's case against PPD
As the legal saga continues to play out between a rising Philadelphia rapper
Amedisys settles False Claims Act allegations with federal government for $150 million; six of seven suits were pending in Eastern District of Pa.
Louisiana-based home health services company Amedisys Inc. has agreed
Phila. personal injury lawyer commits suicide as D.A. prepares charges in slip-and-fall insurance fraud scheme
Philadelphia District Attorney Seth Williams was preparing to have private
Family of mentally disturbed man shot dead by cop sues City of Phila. and police officer
The sister of a mentally disturbed man shot dead by a Philadelphia police
Pa. attorney specializing in appellate issues to receive James S. Bowman Award by Pa. Bar Assoc.
Kevin J. McKeon, a partner with the Harrisburg law firm of Hawke
Former Montco ADA joins Blue Bell family firm Shemtob Law as associate
A former assistant prosecutor in suburban Philadelphia has joined the Blue
Phila. judge affirms $19.1 million plaintiff’s verdict in case of vehicle accident ending with leg amputation
A Philadelphia Common Pleas Court judge has upheld a $19.1 million
Amtrak facing suit by fired employee who says he was retaliated against because of his need for kidney dialysis
A former Amtrak employee has filed a federal complaint against the rail
Addiction recovery business Gaudenzia sued by former employee for alleged FMLA violations
A Philadelphia man is suing a Montgomery County addiction and recovery
Judge allows stomped-on prisoner to refile claim against prison after he retained legal counsel
A prisoner who filed a pro se federal complaint against members of the
Former Phila. mass tort judge named '14 Sandra Day O'Connor Award winner by Phila. Bar Assoc.
Sandra Mazer Moss, the former Philadelphia Common Pleas Court judge