http://pennrecord.com Pennsylvania's Legal Journal Fri, 24 May 2013 13:09:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://pennrecord.com/news/10179-kraft-foods-again-denied-summary-judgment-in-discriminatory-firing-case http://pennrecord.com/news/10179-kraft-foods-again-denied-summary-judgment-in-discriminatory-firing-case#comments Fri, 24 May 2013 13:09:58 +0000 Jon Campisi http://pennrecord.com/?p=10179 U.S. District Judge Jan DuBois A federal judge overseeing an employment discrimination case against Kraft Foods has, for the second time, denied a defense motion seeking summary judgment. U.S. District Judge Jan DuBois, in a May 21 ruling, refused to grant Kraft’s motion for reconsideration … Read More »]]> http://pennrecord.com/news/10179-kraft-foods-again-denied-summary-judgment-in-discriminatory-firing-case/feed 0 http://pennrecord.com/news/10185-pa-rep-behind-gun-control-nullification-bill-fires-back-at-state-sen-from-phila-denouncing-the-proposal http://pennrecord.com/news/10185-pa-rep-behind-gun-control-nullification-bill-fires-back-at-state-sen-from-phila-denouncing-the-proposal#comments Fri, 24 May 2013 13:05:50 +0000 Jon Campisi http://pennrecord.com/?p=10185 Pa. State Rep. Daryl Metcalfe, R-Buter The conservative lawmaker from southwestern Pennsylvania sponsoring a bill designed to nullify any potential new federal gun control laws is firing back at a legislator from the other corner of the state, after the Philadelphia senator circulated a letter taking … Read More »]]> http://pennrecord.com/news/10185-pa-rep-behind-gun-control-nullification-bill-fires-back-at-state-sen-from-phila-denouncing-the-proposal/feed 0 http://pennrecord.com/news/10182-fjd-court-administrative-officer-recognized-as-a-2013-diverse-attorney http://pennrecord.com/news/10182-fjd-court-administrative-officer-recognized-as-a-2013-diverse-attorney#comments Fri, 24 May 2013 13:01:47 +0000 Jon Campisi http://pennrecord.com/?p=10182 Rachel GallegosRachel Gallegos, a court administrative officer in the First Judicial District of Pennsylvania, which is Philadelphia’s court system, was recently selected as one of the named Diverse Attorneys of the Year for 2013, a program run by the Legal Intelligencer, … Read More »]]> http://pennrecord.com/news/10182-fjd-court-administrative-officer-recognized-as-a-2013-diverse-attorney/feed 0 http://pennrecord.com/news/10176-allegheny-county-trial-judge-beats-out-phila-municipal-court-judge-in-democratic-race-for-pa-superior-court http://pennrecord.com/news/10176-allegheny-county-trial-judge-beats-out-phila-municipal-court-judge-in-democratic-race-for-pa-superior-court#comments Fri, 24 May 2013 12:58:59 +0000 Jon Campisi http://pennrecord.com/?p=10176 Allegheny County Common Pleas Court Judge Jack McVayA western Pennsylvania trial court judge beat out a Philadelphia jurist in the Democratic race for an open seat on the state’s Superior Court. The victory in the May 21 primary election went to Jack McVay, Jr., an Allegheny County … Read More »]]> http://pennrecord.com/news/10176-allegheny-county-trial-judge-beats-out-phila-municipal-court-judge-in-democratic-race-for-pa-superior-court/feed 0 http://pennrecord.com/news/10168-judge-dismisses-class-action-against-comcast-involving-business-class-contract-dispute http://pennrecord.com/news/10168-judge-dismisses-class-action-against-comcast-involving-business-class-contract-dispute#comments Thu, 23 May 2013 16:46:54 +0000 Jon Campisi http://pennrecord.com/?p=10168 U.S. District Judge Jan DuBois A U.S. District Judge in Philadelphia recently dismissed a class action complaint against Comcast that had been filed on behalf of a class of Comcast Business Class Service customers who had claimed the cable giant violated contract terms with the … Read More »]]> http://pennrecord.com/news/10168-judge-dismisses-class-action-against-comcast-involving-business-class-contract-dispute/feed 0 http://pennrecord.com/news/10165-n-j-man-sues-pennhurst-haunted-house-site-of-landmark-halderman-u-s-supreme-court-decision http://pennrecord.com/news/10165-n-j-man-sues-pennhurst-haunted-house-site-of-landmark-halderman-u-s-supreme-court-decision#comments Thu, 23 May 2013 16:43:54 +0000 Jon Campisi http://pennrecord.com/?p=10165 Frank D. AllenA popular yet controversial Philadelphia-area Halloween attraction that takes place on the grounds of an infamous hospital for the mentally ill is at the center of a personal injury claim filed this week by a New Jersey man. Steven Chrzanowski, … Read More »]]> http://pennrecord.com/news/10165-n-j-man-sues-pennhurst-haunted-house-site-of-landmark-halderman-u-s-supreme-court-decision/feed 0 http://pennrecord.com/news/10163-pa-family-mistakenly-targeted-by-deputy-u-s-marshals-seeking-fugitive-can-proceed-with-suit-judge-rules http://pennrecord.com/news/10163-pa-family-mistakenly-targeted-by-deputy-u-s-marshals-seeking-fugitive-can-proceed-with-suit-judge-rules#comments Thu, 23 May 2013 16:39:32 +0000 Jon Campisi http://pennrecord.com/?p=10163 U.S. District Judge Ronald L. Buckwalter A Norristown family who claims they were wrongly targeted by deputy U.S. Marshals in the spring of 2010 when the law enforcement officers mistakenly entered the plaintiffs’ Montgomery County home by force while looking for a fugitive can proceed with … Read More »]]> http://pennrecord.com/news/10163-pa-family-mistakenly-targeted-by-deputy-u-s-marshals-seeking-fugitive-can-proceed-with-suit-judge-rules/feed 0 http://pennrecord.com/news/10161-pa-supreme-court-names-master-to-oversee-discipline-proceeding-against-only-phila-traffic-court-judge-not-charged-in-ticket-fixing-scandal http://pennrecord.com/news/10161-pa-supreme-court-names-master-to-oversee-discipline-proceeding-against-only-phila-traffic-court-judge-not-charged-in-ticket-fixing-scandal#comments Thu, 23 May 2013 16:35:09 +0000 Jon Campisi http://pennrecord.com/?p=10161 Pennsylvania Superior Court Senior Judge William H. PlattAnd the Philadelphia Traffic Court saga continues, the latest twist being the state Supreme Court’s decision to name a senior lower-tier appellate court judge to serve as a special master overseeing a disciplinary matter against the only sitting Traffic Court … Read More »]]> http://pennrecord.com/news/10161-pa-supreme-court-names-master-to-oversee-discipline-proceeding-against-only-phila-traffic-court-judge-not-charged-in-ticket-fixing-scandal/feed 0 http://pennrecord.com/news/10145-judge-rules-dismissal-premature-in-naacp-airport-advertising-case-allows-suit-over-billboard-refusal-to-proceed http://pennrecord.com/news/10145-judge-rules-dismissal-premature-in-naacp-airport-advertising-case-allows-suit-over-billboard-refusal-to-proceed#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 13:51:47 +0000 Jon Campisi http://pennrecord.com/?p=10145 U.S. District Judge Cynthia M. Rufe The City of Philadelphia has lost its bid to dismiss a federal complaint by the NAACP alleging that Philadelphia’s policy barring “issue” and “advocacy” advertising on billboards within the city limits constitutes an infringement on citizens’ First and Fourteenth Amendment … Read More »]]> http://pennrecord.com/news/10145-judge-rules-dismissal-premature-in-naacp-airport-advertising-case-allows-suit-over-billboard-refusal-to-proceed/feed 0 http://pennrecord.com/news/10149-phila-prothonotary-joseph-evers-named-permanent-court-administrator-for-the-fjd http://pennrecord.com/news/10149-phila-prothonotary-joseph-evers-named-permanent-court-administrator-for-the-fjd#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 13:47:26 +0000 Jon Campisi http://pennrecord.com/?p=10149 First Judicial District Court Administrator Joseph EversJoseph Evers, the prothonotary for the First Judicial District of Pennsylvania, has been appointed permanent court administrator of Philadelphia’s court system, just over a month after he had been named to the post in an interim capacity. Evers, 58, an … Read More »]]> http://pennrecord.com/news/10149-phila-prothonotary-joseph-evers-named-permanent-court-administrator-for-the-fjd/feed 0