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Lawmaker behind bill raising judicial retirement age pleased with measure’s advancement

May 17, 2013 6:46 AM
By Jon Campisi

The suburban Philadelphia lawmaker behind the push to increase the retirement age for state judges appears pleased with the bill’s recent advancement in a legislative committee. State Rep. Kate Harper, a Montgomery County Republican, is sponsoring House Bill 79, which … Read More »

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Former Pa. Justice Joan Orie Melvin receives house arrest, probation during corruption sentencing

May 8, 2013 7:05 AM
By Jon Campisi

Former Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Joan Orie Melvin, who was convicted on public corruption charges in February, was sentenced on Tuesday to house arrest followed by probation, according to court records and Pittsburgh media. The disgraced jurist learned her fate … Read More »

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Pa. Superior Court affirms decision by Phila. judge to grant judgment to plaintiff in real estate transaction case

May 6, 2013 7:07 AM
By Jon Campisi

A three-judge panel of the Pennsylvania Superior Court has affirmed a Philadelphia judge’s judgment in favor of a plaintiff who had sued over a commercial real estate transaction. The civil case involved Amritpal Singh, the owner of a Lukoil gas … Read More »

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Retired Phila., Superior Court Judge Klein to receive Pa. Bar Assoc. award

April 29, 2013 6:37 AM
By Jon Campisi

A former Philadelphia Common Pleas Court judge who served nearly three decades on that bench, followed by eight years on the Pennsylvania Superior Court, will soon be recognized for his work in mediation and other forms of dispute resolution. The … Read More »

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Pa. Superior Court Judge Anne Lazarus to receive Phila. Bar Assoc. award

April 29, 2013 6:34 AM
By Jon Campisi

Pennsylvania Superior Court Judge Anne E. Lazarus will receive the Philadelphia Bar Association’s Sandra Day O’Connor Award during the group’s quarterly meeting and luncheon on Wednesday, June 12, the PBA announced on April 22. The award is given out each … Read More »

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Pa. House subcommittee hears testimony on bill to up judicial retirement age

April 19, 2013 1:59 PM
By Jon Campisi

A state House subcommittee recently held a hearing on a bill sponsored by a suburban Philadelphia legislator that would allow judges to continue to serve past age 70. The House Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Courts gathered to hear testimony on … Read More »

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Pa. Superior Court: Phila. judge correct to transfer med mal case to Montco

April 12, 2013 9:48 AM
By Jon Campisi

A Pennsylvania appellate court panel has affirmed a decision by a Philadelphia judge to transfer a medical malpractice case from the city’s Common Pleas Court to state court in neighboring Montgomery County. The three-judge Superior Court panel upheld a Feb. … Read More »

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Federal judge allows Pa. judicial retirement age case to proceed first in state court

April 9, 2013 7:17 AM
By Jon Campisi

A federal judge in Harrisburg has decided to stay a case brought by a handful of state judges against the commonwealth over claims that the state’s mandatory judicial retirement age violates their state and federal constitutional rights. In an April … Read More »

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Another victory goes to Target Corp. in premises liability case initiated by Pa. plaintiff

April 4, 2013 5:18 PM
By Jon Campisi

For the second time in a week, retail giant Target Corp. has come out on the winning end of litigation initiated by plaintiffs who claim they became injured due to hazardous conditions at stores operated by the defendant. On April … Read More »

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Pa. Superior Court reverses plaintiff’s verdict in Phila. injury case against Target Corp.

April 1, 2013 7:37 AM
By Jon Campisi

A Pennsylvania Superior Court panel has reversed a Philadelphia trial court’s judgment in favor of a plaintiff who launched a premises liability action against retail giant Target Corp. Makalla Davis sued Target in mid-September 2009 over claims that she sustained … Read More »

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