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Pa. justices again rule mandatory judicial retirement constitutional
Pennsylvania’s highest court has once again determined that the state’s mandatory -
Pa. Superior Court affirms Phila. judge's defense summary judgment in premises liability case
The Pennsylvania Superior Court has affirmed a Philadelphia Common Pleas Court -
Judge overseeing NFL concussion MDL expected to rule on dismissal motion July 22
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Pa. Supreme Court names master to oversee discipline proceeding against only Phila. Traffic Court judge not charged in ticket-fixing scandal
And the Philadelphia Traffic Court saga continues, the latest twist being the state -
Pa. Chief Justice reminds lawyers to offer pro bono services for civil legal aid
Pennsylvania’s top jurist is calling on the commonwealth’s 70,000-plus licensed lawyers -
N. Carolina plaintiff files Tylenol products liability claim in Phila. federal court
A North Carolina woman joins the growing list of plaintiffs suing drugmakers McNeil -
Judge overrules in part, sustains in part preliminary objections by lawyer being sued by former clients
A Philadelphia judge has overruled in part and sustained in part preliminary objections -
Judge dismisses former med student's ADA suit
A federal judge in Philadelphia has granted summary judgment to the National Board of Medical Examiners in a case in which the group was being sued by a medical school student who claimed she was discriminated against when the board failed to accommodate her visual impairment when she sat for a medical school test. -
Phila. judge urges upholding of ruling in insurance case arising out of asbestos claim
A Philadelphia judge is urging a state appeals panel to affirm her decision to grant -
Suit blaming IRS for man's starvation and 24-year unemployment is dismissed
A man who blames his health problems on his 24-year unemployment, a decades-long jobless period he contends is the fault of the Internal Revenue Service for not hiring him as a data entry clerk, has had his complaint against the government agency dismissed by a federal judge. -
Pa. Superior Court panel affirms Phila. judge's decision to enforce auto accident settlement
A three-judge panel of Pennsylvania’s Superior Court has affirmed a Philadelphia judge’s -
Pa. Supreme Court expands online case database
Pennsylvania’s high court has expanded its online case database to include information -
Parties in gun license info disclosure case agree to stipulation sealing the record
The parties in a case involving Philadelphia gun license applicants whose information was -
Summary judgment granted to remaining two defendants in Chester City police brutality case
A federal judge in Philadelphia has dismissed the remaining two defendants in a police -
Pa. Supreme Court expands fiscal disclosure policy
Pennsylvania’s high court has instituted a rules change that will allow for the posting -
Phila. judge dismisses Anheuser-Busch's asbestos action against insurer
A Philadelphia judge has dismissed a complaint lodged against an insurance company by Anheuser-Busch over the insurer’s denial of coverage for claims brought against the plaintiff by a former worker who alleged asbestos injuries. -
Pa. CJD rejects objections by former Phila. Traffic Court Judge Singletary
Pennsylvania’s Court of Judicial Discipline late last week rejected objections by Willie F. -
Judge issues mixed ruling in agricultural commodities case
A judge has ordered a produce company to pay two wholesale sellers money owed for the -
Retaliatory discharge claim against Massachusetts drug co. can remain in Pa., judge rules
A retaliatory discharge claim brought by a Pennsylvania woman against a Massachusetts- -
Judge refuses to dismiss discrimination complaint against Kellogg Co.
A motion by the Kellogg Company to dismiss a federal discrimination complaint it is