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News from February 2013


Fired Phila. cop being sued by woman who he punched on camera found not guilty of simple assault

By Jon Campisi |
A since-fired Philadelphia police lieutenant who was caught on cellphone video punching

Pa. Judicial Conduct Board files formal charges against Lancaster magisterial district judge on suspension for past year

By Jon Campisi |
The Lancaster County area magisterial district judge who was suspended with pay exactly

Makers of log-spitting device hit with products liability claim by Pa. man whose fingers were amputated

By Jon Campisi |
A Bucks County man has filed a products liability complaint against the makers of a

Phila. defense verdict in HRT case against Wyeth affirmed by Pa. Superior Court panel

By Jon Campisi |
A three-judge state Superior Court panel has upheld a defense verdict in a hormone

Phila. judge urges Superior Court to quash McNeil appeal of $10 million plaintiffs' verdict

By Jon Campisi |
A Philadelphia trial court judge recently filed a lengthy opinion outlining why she feels

Phila. woman fired from Purolite Corp. because of pregnancy, and who won jury verdict, is awarded back pay

By Jon Campisi |
A Philadelphia woman who had secured a jury verdict in her favor on claims that her

Drug companies face complaint over alleged injuries from Nuvaring birth control product

By Jon Campisi |
A Philadelphia woman is suing the makers of the Nuvaring birth control system over claims that she sustained injuries as a result of using the product during a seven-year time period.

Corbett opposes NCAA's motion to dismiss federal antitrust complaint

By Jon Campisi |
And so the legal wrangling between the NCAA and Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett

Pa., Merck settle Vioxx claims for $8.25 million

By Jon Campisi |
Pennsylvania’s top law enforcer announced late last week that the commonwealth and

Tylenol injury suit filed in Phila.; hearing scheduled for March on MDL request

By Jon Campisi |
Attorneys representing McNeil Consumer Healthcare and Johnson & Johnson have filed a

Judge refuses to reconsider dismissal of LA Fitness class action complaint

By Jon Campisi |
A federal judge has refused to reconsider the dismissal of a putative class action

Pa. Superior Court panel affirms Philly judge's decision to coordinate and transfer Penn State's suit with insurer to Phila.

By Jon Campisi |
A three-judge state Superior Court panel has affirmed a decision by a Philadelphia judge

Federal judge to Phila. School District: Stop ‘autism shuffle’

By Jon Campisi |
A federal judge has ruled that the Philadelphia School District’s process of “upper leveling,” or transferring students with autism from school to school without adequate parental input, violates the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.

Pa. state legislator says convicted Justice Orie Melvin must go

By Jon Campisi |
In the wake of the judicial scandal at the state’s highest court involving now-convicted

PPA lawyers seek to remove class action suit over parking fees to federal court

By Jon Campisi |
Nearly a month after a Philadelphia woman filed a class action lawsuit against the

Pa. Supreme Court Justice Joan Orie Melvin found guilty of public corruption

By Jon Campisi |
It’s official: Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Joan Orie Melvin is a convicted felon.


Delaware's Suburban Waste Services Inc. sued by fired Phila. employee for alleged race discrimination

By Jon Campisi |
A Philadelphia man is suing a Delaware-based waste disposal company over claims that

U-Haul lawyers petition to transfer Phila. workplace injury suit to federal court

By Jon Campisi |
Lawyers representing the storage business U-Haul are moving to transfer a workplace

NCAA sues Pa. Gov. Corbett, commonwealth officials over law regarding Penn State fines

By Jon Campisi |
In the continuation of a seemingly ongoing saga between an athletic agency and state