News from May 2013
Judge dismisses class action against Comcast involving business class contract dispute
A U.S. District Judge in Philadelphia recently dismissed a class action complaint against
N.J. man sues Pennhurst haunted house, site of landmark ‘Halderman’ U.S. Supreme Court decision
A popular yet controversial Philadelphia-area Halloween attraction that takes place on
Pa. family mistakenly targeted by deputy U.S. Marshals seeking fugitive can proceed with suit, judge rules
A Norristown family who claims they were wrongly targeted by deputy U.S. Marshals in
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
Judge rules dismissal premature in NAACP airport advertising case, allows suit over billboard refusal to proceed
The City of Philadelphia has lost its bid to dismiss a federal complaint by the NAACP
Phila. Prothonotary Joseph Evers named permanent court administrator for the FJD
Joseph Evers, the prothonotary for the First Judicial District of Pennsylvania, has been
One hundred forty nine attorneys certified in workers' compensation law, Pa. Bar Assoc. announces
Nearly 150 Pennsylvania attorneys were recently certified by the Pennsylvania Bar
Another SEPTA rider arrested by Phila. D.A. for filing fraudulent injury claim
In what officially appears to be an ever-increasing problem for the City of Philadelphia,
Dauphin County judge appointed to Interbranch Commission for Gender, Racial and Ethnic Fairness
A trial judge from the Harrisburg area has been appointed by the Pennsylvania Supreme
N.J. commercial trucking co. facing vehicle injury suit by Phila. couple seeks venue transfer
A New Jersey-based commercial trucking company is seeking to transfer a personal
Fired school police officer files federal suit against Phila. School Dist.
A former school police officer is suing the School District of Philadelphia over allegations that his employment was terminated in retaliation for his requesting special accommodations relating to his cancer.
Pa. Superior Court panel affirms juvenile adjudication in indecent exposure case despite wrangling over statute's wording
A state appellate court panel has upheld a finding of guilt against two western
Spector, Gadon & Rosen sues Illinois man for nearly $130k in allegedly unpaid legal fees
A Philadelphia law firm claims in a newly filed civil action that it is owed nearly
Crozer-Chester Medical Center faces slip-and-fall suit by Delaware plaintiff
A Delaware woman is suing a southeastern Pennsylvania hospital over an alleged slip-
Bobby Watkins' NFL injury claim transferred from Massachusetts to concussion MDL in Phila.
A personal injury complaint filed in a Massachusetts state court in late March against the
Merck & Co. faces employment discharge complaint by former worker
A former employee of Merck & Co. is suing the drugmaker in federal court over allegations that the defendant committed civil rights violations when it discharged the man after refusing to reassign the plaintiff to a position he had been promised.
Abington Memorial Hospital sued by widower of deceased 37-year-old mother of two
Abington Memorial Hospital and one of its neurologists have been hit with a wrongful
U.S. District Judge denies prisoner's bid to move forward with civil rights suit 'in forma pauperis'
A state prison inmate who is incarcerated for murdering a member of the Pennsylvania
Lawmaker behind bill raising judicial retirement age pleased with measure's advancement
The suburban Philadelphia lawmaker behind the push to increase the retirement age for
Pa. A.G. Kane, others urge FDA to place black box warning on opioid analgesics
Pennsylvania’s top law enforcer was one of among 42 state attorneys general from across