News from November 2014
Suit: Racetrack owes deceased man's estate winnings
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Women kept in Philadelphia dungeon awarded $45 million judgment
Following graphic testimony of her 10 years spent locked up and tortured by her alleged
A.G. Kane files lawsuit against Texas-based company's alleged payday scheme
Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen G. Kane has filed a consumer protection lawsuit
Class action filed against Coca-Cola over alleged data breach
A Carbon County, Pa., man has filed a class action suit at the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania against soft drink giant Coca-Cola and its regional distribution subsidiaries on behalf of an estimated 70,000 people whose information and identities have been allegedly compromised by the theft of 55 laptops from the company's Atlanta headquarters over a six year period.
District judge nominated to Third Circuit Court of Appeals
Judge Luis Felipe Restrepo has been nominated by President Barack Obama to serve in
N.Y. woman sues outdoor shopping village for concussion from falling on icy path
A popular Bucks County tourist attraction has been accused by a New York woman who
Former housekeeper says employer interfered with FMLA rights
A former housekeeper at a senior care facility managed by the Catholic Health Care
Accident victim sues trucking company for gruesome injuries
A Montgomery Couty woman says the severe and permanent injuries to her leg were
Convicted cop killer Abu Jamal says state law violates First Amendment rights
A group of imprisoned activists, led by convicted cop killer Mumia Abu-Jamal, have filed a
Car accident victims waiting for settlement payment from attorney
The victims of a motor vehicle accident in 2002 have filed a federal suit in the U.S. District
Airplane repair business owner sentenced to 60 months in prison
A federal judge has ordered the owner of a Lancaster County-based aircraft repair business
State Supreme Court rejects NCAA's motion to dismiss Penn State sanctions trial
The planned January 2015 Commonwealth Court trial to determine the legality of the
Former HR director says termination result of taking pregnancy leave
A former director of human resources at a Montgomery County industrial manufacturing
Political consultant pleads guilty to scheme during Fattah's 2007 Philly mayoral campaign
Political consultant Thomas Lindenfeld, 59, of Washington D.C., pleaded guilty to one
Tugboat company sued for damage to decommissioned aircraft carrier
A federal lawsuit has been filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of
Orie Melvin's apology letters rejected by Allegheny County Judge
Former Supreme Court Justice Joan Orie Melvin has been ordered back to house arrest
Philly woman wants $1 million from SPCA for illegal seizure of 14 cats
An 83-year-old widower says that agents with the Pennsylvania Society for the prevention of Cruelty to Animals illegally entered her home and took her 14 cats and one dog, according to a civil rights suit filed at the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
Supreme Court appoints family court administrative judge
The naming of Judge Kevin M. Dougherty to administrative judge of the Philadelphia
Former SEPTA cashier says supervisor harassed her before terminating employment
An ex-SEPTA employee says she withstood months of harassment from her supervisor who refused to make reasonable accommodations pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) before her alleged wrongful termination in February 2013.