Tag Archives: The Second Mile
Judge overrules Penn State’s preliminary objections in McQueary’s whistleblower suit
A state trial judge has overruled defense objections in Michael McQueary’s whistleblower suit against Pennsylvania State University. In an April 16 opinion and order, Judge Thomas G. Gavin, who is specially presiding over the civil suit initiated by the former … Read More
Sandusky lawyer outlines appeal to state Superior Court
One of the attorneys handling the appeal of convicted child molester Jerry Sandusky has filed court papers outlining why the defense team believes their client’s conviction and sentence should be overturned. Norris E. Gelman, who, along with lawyer Joseph L. … Read More
Judge rules Federal Insurance Co. need not indemnify Sandusky
A federal judge in Harrisburg has ruled that Federal Insurance Company is not on the hook for covering Jerry Sandusky’s defense costs for claims arising from the criminal and civil cases brought against the former Penn State assistant football coach … Read More
Sandusky’s attorneys file notice of appeal to Pa. Superior Court
The attorney who represented convicted child molester Jerry Sandusky at trial in central Pennsylvania this past summer has again filed court papers stating that he plans to appeal his client’s conviction. Sandusky, the former defensive coordinator for the Penn State Nittany … Read More
Pa. House passes bill to keep Penn State fine money in-state, Gov.’s signature expected
A bill by a state lawmaker designed to keep within the commonwealth the fine money Penn State University is paying to the NCAA arising from the Jerry Sandusky child sex-abuse scandal has passed the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. Legislative leaders … Read More
NCAA seeks dismissal of Gov. Corbett’s antitrust suit relating to Penn State sanctions following Sandusky scandal
The National Collegiate Athletic Association is asking a federal judge to dismiss an antitrust lawsuit that was filed against the organization by Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett, litigation that arose out of sanctions levied on Penn State University in the wake … Read More
Pa. Attorney General taps law school professor, former federal prosecutor to lead Sandusky investigation
Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane has announced the appointment of a law school professor and former federal prosecutor to lead her office’s internal investigation into the handling of the Jerry Sandusky child sex-abuse case under Kane’s predecessor, current Gov. Tom … Read More
Sandusky judge denies defense post-trial motions, sets stage for possible Superior Court appeal
The judge who handled the serial molestation case involving former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky has rejected the defense’s post-trial motions in the case, setting the stage for a possible Superior Court appeal. Senior judge John M. Cleland, … Read More
Sandusky, Penn State, Second Mile named in federal suit by ‘John Doe 6′
One of convicted child molester Jerry Sandusky’s victims has filed suit against the former assistant football coach, the charitable organization Sandusky started at which he met and groomed many of his young victims and Penn State University over claims relating … Read More
Sandusky, State Farm agree to stipulation that insurer need not indemnify Sandusky for civil defense costs; judge approves
The chief judge of the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania has dismissed a case involving an indemnification dispute between convicted child molester Jerry Sandusky and his insurance carrier. U.S. District Chief Judge Yvette Kane on Jan. … Read More