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Supreme court nominee withdraws amid release of racially insensitive emails
HARRISBURG - The Pennsylvania Supreme Court bench will remain at five judges for the
Commonwealth Court vacates denial of robbery victim's Workers' Compensation claim
HARRISBURG - A woman who was assaulted and forced to unlock a check cashing
Harrisburg moves to dismiss firearms suit
HARRISBURG - While officials in most municipalities have repealed local gun ordinances
Suit: Photo falsely implicated Philly firefighter in sex scandal
PHILADELPHIA - The placement of a Philadelphia firefighter's photograph to illustrate a
DA Williams sues Gov. Wolf over death penalty reprieve
PHILADELPHIA - After pushing back hard against state Attorney General Kathleen Kane's decision to drop a bribery sting, Philadelphia District Attorney Seth Williams faces another showdown with another top state lawmaker by filing a petition Wednesday with the state Supreme Court to reject Gov. Tom Wolf's death penalty reprieve.
Superior Court grants temporary relief from $1M sanction of defense attorney
PHILADELPHIA - A defense attorney facing the loss of her business from an unprecedented judicial sanction can breathe a sigh of relief following a ruling issued by the Pennsylvania Superior Court Wednesday.
Elizabethtown attorney receives five-year suspension for embezzlement scheme
HARRISBURG - A Lancaster County attorney who pleaded guilty in 2011 to embezzling more than $30,000 from clients has been slapped with a five-year suspension by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, based on recommendations from a three-member panel of the Disciplinary Board.
EPA reaches $82 million settlement with Harrisburg, Capital Region Water
HARRISBURG - Following years of inspections and investigations into the management of waste and storm water in the Susquehanna River and Paxton Creek, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency reached a settlement agreement with the City of Harrisburg and Capital Region Water that will take an aggressive approach to repairing the problems.
Former state treasurer pleads guilty to two counts of attempted extortion
HARRISBURG - Former Pennsylvania State Treasurer Robert M. McCord pleaded guilty
Jury orders Takeda to pay plaintiff $3.65 million for damages from Actos
PHILADELPHIA - A jury in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas ruled Thursday in favor of a plaintiff who claimed a pharmaceutical company's diabetes drug caused his bladder cancer.
Credit reporting company reaches $92K settlement in overtime pay class action
PHILADELPHIA - A provider of online company credit reports agreed Monday to pay
Third Circuit upholds ACA contraception accommodations
PHILADELPHIA - The use of third party insurance providers to fulfill the contraceptive
Class action accuses Catamaran Corp. of low-balling pharmacy reimbursements
HARRISBURG - A company that oversees prescription drug reimbursements
Supreme Court candidate calls evaluation 'tainted' after receiving 'not recommended' rating
HARRISBURG - An allegedly dishonest campaign advertisement from 2011 forced the
Advance America agrees to $8M settlement with Pennsylvania
HARRISBURG - A payday lender accused of overcharging Pennsylvania customers
Supreme court temporarily suspends former county GOP head's law license
HARRISBURG - Following his no-contest plea to a charge of indecent assault of his law
Catholic school basketball coach resigns amid allegations of 'poison letters'
PHILADELPHIA - The head coach of a three-time state championship high school girls basketball team resigned his position this week after a rival coach accused him of sending "poison letters" about her players to colleges, according to a slander suit filed in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas.
Insurer won't pay $600K to Limerick Township after golf course project failed
PHILADELPHIA - An insurance company says officials from a Pennsylvania township did
Pittsburgh attorney pleads guilty to bank fraud
PITTSBURGH - An attorney accused of embezzling funds from the law firm that employed him pleaded guilty in federal court Monday to a charge of bank fraud.
Altoona senior living center moves to compel arbitration in wrongful death suit
PITTSBURGH - A western Pennsylvania assisted living facility says that an admission agreement signed by a former resident's daughter and his power of attorney requires complaints to be settled in arbitration, according to a lawsuit filed Feb. 4 at the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania.