The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Betty Jo Eckenberger, age 32, and James David Eckenberger, age 43, of Perry County were sentenced on August 1, 2018, by United States District Court Judge Yvette Kane for child exploitation crimes.
PHILADELPHIA – A lawsuit against Parx Casino connected to an alleged incident in which an elderly patron suffered a broken leg on its premises will be heard in a federal court this spring, per a case management order from a federal magistrate judge.
POTTSVILLE – A successful argument by counsel for Apple has sent the lawsuit filed by a plaintiff whose iPhone 5 allegedly exploded in his pocket to the Schuylkill County Court of Common Pleas.
PHILADELPHIA – A pair of Old City, Philadelphia property owners, including a practicing attorney, have filed litigation against their next-door neighbors, claiming the adjoining property unlawfully accessed their building, caused the loss of electrical power and conducted unlawful demolition work which harmed their building’s structural integrity.
ADAMSTOWN – Bollman Hat Co. seems intent on charting a business-as-usual plan of operations for the 150-year-old Pennsylvania company after it recently settled with the Federal Trade Commission, over making claims about all or virtually all of its products being made in the U.S.
HARRISBURG – A mother who alleged she was falsely accused of abusing her minor child has reached a settlement with Mifflin County and other individuals.
PHILADELPHIA – A plaintiff who alleges he was brutally beaten at a New Year’s Eve party held at a Philadelphia museum two years ago has commenced litigation against all parties he feels are responsible for his injuries.
PHILADELPHIA – A pharmacy's former director of business development claims she did not receive wages and other bonuses due her under the terms of her employment agreement, subsequent to her departure from the company.
HARRISBURG - The House Judiciary Committee has approved a proposal that would pave the way for voters to decide if the state constitution should be altered to do away with the direct election of statewide judges.
PHILADELPHIA – Counsel for Apple have categorically denied any liability in a product liability lawsuit filed by a minor plaintiff whose iPhone 5 allegedly exploded in his pocket.
HARRISBURG – The Superior Court of Pennsylvania ruled that a state court in Philadelphia was not in error when it transferred a plaintiff’s premises liability action against a Bensalem casino to its counterpart court in Bucks County.
HARRISBURG — The Commonwealth Court on March 22 decided to dismiss an amended complaint brought by former Attorney General Kathleen Kane against Golden Gate National Senior Care.
PHILADELPHIA – Settlement discussions appear to be ongoing in the case of an 85-year-old New Jersey woman who sued Parx Casino in Bensalem, for injury claims related to a broken leg.
PHILADELPHIA – An attorney for Apple is arguing a lawsuit filed by a plaintiff whose iPhone 5 allegedly exploded in his pocket should be heard in the Schuylkill County Court of Common Pleas.
PHILADELPHIA – A Pennsylvania minor plaintiff is suing Apple for serious injuries he allegedly suffered when his iPhone 5 exploded in his pants pocket nearly one year ago.
HARRISBURG – A federal judge on Jan. 4 dismissed a Family and Medical Leave Act claim lodged against former Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane, who was recently found guilty of perjury and other criminal charges and was sentenced in October to up to 23 months in prison..
