The founder and CEO of an online charter school based out of Philadelphia has filed a libel lawsuit against the owner of the Philadelphia Daily News and one of its reporters, contending the newspaper defamed him in a front-page article it ran this past spring that detailed school dealings.
The owners of the region’s two most recognized daily newspapers have filed suit against a well-known area camera shop alleging the business has refused to fully compensate the publishing company for ad space bought in the papers.
A Delaware County man and his wife who allege they were assaulted while handcuffed by private security personnel at a party at the Independence Visitor Center in Philadelphia’s historic district have filed a civil complaint against the center, the hired security firm and others in state court.
A Delaware woman has filed a civil complaint against a Philadelphia nightclub, alleging the injuries she suffered during a motor vehicle accident on Interstate 95 was caused by a man who the plaintiff alleges was over-served by bar staff.
Two former health inspectors for a Southeastern Pennsylvania municipality filed separate civil actions against the borough in federal court March 29, alleging each was improperly compensated.
A Pennsylvania constable stands accused of indecent assault stemming from an incident in which the man allegedly forced a female prisoner he was transporting to show him her bare chest.
A Delaware County, Pa. woman who claims she was laid off from her job as an event planner for Media, Pa.-based Natural Lands Trust Inc. shortly after her superiors became aware of a medical condition with which she was diagnosed has filed a lawsuit against her former employer in federal court.
The Chester-Upland School District and a class of taxpaying parents have filed a federal lawsuit against the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, its education department and various other state officials for failing to provide adequate state funding to the economically depressed school district through the end of the current school year.
A native Liberian woman who alleges her termination last year from her job as a direct caregiver for an Arizona-based retirement community has filed a federal discrimination lawsuit against the company.
The daughter of one of the victims of Philadelphia abortion doctor and accused murderer Kermit Gosnell has filed a federal lawsuit against Philadelphia’s public health department and the health commissioner, claiming her mother’s death is somewhat attributable to the city’s alleged lax oversight of the abortion clinic where her mother met her demise.
A Pennsylvania attorney has filed two separate Avandia mass tort claims at Philadelphia’s Common Pleas Court, just as the main defendant in the case is apparently getting ready to close out much of the existing litigation involving the drug that is designed to control diabetes.
A Southeastern Pennsylvania man has filed a federal job discrimination lawsuit against Best Buy, alleging his firing in the spring of 2010 was in retaliation for him complaining about alleged discrimination at the workplace.
The former executive director of the Philadelphia Housing Authority is suing the parent company of the city’s largest newspaper chain, alleging the ongoing news coverage of his work-related troubles earlier this year has caused him harm.
Two New Jersey women who claim they were terminated from their respective positions as advertising sales representatives for a greater Philadelphia area newspaper chain are suing the company, alleging their firings were age-related.
A handful of former professional football players and their spouses have filed a federal lawsuit against the National Football League, alleging the NFL for years concealed information that would have proven a connection between the game and head and other injuries suffered by the athletes.
The widow of a man whose final nine months prior to his death were filled with pain and injuries allegedly caused by poor medical attention is suing those who were entrusted with his care.
A Philadelphia man who tripped and fell over a piece of uneven and broken sidewalk is suing the property’s owner and the business tenant who is supposed to care for the walkway.
