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Pa. Supreme Court names master to oversee discipline proceeding against only Phila. Traffic Court judge not charged in ticket-fixing scandal
And the Philadelphia Traffic Court saga continues, the latest twist being the state -
Phila. jury awards plaintiff $1.7 in whistleblower, retaliatory discharge case
A Philadelphia Common Pleas Court jury recently awarded a plaintiff $1.678 million in a -
Family of elderly woman who died from scalding injuries sues home restoration, plumbing companies
The family of an elderly Philadelphia woman who allegedly died as a result of scalded by hot bath water in what the plaintiffs contend was an act of negligence on the part of contractors have filed suit against the home restoration company and plumbing agency who worked on the late woman’s house prior to her death. -
N. Carolina plaintiff files Tylenol products liability claim in Phila. federal court
A North Carolina woman joins the growing list of plaintiffs suing drugmakers McNeil -
Phila. judge certifies class action stemming from '01 apartment complex fire
A state judge recently certified a class action lawsuit stemming from a fire -
Judge overrules in part, sustains in part preliminary objections by lawyer being sued by former clients
A Philadelphia judge has overruled in part and sustained in part preliminary objections -
Judge dismisses former med student's ADA suit
A federal judge in Philadelphia has granted summary judgment to the National Board of Medical Examiners in a case in which the group was being sued by a medical school student who claimed she was discriminated against when the board failed to accommodate her visual impairment when she sat for a medical school test. -
Phila. judge urges upholding of ruling in insurance case arising out of asbestos claim
A Philadelphia judge is urging a state appeals panel to affirm her decision to grant -
Suit blaming IRS for man's starvation and 24-year unemployment is dismissed
A man who blames his health problems on his 24-year unemployment, a decades-long jobless period he contends is the fault of the Internal Revenue Service for not hiring him as a data entry clerk, has had his complaint against the government agency dismissed by a federal judge. -
Pa. Superior Court panel affirms Phila. judge's decision to enforce auto accident settlement
A three-judge panel of Pennsylvania’s Superior Court has affirmed a Philadelphia judge’s -
U.S. Magistrate Judge dismisses excessive force claim against Philly PD
A federal judge has denied a plaintiff’s request to add additional defendants to her -
Parties in gun license info disclosure case agree to stipulation sealing the record
The parties in a case involving Philadelphia gun license applicants whose information was -
Mechanic sues employer for not doing enough to stop assault
A Philadelphia mechanic who claims he was rendered unconscious for days in the hospital -
Phila. judge OKs CHOP petition for child's blood transfusion
A Philadelphia judge last week granted a petition by the Children’s Hospital of -
Injured worker files products liability claim against garage door maker
A Philadelphia man who claims he sustained a rotator cuff tear and other injuries after a garage door at his place of employment fell on top of him last year has initiated a products liability complaint against the makers of the device. -
Injured cab driver files bad faith claim against taxicab co. and vehicle insurer
A cab driver who claims his employer forced him to sign an affidavit stating that he was -
Summary judgment granted to remaining two defendants in Chester City police brutality case
A federal judge in Philadelphia has dismissed the remaining two defendants in a police -
Phila. judge dismisses Anheuser-Busch's asbestos action against insurer
A Philadelphia judge has dismissed a complaint lodged against an insurance company by Anheuser-Busch over the insurer’s denial of coverage for claims brought against the plaintiff by a former worker who alleged asbestos injuries. -
Pa. CJD rejects objections by former Phila. Traffic Court Judge Singletary
Pennsylvania’s Court of Judicial Discipline late last week rejected objections by Willie F. -
Guest who fell through fourth floor glass window files suit against Phila. hotel
A South Philadelphia hotel is facing a personal injury claim by a former guest who alleges