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Philadelphia dentist gets jail time for fraudulently billing insurers $5 million
A Philadelphia dentist has been handed a one-to-seven-year state prison sentence for submitting nearly $5 million in fraudulent medical bills to private insurers. -
Janssen pleads guilty to introducing misbranded drug, Risperdal, into interstate commerce
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, a wholly-owned subsidiary of drugmaker -
Phila. doctor gets 51 months’ imprisonment for kickback conviction in Medicare, Medicaid scheme
A Philadelphia physician will be spending the next three-plus years in -
Judge dismisses suit against Phila. S.D. by fired special ed teacher, allows filing of amended complaint
A federal judge has agreed to dismiss a lawsuit initiated against the School -
Judge overseeing NFL concussion MDL expected to rule on dismissal motion July 22
To litigate or arbitrate? -
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 -
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. -
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 -
Judge issues mixed ruling in agricultural commodities case
A judge has ordered a produce company to pay two wholesale sellers money owed for the -
Retaliatory discharge claim against Massachusetts drug co. can remain in Pa., judge rules
A retaliatory discharge claim brought by a Pennsylvania woman against a Massachusetts- -
Judge refuses to dismiss discrimination complaint against Kellogg Co.
A motion by the Kellogg Company to dismiss a federal discrimination complaint it is -
Judge grants in part, denies in part motion to dismiss claims against Aria Health
A federal judge has granted in part, and denied in part a defense motion seeking to -
Convicted former state Rep. DeWeese cannot appear on election ballot, judge rules
A state appellate court judge has ruled that former state Rep. Bill DeWeese, who is -
Amtrak does not have to be indemnified by gravel contractor for lawsuit arising out of dump truck accident, judge rules
A federal judge in Philadelphia has denied a motion by Amtrak for declaratory relief that -
Arrestee sues Phila. cops for forcibly exposing her breasts in presence of male officers
A Philadelphia woman is suing two city cops for assault, alleging the officers roughed her -
Case of fired Phila. Water Dept. employee remanded to state court
A state trial court judge in Philadelphia will have to handle the case of a fired employee suing over his job loss after a federal judge refused to exercise jurisdiction over the matter. -
Federal judge uphold's tax cheat's prison sentence
A federal judge in Philadelphia has denied a pro se motion for post-conviction relief that was filed by a prison inmate who was sentenced to jail time after being convicted of filing false income tax returns. -
Judge dismisses pro se complaint filed by state prison inmate
A federal judge in Philadelphia has granted a dismissal sought by Pennsylvania officials in a pro se prisoner rights case, although the ruling left open the opportunity for the inmate to file an amended complaint against the defendants. -
Judge dismisses Mayor Nutter, Police Commissioner Ramsey as defendants in civil suit
A federal judge has granted a motion to dismiss that was filed by a number of high-ranking Philadelphia officials who were named in a lawsuit initiated by a city man who alleged he was unlawfully detained and roughed up by Philadelphia police officers after an encounter in January 2011. -
Philly cop named in assault and battery complaint
A Philadelphia man who alleges he was injured after being roughed up by a city police officer has filed an assault and battery lawsuit against the cop in state court.