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FJD lawyers file contempt petition against former Pa. Justice Newman relating to legal malpractice case
Lawyers representing the First Judicial District of Pennsylvania in its legal malpractice -
Former FJD procurement technician charged by feds with near half-million dollar theft from Phila. court system
A former procurement technician for the First Judicial District of Pennsylvania has been charged by federal authorities with defrauding Philadelphia’s court system. -
Judge overseeing FJD's legal malpractice suit orders former Pa. Supreme Court justice to sit for deposition
After much legal wrangling, the specially appointed trial court judge overseeing the First -
FJD lawyers seek to compel medical exam for former Pa. justice who has yet to be deposed in legal malpractice case
Lawyers representing the First Judicial District of Pennsylvania in its case involving the -
Medical malpractice claims decrease in Phila., level off statewide, AOPC announces
The number of medical malpractice lawsuits filed at Philadelphia’s Common Pleas Court since a new procedural rule was instituted that required claims to be filed only in the counties where the actions occurred decreased dramatically, the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts announced May 7. -
Big changes come to Phila. Mass Tort Program; coordinating judge to be replaced at year's end
The administrative judge of the Philadelphia court system's trial division signed off on new judicial regulations that will greatly affect the way mass tort cases are handled at the Common Pleas Court. -
Study shows plaintiff bias in Philly courts
For years defendants in tort cases have said that Philadelphia's courts are biased, but little in the way of empirical data was available to substantiate the claims. -
First Judicial District of Pa. offers electronic filing class
The First Judicial District of Pennsylvania has announced it will host a one-day class on the electronic filing system next week, a lesson that will enable private attorneys to brush up on the city’s mandatory system for filing civil complaints. -
Philly judge named as replacement for the late Albert Sheppard in Commerce Court
A Philadelphia Common Pleas Court judge has been assigned to take over any outstanding cases in the civil trial division’s Commerce Court Program that were being handled by the late Judge Albert W. Sheppard. -
First Judicial District of Pa. files suit over botched Family Court deal
The chief justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court and the entire First Judicial District of Pennsylvania have filed a lawsuit over the botched plan for a new Family Court facility in Philadelphia. -
First Judicial District of Pa. unveils smartphone App
Are you an attorney looking for easier access to upcoming civil trial dates? -
Court employee sues city and police officers for wrongful arrest
A Philadelphia resident, and employee of Philadelphia’s court system, who alleges he was assaulted by city police officers is suing the City of Philadelphia and the cops involved in the incident for assault and battery. -
E-filing continues to see success at First District
Sitting behind her desk in a second floor City Hall office, Deborah Dailey appears pleased.