Luzerne County
Recent News About Luzerne County
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Supreme Court enhances protection of client funds invested by attorneys
Attorneys investing funds for clients will be subject to stricter standards of accountability -
Truck driver sues warehouse facility for slip on icy parking lot
A Connecticut man claims he suffered a concussion and other severe injuries after a slip on -
Castille and Baer survive retention to Supreme Court despite looming forced retirement and judicial scandals
Ronald D. Castille may only have one more year left until his -
Pa. Justice Baer, gearing up for retention vote, opens up about scandals, other issues affecting state judiciary
Whether deliberating on appeals cases behind closed doors, or entertaining -
Forty-seven swindled by lawyer to get $3.25 million from Pa. fund
Nearly 50 people who claim to have been bilked out of millions of dollars by -
Pa. House unanimously approves bill increasing civil court fees used toward low-income legal aid funding
Pa. State Rep. Tarah Toohill -
Gov. Corbett appoints two new members of Judicial Conduct Board
Thomas M. Tigue -
Pa. Superior Court to hold appeals hearings in high-profile cases in Luzerne County
Appeals hearings in three high-profile criminal cases have been moved -
Former Superior Court Pres. Judge Correale Stevens sworn in as new Pa. justice
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court once again has a full complement of seven justices after -
Praise offered for soon-to-be-installed new Pa. Supreme Court Justice Correale Stevens
There’s no question that the scandal-tainted departure of former Pennsylvania Supreme -
Pa. legislator introduces judicial merit selection bill in wake of Supreme Court corruption case
A state lawmaker from Philadelphia unveiled a judicial merit selection bill Jan. 23 that -
Phila. lawyer tapped to be first deputy attorney general for incoming Pa. AG
A Philadelphia-area attorney has been tapped by incoming state Attorney General -
Pa. lawmaker unveils judicial merit selection bills, seeks to move away from elected judiciary
When two Luzerne County judges were sent to prison last year for a combined total of nearly five decades stemming from their respective roles in a judicial scandal that came to be known as “Kids for Cash,” some observers lost their faith in Pennsylvania jurisprudence. -
Partial civil immunity granted to disgraced judge in 'Kids for Cash' case
A federal judge in central Pennsylvania has partially granted and partially denied a motion by disgraced former Luzerne County judge Mark Ciavarella to dismiss a lawsuit against him by a juvenile who was caught up in the judicial corruption case known as “Kids for Cash.” -
Pa. prison inmate severely beaten while incarcerated receives $975,000 settlement from county
A former Lackawanna County, Pa. prison inmate who has since been convicted of possessing child pornography and sentenced to 15 years in federal prison will be awarded a near-million-dollar settlement from the county stemming from his beating by a fellow county inmate while both were incarcerated. -
Judge grants summary judgment to Pa. state police in case of job applicant's lawsuit over tattoo policy
A federal judge in Harrisburg last week granted summary judgment to the Pennsylvania State Police in a case in which an applicant seeking a job as a Liquor Enforcement Officer claimed he was discriminated against because of a tattoo. -
Federal judge dismisses some defendants in Luzerne County judicial scandal class action suit
A federal judge in Pennsylvania has dismissed a handful of defendants in a civil suit filed on behalf of relatives of victims of what is said to be one of the worst judicial scandals in Pennsylvania history. -
Luzerne County company settles with EPA
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a settlement, of a Clean Water Act case against a battery manufacturer in Hanover Township, Luzerne County. -
Former municipal job candidate files federal employment discrimination suit against township
A Luzerne County, Pa. man who claims he was not hired as manager of a suburban Philadelphia municipality because of his membership in the U.S. Army reserves is suing the locality in federal court.