Madison Borough
Recent News About Madison Borough
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Former Madison Township secretary sues over termination
SCRANTON — A former Madison Township office employee is suing the township and a supervisor, citing alleged hostile work environment and wrongful discharge. -
Negligence case defendant seeks to open $50K default judgment
Defense counsel argues that he didn't receive a copy of the plaintiff's complaint until July, almost two weeks after the default judgment was levied. -
Survey: Pennsylvania's legal climate ranks 37th for business
The result is an improvement from the last version of the survey, though Philadelphia is singled out as one of the worst local jurisdictions for businesses. -
Former employee sues Quest Diagnostics, alleging disability discrimination
A Pittsburgh woman is suing her former employer, alleging it denied her promotional opportunities and ultimately terminated her because of her disability. -
Phila. federal judge certifies order for Third Circuit interlocutory review in Paxil pregnancy case
A federal judge sitting in Philadelphia has agreed to certify an order for -
Philly singled out at D.C. summit as example of positive tort reform; advocates contend more could be done
Philadelphia was once highlighted as among the worst judicial -
Teen athlete sues U.S. Field Hockey Assoc. over tournament related head injuries
A suburban Philadelphia teen athlete who sustained a concussion and a severe facial -
Judge allows plaintiffs to proceed anonymously in Ten Commandments case against Pa. school district
A student and her mother can proceed with a civil suit against a western Pennsylvania -
Pa. Rep. introduces bill requiring plaintiff disclosure in litigation over publicly displayed religious symbols
A western Pennsylvania lawmaker recently introduced a bill in the General Assembly -
Asbestos bankruptcy estimation hearing highlights major disparities
PITTSBURGH – The legal proceeding playing out this week in a federal courtroom in this -
Asbestos bankruptcy estimation hearing gets under way in western Pa.
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Phila. no longer on ATRA's annual 'Judicial Hellholes' ranking
The Philadelphia civil court system, which had been in the crosshairs of a Washington, -
N.J. construction worker sues Pa.-based contracting firms over workplace injuries
A construction worker from New Jersey has initiated a workplace injury claim against -
Albert Einstein Medical Center faces wrongful death claim by parents of deceased newborn baby girl
The parents of a baby girl who died one day after she was delivered via cesarean section -
Pa. House's 'Year of the Bible' resolution challenged in federal court
A resolution passed by the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in January declaring 2012 the “Year of the Bible” has drawn criticism from separation-of-church-and-state proponents. -
City petitions to have suit against DHS removed to federal court
Attorneys for the City of Philadelphia have petitioned the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania to transfer a lawsuit filed against the city’s Department of Human Services from state court to the federal venue, arguing that the civil rights violations alleged in the lawsuit must be heard out in a federal jurisdiction. -
Judge: No sovereign immunity for Pa. troopers accused of pepper spraying, urinating on arrestee
A Pennsylvania woman can move forward with her claim against five state police troopers who allegedly sprayed her with pepper spray and urine after she was already handcuffed and subdued, after a federal judge in western Pennsylvania ruled the officers cannot be covered by sovereign immunity for acts done outside the scope of their employment. -
Philly again the biggest 'Judicial Hellhole'
WASHINGTON – Philadelphia's civil courts system has been named the nation's worst by the American Tort Reform Foundation for a second consecutive year. -
Philly’s Complex Litigation Center is profit center, says reformer
In New York, they call it the Bronx Jury Effect. -
Quest Diagnostics sued over allegedly misreading woman's pap results
A Norristown, Pa. woman who blames her cervical cancer diagnosis on faulty testing on the part of a lab working with healthcare providers is suing the company that allegedly misread her results.