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Man maintains he was shot by Philly police officers during mental health episode
PHILADELPHIA – A local man maintains he was the victim of excessive force from a member of the Philadelphia Police Department two years ago, when an officer shot him three times during his suffering of a mental health episode. -
Sexual assault suit against former Philly detective is consolidated with similar actions
PHILADELPHIA – The case of a man who spent over 12 years in prison for murder and was later exonerated, who then sued the City of Philadelphia and a former Philadelphia Police Department detective whom he alleges sexually assaulted him, has now been consolidated with other actions against that same, now-incarcerated former detective. -
Judge dismisses several defendants in suit from plaintiff claiming he was wrongly convicted of murder
PHILADELPHIA – A federal judge has granted motions to dismiss from several defendants, in the civil rights violation case of a man who argues he was erroneously convicted of three murders, for which he served 28 years in prison. -
Plaintiff in midst of mental health episode says Philly cop shot him three times
PHILADELPHIA – A local man alleges he was the victim of excessive force from a member of the Philadelphia Police Department two years ago, when an officer shot him three times during his suffering of a mental health episode. -
Lawyers get $1M verdict for Philly cops, seek $800K in fees
PHILADELPHIA – After a jury ordered the City of Philadelphia to pay a total of $1 million to a pair of female, former Philadelphia police officers, who claimed they were the longtime targets of harassment and discrimination in a federal court lawsuit, counsel for the officers are now seeking more than $800,000 in attorney’s fees and costs. -
Judge orders Phila. to provide discovery documents in class action suit over towing relocation program
PHILADELPHIA – A federal judge has concurred with plaintiffs in a class action lawsuit versus the City of Philadelphia over claims that its vehicle towing relocation program both fails to abide by due process and provide adequate notice or fair procedures for owners to locate and recover their vehicles after they have been moved, ordering the City to comply with the plaintiffs’ discovery requests. -
Phila. jury awards $1M to female former police officers who brought sexual harassment claims
PHILADELPHIA – After a trial lasting one week, a jury has ordered the City of Philadelphia to pay a total of $1 million to a pair of female, former Philadelphia police officers, who claimed they were the longtime targets of harassment and discrimination in a federal court lawsuit. -
Plaintiff counsel argues Phila. has withheld key discovery documents in towing relocation class action
PHILADELPHIA – A class action lawsuit versus the City of Philadelphia over claims that its vehicle towing relocation program fails to both abide by due process and provide adequate notice or fair procedures for owners to locate and recover their vehicles after they have been moved, is embroiled in a heated discovery dispute over allegations the City has not provided required documentation. -
Judge grants partial stay to officers in civil case from man arguing he was wrongly convicted of murder
PHILADELPHIA – A federal judge has partially granted a stay to two police defendants from their involvement in the civil rights violation case of a man who argues he was erroneously convicted of three murders, for which he served 28 years in prison – since they feel their testimony may be used against them in another criminal case. -
Officers want to stay silent while wrongly convicted man pursues lawsuit
PHILADELPHIA – Two police defendants are seeking a stay from their involvement in the civil rights violation case of a man who argues he was erroneously convicted of three murders, for which he served 28 years in prison – since they feel their testimony may be used against them in another criminal case. -
African-American Muslim contractor allegedly framed for materials theft on job site settles case
PHILADELPHIA – An African-American and Muslim contractor who claimed he was framed for materials theft by a racist employee of a business he was working at and arrested by members of the Philadelphia Police Department, despite there being no evidence he had committed any crime, has settled his case. -
Paramedics seek dismissal of willful misconduct claim, in opiate overdose and excessive force lawsuit
PHILADELPHIA – A pair of Philadelphia Fire Department EMT’s are seeking to dismiss a willful misconduct claim, from the lawsuit brought by the estate of a Massachusetts man who died after suffering an opiate overdose. -
Judge: Denials handed down for opposing motions, in malicious prosecution case of 'Philly Jesus'
PHILADELPHIA – A federal judge has denied both the City of Philadelphia’s motion to dismiss and a motion for summary judgment from a street preacher locally known as “Philly Jesus”, who filed a wrongful prosecution case against it after being arrested when he was evangelizing in a public park just before Christmas in 2019. -
Philadelphia fights civil rights claims of man who says he was wrongly convicted of three murders
PHILADELPHIA – Law enforcement defendants are seeking the dismissal of numerous claims from the civil rights violation case of a man who argues he was erroneously convicted of three murders, for which he has served 28 years in prison. -
Phila. dismissed from civil rights case alleging improper arrest and prosecution of local man and his family
PHILADELPHIA – The City of Philadelphia has been dismissed from a civil rights lawsuit alleging that multiple Philadelphia Police Department officers and assistant district attorneys violated a Philadelphia man's and his family’s constitutional rights through illegally performed narcotics arrests and prosecutions. -
Man arrested by Philadelphia police officers for drug arrest in 2018 settles malicious prosecution claims
PHILADELPHIA – The subject of a 2018 drug arrest who filed a malicious prosecution lawsuit against several Philadelphia Police Department officers, recently settled his claims against those officers. -
Philadelphia says no truth to class action allegations against its vehicle towing relocation program
PHILADELPHIA – The City of Philadelphia believes that a class action lawsuit claiming that its vehicle towing relocation program fails to abide by due process and provide adequate notice or fair procedures for owners to locate and recover their vehicles after they have been moved, is not adequately supported by fact. -
City of Philadelphia argues street preacher known as 'Philly Jesus' hasn't proven his wrongful arrest case
PHILADELPHIA – The City of Philadelphia seeks to once and for all dismiss litigation from a street preacher locally known as “Philly Jesus” who filed a wrongful prosecution case against it after being arrested when he was evangelizing in a public park just before Christmas in 2019. -
Phila. EMTs claim immunity shields their actions in responding to man's overdose
PHILADELPHIA – Following similar defenses from members of the Philadelphia Police Department, a pair of Philadelphia Fire Department EMT’s have denied they used excessive force on a Massachusetts man when responding to his opiate overdose and allegedly caused his death. -
Counsel for 'Philly Jesus' seeking identities of Love Park vendors who may have witnessed his 2019 arrest
PHILADELPHIA – A street preacher locally known as “Philly Jesus”, who filed a wrongful prosecution case against the City of Philadelphia after being arrested when he was evangelizing in a public park just before Christmas in 2019, wants to obtain the names of vendors who may have witnessed his arrest.