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Malicious prosecution, retaliation claims against officer, US Airways supervisor dismissed
On Monday, a federal judge partially dismissed claims of malicious prosecution and First Amendment retaliation brought against a Pennsylvania State Police officer and a shift manager for US Airways. Judge Mark A. -
Malicious prosecution, retaliation claims against officer, US Airways supervisor dismissed
PHILADELPHIA – On Monday, a federal judge partially dismissed claims of malicious prosecution and First Amendment retaliation brought against a Pennsylvania State Police officer and a shift manager for US Airways. -
Philadelphia wins judgment in case brought by fired police officer facing criminal charge
PHILADELPHIA – A federal judge has granted a motion for partial summary judgment in favor of the City of Philadelphia, and against a former Philadelphia police sergeant arrested and terminated for conduct unbecoming of an officer. -
Judge tosses beaten customer's claims against Family Dollar
PHILADELPHIA – A federal judge on Wednesday dismissed Family Dollar from a Chicago couple’s lawsuit against it and officers of the Philadelphia Police Department for allegedly assaulting the husband and covering it up through filing a false report. -
Prospective juror, not allowed to re-enter courthouse, loses most of his discrimination claims
PHILADELPHIA – A prospective juror who claims he was discriminated against for his disability and removed from a jury pool on that basis had most of his claims dismissed recently in federal court. -
Family caught up in search for phantom shooter in case of cop who shot self sues City of Phila.
When Sgt. Robert Ralston, then a 21-year veteran of the Philadelphia Police Department, reported that he had been shot in the shoulder by a black man during a struggle in the city’s Overbrook section back in April 2010, it riled up the law enforcement community, which vowed to capture the assailant. -
Philly D.A. charges city cop with assault
While one former Philly cop was recently found not guilty of assault following an incident -
Women kept in Philadelphia dungeon awarded $45 million judgment
Following graphic testimony of her 10 years spent locked up and tortured by her alleged -
Philadelphia man involved in deadly car accident sues media outlets claiming defamation
Various national and local media outlets have been sued for defamation in the U.S. District -
Suit: Aaron's store falsely accused couple of signing rental contract
A dispute over the rental of electronic equipment resulted in the arrest of a Philadelphia -
Former prison guard loses job after erroneous arrest for car theft
A former prison guard employed by the Rhode Island Department of Corrections lost his -
IRS employee sues City of Phila., three plainclothes officers for civil rights violations stemming from false arrest
Members of the Philadelphia Police Department are facing suit from an -
Feds charge former Phila. L&I official with extortion, conspiracy for steering business for favorable treatment
A man who worked for more than three decades as a high-up official at Philadelphia’s Department of Licenses and Inspections has been indicted on extortion and other charges. -
Phila. cop who won asbestos whistleblower case against city awarded $75K for lost work
A veteran Philadelphia police officer who alleged whistleblower law -
Phila. cop, subject of numerous excessive force suits, charged by D.A. with official oppression
The Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office has charged a city police officer -
Phila. jury sides with whistleblower cop who raised concerns of asbestos in police-run youth athletic center
A veteran Philadelphia police officer who hit the city with a lawsuit alleging -
Judge allows fired PPA worker to amend claims against agency in retaliatory firing case
A judge has issued a mixed ruling in a case involving a Philadelphia parking enforcement officer who claims she was fired in retaliation for complaining about being accosted by a man she later found out was an off-duty supervisor at the Philadelphia Parking Authority. -
Former Phila. assistant DA charged with making false police reports, obstruction of justice
A former assistant chief in the Homicide Unit of the Philadelphia District -
Detainee sues City of Phila., police officers for excessive force, dragging him through feces
A man who claims he was beaten and dragged through human excrement -
Phila. judge denies city’s bid to dismiss suit by ‘outed’ gun license applicants
A Philadelphia Common Pleas Court judge has denied a preliminary bid by