The following securities/commodities-related cases were on the docket in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on Jan. 7. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
Morgan Lewis partner J. Gordon Cooney, Jr. has been elected to The American Law Institute, a leading independent organization that produces critical scholarly work to clarify, modernize, and improve the law.
The U.S. District Court of Eastern District of Pennsylvania reported the following activities in the suit brought by Charmaine Prater against John Doe, American Heritage Federal Credit Union, Vice President Brian Hahn, President Bruce Foulke, Lynette Smart, Joh Doe, Jane Doe, Stephanie Pompey, Matthew James and Thomas F. Chapman on Jan. 7:
PHILADELPHIA – A former line cook at a Philadelphia restaurant claims in a lawsuit that she was fired by her bosses, after reporting several months’ worth of sexually harassing behavior directed towards her in the workplace.
PHILADELPHIA – The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania will allow some of the charges raised in a discrimination lawsuit filed against the City of Chester and several members of its police department to proceed, according to an Oct. 22 opinion.
PHILADELPHIA - Pennsylvania will be the next battleground in historically hard-fought litigation over lead paint, as private lawyers seeking one-third of possible multimillion-dollar verdicts and settlements are teaming with county officials on lawsuits.
Montgomery McCracken is pleased to announce the addition of five associates to the firm’s Philadelphia office. Patrick C. Cullen, Dylan F. Henry, Brandon Matsnev, Kimberly L. Sachs and Brianna Vinci have joined the Litigation Department.
Berger Montague is proud to announce that Firm Chair Sherrie R. Savett and Managing Shareholder Shanon J. Carson have been named to the Philadelphia Business Journal’s 2018 Best of the Bar: Philadelphia’s Top Lawyers.
Armstrong Teasdale, a law firm with offices across the United States, proudly announces that Partners Richard Scheff, Jonathan Boughrum, Katharine Ladd and Carrie Sarhangi Love, along with Associates David Herman, Bianca Valcarce and Michael Witsch have joined the firm in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Armstrong Teasdale, a law firm with offices across the United States, proudly announces the opening of its Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, office and the addition of a litigation team, including Richard Scheff who will serve as a leader in the eastern region.
HARRISBURG – A recent ruling from the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania deemed state rules used to consider the impact of fracking near playgrounds and recreational facilities as “void and unenforceable.”
Hourigan, Kluger & Quinn PC is pleased to announce that nine of the firm’s lawyers have been named, including the entire Litigation Team, in multiple categories, to the 2019 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America, the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession.
For the sixth year running, Marshall Dennehey was selected by the Philadelphia Business Journal as one of the Philadelphia region's "Best Places to Work."
PHILADELPHIA — Tower Access Group may be able to move forward with its plan to build a Verizon Wireless cell phone tower, now that the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania has supported its appeal.
PITTSBURGH — The Superior Court of Pennsylvania partially upheld an order granting a new trial in a negligence case filed against Providence Care Center.
PHILADELPHIA – A federal appellate court has denied claims from an independent presidential candidate from Florida, who alleged improper prevention of his name from appearing on ballots for the 2016 Presidential Election in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
PHILADELPHIA - A federal judge has denied a motion for reconsideration from a Pennsylvania charity that claimed it found new evidence to support its claim that the charity freight broker’s negligence led to a third-party load carrier damaging one of the charity’s deliveries in transit and injuring one of its volunteers.
