PHILADELPHIA – A Philadelphia firefighter claims his wearing cuffed pants above the ankle and facial hair, in observance of his religion of Islam, led to religious discrimination from his superiors and his unjust firing two years ago.
The following cases categorized as "securities/commodities" were on the docket in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on Jan. 22. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
PHILADELPHIA – A Nielsen Holdings shareholder claims that the recent $2.7 billion acquisition of its Global Connect service by Advent International Corporation violates the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania reported the following activity in the suit brought by Marc Waterman against David Kenny, David Rawlinson, Guerrino De Luca, Harish Manwani, James A Attwood Jr., Janice Marinelli Mazza, Javier G Teruel, Jonathan Miller, Karen M Hoguet, Lauren Zalaznick, Nancy Tellem, Nielsen Holdings PLC, Robert C Pozen and Thomas H Castro on Jan. 22.
Last month, the United States Supreme Court finally put the Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) into alignment with the rest of the executive branch of government by ruling that the CFPB Director is an at-will employee of the President of the United States.
The following cases categorized as "civil nr - lien - commonwealth of pa" cases were on the docket in the Delaware County Court of Common Pleas on Oct. 28. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
The Delaware County Court of Common Pleas reported the following activities in the suit brought by Department of Labor & Industry to the Use of the Unemployment Compensation Fund against Tellez Marella Diner, LLC on Oct. 28.
The following cases categorized as "trademark" cases were on the docket in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania on July 29. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
The following cases categorized as "trademark" cases were on the docket in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania on July 26. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
The following labor-related cases were on the docket in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania on Jan. 22. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
The following labor-related cases were on the docket in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania on Jan. 2. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
PHILADELPHIA – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has affirmed a trial court ruling which granted summary judgment to a group of law enforcement and corrections officials, simultaneously denying a South Philadelphia man a new trial.
A former assistant county prosecutor from Northeastern Pennsylvania will be heading into November’s general election after she won her party’s nomination for state attorney general following Tuesday’s primary election.
Just when it appeared as though a former area congressman and a former Northeastern Pennsylvania prosecutor would be the only two Democrats running in the upcoming primary for state attorney general, a third contender has thrown his hat into the mix.
Soon after Republican state Sen. John Rafferty announced he was exiting the race for state attorney general, a Democratic candidate followed suit with the same news.
Pennsylvania state Sen. John Rafferty, a Republican lawmaker from suburban Philadelphia who had his sights set on the commonwealth’s top law enforcement position, has announced that he has suspended his race for attorney general, citing a failure to obtain Gov. Tom Corbett’s endorsement.
In an unexpected turnaround, an asbestos trial involving four cases of malignant mesothelioma, two of them deaths, that was expected to last two to three weeks ended June 7 when all parties settled.
