News from December 2012
Jailed ex-state Rep. Mike Veon seeks to consolidate appeal of conviction with that of co-defendant
Former Pennsylvania State Rep. Mike Veon, who was sentenced to up to 14 years in state
N.J. couple files Zoloft products liability claim in MDL at U.S. Dist. Court in Phila.
A couple from North Jersey has filed a products liability claim in the multi-district Zoloft litigation consolidated in the U.S. District Court in Philadelphia over allegations that their now-4-year-old son continues to suffer from adverse effects tied to his mother’s ingestion of the anti-depressant drug during pregnancy.
U.S. Magistrate Judge dismisses excessive force claim against Philly PD
A federal judge has denied a plaintiff’s request to add additional defendants to her
Pa. Supreme Court establishes alternative program to incarceration aimed at assisting military veterans
Pennsylvania’s high court has instituted a program that would allow military veterans
PSU settlement talks relating to Sandusky scandal continue into 2013
The attorneys retained by Penn State University to handle the legal fallout from the Jerry
City of Phila. and food services co.'s enter into $400K settlement agreement
The City of Philadelphia announced earlier this month that it has entered into a no-fault settlement agreement with Aramark Correctional Services and Strother Enterprises Inc. to resolve allegations that the companies circumvented the city’s minority-business requirements and anti-discrimination policies by submitting inaccurate invoices relating to food services contracts with Philadelphia’s prison
Phila. School Dist. sued by student harassed for wearing Romney-Ryan shirt
The Philadelphia teenager whose story of disparate treatment due to her wearing a
Mixed ruling issued in Egg Products Antitrust MDL defense motion to dismiss
The judge presiding over the multi-district Processed Egg Products Antitrust Litigation
Declaratory judgment insurance action must play out in state court, federal judge decides
A U.S. District Judge in eastern Pennsylvania has dismissed a declaratory judgment
Judge rejects argument that prosecution of suspended Justice Orie Melvin would violate separation of powers, allows trial to go on
A judge in western Pennsylvania has shot down an argument by suspended state Supreme
Suit arising from teenage Taser gun incident can proceed, in part, against Allentown and officer, judge rules
A federal civil rights complaint filed by a Pennsylvania woman on behalf of her teenage
Pa. Supreme Court, citing juror irregularities, orders new trial in Phila. med mal death case
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has ordered a new trial in a medical malpractice and
McQueary's whistleblower suit against Penn State allowed to proceed, judge rules
A senior Pennsylvania judge has refused to put on hold a lawsuit initiated against Penn
U-Haul faces discriminatory firing complaint by former manager of Phila. facility
An African-American Philadelphia man claims in a newly filed lawsuit that he was let go from his job with U-Haul after three years because of discriminatory factors.
Judge tosses police brutality case against City of Phila. and officers
The City of Philadelphia and a handful of police officers who were facing a federal lawsuit
Former Pa. Commonwealth Court President Judge Joseph Doyle dies at 81
A former veteran of Pennsylvania’s Commonwealth Court, the lower-tier bench in the
Bucks County Community College faces discriminatory firing complaint
A Southeastern Pennsylvania woman is suing the Bucks County Community College over
Pa. Supreme Court: cops using false identity to text message suspects don't violate Wiretap Act
In a significant ruling, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court has determined that a police
Pfizer sued by former Pa. employee claiming sex discrimination, wrongful termination
A suburban Philadelphia woman claims in a federal discrimination suit filed against New
Pa. gets $2.7 million from Glaxo national settlement involving claims of drug price-fixing
Older Pennsylvanians will benefit from settlement dollars that came from the resolution