News from October 2012
Pa. Superior Court chastises Phila. judge for not revealing wife's connection to defendant's firm
A Philadelphia trial judge has been chastised by the state Superior Court for failing to
Summary judgment issued to defendant in wrongful termination claim by worker with HIV
A federal judge has granted summary judgment to the defendant in a wrongful
Pa. company files breach of contract suit against Kentucky rehab facility
A Kentucky-based rehab facility has been hit with a breach of contract complaint initiated
Pa. Commonwealth Court panel reverses UCBR decision denying unemployment compensation to worker
A three-judge Commonwealth Court panel has reversed a decision by the state’s
Pa. student sues school district over suspension related to recording of 'consensual' sex
A Berks County high school student who was suspended after district officials discovered a videotaped consensual sexual encounter between the plaintiff and his former girlfriend has filed a federal civil rights complaint against the district and various administrators.
Penn State asks judge to stay McQueary whistleblower suit
Lawyers for Pennsylvania State University have filed court papers seeking to have a judge
ACLU files petition in Voter ID case seeking to bar state from disseminating outdated info
A Pennsylvania judge recently halted the state’s controversial Voter ID law, preventing
Pa. Supreme Court overturns lower court ruling denying coroner records to TV station
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has overturned a lower court ruling that denied a
Pa. newspapers sue commonwealth over limited access to prisoner executions
Two prominent Pennsylvania daily newspapers are embroiled in litigation against the
Sandusky attorneys ask judge to overturn conviction, order new trial
Attorneys representing former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky are
Civil court forms now offered in multiple languages, AOPC announces
The state judiciary will now be offering protection from abuse forms in multiple
Pa. judge overseeing FJD's legal malpractice case dismisses defendant's counterclaims
The western Pennsylvania judge who was specially appointed to preside over the First
Judge transfers Paxil products liability claim to District Court in Louisiana
A federal judge in Philadelphia has granted a motion by drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline to
Federal judge: Pa. company cannot mine coal underneath Flight 93 memorial land
A federal judge sitting in western Pennsylvania has upheld the United State’s
Guest who fell through fourth floor glass window files suit against Phila. hotel
A South Philadelphia hotel is facing a personal injury claim by a former guest who alleges
Philly cops hit with assault and battery, false arrest complaint
A Philadelphia man is suing three city police officers over allegations that the men falsely
Montco business sued over co-owner's alleged sexual harassment of Pa. woman
A former front desk coordinator at an Eagleville, Pa. company has filed an assault and battery complaint against a Montgomery County business over claims that the unwanted sexual advances of the defendant’s proprietor ultimately caused her to leave her job and experience ongoing emotional trauma.
Man who suffered seizure sues Rite Aid for filling prescription with wrong medication
A Philadelphia man who claims he suffered a seizure early last year after a pharmacist at
Aramark faces suit over shootout following prison escape
Two employees of William Glatz Jewelers, a fixture on Rising Sun Avenue in
Former HR rep. sues SugarHouse Casino for wrongful termination
A former human resources representative at a Philadelphia gaming hall