News from September 2012
Prosecutors seek court hearing to determine sex offender status of convicted child molester Sandusky
Pennsylvania prosecutors are asking a judge to schedule a hearing to determine the sex
Phila. Traffic Court Judge, wife, legislative aide to state rep. charged with fraud by feds
A Philadelphia traffic court judge and an aide to a Pennsylvania legislator
Milton Hershey School announces $700K settlement with HIV-positive boy denied enrollment
A Pennsylvania boarding school that was accused in a federal lawsuit of denying
Judge upholds jury verdict awarding disputed '33 'Double Eagle' gold coins to U.S. Govt.
A federal judge recently upheld a jury’s verdict that determined the relatives of a former Philadelphia jeweler who was possession of 10 rare gold coins could not keep the property since the coins would not have been able to have been legitimately owned by the deceased businessman at the time he would have had them in his collection.
'Ghost hunting' Chester, Pa. cop sues Upland police officers for false arrest
It remains to be seen whether or not the premises is haunted, but what is clear is that Diane Briscoe is haunted by the memory of being unlawfully arrested by colleagues after she was mistakenly pegged as a burglar at a house at which she and her sons were conducting a paranormal investigation.
Judge refuses to dismiss discrimination complaint against Kellogg Co.
A motion by the Kellogg Company to dismiss a federal discrimination complaint it is
Former state Sen. Jane Orie appeals sentence in public corruption case
The sister of suspended Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Joan Orie Melvin has
Phila. judge denies plaintiff's post-trial motions in dog mauling case that went to defense
A Philadelphia Common Pleas Court judge has denied a motion for post-trial relief that
CC Pizza's suit dismissed by Phila. judge in commerce program case
A Philadelphia judge last month granted a motion for summary judgment that had been filed
Obermayer Rebmann sues former client for breach of contract
A Philadelphia law firm has filed a breach of contract suit against a Pennsylvania
Bladder cancer victim who had taken ACTOS diabetes drug sues Takeda Pharmaceuticals
A suburban Philadelphia couple has joined as plaintiffs in the ACTOS products Liability
PWD worker sues PECO Energy Co. for injuries after contact with electrical line
A Philadelphia Water Department employee has filed suit against PECO Energy Co. injuries he allegedly sustained last spring after coming into contact with a poorly marked underground electrical line during a PWD site excavation.
Former Pa. resident sues Phila. cops for assault and battery
A former Pennsylvania resident has initiated an assault and battery complaint against
Finnegan's Wake faces premises liability complaint from injured patron
A popular bar in a gentrified Philadelphia neighborhood has been named as a defendant in a civil action initiated by a patron who claims he sustained injuries after tripping over a hand-truck that had been improperly placed in the middle of a pedestrian walkway at the establishment.
Pa. lawsuit climate among worst in the nation, says new ILR survey
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania’s litigation climate is among the worst in the nation,
CHOP employee sues subcontractors over concussion sustained at worksite
A Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia employee has initiated a lawsuit against two
Phila. parking facility owner sues tenant for breach of contract
The owners of a downtown Philadelphia parking facility have filed a breach of contract suit against a Los Angeles, CA-based partnership over claims that the defendant has failed to fully compensate the plaintiff for the use of its property.
SEPTA facing injury claim by rider who was tossed about during hard turn
A mass transit rider who claims she sustained bodily injuries after she was violently
Lawsuit accuses Phila. detective of falsely arresting man for theft
A man who is currently a state prison inmate in central Pennsylvania has filed a pro se complaint against a Philadelphia Police detective over allegations that the plaintiff’s false arrest for theft has caused him financial hardship.
State Farm petitions Phila. court to compel insured to undergo medical exam
An insurance company is seeking to have a judge force the victim of a motor vehicle