News from 2012
N.J. pastor files suit in Phila. claiming local news station defamed him
A South Jersey pastor has filed a lawsuit in Pennsylvania court against the local CBS affiliate and a handful of station employees for allegedly slandering his name in a case stemming from a broadcast news report of child sexual abuse at the hands of a former church volunteer.
Phila. woman's motion to have injury case retried and remanded to state court denied by federal judge
A federal judge in Philadelphia has rejected a city woman’s plea to have her civil case stemming from a shopping-related injury retried and remanded back to state court.
Cozen O'Connor attorney takes job as first general counsel for footwear apparel company
An intellectual property attorney at a large Philadelphia law firm has announced he is leaving his position for a gig with a former client.
Woman who claims cop shot Taser into her breast sues police and municipalities
A 27-year-old Philadelphia woman who alleges she was roughed up by a suburban police officer after a night out with friends two years ago has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the cop and others involved in the alleged incident.
Summary judgment granted to U.S. Postal Service in case involving Nationwide Insurance
A federal judge in Philadelphia has granted summary judgment to the United States government in a case in which a motorist and her insurance carrier had sued following an automobile accident with a U.S. Postal Service vehicle.
Phila. judge affirms summary judgment for defendants in case of union sued by former workers
A Philadelphia Common Pleas Court judge has affirmed an earlier decision by the court to grant summary judgment to a bridge and ironworkers’ union which claimed that a settlement agreement in a case where workers alleged they were deprived of job opportunities and earnings based on race, was not accepted in a timely manner.
Torts conference set for Feb. 8 in Philly
PHILADELPHIA -- An organization called Mass Torts Made Perfect will conduct a plaintiff's only seminar Feb. 8 in Philadelphia titled“Actos and Pelvic Mesh Litigation Update."
Pittsburgh man files class action against Enterprise Rent-A-Car
A western Pennsylvania man has filed a class action lawsuit against Enterprise Rent-A-Car, alleging the Missouri-based company is violating Pennsylvania law, and the laws of three other states, when it levies an additional charge on customers who accidentally damage rental vehicles.
Judge orders Pa. to release $3.2 million in education funding to Chester Upland School District
A federal judge in Philadelphia has ruled that the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania must immediately release education subsidies to the tune of $3.2 million to the beleaguered Chester Upland School District in suburban Philadelphia.
Phila.-based Dechert LLP opens new Germany office
Philadelphia-based law firm Dechert LLP, which has a significant national and global presence, announced Tuesday that it has increased its international operations with the opening of an office in Frankfurt, Germany.
Pa. Supreme Court to air first live oral argument on cable access TV
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court announced that it will air its first live oral argument on local cable access television next week.
DUI charges reinstated against Pa. lawmaker
A Philadelphia Common Pleas Court judge has reinstated drunken driving charges against a Philadelphia-area lawmaker, more than two months after a lower court judge dismissed the charges against the legislator.
Pa. Banking Secretary hit with discrimination charge
A suburban Philadelphia man has filed a federal complaint against Pennsylvania’s banking secretary alleging the government agent has failed on numerous times to hire the plaintiff for an investigator position due to discriminatory reasons.
Former private school employee sues for discriminatory firing
A former private school employee who claims she was terminated from her position for discriminatory and retaliatory reasons has filed a federal complaint against her former employer.
Pa. Sen. Rafferty suspends campaign for state attorney general
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.
Pittsburgh settles 11 claims tied to mass arrests following '09 G-20 Summit
Nearly half of the plaintiffs who sued the City of Pittsburgh following their arrests tied to the G-20 Summit back in 2009 have agreed to settle with the city, according to the American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania.
Chester Upland School Dist. sues Pa. for lack of education funding, claims it's on brink of financial collapse
The Chester-Upland School District and a class of taxpaying parents have filed a federal lawsuit against the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, its education department and various other state officials for failing to provide adequate state funding to the economically depressed school district through the end of the current school year.
Judge grants summary judgment to two Temple cops and two Philly detectives sued for false arrest
Two Temple University police officers are covered by qualified immunity related to their job and cannot be sued by a North Philadelphia man who alleges he spent five months incarcerated in what he claimed was a case of mistaken identity, a federal judge in Philadelphia has ruled.
Judge dismisses Lower Merion webcam suit at plaintiff's request
The sister of Lower Merion School District student Blake Robbins, who secured a $175,000 settlement from the ritzy suburban Philadelphia school district last year over its so-called webcam spying scandal, has had her own lawsuit dismissed in federal court.
Donald Martin to be named new president of Montgomery Bar Association
Norristown, Pa. lawyer Donald J. Martin will be named the 88th president of the Montgomery Bar Association during the group’s annual business luncheon today, the association announced in a news release posted on its website.