News from 2012
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
Phila. restaurant school sues former student, attorney for wrongful use of civil process
A Philadelphia restaurant school is suing a former student and his lawyer
Pa. Judicial Conduct Board appoints new chief counsel
A former state appellate judge has been tapped to serve as chief counsel to
Pa. judge rules Libertarian Presidential candidate Gary Johnson could remain on state election ballot
A Pennsylvania judge ruled last week that the Libertarian Party’s candidate
Parents of teen suicide victim sue western Pa. school district in federal court
The parents of a western Pennsylvania student with special needs who committed suicide
Lawyers for hotel seek to transfer slip-and-fall suit to federal court
Lawyers representing defendants in a premises liability case initiated by a Philadelphia
N.C. attorney re-files products liability claim in Avandia MDL in Phila.
A North Carolina attorney representing a man who claims he suffered vision loss and other problems as a result of his taking the diabetes drug Avandia has re-filed a products liability claim against drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline in federal court in Philadelphia.
Retaliatory discharge claim against Massachusetts drug co. can remain in Pa., judge rules
A retaliatory discharge claim brought by a Pennsylvania woman against a Massachusetts-
Man falsely branded 'Nova Killer' sues police for wrongful arrest
A Philadelphia man who claims he was falsely charged with murder, an act that subsequently caused him to be known in media headlines as the “Nova Killer,” has filed a federal complaint against the officers involved in what he claims was his unwarranted arrest.
Court reprimands former Traffic Court judge who showed pictures of 'willy'
The former Philadelphia jurist who allegedly showed two photographs of his, well,
Philly cheesesteak makers sue U.S. Patent and Trademark Office over refusal to issue trademark
The owners of a Philadelphia eatery have filed suit against the director of the U.S. Patent
Former Phila. detective pleads guilty in federal court to distributing anabolic steroids
A once respected Philadelphia police detective pleaded guilty in federal court on Tuesday