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PENNSYLVANIA RECORD

Friday, November 1, 2024

News from 2012


PWD laborer files product liability claim against makers of work truck

By Jon Campisi |
A Philadelphia Water Department laborer who claims he sustained severe physical injuries after being thrown from a work truck, allegedly because of a faulty door, has filed suit against the vehicle’s manufacturers.

Judge in FJD's legal malpractice case dismisses counter-claim for contribution by defendant attorney

By Jon Campisi |
The judge overseeing the First Judicial District’s legal malpractice case against the

Prisoner reentry facility sued by resident who was struck on head by ceiling vent

By Jon Campisi |
A Philadelphia man alleges in a recently filed complaint that he sustained head injuries

Pa. judge instructs commonwealth to respond to supplemental injunction request in Voter ID case

By Jon Campisi |
The state judge handling the Voter ID case has ordered the commonwealth to show cause

Maine couple files Zoloft wrongful death claim in federal court in Phila.

By Jon Campisi |
A New England couple is suing the makers of the antidepressant drug Zoloft in federal

Sandusky judge schedules hearing to address defense post-trial relief

By Jon Campisi |
The judge handling the Jerry Sandusky child sex-abuse case has scheduled oral arguments

Judge issues mixed ruling in Prevacid products liability claim against Takeda Pharmaceuticals

By Jon Campisi |
A federal judge in Philadelphia has granted in part, and denied in part a motion to

Pa. JCB files complaint against Phila. Common Pleas Court Judge Nocella

By Jon Campisi |
Pennsylvania’s Judicial Conduct Board has filed a formal complaint against a Philadelphia

U.S. Attorney seeks to transfer suit by mental health patient who was sexually assaulted to federal court

By Jon Campisi |
The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania is seeking to move a lawsuit

Pa. Superior Court chastises Phila. judge for not revealing wife's connection to defendant's firm

By Jon Campisi |
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

By Jon Campisi |
A federal judge has granted summary judgment to the defendant in a wrongful

Pa. company files breach of contract suit against Kentucky rehab facility

By Jon Campisi |
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

By Jon Campisi |
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

By Jon Campisi |
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

By Jon Campisi |
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

By Jon Campisi |
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

By Jon Campisi |
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has overturned a lower court ruling that denied a

Pa. newspapers sue commonwealth over limited access to prisoner executions

By Jon Campisi |
Two prominent Pennsylvania daily newspapers are embroiled in litigation against the

Sandusky attorneys ask judge to overturn conviction, order new trial

By Jon Campisi |
Attorneys representing former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky are

Civil court forms now offered in multiple languages, AOPC announces

By Jon Campisi |
The state judiciary will now be offering protection from abuse forms in multiple