News from 2012
Former FDA commissioner can testify at trial in Flonase antitrust case
The federal judge overseeing the Flonase antitrust litigation against drugmaker
McQueary asks judge to deny Penn State's motion to stay civil suit
Attorneys for Michael McQueary are asking a judge to deny Penn State University’s
Phila. trial lawyer Robert Heim appointed to Pa. Supreme Court Civil Procedural Rules Committee
Veteran Philadelphia trial lawyer and past Philadelphia Bar Association chancellor
Judge Simpson denies supplemental injunction petition in Voter ID case
The Pennsylvania judge overseeing the Voter ID case has denied a petition for a
Unlawful arrest claim against Pa. State Trooper can move forward
A judge has allowed a false arrest claim against a Pennsylvania State Trooper to proceed
Judge issues mixed ruling in agricultural commodities case
A judge has ordered a produce company to pay two wholesale sellers money owed for the
Former Penn State president faces charges in connection with Sandusky sex-abuse scandal
Penn State’s former president has been charged with eight criminal counts relating to his
Pa. woman sues former prison guard over forcible sex act
A Pa. woman is suing a corrections officer over claims that the guard forced her to have
Property management firm sued by fired pregnant worker for discriminatory discharge
A former leasing agent for a suburban Philadelphia apartment complex is suing her
Coatesville Pa. police face wrongful arrest claim by Vietnam vet
A Vietnam veteran who claims he was wrongfully arrested for a gunpoint robbery, an act that subsequently caused him to spend nearly two months in county prison, has filed suit against the police officers who took him into custody two years ago.
KFC attorneys remove Phila. man's injury claim to federal court
Attorneys for fast food chain Kentucky Fried Chicken are moving to transfer a personal
Retaliatory discharge claim against Phila. Mental Health Care Corp. can proceed, judge rules
Retaliatory discharge and hostile work environment claims made by a former employee
Western Pa. widow drops federal lawsuit against suburban Phila. law firm
An elderly woman from western Pennsylvania has agreed to drop her federal lawsuit against a suburban Philadelphia law firm that had attempted to force the sale of the plaintiff’s home over a ten dollar unpaid residential trash collection bill.
Phila. Judge New replaces Tereshko as civil trial division supervising judge
Philadelphia Common Pleas Court Judge Allan L. Tereshko has resigned his position as
Penn State board authorizes subcommittee to approve possible Sandusky settlements
The Board of Trustees of Penn State University during a special meeting
N. Carolina plaintiff files Zoloft products liability claim in Phila. MDL
Pharmaceutical manufacturer Pfizer Inc. is facing yet another products liability claim
Inmate's access-to-the-courts claim denied by federal judge
A federal judge has dismissed a pro se civil action that had been initiated
Phila. jury awards nearly $2 million to cancer patient who alleged untimely diagnosis
A Philadelphia jury recently awarded nearly $2 million to a now-terminally
Victim of tractor-trailer accident sues truck's driver and company
A New Jersey woman is suing a truck driver and his employers over claims
Phila. nursing home sued for professional negligence
A Philadelphia woman who claims she suffered multiple injuries after falling at a city