News from January 2013
Two Pa. legislators introduce bills to change mandatory judicial retirement age
Two Pennsylvania legislators are pushing to change a provision in the state constitution
Pa. Superior Court panel affirms Phila. judge's decision to enforce auto accident settlement
A three-judge panel of Pennsylvania’s Superior Court has affirmed a Philadelphia judge’s
Federal judge refuses to review state court action arising from foreclosure and ejectment
A U.S. District Court judge has refused to review a federal case initiated by a Philadelphia man against the city’s sheriff, acting sheriff and the attorneys who had represented a loan services company involved in an underlying case that arose from the foreclosure and subsequent ejectment of the man’s property.
Oral arguments scheduled for NFL concussion litigation
The judge overseeing the National Football League Players’ Concussion Injury Litigation
NCAA agrees to terms of state Sen. Corman's suit regarding Penn State sanctions
A Pennsylvania lawmaker who recently filed for injunctive relief seeking to prevent the
Defense granted summary judgment in swimming pool drowning death case
A federal judge has granted summary judgment to a corporation that operates a
Feds take over Tacony ‘dungeon’ case; commonwealth withdraws charges
Philadelphia District Attorney Seth Williams announced this week that the
Eastern District of Pa. soon to see its first female chief federal judge
U.S. District Judge Petrese Tucker, a former Philadelphia Common Pleas Court jurist,
Judge dismisses qui tam action against AstraZeneca
U.S. District Judge John William Ditter, Jr.
Judge refuses to dismiss newspapers' suit against Corrections Dept. over restricted access to executions
U.S. District Judge Yvette Kane
Bayer faces product liability claim arising out of alleged Mirena injuries
A Pennsylvania woman is suing the makers of the Mirena birth control system over
Commonwealth Court reverses PPA decision denying license to Phila. limo service
A three-judge Commonwealth Court panel has reversed a decision by the Philadelphia
Flyers-Rangers dispute at 2010 Winter Classic leads to civil suit
The off-duty New Jersey policeman and Iraq war veteran who sustained serious injuries
Federal antitrust class action filed over allegations of gypsum board price fixing
A Florida man and a New York resident have joined forces in bringing a class action
Pa. legislator introduces judicial merit selection bill in wake of Supreme Court corruption case
A state lawmaker from Philadelphia unveiled a judicial merit selection bill Jan. 23 that
Fired SEPTA worker sues for wrongful termination
A former employee of the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority who claims he was fired from his job of less than a year because of his need to take medical leave due to a heart condition has filed a federal civil suit against the mass transit agency.
Plaintiffs' lawyers seek creation of Tylenol products liability MDL in Phila. federal court
Plaintiffs’ lawyers representing those who claim their ingestion of Tylenol caused them to
Judge rules Montco coroner didn't violate due process rights in not turning over son's suicide note to mother
U.S. District Court Judge Ronald Buckwalter
Penn State law school dean tapped for position in China
The dean of Pennsylvania State University’s Dickinson School of Law will be heading
Pa. state lawmaker unveils bill making federal gun control laws unenforceable in the commonwealth
Pa. State Rep. Daryl Metcalfe