News from January 2013
First-ever openly gay Pa. legislator sworn into office
History was made in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania this week when the Keystone
Pa. appellate court denies motion for consolidation filed by imprisoned former state rep.
The Pennsylvania Superior Court has denied an application for consolidation that had
Defendants in Phila. officer's wrongful death suit seek dismissal; plaintiff's lawyers vow to get case to jury
The state agency being sued by the family of slain Philadelphia Police Officer Moses
Pa. files federal antitrust suit against NCAA over Penn State sanctions stemming from Sandusky scandal
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is suing the NCAA over allegations that the college
Sellers need not disclose murder-suicide in real estate transactions, Pa. appellate court rules
A Pennsylvania Superior Court panel has affirmed a trial court decision that a home seller
Former Merck & Co. employee sues for discriminatory firing
Pharmaceutical company Merck, which has a research and production facility in suburban Philadelphia, is facing a wrongful termination claim by a former worker over allegations that the woman was fired from her job for discriminatory reasons.
Newly elected state rep. hits constituents with 'slip-and-fall' suit
A newly elected state legislator from Northeastern Pennsylvania is apparently unhappy
Phila. plaintiffs' attorney Eugene Spector joins American Antitrust Institute's advisory board
A veteran Philadelphia plaintiffs’ attorney recently joined the advisory board of the