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News published on Pennsylvania Record in May 2013

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News from May 2013


Judge refuses to dismiss negligence case against Phila. bar initiated by assaulted patron

By Jon Campisi |
A federal judge in Philadelphia has refused to dismiss a negligence case against a city

Valley Forge Military Academy faces wrongful termination complaint

By Jon Campisi |
A Bucks County woman claims in a newly filed civil complaint that she was fired from her job at the prestigious Valley Forge Military Academy because she spoke out about alleged gender discrimination she was experiencing by her supervisors.

Former Phila. assistant district attorney sues city, D.A.'s office over firing

By Jon Campisi |
A former assistant district attorney in Philadelphia is suing the prosecutor’s office over

Third Circuit panel upholds conviction, sentence of disgraced 'Kids for Cash' judge

By Jon Campisi |
A federal appeals court panel in Philadelphia has upheld the conviction and near-three-

Judge allows plaintiffs to proceed anonymously in Ten Commandments case against Pa. school district

By Jon Campisi |
A student and her mother can proceed with a civil suit against a western Pennsylvania

University of Pennsylvania Law School receives $15 million gift to establish center studying justice fairness

By Jon Campisi |
The University of Pennsylvania Law School announced this week that it plans to establish a national research and policy center designed to study the fair administration of justice,

Pa. judge who dismissed her own traffic tickets ordered suspended without pay

By Jon Campisi |
Pennsylvania’s Court of Judicial Discipline has granted a petition by the state’s Judicial

U.S. Govt. sues Phila. food warehouse for failing to correct 'filthy' conditions

By Jon Campisi |
The federal government has filed a civil suit against a Philadelphia food warehouse over

Pa. Supreme Court adopts new rules for state constables

By Jon Campisi |
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court announced this week that it has adopted new rules for

Phila. firm sues Pittsburgh Zoo on behalf of couple whose toddler was mauled to death by wild dogs

By Jon Campisi |
The fatal mauling of a young child by a pack of African wild dogs at a western

Fitness & Sports Clubs petitions federal court to hear injury case by Pa. man

By Jon Campisi |
A lawyer representing LA Fitness in a personal injury claim initiated by a Delaware

Philly judge orders religious protestors evicted from 'private property' outside One Liberty Place

By Jon Campisi |
A Philadelphia judge has ruled in favor of the owners of one of Center City’s prominent

Lawyers file to reopen 1986 class action against Phila. School Dist. that challenged services to foreign-language students

By Jon Campisi |
More than a quarter-century may have passed since the case of Y.S. v. School District of

Phila. students join lawyers and judges to celebrate culmination of Advancing Civics Education program

By Jon Campisi |
A large number of Philadelphia public school students are expected to join jurists and

Phila. jury awards $19.1 million to man who lost leg after being struck by vehicle

By Jon Campisi |
A Philadelphia Common Pleas Court jury has rendered a $19.1 million

Former NFL running back Stanley Winfrey joins MDL concussion case

By Jon Campisi |
A former running back for the Miami Dolphins and the Tampa Bay

Kraft Foods again denied summary judgment in discriminatory firing case

By Jon Campisi |
A federal judge overseeing an employment discrimination case against Kraft Foods has,

Pa. rep. behind gun control 'nullification' bill fires back at state Sen. from Phila. denouncing the proposal

By Jon Campisi |
The conservative lawmaker from southwestern Pennsylvania sponsoring a bill designed

FJD court administrative officer recognized as a 2013 'diverse attorney'

By Jon Campisi |
Rachel Gallegos, a court administrative officer in the First Judicial District of

Allegheny County trial judge beats out Phila. Municipal Court judge in Democratic race for Pa. Superior Court

By Jon Campisi |
A western Pennsylvania trial court judge beat out a Philadelphia jurist in the Democratic