News from November 2013
Fox Rothschild lawyer honored for work with ‘Wills for Heroes’ program
A Fox Rothschild associate recently received the Pennsylvania Bar
Pa. Superior Court reverses Phila. judge's dismissal of negligence claim against Rite Aid
A three-judge state Superior Court panel has reversed a decision by the
Pittsburgh police officer sued by teacher over retaliatory arrest
A western Pennsylvania educator is suing a Pittsburgh police officer over
Philadelphia dentist gets jail time for fraudulently billing insurers $5 million
A Philadelphia dentist has been handed a one-to-seven-year state prison sentence for submitting nearly $5 million in fraudulent medical bills to private insurers.
DePuy, J&J named in defective artificial hip products liability complaint
A central Pennsylvania woman is suing the makers of an artificial hip over
Bus driver claiming passenger hit her in face sues SEPTA alleging wrongful termination
A fired Philadelphia mass transit driver is challenging her termination in court.
Federal Bureau of Prisons accused of discrimination in suit by supervisor at Phila. Detention Center
A supervisor at the federal detention center in Philadelphia has filed a civil action against the U.S. Justice Department stemming from what he alleges was discriminatory treatment following the suicide of an inmate.
Disbarred Pa. lawyer pleads guilty to wire fraud and money laundering
A central Pennsylvania lawyer charged earlier this month with defrauding a
White and Williams managing partner Guy Cellucci dies at 59
The managing partner of a large Philadelphia law firm has passed away.
Judge dismisses nurse's complaint against Pa. Dept. of Veteran's Affairs
A judge has thrown out a complaint by a nursing assistant who had alleged
Calif. plaintiff files Tylenol products liability suit in MDL at Eastern Dist. of Pa.
A new civil action has been filed in the Tylenol Marketing, Sales Practices
Common Pleas Court judge stays entirety of Orie Melvin's sentence while appeal plays out
The trial court judge who oversaw former state Supreme Court Justice
York Co. woman files NuvaRing products liability complaint
A central Pennsylvania woman is suing the makers of the NuvaRing birth
Mother of drug overdose victim sues Archdiocese of Phila., alleged pedophile priest over son's death
The family of a suburban Philadelphia man who died last month of an
OSHA cites demolition firms involved in deadly Phila. building collapse
Two men being sued in connection with the deadly building collapse that
Family of young Pa. girl who lost portion of nose in dog attack secures $300K settlement
A suburban Philadelphia attorney has secured a $300,000 settlement for the family of a young girl whose nose was partially bitten off by a neighbor’s dog two-and-a-half years ago.
'Occupy Philly' protesters sue over '11 mass arrests
Members of what became known as Occupy Philadelphia, an offshoot of the
Endo Pharmaceuticals, others named in antitrust suit over Lidoderm topical patch
Endo Pharmaceuticals is accused in a newly filed civil action of violating
Inquirer editor reinstatement case brings out the powerful and connected
It was an interesting dichotomy in Judge Patricia McInerney’s sixth-floor
En banc Pa. Commonwealth Court panel reverses Phila. judge's decision in injury case against PPA
An en banc Commonwealth Court panel recently reversed a Philadelphia