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News published on Pennsylvania Record in October 2013

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News from October 2013


Pa. Justice Baer, gearing up for retention vote, opens up about scandals, other issues affecting state judiciary

By Jon Campisi |
Whether deliberating on appeals cases behind closed doors, or entertaining

Bucks Co. prothonotary candidate vows to eliminate the position if elected in Nov.

By Jon Campisi |
Ask anyone outside of the commonwealth what the prothonotary does, and

Easton School Dist. to appeal 'I [heart] Boobies' free speech case to U.S. Supreme Court

By Jon Campisi |
A northeastern Pennsylvania school district has reportedly decided to

Forty-seven swindled by lawyer to get $3.25 million from Pa. fund

By Jon Campisi |
Nearly 50 people who claim to have been bilked out of millions of dollars by

Mother of Tacony ‘dungeon’ captive sues Philly and city officials over daughter’s placement

By Jon Campisi |
The mother of one of the captives in what came to be known as the Tacony

Phila. business attorney gifts $1.1 million to Temple's Beasley School of Law

By Jon Campisi |
A prominent Philadelphia business lawyer has gifted $1.1 million to Temple

Pa. House committee mulls over bill giving judicial oversight to military retiree pay distribution in divorce cases

By Jon Campisi |
A state legislative committee recently heard testimony in response to a bill

Infant's skull deformation blamed on Zoloft ingestion by pregnant woman

By Jon Campisi |
A new Zoloft products liability complaint has been filed in Philadelphia,

N.J. construction co. files legal malpractice claim against suburban Phila. law firm

By Jon Campisi |
A New Jersey construction company has filed a legal malpractice action

Pa. disciplinary court orders indicted Phila. Traffic Court Judge Michael Lowry suspended with pay

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

Penn State settles civil claims with Sandusky victims for $59.7 million

By Jon Campisi |
Twenty-six victims of Jerry Sandusky, the former Penn State assistant

Stabile leads McVay in fundraising for open Pa. Superior Court seat

By Jon Campisi |
Republican Vic Stabile, a Harrisburg attorney and former Cumberland

Western Pa. nuclear materials processing plants caused cancer, complaint alleges

By Jon Campisi |
A handful of cancer survivors and relatives of those who perished from the

Tax Matrix Technologies of Pa. sues NY-based Wegmans Food Markets for breach of contract

By Jon Campisi |
A Pennsylvania tax consulting business is suing New York-based Wegmans

Defendants dismissed from suit by former Pa. judge tied to 'Kids for Cash' judicial scandal

By Jon Campisi |
A lawsuit filed by a former northeastern Pennsylvania trial court judge has

Corbett signs 'benevolent gesture' bill into law

By Jon Campisi |
Gov. Tom Corbett on Wednesday signed a so-called “benevolent gesture”

Phila. doctor gets 51 months’ imprisonment for kickback conviction in Medicare, Medicaid scheme

By Jon Campisi |
A Philadelphia physician will be spending the next three-plus years in

Public Interest Law Center of Phila. awards DLA Piper for pro bono work in Blunt v. Lower Merion School District

By Jon Campisi |
The Public Interest Law Center of Philadelphia recently presented the firm

Philly singled out at D.C. summit as example of positive tort reform; advocates contend more could be done

By Jon Campisi |
Philadelphia was once highlighted as among the worst judicial

Lawyer asks to stay defamation suit against Louis Freeh pending resolution of Graham Spanier's criminal case

By Jon Campisi |
A lawyer for Graham Spanier has asked a court to put on hold the former