News from October 2013
Detainee sues City of Phila., police officers for excessive force, dragging him through feces
A man who claims he was beaten and dragged through human excrement
Ex-Flyers head coach Laviolette and wife sue Bank of America over 'get-rich-quick' scheme
Peter Laviolette, who up until this week was the head coach of the
Widow of Philly firefighter who died in '12 warehouse blaze sues owners for negligence
The widow of a veteran Philadelphia firefighter who died while battling a
Pa. prisoner sues Norristown State Hospital, employees over alleged assault
A prisoner has filed a pro se civil complaint against a suburban Philadelphia psychiatric facility over claims that he was severely beaten by an employee while at the institution in the spring of 2012.
Penn State law professor emeritus to receive Pa. Bar Assoc. business law award
The Pennsylvania Bar Association announced last week that its Business
Convicted former Pa. justice loses license to practice law in federal court
Disgraced former Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Joan Orie Melvin,
Parents sue Phila. School Dist., officials over retaliatory attack on son by fellow classmate
The School District of Philadelphia and various officials named in a lawsuit
Phila. judge overrules preliminary objections in workplace injury case
A Philadelphia Common Pleas Court judge has overruled preliminary
Pa. Supreme Court reinstates defense judgment in consolidated asbestos cases; reverses Superior Court ruling letting litigation proceed
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court recently overturned a lower appellate
J&J, others face products liability claim by man whose acute liver failure is tied to Tylenol-Vicodin mixture
Attorneys representing drug companies in a products liability suit initiated
Litigation Dept. head at Morgan Lewis & Bockius chosen as Phila. firm’s new chair
The Philadelphia-based law firm of Morgan Lewis & Bockius announced
Federal judge in Phila. remands to state court retaliation suit by man against City of Easton, police officials
A federal judge has sent back to state court a lawsuit by a man claiming he
Pa. Superior Court affirms child sex-abuse conviction, sentence of former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky
It appears as though convicted child rapist Jerry Sandusky will be spending
Wrongful death claim filed by estate of man who died from sliced artery during tumor biopsy
A medical malpractice and wrongful death complaint has been filed by the
Blue Moon Hotel sued by former employee who says firing was tied to complaints about sexual harassment
A former desk clerk for the Blue Moon Hotel in Philadelphia has filed a
Forklift operator sues Phila. distribution center over fractured arm sustained while on the job
A subcontractor who sustained a fractured arm after items from a forklift
Pa. Superior Court reverses trial judge in wrongful firing case against USG Corp., allows suit to proceed
A state appellate court panel has allowed a wrongful termination case
Man whose property was subject to tax sale files petition against Phila. Sheriff’s Office seeking return of $10K
A New Jersey man whose Philadelphia property was subject to a sheriff’s
Broken arm and injured knee lead to slip-and-fall suit against Archdiocese of Phila. by Aramark employee
An employee of the food services company Aramark has filed a civil complaint against the Archdiocese of Philadelphia over a broken arm and injured knee she allegedly sustained while working in the kitchen of an area Catholic school nearly two years ago.
Bicyclist who was struck by taxicab sues cab company and driver over head, other injuries
A bicyclist who had to be transported to the hospital for treatment of