News from October 2013
Pa. Senate passes House-sponsored bill raising judicial retirement age from 70 to 75
The Pennsylvania Senate on Tuesday overwhelmingly passed a bill
Western Pa. police, D.A.'s Office sued by man who was run over by car while handcuffed and lying on road
A western Pennsylvania man who claims he sustained serious injuries after
Pa. Superior Court: Phila. judge wrong to enter nonsuit in middle of brain cancer wrongful death case against Rohm and Haas
A state appellate court panel has ruled that a Philadelphia judge was wrong
Calif. man files short-form complaint in Tylenol products liability multidistrict litigation in Phila.; MDL now up to 100-plus individual suits
A new injury claim has been filed in the Tylenol Marketing, Sales Practices
Architect on site of deadly Phila. building collapse won’t turn over subpoenaed documents, U.S. Labor Dept. says in court petition
A man connected to Philadelphia’s deadly June building collapse will be in
Senior software engineer was forced to resign from Lockheed Martin after complaining about retaliatory treatment, suit claims
A former senior software engineer with Lockheed Martin Corp. has sued
Penn State professor fired for plagiarism loses appeal in defamation case against university
A state appellate court panel has affirmed a Northeastern Pennsylvania
US Airways seeks to transfer case of lost cremated remains to federal court; defense attorneys cite Montreal Convention treaty
A major airline being sued over lost cremated remains wants the
Pa. police dept. settles cellphone-recording arrest case for $65K
A southwestern Pennsylvania police department has offered to pay out
‘Best Lawyers’ names Philadelphia’s Tom Kline medical malpractice ‘Lawyer of the Year’
Attorney Tom Kline, known around Philadelphia as a go-to plaintiff’s
Phila. Tax Review Board sides with strip clubs in appeal of ‘amusement’ tax; city could appeal to Common Pleas Court
It seems only time will tell with regard to a possible court fight between the
Pa. appeals court stays letter-writing part of former Supreme Court Justice Orie Melvin's public corruption sentence
A controversial aspect of former state Supreme Court Justice Joan Orie
Phila. firm Hangley Aronchick Segal Pudlin & Schiller announces leadership change
For the first time since its inception nearly two decades ago, the
Phila. jury awards plaintiff $2.5 million in legal malpractice, misrepresentation case
A legal malpractice action initiated by a man who claimed he was
Animas Diabetes Care faces wrongful termination complaint by fired sales rep
A former sales representative for a medical equipment company has filed a
Gregory Jordan leaves Reed Smith for PNC Financial Services Group
Global law firm Reed Smith announced last week that its chairman and
Judge schedules status conference in Avandia MDL
The federal judge who is overseeing the Avandia Marketing, Sales Practices
Fired Phila. School Dist. administrator can assert free speech violations in termination suit, judge rules
A former high-level administrator with the Philadelphia School District
Former Phila. assistant DA charged with making false police reports, obstruction of justice
A former assistant chief in the Homicide Unit of the Philadelphia District
Fired Adams County assistant public defender claims age discrimination in suit against county, officials
A former assistant public defender in south-central Pennsylvania has filed a federal lawsuit challenging his firing, with the plaintiff maintaining that he was forced from his position due to his age.