News from 2013
Judge dismisses some defendants from suit by cop who alleges firing was due to disapproval of interracial marriage
A federal judge in Philadelphia overseeing a suit by a fired Delaware
Archer & Greiner seeks $158K-plus in allegedly unpaid legal fees from Pa. businessman
The law firm Archer & Greiner has filed a breach of contract claim against
Lawyer sues suburban Phila. cop over retaliatory summary citation
An attorney is suing a suburban Philadelphia police officer over a trespass
Worker’s discriminatory firing claim against the Movie Tavern can proceed, federal judge in Phila. rules
A worker who was fired from his job at the Movie Tavern in Montgomery
Covanta Energy hit with discriminatory firing complaint
A longtime employee of Covanta Energy has filed a wrongful termination
Judge Manning elected new president judge of Allegheny County Common Pleas Court
The board of judges of the Fifth Judicial District of Pennsylvania has
Two cops, City of Phila. named in false arrest, excessive force claim by South Philly man
A Philadelphia man who says his rough treatment by city cops caused him
Attorney says settlement route never in question in Dram Shop case ending with $6.6 million for paralyzed plaintiff
Sometimes lawyers are flowery courtroom orators.
Kmart removes disability discrimination suit from state to federal court
Two lawyers representing retail giant Kmart are seeking to transfer a
Fired US Airways Express employee sues airline for wrongful termination
Suzanna Armstrong was familiar with her employer’s policy on visible
Pa. Supreme Court: workers can sue employers over latent occupational diseases
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court recently rendered a decision that could
Drunk driver paralyzed in accident reportedly reaches $6.6 million settlement with bars in Dram Shop case
A New York man who is said to be paralyzed from the neck down due to
Default judgment in excess of $380K entered against assailant in ‘sucker-punch’ case
A judge has entered default judgment in excess of $380,000 against a man who allegedly caused teeth and neck injuries to a bar patron during an apparent sucker punch.
Pa. chiropractor pleads guilty to submitting false vehicle accident injury claim to insurer
A chiropractor in south-central Pennsylvania has pleaded guilty in federal
Accused killer of baby and grandmother named in wrongful death complaint by estate
A man charged with killing a 10-month-old child and the girl’s
Delco Judge Patricia Jenkins confirmed to Pa. Superior Court
A trial judge from suburban Philadelphia was unanimously confirmed by
SEPTA, others sued by leg amputee who was hit and dragged by mass transit bus
A pedestrian whose leg was amputated after she was hit and dragged by a
Pa. inventor sues Christmas Tree Shops for patent infringement
A Pennsylvania man is suing Massachusetts-based Christmas Tree Shops Inc. and New Jersey-based Nantucket Distributing Co. in federal court in Philadelphia over allegations that the defendants stole his patent for a wine tote bag.
Phila. man sues cops over false arrest at home as children looked on
A Philadelphia man who claims he was arrested during a case of mistaken
White and Williams elects first-ever female managing partner
Less than a month after White and Williams Chairman Guy Cellucci passed