News from March 2014
Pa. Superior Court Judge Anne Lazarus named chair of Judicial Conduct Board
A jurist one court reform advocate terms a “guru” of judicial ethics has
Phila. judge transfers business dispute suit to York County Common Pleas Court
A judge in Philadelphia has determined that a business dispute suit
Fired maintenance worker sues Xfinity Live! over claims of age and gender discrimination
A suburban Philadelphia man is suing Xfinity Live! over claims that he was
Temple Law dean given '14 Justice Sonia Sotomayor Diversity Award
JoAnne Epps, the dean of Temple University’s Beasley School of Law, has
DOJ sues school district on behalf of Islamic police officer challenging beard-grooming policy
The federal government is suing the School District of Philadelphia on
Saul Ewing partner Richard Frazier appointed to Pa. Judicial Conduct Board
A partner with the Philadelphia law firm Saul Ewing is one of the newest
Phila. jury sides with whistleblower cop who raised concerns of asbestos in police-run youth athletic center
A veteran Philadelphia police officer who hit the city with a lawsuit alleging
Pa. to share in multi-million dollar False Claims Act Aranesp settlement
Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane announced this week that
Worker fired from ophthalmology practice accuses co. of failing to pay her salary toward end of employment
A Bucks County woman claims in a newly filed civil action that for about a
Teacher’s assistant who quit job because of commute not entitled to unemployment benefits
A teacher from southeastern Pennsylvania who sought unemployment
Lawyer plans to file suit on behalf of 5-year-old child abducted from school, raped in nearby home
A lawsuit will soon be filed on behalf of the family of a young child
Pa. Supreme Court appoints two lawyers to Interbranch Commission for Gender, Racial and Ethnic Fairness
An accomplished African American attorney from Philadelphia and a
U.S. Supreme Court declines to hear Hazleton, Pa. anti-immigrant ordinances case
The United States Supreme Court has declined to hear a case involving
Slip and fall in Wendy's bathroom results in lawsuit
A Philadelphia man is suing over injuries he allegedly sustained when he slipped in the restroom of a fast food chain.
Judge dismisses Hess Corp.'s argument that parking lot defect was trivial, allows claim to proceed to jury
A judge has disagreed with an argument by Hess Corp. in a negligence
Chester, Pa. officer must face claims in false arrest case against himself and state troopers
A municipal police officer must remain a defendant in litigation brought by