News from October 2014
Dunkin Donuts employees say manager discriminates in favor of Indian workers
Two current and one former employee of a Philadelphia Dunkin Donuts restaurant say
Superior Court denies Fumo's choice to oversee daughter's multi-million dollar trust fund
A longtime friend of ex-Senator Vincent Fumo has been denied by the Superior Court of
Parents of teen struck and killed by car sues township, school district for wrongful death
The parents of a teenager killed in a car accident in 2012 say that the location of his bus
Commonwealth Court rules Ross can remain on ballot
The Commonwealth Court has rejected an appeal objecting to the addition of incumbent
Attorney charged in scheme to defraud Chester County company
A patent attorney has been charged for allegedly operating a five-year fraud scheme with an outside partner to bilk money out of a Chester County company by billing the client for work that was not performed.
Chief Justice says McCaffery sent explicit e-mails
A statement released Wednesday by Supreme Court Chief Justice Ronald Castille says that a
Objection claims concussion settlement treats European players unfairly
Severe head trauma suffered on a European football field is just as harmful and dangerous
Objections filed at opt-out deadline for NFL concussion settlement
The vast majority of 18,000 former National Football League players have accepted the
Suit: White employee placed hangman's noose on black man's neck as a joke
A black construction worker says his employers have failed to reprimand a white employee
Superior Court reverses order on construction job reimbursement
A former vice president of a construction firm must reimburse his former company for the
Lackawanna County attorney indicted for mail fraud
A real estate attorney in Lackawanna County faces possible jail time and hefty fines over charges on title insurance fraud and mail fraud, according to, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania.
District judge denies injured doctor's disability claims
A judge at the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania granted
Executive chef sues restaurant for ADA violations
A former executive chef for a Montgomery County restaurant has sued his ex-employers
Driver sues Greyhound for injuries from bus accident
The operator of a Greyhound bus did not pay attention to surrounding vehicles while
Education secretary motions to dismiss lawsuit over Phila. school conditions
Pennsylvania's Secretary of Education says that complaints filed against her office regarding the condition of schools in the Philadelphia School District did not pertain to the curriculum and do not require her investigation.
Former tech school dean says employer discriminated against her age and gender
The former dean of education for a Harrisburg-based technical career school says her supervisor subjected her to derogatory comments and unfair treatment based on her age and gender, according to a civil rights suit file at the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
Deadline to opt-out of NFL concussion class action unchanged
The federal judge overseeing the class action suit filed by retired football players against
Judge denies dismissal of coverage dispute over data breach
A federal judge in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania has
Suit: Oil recycling plant owed $200,000 for disposing of PCB-contaminated shipment
An Illinois-based oil recycling and refining company says a Nazareth, Pa. cement manufacturer owes it approximately $200,000 for the disposal of materials containing an excessive amount of PCB chemicals.
Prosthetics clinic sued for negligence over faulty limb
A Delaware County man says that a prosthetics company he has used since 1987 did