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Saturday, November 2, 2024

News from September 2014


Data clean-up purges more than 35,000 civil cases from county backlogs

By Jim Boyle |
A two-year data review by Pennsylvania’s courts has reduced the backlog of civil cases by

Truck driver sues warehouse facility for slip on icy parking lot

By Jim Boyle |
A Connecticut man claims he suffered a concussion and other severe injuries after a slip on

TSA agent claims Department of Homeland Security violated FMLA

By Jim Boyle |
A former Transportation Security Agent says that his Department of Homeland Security

Former Pa. justice takes appeal to state Supreme Court

By The Penn Record |
Former State Supreme Court Justice Joan Orie Melvin

Adderall maker agrees to $56 million settlement over false claims allegations

By Jim Boyle |
Pharmaceutical company Shire Pharmaceuticals LLC will pay $56.5 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act as a result of its marketing and promotion of several drugs, the U.S. Justice Department announced this week.

Montgomery County takes mortgage fight to banks

By Jim Boyle |
After winning a June 30, 2014 decision against the company that maintains a national

Supreme Court suspends two municipal judges implicated in case-fixing activities

By Jim Boyle |
The fallout from Philadelphia Municipal Judge Joseph Waters' guilty plea has affected two

Personal injury suit claims spill from Pepsi delivery caused customer's slip and fall at supermarket

By Jim Boyle |
A Chester County woman blames a soft drink company and the supermarket that was

CEO of consumer loan company pleads guilty to Ponzi scheme

By Jim Boyle |
A Northampton County businessman admitted to federal prosecutors that he orchestrated a scheme to defraud lenders of millions of dollars that he used for his personal purchases.

Update: Philadelphia judge resigns from office, pleads guilty to case fixing

By Jim Boyle |
Joseph C. Waters, Jr., 61, of Philadelphia, pleaded guilty today to using his judicial

Court rules township cannot impose business privilege tax on leases

By Jim Boyle |
Lower Merion Township does not have the authority to impose a 1.5 mill business

Ironworker pleads guilty to running 'Shadow Gang'

By Jim Boyle |
Two members of the Ironworkers Local 401, Francis Sean O’Donnell and William Gillin pleaded guilty Monday to RICO conspiracy, arson, and related charges in United States District Court before the Honorable Michael Baylson.

Parents say unprepared, untrained paramedics caused death of son

By Jim Boyle |
An empty oxygen tank and improper treatment by responding paramedics caused the wrongful death of a Philadelphia couple's son, according to a suit filed at the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

Judge awards $12 million to shareholders of ad company over sale dispute

By Jim Boyle |
The CEO and three other corporate officers of a direct mail marketing agency unfairly enriched themselves by diverting a portion of proceeds from the sale of the company, according to a ruling by a Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas judge.

Roofing company blamed for electrician's fall from utility pole

By Jim Boyle |
A Bucks County electrician says the careless driving of a roofing company's employee

Led Zeppelin moves for dismissal of copyright suit

By Jim Boyle |
Attorneys representing the surviving original members of classic rock band Led Zeppelin

Software company accuses former employee of sharing trade secrets

By Jim Boyle |
A software company that provides business development programming says that a former

Suit: SEPTA's denial of anti-Islam advertising violated group's First Amendment rights

By Jim Boyle |
A New Hampshire-based non-profit organization says that officials from SEPTA

Pennsylvania man admits to exporting lab equipment to Syria

By Jim Boyle |
A Susquehanna County, Pa., businessman admitted in federal court Wednesday to conspiring to send chemical weapon-detecting technology to Syria.

Judge needs more information to decide where Penn State president's defamation case belongs

By Jim Boyle |
Lawyers representing former Penn State President Graham Spanier have until Oct. 31 to complete the discovery phase over the question of whether or not the defamation case against Louis Freeh, who led the third party investigation into the school's handling of sexual abuse accusations against former assistant coach Jerry Sandusky, belongs in federal court.