News from 2014
Pa. family holds Ritz-Carlton responsible for teen daughter's sexual assault in Cayman Islands
A Northampton County family has filed a lawsuit with the Philadelphia Court of Common
Pa. woman sues JC Penney for fall at New Jersey store
A Philadelphia woman says careless behavior by the staff and management at a New Jersey JC Penney department store caused her to trip and sustain multiple injuries, according to a personal injury suit filed at the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas.
Verizon pays nurse $3 million for career-ending brain injury from car crash
After more than a week of trial in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas, Verizon has
Pa. Supreme Court rules worker's use of Fifth Amendment cannot be used as evidence
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court says that a mushroom farm worker's invocation of the
Jay Paterno files suit against Penn State over 2012 termination
The fallout from former Penn State Assistant Coach Jerry Sandusky's arrest and
Day care center accused of pregnancy discrimination
A former employee of a Montgomery County child care center has accused the company of fostering a pattern of discrimination against pregnant employees in a federal suit filed at the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
Philadelphia agrees to $1.425 million settlement over release of gun license applicants' info
Representatives with the City of Philadelphia and Mayor Michael Nutter's office have
Ambler woman seeks damages from flooring company's delivery truck crash
A Montgomery County woman says she suffered severe injuries when a Maryland flooring company's delivery truck rear-ended her car two years ago, according to a civil suit filed in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas.
Former cook accuses alternative school of racial discrimination
A Montgomery County man says that his supervisors in the kitchen of an alternative
Justice McCaffery selected to PA Military and Veterans Affairs Hall of Fame
Supreme Court Justice Seamus P. McCaffery has been selected as an inductee to the 2013
AG Kane sues oil companies for MTBE pollution
Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane has filed a civil suit against 52 oil and gas
Family sues apartment complex over son's broken leg
An 8-year-old boy visiting his uncle at an Allentown apartment complex tripped over a cracked sidewalk and broke his leg, causing permanent damage and a potentially long future of costly medical bills, according to a personal injury suit filed at the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
Former A.C. Moore assistant manager accuses supervisors of defamation and violating civil rights
A former assistant general manager for an A.C. Moore located in Berks County has accused her supervisors of spreading false rumors about her and terminating her employment not only to avoid providing coverage under the Family Medical Leave Act, but also out of retaliation for her reports of sexual harassment.
Commonwealth Court rules in favor of Philadelphia School District over CBA language
A three-member panel of the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court ruled in favor of the
Transport company sues for breach of contract over stolen diaper shipment
A Tennessee-based trucking company has filed a breach of contract suit in the U.S. District
Delivery man sues Pottsville Walmart for shoulder injury
A Lehigh County man has filed a personal injury suit in the Philadelphia Court of Common
Philadelphia caterer accused of dodging overtime payments in new class action
A former employee of a Philadelphia catering company has filed a class action suit
Suit: Wrongful arrest cost Gulf War vet security guard job
A former security guard says that a wrongful arrest by two Philadelphia police officers and three weeks of incarceration cost him a new job, according to a suit filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
Former sewer worker accuses township manager of violating FMLA
A former employee of Bristol Township's sewer treatment plant says that the township