News from 2014
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
Pa. man sentenced for role in $26 million pay scheme
A Montgomery County man will serve 16 years in prison for his role in an advance fee fraud scheme that defrauded hundreds of victims searching for commercial financing.
Former Arby's employee says owner's son sexually harassed her
A Berks County woman says after she reported that her employer's son sexually assaulted
Former Supreme Court Justice won't serve sentence during appeal
Former Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Joan Orie Melvin's attempt to overturn one
Struggling directory publisher sued for defamation by former executives
The ex-president and head of operations for a publishing company struggling to keep up
Wrongful death suit claims tractor trailer accident caused by distracted driver
Guy Brooks of McNees Wallace & Nurick
Judge denies motion to dismiss Penn State, NCAA suit
The legal dispute between Penn State, the NCAA and two state officials seemed to have
Suit: Disabled railroad employee called 'ungrateful' for accommodations before termination
A former employee for a Bucks County specialty railroad company says that her employers
Philadelphia School District sues former webmaster for developing 'Teachers of Philly' app on district equipment
In 2011, a new app hit the iTunes store that parodied the Philadelphia School District's budget woes. Inspired by Angry Birds, the game, "Teachers of Philly" depicted three schoolteachers as superheroes going up against villains such as the Superintendent and the Mayor, doing battle on game levels reminiscent of the district headquarters at 440 N. Broad St.; the School Reform Commission meeting auditorium
Victims of Market Street building collapse consolidate claims
Twenty-two victims, including the families of seven people killed when a building under
Bad faith settlement with Allstate awards $22 million to accident victim
The rejection of a $250,000 claim has ultimately cost insurance giant Allstate $22 million
Commonwealth Court suit challenges ballot change in 158th District
Sunday's selection of Chris Ross to replace Republican nominee Cuyler Walker on the
Former housekeeper accuses employer of retaliatory discrimination
A former housekeeper who complained of discriminatory treatment says her manager
Amtrak office worker says low staffing caused workplace injury
A former employee at Amtrak's Wilmington, Del., office holds the railroad company liable for severe shoulder injuries he sustained while moving a filing cabinet, according to a personal injury suit field at the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
Wounded Warrior Project sues Pa. group claiming copyright infringement
A national organization formed to help wounded veterans cope with their injuries as they return to civilian life says a Pennsylvania-based non-profit with a similar mission has been infringing on its copyright in a suit filed at the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
Data clean-up purges more than 35,000 civil cases from county backlogs
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
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
A former Transportation Security Agent says that his Department of Homeland Security