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Pa. lawyers can’t cross the state just to sue in Philadelphia

Pennsylvania Record

Pa. lawyers can’t cross the state just to sue in Philadelphia

John O’Brien
Updated 1 hr ago

PHILADELPHIA – Lawyers suing over a fatal traffic accident won’t get to do so in a preferred venue known nationally for jurors who punish companies.

Judge laments tossing woman’s sexual harassment lawsuit

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Judge laments tossing woman’s sexual harassment lawsuit

John O’Brien
4 hrs ago

PHILADELPHIA – A Pennsylvania federal judge has ruled against a cancer researcher who alleged sexual harassment by the director of the Fox Cha…

Lawsuit: I was the scapegoat for classroom abuse of autistic students

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Lawsuit: I was the scapegoat for classroom abuse of autistic students

John O’Brien
Updated Sep 24, 2025

PHILADELPHIA – A federal lawsuit by a fired staff member furthers the mess at the Central Bucks School District, while its superintendent face…

Win for Marple Twp. stands in case of stranded man’s death

Pennsylvania Record

Win for Marple Twp. stands in case of stranded man’s death

John O’Brien
Sep 22, 2025

PHILADELPHIA – A Philadelphia federal judge won’t revisit his decision to toss a lawsuit over the death of an intoxicated man who was left at …

Coach, fighting to clear name, not to blame for softball injury

Pennsylvania Record

Coach, fighting to clear name, not to blame for softball injury

John O’Brien
Sep 22, 2025

WILKES-BARRE, Pa. – A Pennsylvania school district won’t be liable for injuries a student sustained at softball practice when she was hit in t…

Blanket in bassinet caused infant’s death, evidence reveals

Pennsylvania Record

Blanket in bassinet caused infant’s death, evidence reveals

John O’Brien
Sep 19, 2025

PHILADELPHIA – Discovery in a lawsuit blaming the maker of a bassinet mattress for an infant’s death has shown a blanket was actually the problem.

Company fights against $4M asbestos verdict in Pittsburgh

Pennsylvania Record

Company fights against $4M asbestos verdict in Pittsburgh

John O’Brien
Updated Sep 18, 2025

PITTSBURGH – A company hit with a nearly $4 million verdict by Allegheny County jurors in an asbestos case is appealing to the Pennsylvania Su…

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CVS Caremark appeals $290M decision in whistleblower’s case

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CVS Caremark appeals $290M decision in whistleblower’s case

John O’Brien
Sep 17, 2025

PHILADELPHIA – CVS Caremark will appeal a $290 million ruling against it in Philadelphia federal court, as it seeks to overturn a penalty for …

Lawyers circle after ransomware attack on Pitt. company

Pennsylvania Record

Lawyers circle after ransomware attack on Pitt. company

John O’Brien
Sep 16, 2025

PITTSBURGH – Seven law firms have pounced on a recent data breach at a Pittsburgh medical office, filing five class action lawsuits in the wee…

Lawsuit: Chain honoring man’s late son trashed by jail staff

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Lawsuit: Chain honoring man’s late son trashed by jail staff

John O’Brien
Updated Sep 16, 2025

PITTSBURGH – Allegheny County Jail is accused of throwing away a valuable chain taken from an arrested man that commemorates his late son.

Student sexually assaulted who witnessed suicide loses lawsuit

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Student sexually assaulted who witnessed suicide loses lawsuit

John O’Brien
Sep 9, 2025

PHILADELPHIA – A Pennsylvania school district has defeated claims it should be liable for the sexual assault of a 14-year-old boy that led to …

Lawyers worked 80K hours on Mariner East pipeline case

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Lawyers worked 80K hours on Mariner East pipeline case

John O’Brien
Sep 8, 2025

PHILADELPHIA – Class action attorneys who sued over a second Mariner East pipeline in Pennsylvania are now asking for nearly $4 million from a…

Murder at scrimmage not Philadelphia Schools’ fault

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Murder at scrimmage not Philadelphia Schools’ fault

John O’Brien
Sep 4, 2025

PHILADELPHIA – The School District of Philadelphia isn’t responsible for a fatal shooting at a football scrimmage in 2022, a federal judge has…

Girl fighting trans athletes in sports appeals loss

Pennsylvania Record

Girl fighting trans athletes in sports appeals loss

John O’Brien
Updated Sep 3, 2025

PHILADELPHIA – A female high school runner is appealing the loss of her discrimination lawsuit against Pennsylvania school districts that allo…

Case against Loyalsock over sexual abuse of students moves ahead

Pennsylvania Record

Case against Loyalsock over sexual abuse of students moves ahead

John O’Brien
Sep 3, 2025

WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. – A Pennsylvania school district could be headed to trial to defend itself against claims it knew a female middle school bas…

Pitt’s suspension of pro-Palestine group struck by judge

Pennsylvania Record

Pitt’s suspension of pro-Palestine group struck by judge

John O’Brien
Sep 2, 2025

PITTSBURGH – The suspension of a pro-Palestine student group at the University of Pittsburgh is over, thanks to a federal judge who says the A…

Court strikes Pa. rule that dumped 10K votes in 2022

Pennsylvania Record

Court strikes Pa. rule that dumped 10K votes in 2022

John O’Brien
Aug 28, 2025

PHILADELPHIA – Pennsylvania’s election officials can’t toss mail-in ballots just because they have the wrong date on them, a federal appeals c…

‘Unacceptable’: UPF case against Big Food thrown out

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‘Unacceptable’: UPF case against Big Food thrown out

John O’Brien
Aug 26, 2025

PHILADELPHIA – The ambitious lawsuit comparing ultra-processed foods to tobacco shouldn’t move forward, a Philadelphia federal judge has ruled…

Cop not liable for man’s death after bus-stop mishap

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Cop not liable for man’s death after bus-stop mishap

John O’Brien
Aug 26, 2025

PHILADELPHIA – A Marple Township cop isn’t to blame for the death of a man he attempted to get on a bus to Philadelphia, after the man was lef…

Law school-hopefuls challenge fees for applications

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Law school-hopefuls challenge fees for applications

John O’Brien
Aug 22, 2025

PHILADELPHIA – Aspiring attorneys unhappy with the costs of applying to law school could be helped by a recently filed antitrust case that cha…

Sleeping driver rear-ends car, lands Lyft in court

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Sleeping driver rear-ends car, lands Lyft in court

John O’Brien
Aug 22, 2025

PITTSBURGH – A drowsy Lyft driver smashed into the back of another car during an early morning ride, a recently filed lawsuit says.

Cooking oil company sued over spontaneous combustion

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Cooking oil company sued over spontaneous combustion

John O’Brien
Aug 22, 2025

PITTSBURGH – An insurance company has gone to court to recoup the millions of dollars it spent on a fire with a strange cause that destroyed a…

Deadly fire ruling: Philadelphia didn’t create the danger

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Deadly fire ruling: Philadelphia didn’t create the danger

John O’Brien
Aug 21, 2025

PHILADELPHIA – Philadelphia and its housing authority have defeated three of four claims in a lawsuit blaming it for not fixing the smoke dete…

Whistleblower scores $290M from CVS in drug-pricing case

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Whistleblower scores $290M from CVS in drug-pricing case

John O’Brien
Aug 20, 2025

PHILADELPHIA - It will be an eye-opening $290 million penalty for CVS Caremark over prices it charged the federal government for prescription drugs.

‘Violence’ done by Pa. court on citizens’ rights, judge says

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‘Violence’ done by Pa. court on citizens’ rights, judge says

John O’Brien
Aug 20, 2025

PHILADELPHIA - One appellate judge is concerned his colleagues might be headed down a road that will jeopardize the rights of Pennsylvanians t…

Appeals in casino chaos case, closure of Jones Middle

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Appeals in casino chaos case, closure of Jones Middle

John O’Brien
Aug 19, 2025

PHILADELPHIA - Recent appeals in Pennsylvania federal court hope to overturn the closing of a troubled Philadelphia middle school and revive a…

Is jury-duty fatigue to blame for $175M Roundup verdict?

Pennsylvania Record

Is jury-duty fatigue to blame for $175M Roundup verdict?

John O’Brien
Updated Aug 18, 2025

PHILADELPHIA - Jurors felt pressured to punish us, Monsanto is telling the Pennsylvania Supreme Court in a case that could also determine the …

A young girl was tortured to death, but authorities evade blame

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A young girl was tortured to death, but authorities evade blame

John O’Brien
Updated Aug 18, 2025

PHILADELPHIA - Malinda Hoagland was 12 years old and weighed 50 pounds when her body gave out. She'd shown up for school with fresh cuts and b…

$675K settlement for former Schnader Harrison employees

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$675K settlement for former Schnader Harrison employees

John O’Brien
Aug 13, 2025

PHILADELPHIA - A defunct Philadelphia law firm will pay $675,000 to resolve a lawsuit claiming it used employees' retirement money to dissolve…

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Four teens blame EQT for harm from exposure to pollutants

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Four teens blame EQT for harm from exposure to pollutants

Chris Dickerson
Updated Aug 12, 2025

PITTSBURGH – Four teenagers from West Virginia have sued EQT subsidiaries saying the gas company exposed them to dangerous pollution from its …

Chris Dickerson

Much tossed from case of student filmed masturbating

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Much tossed from case of student filmed masturbating

John O’Brien
Aug 11, 2025

SCRANTON, Pa. - It took 65 pages but a Pennsylvania federal judge has decided what parts of a lawsuit alleging a sexually explicit video of a …

John O'Brien

Weak birth-defect lawsuits have Hagens Berman facing penalty

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Weak birth-defect lawsuits have Hagens Berman facing penalty

John O’Brien
Updated Aug 8, 2025

PHILADELPHIA - A prominent plaintiffs law firm is on the defensive, as it now must explain why its actions in a failed group of lawsuits shoul…

John O'Brien

Chaotic dirt-bike chase by cop costs Philadelphia $3M

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Chaotic dirt-bike chase by cop costs Philadelphia $3M

John O’Brien
Aug 7, 2025

PHILADELPHIA - A girl and her aunt who were struck by a dirt bike being chased by a Philadelphia police officer have settled their lawsuit for…

John O'Brien

Controversial Lancaster police shooting was ‘reasonable’

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Controversial Lancaster police shooting was ‘reasonable’

John O’Brien
Aug 6, 2025

READING - The City of Lancaster and a police officer have defeated allegations they were at fault for a fatal shooting that sparked community outage.

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