Lawsuits
Woman Born With One Arm Sues Great Adventure Over Roller Coaster Refusal
Jacqueline Winner loves roller coasters, and she’s ridden dozens. But last June, when the Sicklerville, New Jersey, mother of four visited Six Flags Great Adventure […]
Here’s the Lawsuit the NRA Just Filed Against Philadelphia
As promised, the National Rifle Association has filed suit against the City of Philadelphia for “for refusing to comply with a state law that prohibits […]
Five Below Sued for Securities Fraud
If you have kids, you no doubt are familiar with Five Below, the Philadelphia-headquartered chain of strip mall stores selling mostly toys and small household […]
ACLU Challenges Anti-Mumia Law
The ACLU has filed suit on behalf of a group of Pennsylvania journalists and academics, challenging the new law passed in the wake of Mumia […]
Daryl Hall Files Federal Lawsuit Over His Rose Bowl Float Performance
Show me the money! That’s the gist of a new lawsuit that Philly-born songwriter extraordinaire Daryl Hall filed in California’s federal court on Tuesday, alleging […]
Pa. to Offer Better Treatment to Mentally Ill Inmates
Mentally ill Pennsylvania inmates will be put in special treatment units instead of isolated cells when they misbehave, under the terms of a lawsuit settlement […]
Lawsuit: Caribou Cafe Owner Took Employee Tips, Failed to Pay Overtime
Longtime Walnut Street restaurant Caribou Cafe has been hit with a lawsuit filed in Philadelphia’s federal court. In the filing, five employees claim that the […]
Pennsylvania Sued Over Health Care Changes
Earlier this week, Community Legal Services filed suit against the state of Pennsylvania over changes to health care beginning next year. Under the changes coming […]
Parents Avoid Contempt Citation in Daughter’s Tuition Lawsuit
A judge yesterday refused to hold a 21-year-old’s parents in contempt, ruling the parents do not need to pay Caitlyn Ricci’s tuition while they appeal. […]
D.A. Drops Forfeiture Cases That Drew National Attention
The district attorney’s office has ended its attempts to seize the homes of two Philadelphia families who had sued over the city’s aggressive civil forfeiture practices. […]
SEPTA Sues Drug Maker Over $1,000-a-Pill Hep C Drug
SEPTA has sued the drugmaker Gilead over the price of its Hepatitis C drug Sovaldi, which costs about $1,000 a pill — or $84,000 for […]
Bensalem Muslims Say Township Won’t Let Them Build a Mosque
Bensalem has its fair share of churches and other houses of worship. The Bucks County township of 60,000 has Catholic churches, Protestant churches, synagogues, a […]
Comcast Responds to Hotspot Lawsuit
We told you this morning that Comcast is being sued in federal court over its Xfinity Wi-Fi hotspot program, which piggybacks on customers’ residential routers to provide Internet […]
Complaint: SRC Violated Pennsylvania Sunshine Act
As anticipated, public school activists have filed a complaint against the School Reform Commission, charging the SRC violated the state’s Sunshine Act when it unilaterally […]
Lawsuit: CBS3 Anchor Chris May Screwed Up Big Time
From the Dept. of What Could Be a Really Expensive Mistake comes this tale of a lawsuit filed against CBS Broadcasting and CBS3 news anchor […]