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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 […]

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Jury Awards $500,000 Judgment Against Philabundance

  Philabundance has been ordered to pay $500,000 to a former employee who says he was maliciously prosecuted by the non-profit hunger agency. A Philadelphia jury […]

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Main Line’s Overbrook Golf Club Hit With Messy Sexual Harassment Suit

The Overbrook Golf Club may bear the name of the crowded, rough-in-parts neighborhood that sits on the western edge of Philadelphia, but the exclusive private […]

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Lawsuit: School Funding in Pennsylvania is Unconstitutional

Seventeen years ago, the city and School District of Philadelphia filed suit against Pennsylvania, accusing it of failing to provide sufficient education funding in violation of the […]

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Lawyer Told to Pay $1M for Allowing Smoking Reference at Trial

A Philadelphia judge has ordered a suburban defense attorney to pay nearly $1 million for allowing an expert witness to make a smoking reference during […]

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Philadelphia Sued Over City Council Speech Rules

A Philadelphia man has sued the city in federal court over the public comment rules at City Council meetings. Patrick Duff, 38, argues city policy […]

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Philly Comcast Subscriber? You’re (Maybe) About to Get Some Goodies.

Comcast has settled a lawsuit alleging it overcharged Philly-area customers for cable TV subscribers — and that means current and former subscribers are going to be […]

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10 Reasons Cheyney Alumni Are Suing Pennsylvania and the Federal Government

A coalition known as “Heeding Cheyney’s Call” (HCC), which consists of Cheyney University alumni, students, professors, staffers, and retirees, as well as community activists, religious […]

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Lawyer Who Filed Led Zeppelin “Stairway to Heaven” Suit Could Be Disbarred

Recently, Media, Pennsylvania-based attorney Francis Malofiy scored a small victory against Led Zeppelin in his “Stairway to Heaven” plagiarism lawsuit when a Philadelphia federal judge […]

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Report: Philly Paid Out $40 Million for Police Misconduct

MuckRock, an investigative website that specializes in open-records requests, says Philadelphia has paid more than $40 million to settle nearly 600 police misconduct suits since […]

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Ex-Worker Sues, Says He Awoke Post-Colonoscopy With Pink Panties On

A man in Delaware is suing a surgical center, alleging someone put pink panties on him after he had a colonoscopy. Andrew Walls, 32, sued […]

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Catholic Pediatrician Says City Fired Her for Refusing to Prescribe Contraceptives

After moving to the United States from her native India, Doris Fernandes worked as a pediatrician at Philadelphia’s District Health Center at 4400 Haverford Avenue […]

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Norman Mailer Mistress Sues Mailer Estate, Biographer for Libel

Carole Mallory has led quite the life. Though the 72-year-old woman now lives quietly in Norristown, Pennsylvania, her earlier years were nothing short of exciting. […]

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Michael J. Fox Foundation Sues Camden Facility for Alleged Freezer Mishap

Philadelphia Business Journal reports that the Michael J. Fox Foundation is suing the Coriell Institute in Camden for allegedly ruining valuable tissue samples when a […]

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School District Sues Ex-Webmaster Christopher Akers for Fraud, Theft

Back in 2008, just a few months after Arlene Ackerman’s reign as Queen Bee of School District of Philadelphia began, Christopher Akers, seen here in […]