Lawsuits
Feds Sue Philly Schools Over Beard Limits
NBC News reports that federal officials have filed suit against the Philadelphia School District over its rules that limits employee beards to a quarter-inch in […]
Chickie’s & Pete’s Lawsuit Settlement Announced
Chickie’s & Pete’s has announced that the company has reached a settlement with the United States Department of Labor regarding those questionable practices relating to […]
Federal Lawsuit: Does Delilah’s Den Discriminate Against Jews?
On Tuesday, a federal civil rights lawsuit was filed against Philadelphia “gentleman’s club” Delilah’s Den. Now, I know what you’re thinking: Some dancer is probably […]
Expelled Swarthmore Student Sues College Over Sexual Assault Allegations
Last April, Swarthmore students Mia Ferguson and Hope Brinn helped bring two very public complaints against their college, alleging that the prestigious liberal arts institution […]
Lawsuit Filed in Fire Escape Fatality
The Daily News: “Relatives of a man killed and a woman seriously injured when a fire escape collapsed off a Center City apartment building two […]
Lawsuit: Snooki is Peddling Bad Diet Pills
Courthouse News Service reports: “”Jersey Shore” alum Snooki joined up with recidivist snake-oil salesmen to peddle Zantrex diet pills that don’t work, a class action […]
AOL Fights Philadelphia Man Over Martini Lounge Radio Trademark
Havertown’s Tom Kelly thought he had all of his bases covered. The former General Manager of WHAT 1340-AM in Philadelphia had taken his Rat Pack-laced […]
Philly Court Makes It Harder for Government to Track Americans With GPS
Back in 2009 and 2010, a wave of burglaries hit pharmacies in the Philadelphia region. Most were Rite Aids. The thieves’ M.O. was consistent: they […]
Fox 29 “Investigative Report” On Don Tollefson Is a Joke
If you were watching Hostages or The Blacklist on Monday night in the 10 o’clock hour, then you missed Fox 29’s investigation into sportscaster (and […]
Reporter Ralph Cipriano Subpoenaed Over Catholic Sex Abuse Case
Ralph Cipriano hates the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, as he’s demonstrated through his two decades of reporting on and mudslinging at the local branch of the […]
Man Acquitted of Threatening to Bomb Liberty Bell
The 42-year-old Portuguese man who was arrested in January for allegedly threatening to park officials that he was going to blow up the Liberty Bell was acquitted […]
Ohio Valley University Not Concerned Over Sharing Wharton Name with Penn
This country, apparently, is big enough for two Whartons. Two weeks ago, Ohio Valley University (in, coincidentally, West Virginia) renamed its business school with Wharton […]
In Revision of History, Thalidomide Made its Way to US
The shrunken limbs of children in Europe caused by the 1960s cure-all thalidomide became somewhat iconic of the horror of birth defects, and for decades, […]
Philly Man Files Racial Discrimination Suit Against Popeye’s Over $10
We’ve all had bad customer service experiences at fast food restaurants. But one man has decided to take Georgia-based Popeye’s Louisiana Kitchen to Federal Court […]
Bucks County Woman Says US Airways Lost Husband’s Ashes
Oh, airline security. Almost always more of a pain than it needs to be—and yes, we say that remembering the terrorist attacks of a dozen […]