Lawsuits
Main Line Filmmaker in Bitter Feud With Martin Scorsese’s Daughter
There aren’t too many Philadelphia stories that involve Martin Scorsese, his daughter Catherine Scorsese, actor Ray Liotta of Goodfellas fame, or pop prince Jesse McCartney. […]
Second Building Collapse Victim Files Lawsuit
On Friday morning, attorneys representing Linda Bell, who was injured in the building collapse at 22nd and Market streets earlier this week, filed a personal […]
White Former ADA Sues Seth Williams for Racial Discrimination
MK Feeney was once an Assistant District Attorney in Philadelphia with a promising career. Hired in 1996 by then-District Attorney Lynne Abraham, Feeney successfully prosecuted […]
What We Know About the Chuck Peruto Story
Here’s what we know so far about the strange tale of the dead woman and Chuck Peruto. A maintenance worker found 26-year-old Julia Papazian Law […]
Chickie’s & Pete’s Hit With Whistle Blower Suit
Sharon Chase, a former manager at Chickie’s & Pete’s in Egg Harbor, New Jersey has filed a whistle-blower lawsuit against the sports bar chain and […]
Dick Sprague Loses Daily News Lawsuit
The powers that be over at the headquarters of the Inquirer and Daily News are surely breathing sighs of relief. Last week, Philadelphia Common Pleas […]
La Calaca Feliz Sues Ambler’s Taco Feliz for Trademark Infringement
Taco Feliz is opening soon in Ambler, as indicated by this sign in the window, but it has nothing to do with Fairmount’s La Calaca […]
Goliath Squashes David: Comcast Ruling Kills Class-Action Lawsuits
On the morning of March 27th, the corporations finally won their war on the people. A little after 10 a.m., before hearing oral arguments on […]
Tom Knox Sues Table 31
Thursday was a busy day for multi-millionaire businessman Tom Knox. The failed 2007 mayoral candidate, who recently considered a bid for the Pennsylvania governor’s seat […]
Lawsuit Claims Nov. Paulsboro Train Spill Killed Jersey Woman
The Star-Ledger reports: Wessie Hardy, who lived on West Broad Street, was outside doing her daily chores, her family claims, when a train derailed over the […]
10 Mysteries About Girls Gone Wild Declaring Bankruptcy
A wild and mysterious thing happened last week: The company that owns Girls Gone Wild, and all its related brands, went bankrupt.
A New Twist in Seamus McCaffery’s High Court Shenanigans?
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Judge Seamus McCaffery has an unusual professional relationship with his wife, Lise Rapaport. Rapaport, for one, is his chief judicial aide. Two, […]
32-Year-Old Man Sues Parents, Says They Made Him Fail Life
Desperate times call for desperate measures. Or maybe it’s only that desperate people grasp at straws … and lawsuits. Bernard Bey, a 32-year-old homeless man from […]
Feds Investigating Chickie’s and Pete’s
Chickie’s and Pete’s is scrambling as the US Labor Department looks into payment violations and more than 60 former and current employees are suing the now […]
“Boobies” On the Agenda Today in Philly Federal Court
Once all the fire trucks went away after an apparent anthrax scare, the U.S. Court of Appeals, Eastern District, got down to business. A couple […]