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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, […]

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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 […]

Restaurants

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 […]

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“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 […]

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Cop Who Punched Woman in Puerto Rican Day Video: I Was Trying to Hit Corona Bottle

During his one-day trial yesterday, former Philadelphia police officer Jonathan Josey claimed he wasn’t really trying to punch that woman during the Puerto Rican Day […]

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Student Sues Lehigh University for $1.3 Million Over Mediocre Grade

Talk about your grade inflation—Megan Thode is suing Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pa., for the C+ she received in a fieldwork class in her graduate […]

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Why Philadelphia Court Should Toss NFL Concussion Lawsuit

Now that the Super Bowl is over, the really big game begins. And it’s going to be a head-knocker. On one side we have the […]

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The Perelmans Are Now Fighting Other Families With Similar Names

Some families have Scrabble night. Others amuse themselves by suing one another. The famous Perelmans are at it again, except this time, instead of competing […]

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The Barnes on the Parkway Is a Smashing Success. Deal With It.

I saw this headline today and immediately felt like going to bed: “Controversial Barnes Foundation Passes Included in Philly’s New Hotel Promo.” It’s from a […]

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5 New Advertising Ideas for the Subway Footlong

I’m no expert, but what’s a few inches between friends? If the inches in question belong to Subway’s “footlong” sandwiches, friendship has nothing to do […]

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Junior Seau’s Family Suing NFL Over Suicide

The family of Junior Seau, the former star linebacker who killed himself in May, has sued the National Football League over Seau’s death. They claim […]

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Disgraced Ex-City Councilman and Wife Sue “Luxury” Drug Rehab

Last week, Lee and Diane Beloff filed a medical malpractice lawsuit in Philadelphia against a $45,000-a-month luxury drug detox facility where Diane had been a […]

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The Perelman Saga Isn’t Over: Raymond Sues Again

More than three years after tycoon Raymond Perelman sued his son Jeffrey, in 2009, he is suing longtime friend, lawyer and confidant Arlin Adams. Adams was the […]

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Alycia Lane’s Claims Against CBS Dismissed

A judge has dismissed onetime CBS 3 anchor Alycia Lane’s claims against her former employer. Lane sued CBS several months after she was released from […]

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Inky Owners Sue Bart Blatstein

Interstate General Media Sues Bart Blatstein. The owners of the Inquirer say they deserve their security deposit back from the time period when they rented […]