Lawsuits
All Bar Owners and Bartenders Should Pay Attention to the Shane Montgomery Verdict
This story has been updated to correct the amount of the judgment awarded by the court. It has been more than four years since 21-year-old […]
Borgata: Poker Star Phil Ivey Is Stiffing Us Out of $10 Million
Phil Ivey is, without a doubt, one of the most recognizable poker players in the world. Ivey, who has said he’s the Michael Jordan and […]
Outback Threatens to Sue New Philly Bar Over Its “Boomin’ Onion”
When you open up a new bar in Philly, you have all sorts of things to worry about. Will people show up? Will your beer […]
Philly Bike Cop Sues City, Claiming Other Cops Repeatedly Called Him a “Dago”
Daniel Leone has been a Philly cop for more than 23 years. But recently, things have gone downhill on the job for the 47-year-old Northern […]
Grubhub Hit With Huge Class-Action Suit by Philly Indian Chain Tiffin
You’re probably familiar with the Grubhub food delivery app. You pull it up, find the food you want, and Grubhub connects with a local restaurant […]
Fired UArts Prof Claims a Kiss at a Public Event Led to His Termination
Harris Fogel is a photographer whose works are in the collections of the National Museum of Art at the Smithsonian Institute and the Metropolitan Museum […]
Owners of 21 Chinese Restaurants Sue Philly for Racial Discrimination
If you’ve spent any time in the various neighborhoods of Philadelphia, from Kingsessing all the way up to Bustleton, you know that it’s hard to […]
Feds Go After Spread Bagelry Over Unpaid Wages
Popular Philadelphia eatery Spread Bagelry has gotten itself into trouble with the federal government over unpaid wages. United States Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta has […]
Is Another Financial Scandal Brewing at the Seaport Museum?
Debralynn Murdock‘s time at the Independence Seaport Museum on Penn’s Landing was short. The South Philly native was hired as the nonprofit’s controller in September […]
Philly Doc Wins Pregnancy Discrimination Lawsuit Against CHOP
Back in April, we told you about former Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) doctor Kaede Ota, who filed a pregnancy discrimination lawsuit against CHOP. Well, […]
GoFundMe Says John Bobbitt Will Get All the Money Donated to Him
Well, the whole “$400,000 Raised for Homeless Good Samaritan in Philadelphia” story that went way viral last year has turned into quite a mess, with […]
Fired PECO HR Exec Says the Company Discriminates Against White Men
Recently, there have been a number of prominent reverse discrimination lawsuits against companies like Google and YouTube. There was even one filed by former City […]
This Woman Calls SugarHouse a Terrible Place to Work for Breastfeeding Moms
SugarHouse Casino on the Philadelphia waterfront regularly touts itself as the “best place to work” in the city. It’s all over its website. But one […]
Sister of Phillies Owner Sues Firm Over Inheritance Dispute
After settling out of court with billionaire brother John Middleton, the principal owner of the Phillies, for a $22 million slice of the family’s tobacco […]
Philly School Called FBI on Pakistani Boy Over This School Project, Says Suit
“As long as I’ve been here, I’ve known this school to be nothing but accepting.” That’s what Ralph Ciarroco, the friendly principal at Northeast Philadelphia’s […]