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Supreme Court Will Review Class Certification In Comcast Antitrust Case
Posted on 25 Jun 2012 by Joan Grossman

WASHINGTON, D.C. - (Mealey's) The U.S. Supreme Court on June 25 agreed to decide "[w]hether a district court may certify a class action without resolving whether the plaintiff class has introduced admissible evidence, including expert testimony... Read More

UBER Gets a Win in Philadelphia
Posted on 7 May 2018 by Gabriela Nolen

The dismissal of a complaint against Uber Technologies, Inc. (Uber), brought by Philadelphia taxi drivers asserting attempted monopolization under the Sherman Act , 15 U.S.C.S. § 2 , was affirmed for failure to state a cause of action. The city... Read More

NTSB Says Engineer Was Not Using Cell Phone When Amtrak Train Derailed
Posted on 10 Jun 2015 by Maureen McGuire

WASHINGTON, D.C. — (Mealey’s) The National Traffic Safety Board (NTSB) said June 10 that the engineer of an Amtrak passenger train that derailed in Philadelphia on May 12 was not using his cell phone at the time of the accident (NTSB Accident... Read More

Duck Boat Captain Sues Tug, Philly In Deadly Crash
Posted on 30 Sep 2010 by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

PHILADELPHIA - (AP) A tour boat captain has sued the city of Philadelphia and operators of a tugboat that pushed a huge city barge into his amphibious vessel, sinking it and leaving two Hungarian tourists dead. Gary Fox, 59, of Turnersville, N.J., said... Read More

Trump Lawsuit Over Pennsylvania Casino License Tossed
Posted on 9 Jan 2011 by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

PHILADELPHIA - (AP) A federal appeals court on Friday threw out a lawsuit against former members of the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board over their rejection of a Donald Trump company's effort to obtain a Philadelphia casino license. The 3rd U.S... Read More

Sex Assault Lawsuit Filed Against Philadelphia Archdiocese Officials
Posted on 8 Mar 2011 by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

PHILADELPHIA - (AP) A man suing the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia says clergy covered up sexual assault allegations against a Roman Catholic priest who molested him in the 1990s. In a lawsuit filed Monday in the city's Court of Common... Read More

Pennsylvania Lawsuits: Whites Told They Can't Teach Blacks
Posted on 18 May 2011 by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

PHILADELPHIA - (AP) Four white Philadelphia teachers filed federal race-bias lawsuits that accuse a black principal of creating a hostile work environment and suggesting they were unfit to teach black children. The teachers work at a predominantly black... Read More

Bartender Claims Patron Racism At Philly Nightspot
Posted on 15 Nov 2010 by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

PHILADELPHIA - (AP) A bartender has sued a popular Philadelphia restaurant and bar where he works, claiming it discouraged nonwhite customers from visiting. The federal lawsuit filed Tuesday by part-time bartender and lawyer Michael Bolden claims the... Read More

AP Probe: Nearly $1B In NYC Police Lawsuit Payouts
Posted on 15 Oct 2010 by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

NEW YORK - (AP) The fiancee and friends of an unarmed man killed in a 50-bullet police shooting on his wedding day said they wanted justice. The legal system gave them money more than $7 million. The city did what it has done time and time again: pay... Read More

Pennsylvania School District Sued Over Truancy Fines
Posted on 20 Jan 2011 by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

HARRISBURG, Pa. - (AP) A Pennsylvania school district is being sued over what lawyers say are excessive and illegal fines imposed to punish repeatedly truant children or their parents. The Public Interest Law Center of Philadelphia sued Thursday in federal... Read More

Families Of Philly Duck Boat Victims File Lawsuit
Posted on 10 Aug 2010 by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

PHILADELPHIA - (AP) The families of two Hungarian tourists killed in a duck boat accident on the Delaware River last month have filed a wrongful death lawsuit in Philadelphia. Sixteen-year-old Dora Schwendtner and 20-year-old Szabolcs Prem were killed... Read More

Philadelphia Reaches Settlement In 'Stop And Frisk' Lawsuit
Posted on 22 Jun 2011 by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

PHILADELPHIA - (AP) A court-appointed monitor will oversee city police officers' use of "stop and frisk" searches, a high-profile part of the mayor's efforts to combat violent crime, according to a settlement agreement announced Tuesday... Read More