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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 - (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