Jon Campisi News
NFL concussion litigation sparks widespread changes on the field
Two months before the first lawsuit was filed in what has become a multi-district case docket titled the National Football League Players' Concussion Injury Litigation, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett signed into law a bill dubbed the "Safety in Youth Sports Act."
Judge sets trial date for suspended Pa. SC Justice Orie Melvin
Melvin PITTSBURGH (Legal Newsline) - A Pennsylvania judge has set a trial start date in the case of suspended state Supreme Court Justice Joan Orie Melvin.
Philly cheesesteak makers sue U.S. Patent Office
Corcoran PHILADELPHIA (Legal Newsline) - The owners of a Philadelphia eatery have filed suit against the director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office over claims that the defendant refused to issue a valid trademark to the plaintiff's cheesesteak sandwich.
NFL players' concussion litigation - new 'Big Tobacco' - moves forward in Philly
Brody PHILADELPHIA (Legal Newsline) - With a deep pocket defendant and experienced plaintiff attorneys, a growing personal injury case docket at federal court in Philadelphia has the potential to rival "Big Tobacco" litigation of the 1990s.
Philly Courts reintroduce punitive damage claims in mass tort cases
Philadelphia Common Pleas Court Judge John W. Herron PHILADELPHIA (Legal Newsline) - Suspension of reverse bifurcation in asbestos and other mass tort claims heard at Philadelphia's Common Pleas Court will continue, but punitive damage claims in such cases are now once again allowable.
Defective design claim over penile implant proceeds
PHILADELPHIA (Legal Newsline) - A federal judge in Philadelphia has allowed a strict liability claim over an alleged defective penile implant to proceed against the device's manufacturer.
Woman, arrested for drawing on sidewalk, sues Philly
Messing PHILADELPHIA (Legal Newsline) - A woman who alleges she was arrested by an overzealous Philadelphia police officer who detained her after she was discovered drawing on a sidewalk with chalk has filed a federal civil rights complaint.
Change coming to controversial Philly courts system
Herron PHILADELPHIA (Legal Newsline) - The administrative judge of the Philadelphia court system's trial division signed off on new judicial regulations that will greatly affect the way mass tort cases are handled at the Common Pleas Court.
Another hot coffee lawsuit filed
PHILADELPHIA (Legal Newsline) - A Philadelphia woman who claims she became burned by a hot cup of coffee at local Burger King is suing the fast food giant in state court.
Pa. AG brings additional charges against Sandusky
Kelly HARRISBURG, Pa. (Legal Newsline) - Pennsylvania Attorney General Linda Kelly has lodged additional charges against Jerry Sandusky, the former Penn State University assistant football coach who stands accused of sexually abusing young boys over the period of a decade.
Carlisle prosecutor entering Pa. AG race
Freed CARLISLE, Pa. (Legal Newsline) - The top law enforcer in one central Pennsylvania county has announced his bid to become the next top prosecutor in the commonwealth.
Pa. lawmaker behind 'venue shopping' bill discusses legislation
Cutler PHILADELPHIA (Legal Newsline) - Before getting elected to Pennsylvania's General Assembly five years ago, Bryan Cutler worked in healthcare.
Pa. SC decision could affect Philly program
PHILADELPHIA (Legal Newsline) - A Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruling this week regarding firefighters in Erie could be felt across the state in Philadelphia.
First lawsuit filed against Penn State in child molestation case
Anderson PHILADELPHIA (Legal Newsline) - The first civil action arising out of the Pennsylvania State University child sex-abuse scandal has been filed in state court.
Attorneys: Sovereign immunity won't shield Penn State from sex abuse claims
McLaughlin PHILADELPHIA (Legal Newsline) - In the wake of the Pennsylvania State University child sex-abuse scandal, questions loom over whether or not the school, as a state-supported higher learning institution, can face civil litigation.
Study: Philly courts courting plaintiffs from outside city
Wright PHILADELPHIA (Legal Newsline) - A newly released academic study by a law school professor asserts that Philadelphia's civil court system is attractive to plaintiff's from outside of the city at the expense of local consumers and businesses.