Pennsylvania Supreme Court
Recent News About Pennsylvania Supreme Court
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Report: Lawyers for suspended Pa. SC justice seeking probation
PITTSBURGH (Legal Newsline) -- Lawyers for suspended Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Joan Orie Melvin are asking she receive a sentence of probation. -
Pa. SC to hear challenge over judges' retirement age next month
HARRISBURG, Pa. (Legal Newsline) -- The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case challenging the state's mandatory retirement age for judges. -
Former Pa. governors back judicial merit selection
HARRISBURG, Pa. (Legal Newsline) -- Three of Pennsylvania's former chief executives took part in a conference call with reporters on Monday to discuss their collective support for a move toward judicial merit selection. -
Report: Convicted Pa. SC justice could lose state pension
PITTSBURGH (Legal Newsline) -- Suspended Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Joan Orie Melvin, who was found guilty of corruption last month, now could lose her state pension. -
Jury finds suspended Pa. SC justice, sister used state workers to perform campaign work
PITTSBURGH (Legal Newsline) -- Suspended Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Joan Orie Melvin, along with her sister, who worked with Melvin as an administrative assistant, were found guilty Thursday of corruption. -
Pa. SC: Pulpwood company's sale of Del. land taxable business income in Pa.
HARRISBURG, Pa. (Legal Newsline) -- The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has ruled that a pulpwood company's sale of its Delaware land constitutes taxable business income in the state. -
Attorneys for suspended Pa. SC justice won't say if she'll testify at trial
PITTSBURGH (Legal Newsline) -- Attorneys for suspended Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Joan Orie Melvin will not say whether she will take the stand. -
Pa. SC affirms selection of Nemacolin resort for slots license
Castille PITTSBURGH (Legal Newsline) - The Pennsylvania Supreme Court, in a majority ruling Monday, affirmed the state Gaming Control Board's selection last year of a proposed casino project in Fayette County for a slot machine license. -
Report: Pa. SC justice, court workers ask to throw out Melvin subpoenas
Melvin PITTSBURGH (Legal Newsline) - A fellow Pennsylvania Supreme Court justice and a group of court administrators contend they shouldn't have to testify at a preliminary hearing for suspended Justice Joan Orie Melvin this month. -
Pa. SC: Records for private companies can be public
Saylor HARRISBURG, Pa. (Legal Newsline) - The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has ruled that private companies -- more specifically, those operating for "public benefit" -- can be required to make their records public under the state's Right-to-Know Law. -
Report: Drug maker suing La. AG over outside counsel hiring
Caldwell NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) - Drug maker GlaxoSmithKline has reportedly filed a lawsuit against Louisiana Attorney General James "Buddy" Caldwell over his hiring of private attorneys in a case against the company. -
Pa. SC shoots down 'any-exposure' asbestos theory
Saylor PITTSBURGH (Legal Newsline) - The Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected the "any-fiber" theory of asbestos causation. -
Pa. SC justice's sister resigns ahead of corruption sentencing
Orie HARRISBURG, Pa. (Legal Newsline) - Pennsylvania state Sen. Jane Orie resigned Monday ahead of her sentencing next month for using state employees for political work. -
Pa. SC justice Melvin suspended amid pending charges
Melvin PITTSBURGH (Legal Newsline) - The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has suspended Justice Joan Orie Melvin in the wake of pending charges that she allegedly used her office staff to perform campaign work. -
Pa. SC agrees to hear case over Marcellus shale rights
Chief Justice Ronald Castille HARRISBURG, Pa. (Legal Newsline) - The Pennsylvania Supreme Court this week agreed to take up a case questioning whether shale is a "mineral." -
Pa. SC affirms ruling in favor of medical device maker
Saylor HARRISBURG, Pa. (Legal Newsline) - The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled last week that trial courts are not restricted to considering a single use of a multi-use product in design defect, threshold, risk-utility balancing. -
Pa. SC won't meddle with Philly forum-shopping
Cutler HARRISBURG, Pa. (Legal Newsline) - The Pennsylvania Supreme Court will not intervene in the Philadelphia courts system, which a pharmaceutical company says is actively encouraging out-of-state lawsuits. -
Quaker City courts have troubled history; some reject 'plaintiff-friendly' criticism
Dembe PHILADELPHIA (Legal Newsline) - Pennsylvania is known as the Quaker State and Philadelphia as the Quaker City because both were founded by William Penn, who was a member of the Society of Friends - also called Quakers. -
Pa. SC: Doctor can be sued for emotional distress
SCRANTON, Pa. (Legal Newsline) - The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has ruled that a doctor can be sued for emotional distress despite a lack of physical negligence.