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Philadelphia judge shuts Beasley Allen out of talc cases

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Philadelphia judge shuts Beasley Allen out of talc cases

John O’Brien
32 mins ago

PHILADELPHIA – A Philadelphia judge is the latest to kick the mass tort law firm Beasley Allen off cases alleging products like Baby Powder ca…

McKeesport school district hit with sexual assault lawsuit

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McKeesport school district hit with sexual assault lawsuit

John O’Brien
22 hrs ago

PITTSBURGH – The McKeesport Area School District faces a lawsuit over a 2024 scandal that included a security guard sleeping with a student an…

When capybaras attack: Lawsuit follows bite at Pet Expo

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When capybaras attack: Lawsuit follows bite at Pet Expo

John O’Brien
23 hrs ago

PITTSBURGH – A famously friendly wild animal turned mean at the Pittsburgh Pet Expo and bit a child, a recent lawsuit alleges.

Zantac lawyers lose bid to knock Phila. judge off cases

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Zantac lawyers lose bid to knock Phila. judge off cases

John O’Brien
Apr 17, 2026

PHILADELPHIA – A Philadelphia judge will not step down from hundreds of lawsuits alleging Zantac causes cancer, rejecting doubts of his impart…

UPenn appeals, fighting orders to reveal Jewish employees

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UPenn appeals, fighting orders to reveal Jewish employees

John O’Brien
Apr 14, 2026

PHILADELPHIA – The University of Pennsylvania hopes a federal appeals court will overturn a ruling that requires it to give a list of all Jewi…

Time stands in the way of sexual abuse cases in Pennsylvania

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Time stands in the way of sexual abuse cases in Pennsylvania

Jay Brown and John O’Brien
Updated Apr 14, 2026

PITTSBURGH – Men claiming they were raped while juveniles at Pennsylvania detention centers would disagree that time heals all wounds, as it c…

Judge limits lawsuit over Air Force crash that killed eight

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Judge limits lawsuit over Air Force crash that killed eight

John O’Brien
Apr 13, 2026

PHILADELPHIA – Attorneys can’t use Pennsylvania law to recover more money in a lawsuit over the fatal 2023 crash of a military Osprey aircraft…

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Lawsuit follows Salmonella outbreak at Metabolic Meals

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Lawsuit follows Salmonella outbreak at Metabolic Meals

John O’Brien
Apr 10, 2026

PHILADELPHIA – A woman who says she contracted Salmonella from pre-prepared food has filed a lawsuit against Metabolic Meals, which had to iss…

Ex-Pa. AG fights claims he botched failed elections lawsuits

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Ex-Pa. AG fights claims he botched failed elections lawsuits

John O’Brien
Updated Apr 8, 2026

PHILADELPHIA – A prominent Pennsylvania lawyer says his former client’s lawsuit is just sour grapes for losing what it hailed as a “historic” …

Lawsuit: Gettysburg school enabled sexual abuse by therapist

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Lawsuit: Gettysburg school enabled sexual abuse by therapist

John O’Brien
Apr 8, 2026

GETTYSBURG, Pa. – A Gettysburg charter school faces claims it knew a therapist it hired had been accused of sexual assault and continued expos…

Murder of Philadelphia family leads to $18M verdict

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Murder of Philadelphia family leads to $18M verdict

John O’Brien
Apr 8, 2026

PHILADELPHIA – A health care management company is ordered to pay more than $18 million for a mass killing in 2019 that lawyers say could have…

Man alleges Phila. rigged murder case, sues after 36 years in jail

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Man alleges Phila. rigged murder case, sues after 36 years in jail

John O’Brien
Apr 7, 2026

PHILADELPHIA – A man who spent 36 years in prison for a murder in Philadelphia and was released in 2024 after exculpatory evidence was turned …

Gun case could close Pa. courts to forum-shopping lawyers

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Gun case could close Pa. courts to forum-shopping lawyers

John O’Brien
Apr 7, 2026

PHILADELPHIA – A Philadelphia federal judge has the chance to jumpstart a new push against a law that allows everyone in the country to use Pe…

Pittsburgh Schools could be on hook for brutal attack

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Pittsburgh Schools could be on hook for brutal attack

John O’Brien
Apr 6, 2026

PITTSBURGH – Pittsburgh Public School District is possibly guilty of creating a danger that led to a Brashear High student being bullied, atta…

Lawsuit says exploding Miller Lite took bartender out

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Lawsuit says exploding Miller Lite took bartender out

John O’Brien
Apr 6, 2026

PITTSBURGH – A Pittsburgh bartender who says she was struck in the eye when a Miller Lite bottle exploded has filed a lawsuit.

Consumer-protection question divides Pa. Supreme Court

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Consumer-protection question divides Pa. Supreme Court

John O’Brien
Apr 3, 2026

PHILADELPHIA – A split Pennsylvania Supreme Court won’t stretch the state’s consumer-protection law to include things companies should have sa…

Lawsuit seeks to hold Dorney Park liable for alleged rape

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Lawsuit seeks to hold Dorney Park liable for alleged rape

John O’Brien
Apr 2, 2026

ALLENTOWN, Pa. – A Lehigh County amusement park is accused of hiring a man who was previously charged with sexual assault and then committed t…

Lawsuit alleging racism at PetSmart moves toward trial

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Lawsuit alleging racism at PetSmart moves toward trial

John O’Brien
Apr 2, 2026

PHILADELPHIA – A lawsuit alleging discrimination at PetSmart might be headed toward trial, after a federal magistrate judge found an employee’…

Lawsuit against PennDOT: Grandmother killed by tree on I476

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Lawsuit against PennDOT: Grandmother killed by tree on I476

John O’Brien
Apr 1, 2026

MEDIA, Pa. – A recently filed lawsuit blames the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation and others for the death of a woman who was killed …

EEOC gets list of Jews at UPenn to push antisemitism charge

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EEOC gets list of Jews at UPenn to push antisemitism charge

John O’Brien
Apr 1, 2026

PHILADELPHIA – The Trump administration will get a list of Jewish people working at the University of Pennsylvania in order to further its inv…

Adults lose battle to sue Pa. agencies over sexual assault

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Adults lose battle to sue Pa. agencies over sexual assault

John O’Brien
Mar 31, 2026

PHILADELPHIA – Pennsylvania’s law that lets children sue entities like school districts over sexual assault does not apply to adults, the stat…

Tackled by cops, Eagles fan can’t blame Phila. policy

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Tackled by cops, Eagles fan can’t blame Phila. policy

John O’Brien
Mar 31, 2026

PHILADELPHIA – An Eagles fan knocked to the ground while celebrating won’t be able to sue Philadelphia over claims its cops follow a policy of…

Pennsylvania lawyer dodges fine despite AI blunder

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Pennsylvania lawyer dodges fine despite AI blunder

John O’Brien
Mar 30, 2026

PHILADELPHIA – Over a colleague’s objections, two federal appellate judges issued a light punishment to a Pennsylvania lawyer who submitted a …

Pa. company gets docs for misconduct case against Labor Dept.

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Pa. company gets docs for misconduct case against Labor Dept.

John O’Brien
Mar 27, 2026

PHILADELPHIA – A Pennsylvania company fighting a $22 million verdict it says was the product of misconduct by the U.S. Department of Labor is …

DraftKings has no duty to protect addicts, court rules

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DraftKings has no duty to protect addicts, court rules

John O’Brien
Mar 25, 2026

PHILADELPHIA – A lawsuit blaming DraftKings and others for furthering the gambling addictions of their users has failed in Philadelphia federa…

Pittsburgh-area lawyer allegedly stole to buy crypto

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Pittsburgh-area lawyer allegedly stole to buy crypto

John O’Brien
Mar 24, 2026

PITTSBURGH – Federal prosecutors have charged a Pittsburgh lawyer with money laundering after he allegedly diverted nearly $1.4 million from a…

Philadelphia beats lawsuit over 2022 fire that killed 9 kids

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Philadelphia beats lawsuit over 2022 fire that killed 9 kids

John O’Brien
Mar 23, 2026

PHILADELPHIA – The last remaining part of a lawsuit blaming the Philadelphia Housing Authority for a fire that killed 12 people, including nin…

Ex-Pa. AG sued after losing ‘historic’ election-integrity case

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Ex-Pa. AG sued after losing ‘historic’ election-integrity case

John O’Brien
Mar 23, 2026

PHILADELPHIA – A fair-elections group that filed a round of unsuccessful lawsuits is now blaming its lawyer, who briefly served as Pennsylvani…

Lawsuits over disgraced Phila. cop head toward trial

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Lawsuits over disgraced Phila. cop head toward trial

John O’Brien
Updated Mar 19, 2026

PHILADELPHIA – The City of Philadelphia will have to defend itself against allegations it failed to train detectives - claims made by people w…