Judiciary
Witnesses Tie Luzerne Judge to Reputed Mobster
By Leo Strupczewski
A pair of witnesses testified during a court hearing last week that reputed northeastern Pennsylvania mob boss William "Billy" D'Elia had envelopes delivered to disgraced former Luzerne County President Judge Michael T. Conahan at the courthouse and that Conahan met with D’Elia and another admitted felon multiple times to discuss fixing cases.
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Judiciary
Joyce Allowed to Collect State Pension
By Peter Hall
Former Superior Court Judge Michael T. Joyce's conviction on charges of mail fraud and money laundering last fall do not disqualify him from collecting his $6,816.89 a month pension, the Pennsylvania State Employee Retirement System has determined.
Judiciary
Court: Phila. Judge Committed Theft of Services
By Amaris Elliott-Engel
The state Court of Judicial Discipline has ruled that a Philadelphia judge committed the crime of theft of services by running his real estate business out of his judicial chambers.
Worker Reaches Six-Figure Settlement With Tank Maker
A products liability suit stemming from a complaint by an employee of a fire truck manufacturer who lost two toes in a work-related accident settled for $950,000.
Three Workers Settle Injury Claims in Scaffolding Collapse
Two plasterers and a truck driver injured when scaffolding collapsed at a Philadelphia construction site settled their claims with the developer for a total of $3.5 million.
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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
Kriebel Security Inc. v. Slaybaugh
Trade secret protection is not afforded to information which is generally known to persons in the same industry, even if the general public is not aware of it. The court sustained preliminary objections and dismissed the action with prejudice.
Torts
Poorman’s Welding & Fabrication, Inc.
Because Pennsylvania has adopted Section 552 of the Restatement (Second) of Torts and because there was a genuine issue of material fact as to whether defendant was negligent in supplying design information upon which plaintiff relied in constructing a bridge component, defendant was not entitled to summary judgment. Motion for summary judgment denied.
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2/17/2009
Ciavarella's Salary, Benefits Axed in Wake of Guilty Plea
Free ArticleThe state Supreme Court has terminated the salary and benefits of a former Luzerne County president judge a day after the judge pleaded guilty to accepting $2.6 million in kickbacks from the owner and builder of two juvenile detention facilities.
12/22/2008
Tale of a Case That Never Was
Free ArticleIn journalism, inquisitiveness is a quality common among competent reporters. Acting on a hunch can lead to a good story, or even a great one. But sometimes, by asking questions when something doesn't seem right, you shoot yourself in the foot.
10/10/2008
Another Look at the McMahon Tape
Free ArticleIn Monday’s Law Weekly, Digests Editor J.R. Prince writes about Chief Justice Ronald D. Castille’s take on the latest of more than a dozen capital appeals to come before the state Supreme Court as a result of a 21-year-old training video produced by the D.A.’s office.
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