Legal
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Former Wawa Employees Claim in Two Lawsuits They Were Cheated Out of Company Stock
Two federal lawsuits claim that former Wawa employees were forced to sell shares of a company stock at a discount to help Wawa founders, the Wood family, regain majority control, writes Joseph N. DiStefano for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Up to 1,200 former workers shared a $25 million settlement of a 2018 lawsuit to settle accusations…
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Many More Students Could Get Debt Erased in Bankruptcy Court, Villanova Professor Says
A Villanova law professor said many student debt cases do show a hardship and can be erased by a bankruptcy court judge, writes Kathleen Struck for voanews.com. A judge recently ruled in favor of a law school graduate who asked to have $220,000 in student debt erased. Most students are under the impression, or get…
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New DA Drops Retail Theft Charge Against David Sheppard
Delaware County District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer has dropped the 1992 shoplifting charges against David Sheppard, recently released from prison after his life sentence in a fatal robbery was commuted by Gov. Tom Wolf, reports Joe Holden for Philadelphia.cbslocal.com. The charges were over five pairs of jeans worth more than $300, stolen from a Springfield Township…
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New DA Hits Ground Running With Ethics Reforms, Focus on Gun Violence, Environment and Workers’ Rights
Just moments after being sworn in as the new district attorney for Delaware County Monday morning, Democrat Jack Stollsteimer announced he was implementing reforms in how his office will run. The reforms create three proactive investigative and prosecution units that focus on combating gun violence, protecting communities from environmental hazards and protecting the rights of…
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Arthur Levy, School Solicitor for Several Delco School Districts, dies at 89
Arthur Levy, 89, of Media, former solicitor for Ridley, Chichester and William Penn School Districts, died Friday, Dec. 27, of pneumonia, writes Bonnie L. Cook for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Mr. Levy was a lawyer who practiced in Chester and Media, as well as a family man and participant in his synagogue, Congregation Ohev Shalom in…
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Wawa Works to Contain Damage From Data Breach
Even as Wawa scrambles to minimize damage from a data breach affecting millions of its customers, six lawsuits seeking class-action status have been filed in federal court, writes Christian Hetrick and Sam Wood for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The lawsuits claim the company failed to protect customers from a data breach that exposed credit and debit…
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Task Force to Look at Changes to State Juvenile Justice System to Make Juveniles Safer
A Task Force will study how to make the state’s juvenile justice system safer for youth assigned to it, writes Lisa Gartner for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Pa. Gov. Tom Wolf announced Dec. 16 that the task force of state lawmakers, county judges and members of the Pew Charitable Trust will spend the next year studying…
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This Villanova Professor’s Status as a Woman on a Board of Directors Was a 1990s Fluke. Now It’s California Law
Joan Lamm-Tennant, a Villanova University tenured professor with a Ph.D. in finance, had never served on a board or worked as a CEO, writes Alisha Haridasani Gupta for The New York Times. With that background, no search firm would have ever called her to serve on a board of directors. Even so, Bill Entringer, then…
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DELCO Careers – The GEO Group
The GEO Group is a provider of diversified correctional and community re-entry services at 141 facilities across the world, including the George W. Hill Correctional Facility in Thornton and SCI Chester in Chester. Unit Supervisor (SCI Chester) This position supervises all counselor activities and provides disciplinary and/or coaching sessions as needed; oversees security checkpoints and…
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Area Law School Enrollment Going Up, Bucking National Trends
The recession caused first-year enrollments at area law schools to drop, but that trend now is reversing, writes Jeff Blumenthal for the Philadelphia Business Journal. First-year enrollment rose for the second year in a row, bucking a national trend. The six Philadelphia region law schools saw new students increase by 2.6% for 2019-20, after a…
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Delco DA Copeland Was Living With Her Parents in Iran During the 1979 Islamic Revolution. And Her Whole Life Changed
Delaware County District Attorney Katayoun “Kat” Copeland was 12, attending school in Shiraz, Iran, when the Islamic revolution broke out in 1979, writes Linda Stein for Main Line Media News. I went to an international school with children all over the world,” she said in recent remarks to the Radnor League of Women Voters. “It…
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Havertown Woman Part of Equal Pay Class Action Lawsuit Involving 3,000 Women
Allison Gamba was a success in the investment business at Goldman Sachs, writes Alexia Fernandez Campbell for vox.com. She went to business school. She sat on the New York Stock Exchange. She turned mediocre stocks into top-performing investments. She put in nine years at the company and was doing the job of managing director, overseeing…
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David Sheppard Is Out of Prison After DAs, Governor and Kim Kardashian Weighed in on His Fate
David Sheppard is out of prison after nearly 30 years, but the days leading up to his release were embroiled in a controversy involving Pa. Gov. Tom Wolf, Delco District Attorney Kat Coleman and even national celebrity Kim Kardashian, according to cbslocal.com and ycnews.com. Sheppard served 27 years for his role in the deadly shooting…
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First Democrat Elected To District Attorney Post In Delaware County Readies Start of Historic Term
Jack Stollsteimer, the first Democrat to be elected to the district attorney’s post in Delaware County, is getting ready to start his historic term in January, writes Vinny Vella for The Philadelphia Inquirer. In the November election, Stollsteimer defeated Katayoun Copeland, who was a midterm appointment replacing now-Judge Jack Whelan. Stollsteimer, a former federal prosecutor…
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Delco Council Appoints 3 to Prison Board, Finalizing a New Oversight Board
Three people have been appointed to a new prison oversight board in Delaware County, writes Vinny Vella for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The County Council unanimously approved the appointments of Brian Corson, Jonathan Abdur-Rahim King, and Deborah Love, all of whom are active on other boards and organizations in the county. Council began soliciting for the…
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Fake Super Bowl, World Series Rings Heading to Drexel Hill Seized by U.S. Customs
Nine counterfeit Patriots Super Bowl rings and two counterfeit World Series rings destined for Drexel Hill were seized by U.S. Customs and Border Protection on the eve of the hometown Philadelphia Eagles game against the Super Bowl champion New England Patriots, according to cbp.gov. If authentic, the Patriots rings and Houston Astros and New York…
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Upper Providence Township Ranked Sixth Among Safest Communities in PA
Upper Providence Township has been named one of the safest communities in Pennsylvania, according to statistics on violence and property crime compiled by securitybaron.com, reports Bruce Gordon for Fox29.com. This 6-square mile township of just over 10,000 residents just north of Media was ranked sixth safest community in Pennsylvania and the safest in this part…
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Investigation of Abuses at Glen Mills Schools Prompts Congressional Bill Allowing Juveniles to Sue
Investigations into violence and cover ups at the Glen Mills Schools inspired a Delaware County legislator to introduce legislation that would allow juveniles abused at residential facilities to sue, writes Lisa Gartner for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The Justice for Juveniles Act was introduced by U.S. Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon, whose district includes the Glen Mills…
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