Legal
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Retired Delaware County Judge Barry C. Dozer From Broomall Remembered
Barry C. Dozor a retired Delaware County judge, longtime attorney, and a former Marple Commissioner from 1984 to 2002, died Aug. 23 at his Garnet Valley home. He was 76. Serving as a judge for 23 years, the Havertown native and long-time Broomall resident handled thousands of civil, criminal and family division cases for the…
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Delaware County Judge Barry Dozer Remembered as Fair and Fun
Retired Delaware County Common Pleas Judge Barry Dozer died unexpectedly over the weekend, shocking those who knew and worked with him, writes Alex Rose for the Daily Times. Dozer had a 23-year career on the Delaware County bench until he retired earlier this year at the age of 75. In a Daily Times interview around…
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Drexel Hill Chef Suing Guy Fieri Firms Over Franchise Contract
Drexel Hill chef Kevin Cooper is suing for money he believes he is owed after winning a Guy Fieri chicken franchise, writes Victor Fiorillo for Philadelphia Magazine. Cooper competed in 2021 on the Food Network show, “Guy’s Chance of a Lifetime,” hosted by celebrity chef Guy Fieri. After completing franchise restaurant tasks over six episodes,…
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Former Swarthmore College Runner Evie Parts Sues Over Transgender Policy
Swarthmore College and the NCAA are being sued by long-distance runner Evie Parts, who is claiming she was illegally removed from the track team for being a transgender athlete, reports CBS News Philadelphia. Parts was removed from Swarthmore’s team on Feb. 6 after the NCAA issued a new policy banning transgender athletes in women’s sports.…
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Despite Predictions, Most 2024 Villanova Law Graduates Found Jobs
Law school classes in 2024 were 12 percent larger than any class since 2012, so there was worry in the legal industry that jobs might be hard to find for the 2024 graduates, writes Jeff Blumenthal for Philadelphia Business Journal. Not so. Ten months after graduation, a record 93.4 percent of the graduates got jobs.…
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Fox Seeking $1.30M in Moe’s Tavern Lawsuit Against Media Man
A Media Borough man who started a Moe’s Tavern pop-event is now being asked by Twentieth Century Fox to pay $1.3 million in damages for copyright and trademark infringement, writes Alex Rose for the Daily Times. Joseph McCullough, JMC Pop Ups LLC and Samantha Shutter were named in a lawsuit filed last year in U.S.…
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East Brandywine Homeowners Win $3.25 Million Suit Against Homebuilder
Three pairs of homeowners in East Brandywine Township have been awarded a total of $3.25 million by a Chester County jury in a lawsuit against builder Southdown Homes over defects, writes Michaelle Bond for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The families purchased homes in Estates at Hideaway Farms, a single-family development built by the Chester County homebuilder,…
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Chester Retirees Sue for Direction Change Over Water Authority Sale
Chester’s state-appointed receiver, Michael Doweary, and his chief of staff, Vijay Kepoor, have a plan to bring the city out of bankruptcy by monetizing the Chester Water Authority, provided it is sold to a public entity. Now, Chester’s Official Committee of Retired Employees is suing the receiver’s office, seeking a change in the sale conditions…
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Wayne Real Estate Investor Sued Over Alleged Fraudulent Brandywine Hospital Lease
Addiction treatment provider Banyan is suing Wayne-based Actus for allegedly tricking it into signing a fake lease at the former Brandywine Hospital campus, writes John George for the Philadelphia Business Journal. Banyan Coatesville filed the lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Philadelphia on May 28. It lists Actus Management and its affiliates, Actus Holdings and…
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New York Coalition Files Lawsuit in Final Attempt to Save SS United States From Sinking
Plans have been in place for months to sink the SS United States and make it the world’s largest artificial reef; however, a last-minute attempt is being made to stop it from happening, writes Shamus Clancy for PhillyVoice. Back in March, the New York Coalition to Save the SS United States filed a case in…
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Former NFL Executive Teaches Villanova Students the Art of Sports Law
Andrew Brandt, a sports agent and front office executive, has been teaching Villanova University’s sports law program since 2012, showing students how to navigate the business world of college athletics, writes Matt Breen for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Brandt was brought in to direct the Villanova program because of his 10 years as vice president of…
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Lamb McErlane PC Expands Litigation Team with Addition of Jim Merkins and Ashley Blackburn
James J. “Jim” Merkins and Ashley N. Blackburn have joined the Lamb McErlane PC Litigation practice group. Merkins is a Partner and experienced Litigator, representing clients on a wide variety of commercial litigation, construction law, and general business matters, as well as estate, family law, criminal, and personal injury cases. He was previously a name…
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West Chester’s FarmerJawn Receives Cease-and-Desist for Failing to Register as Nonprofit
Christa Barfield, the owner of James Beard Award-winning FarmerJawn, who runs a 123-acre organic farm in West Chester, has been hit with a cease-and-desist for failing to register as a charity, writes Isaac Avilucea for Axios. The Department of State has directed Barfield to stop soliciting donations for the FarmerJawn and Friends Foundation Fund, FarmerJawn’s…
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QVC Spokesmodel Sues Nestle After Injuries from Exploding San Pellegrino Bottle
QVC spokesmodel Susanne Thomson is suing Nestle after suffering injuries from an exploding San Pellegrino bottle, writes Abraham Gutman for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Thomson purchased a six-pack of San Pellegrino bottles, which sat in her basement for three weeks. According to a lawsuit filed last week in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas, she placed…
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Oil Companies Seek Dismissal of Climate Lawsuit from Bucks County
Several oil companies have asked a judge at the Bucks County Court of Common Pleas in Doylestown to dismiss a climate lawsuit filed by Bucks County against them, writes Zoë Read for the WHYY. In the lawsuit, the county alleged that BP, Chevron, ConocoPhillips, ExxonMobil, Phillips 66, Shell, and the American Petroleum Institute knew about…
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Montco’s Alderfer Eggs to Pay Steep Fine Over Misleading ‘Free Roaming’ Labels
A Montgomery County egg producer has agreed to pay $287,500 to settle a class-action lawsuit over allegedly misleading labels on its egg cartons, writes Abraham Gutman for the Philadelphia Inquirer. The lawsuit, filed in December 2023 in a New York federal court, accused Schwenksville’s Alderfer Eggs of falsely promoting its eggs as “free roaming.” The…
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State Official Hopes to Expand Successful Chester Prison Program
The Little Scandinavia program at the SCI Chester Correctional Facility in Chester has been so successful, one state representative would like to expand it to other parts of Pennsylvania, writes Christina Lengyel for The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Little Scandinavia adopts a prison model used in Sweden and Norway that reduces the difference between prison life and…
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Jonathan F. Ball Joins Lamb McErlane’s Appellate Practice
Jonathan F. Ball has joined Lamb McErlane PC’s Appellate Practice group as Of Counsel. Ball has represented and counseled clients in a wide variety of appellate and litigation matters for more than 25 years. He has briefed and argued appeals in state and federal courts across the country, as well as numerous dispositive and critical…
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