Legal
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Widener University’s Delaware Law Clinics Create the Foundations for Legal Practice
Students at the Delaware Law School have the opportunity to get valuable and informative hands-on experience working with real clients through the school’s law clinics. Six clinics across varied areas of the law are offered, providing valuable and informative experiences where students work alongside licensed attorneys, often interacting with the clients, drafting legal documents, and…
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Bucks County Jury Awards $26.6 Million to Bensalem Scientists in Trade Secret Dispute
In a landmark legal victory, five scientists previously employed at a Bensalem-based pharmaceutical company Sigmapharm Laboratories are getting vindication in a $26.6 million countersuit, writes Michael Tanenbaum for the PhillyVoice. The scientists, once accused of stealing trade secrets by the company’s CEO Spiridon Spireas, were cleared of allegations after a decade-long legal battle, revealing no evidence…
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District Attorney Appeals New Trial Order in Chester Murder Case
The Delaware County District Attorney is appealing a judge’s order granting a new trial for three Chester men convicted of a 1997 murder, writes Alex Rose for the Daily Times. Samuel Grasty, 47; Morton Johnson, 44; and Derrick Chappell, 41, are in prison for the murder of Henrieta Nickens that took place in her Chester…
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Chadds Ford Wedding Band Jellyroll Sues Country Artist Jelly Roll Over Trademark
A Chadds Ford wedding band that goes by the name of Jellyroll is suing country artist Jelly Roll for a trademark infringement, writes Joe Brandt for CBS News Philadelphia. The local band claims they’ve gone by the name Jellyroll years before the CMT Award winner. Jellyroll , a band of seven to eight musicians, has…
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A Pilot Scandinavian Prison Program at SCI Chester Should be Permanent
The inmates at the SCI Chester prison facility have benefitted greatly from a Scandinavian prison model used in a pilot program there and it should be permanent, writes State Rep. Ben Waxman in City & State Pennsylvania. The pilot project, known as “Little Scandinavia” at SCI, was a groundbreaking shift toward a more humane, rehabilitative…
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Dateline NBC Uncovers Decades-Old Cold Case Surrounding Bristol Township Mother Joy Hibbs
After remaining unsolved for over three decades, the murder of Joy Hibbs is now featured on “Dateline NBC,” writes Jo Ciavaglia for Bucks County Courier Times. Hibbs, a married mother of two, was killed in her Bristol Township home on a Friday afternoon in 1991, and the crime scene was subsequently set ablaze to…
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Media Church and Volunteer Are in a Lawsuit Dispute Over Food Banks
The presence of two Media Food Banks has triggered a lawsuit. The First United Methodist Church of Media has run the Media Food Bank since the 1990s. A few months ago, a second Media Food Bank opened, operated by a former church volunteer named Paul Mickle, writes Victor Fiorillo for Philadelphia Magazine. Mickle started his…
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Remembering Donald N. Bersoff, Groundbreaking Lawyer and Psychologist
Donald N. Bersoff, a law professor emeritus at Villanova and Drexel University law schools who lived in Haverford and Radnor, was both a lawyer and psychologist who created a joint graduate program at the two law schools and at Hahnemann University. The innovative programs were among the first in the country. “He educated us all…
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New Trial Ordered for 3 Chester Men in 1997 Murder Case
Common Pleas Court Judge Mary Alice Brennan Thursday ordered a new trial for three men convicted and sentenced in the 1997 murder of 70-year-old Henrietta Nickens in her Chester apartment. Derrick Chappell, Samuel Grasty and Morton Johnson have spent more than 20 years in prison for a murder they say they did not commit, writes…
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Kayden’s Law Approved to Enhance Child Custody Safety in Pennsylvania
Kayden’s Law, a bill named in remembrance of a Lower Makefield girl who tragically lost her life in 2018, has been approved by Pennsylvania’s state House of Representatives, writes Dino Ciliberti for the Patch. The bill aims to take more action in protecting children in custody cases. The bill’s next stop is Governor Josh…
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Young Advocates Help Those Lost in Delaware County’s Courts
Some aspiring attorneys in their 20s are making a difference in Delaware County’s public defender’s office, meeting the needs of clients who often get lost in the criminal justice system, writes Kenny Cooper for WHYY. These advocates from the nonprofit Partners For Justice have embedded themselves with the county’s public defenders since August 2022. Much…
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Pennsylvania Supreme Court Decides on Important Car Insurance Case (Rush v. Erie)
On Jan. 29, 2024, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court decided Rush v. Erie Insurance holding that a Regular Use Exclusion was valid and could be used to deny payment of underinsurance benefits under a personal car insurance policy. This decision has widespread implications for drivers of company cars as well as workers who regularly drive vehicles that they…
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Prominent Climate Scientist and Penn Professor Michael Mann Wins Defamation Case, Awarded $1 Million
Michael Mann, climate scientist and a professor at the University of Pennsylvania, won his defamation case and was awarded $1 million by the jury, writes Suman Naishadham for the Associated Press. Mann sued two conservative writers 12 years ago after they compared his depictions of global warming to convicted child molester, Jerry Sandusky. In 1998,…
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Chadds Ford Man Charged After Flying Drone Over AFC Championship Game
Matthew Herbert, of Chadds Ford, who flew his drone over the AFC championship game at Baltimore’s M&T Bank Stadium on Jan. 28, faces up to four years in federal prison for “willfully violating United States National Defense Airspace,” writes Beatrice Forman for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Herbert, 44, delayed the game for several minutes after he…
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WSJ: Meet the Norristown Native and Drummer Who Took Down Elon Musk
Richard Tornetta is making headlines for being the Tesla shareholder driving the case to stop Elon Musk’s multibillion-dollar compensation package, writes Ryan Felton and James Fanelli for The Wall Street Journal. Tornetta is a Norristown native who used to work for automotive companies. In the 2000s, he was the drummer in the heavy metal band…
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‘Show Me the Money!’ Villanova Law Students Win Baseball Arbitration Competition
Three Villanova law students have won an international baseball arbitration competition at Tulane Law School in New Orleans, demonstrating superior skills in what can be the tensest part of sports, writes Colin Beazley for The Philadelphia Inquirer. David Brake, Alex Schaff, and Alyssa Rodarte are part of Villanova’s Sports Law Negotiation Team, and they participated…
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Delaware County Leadership: Lance Nelson, Partner and Litigation Chair, MacElree Harvey, Ltd.
Lance Nelson, Partner and Litigation Chair at MacElree Harvey, Ltd., spoke with DELCO Today about growing up in Connecticut in a duplex that his family shared with his grandparents. He recalled the sacrifices his parents made and learning the value of hard work as a janitor and a busboy. After earning his law degree from…
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Jim’s Steaks in Springfield Fights in Court for Its Identity
Jim’s Steaks in Springfield is in a legal battle with Jim’s West, a West Philly cheesesteak shop that opened last Labor Day. The two owners are disputing the use of the name “Jim’s.” writes Victor Fiorillo for Philadelphia Magazine. The original Jim’s Steaks operated from 1939 to 2019. Jim’s West opened at the same 62nd…
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