Legal
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New Study Finds Pennsylvanians Are Not That Keen on Divorce
Pennsylvania has ranked among the states with the lowest divorce rates in the country, writes Claudia Dimuro for The Morning Call. PennStakes, a website that dives into online betting, decided to create a study in honor of National Ex-Spouses’ Day by looking at the odds of a marriage surviving in each state. To compile the…
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Yeadon Women Reunited After Two Years Trapped in Mexico
A woman unable to leave Mexico since 2021 was reunited with her Yeadon family Wednesday ending her legal limbo nightmare, writes Valerie Russ for The Philadelphia Inquirer. There were tears of joy and hugs as Karen Serrano Roberts joined up with her husband, LaMar, and her five children and mother at Philadelphia International Airport. Roberts,…
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Robert Sanford Jr. of Boothwyn Gets 4-Year Sentence in Jan. 6 Attack
Robert Sanford Jr., a retired Chester firefighter from Boothwyn who threw a fire extinguisher at police officers during the Jan. 6, 2021 U.S. Capitol riot, was sentenced Tuesday to more than four years in prison, writes Michael Kunzelman for the Daily Times. “Sanford also hurled obscenities and insults at the law enforcement officers on the…
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Federal Judge Weighs in on State Decision to Declare Chester Bankrupt
The state’s decision to take over the financially-distressed city of Chester was a proper course of action, ruled a federal judge this week over the objections of city government and a major bondholder, writes Anthony R. Wood for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The ruling by U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge Ashely Chan is a victory for state…
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Upper Darby Police Superintendent Michael Chitwood Retires Dec. 1, 2019
After 55 years in law enforcement, Upper Darby’s colorful police superintendent Michael Chitwood announced he is retiring, writes Anthony R. Wood and Joseph A. Gambardello for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Chitwood plans to step down Dec. 1. “I really don’t want to leave,” Chitwood said Friday. “My next birthday, I’ll be 76. I still run up…
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Only 1 Tip Since Joseph Zarelli ID’d but a Suspect Search Continues
The trail has gone cold as to who was responsible for the death of 4-year-old Joseph Augustus Zarelli of West Philadelphia, according to Philadelphia Police Inspector Ernest Ransom. Philadelphia Police released Zarelli’s name back in December with the expectation they would find out who murdered the child, reports NBC 10 investigative reporter Claudia Vargas. “If…
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40-Year Dispute Ends in Media With a Saved Park and More Parking
Negotiations have ended between Broomall’s Lake Country Club, Media Borough and Delaware County after a decades-long dispute. As a result, Media’s Glen Providence Park will be safe from flooding, an acre of woods and wetlands will be saved, more jury and county employee parking will be available and the borough will have control over plans…
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Woman Freed From Prison With Help From Villanova Justice Group
India Spellman, a woman sentenced to 30 years in prison wrongfully convicted of murder has been freed thanks in part to the support of Villanova University’s Philadelphia Justice Project, writes Isabella Balian for The Villanovan. Spellman became the first woman, and the first Black woman, to be exonerated from prison in Philadelphia history. Her wrongful…
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Judges Consider if Villanova Athletes Are Employees
Are Villanova football players like former football player Trey Johnson employees? That’s the question that attorneys argued for former Villanova football player Trey Johnson and other athletes, and the NCAA, in a recent hearing before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, writes Michael McCann for Sportico. The arguments concerned the Fair Labor…
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Bankruptcy Judge Limits Chester City Council Powers, Calls for Change
The Chester City government is “dysfunctional” and needs to be majorly changed, according to Commonwealth Court Judge Ellen Ceisler. That’s the conclusion of her ruling on Chester’s bankruptcy case, writes Anthony R. Wood for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The 45-page ruling from Judge Ceisler described “a pattern of city officials taking care of their own and…
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$3M Glen Mills School Settlement Reached in Abuse Lawsuit
Former students of the now-closed Glen Mills School in Glen Mills have reached a $3 million lawsuit settlement with the Chester County Intermediate Unit and local and state agencies stemming from accusations of systemic abuse there, writes Maddie Hanna for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The school’s license was revoked four years ago by Pennsylvania following an…
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Par Funding Owners Threatened With Eviction From Haverford Home
The owners of the cash-advance company Par Funding have 10 days to file an objection to an order by a federal judge to leave their Haverford home by April so it can be sold, writes Joseph N. DiStefano for The Philadelphia Inquirer. They can stay in their home until it is sold if they pay…
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Delaware County to See $56M and More from Opioid Settlements
Delaware County was the first county in Pennsylvania to file a lawsuit against opioid manufacturers and distributors back in 2017. Since the county participated in “full litigation” against the distributors and manufacturers it will receive about $56 million from three distributors, as well as opioid manufacturer Johnson and Johnson, writes Aubrey Whelan for The Philadelphia…
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Delaware County Leadership: Phil Closius, Dean, Wilmington University School of Law
Phil Closius, dean of the Wilmington University School of Law, spent his childhood in two very different environments – New York City and the suburbs of Kansas City – but appreciated both. He had two dreams that remained constant since he was in second grade: to go to the University of Notre Dame and to…
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U.S. News & World Report Recognizes Blue Bell’s Wisler Pearlstine as One of the Region’s Best Law Firms
U.S. News & World Report has recognized Wisler Pearlstine — a Blue Bell-based law firm that serves Greater Philadelphia with outstanding, cost-effective, and highly responsive legal assistance — as one of the region’s best law firms. Wisler Pearlstine was named a Tier 1 Philadelphia firm in two practice areas, Family Law and Municipal Law, in…
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Deana’s Law for Repeat DUI Offenders Now in Effect in PA
Deana’s Law, toughening penalties for repeat DUI offenders, went into effect in November after a long journey through the state legislature, reports The Morning Call. The bill passed the state Senate and was signed into law by Pa. Gov. Tom Wolf back in July. Deana’s Law makes it a third-degree felony with up to seven…
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Attention, Employers! New Overtime Regulations Will Soon Be Here. Are You Ready?
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) and Pennsylvania’s Department of Labor have gone back and forth regarding overtime regulations, and specifically how much a salaried employee must be paid in order to be exempt. In 2016, the DOL passed regulations raising the salary threshold from $455 per week ($23,360 per year) to $913 per week…
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Wolf Gives Final Approval to Suspend Vehicle Registrations of Toll Scofflaws
Gov. Tom Wolf has signed legislation to suspend vehicle registration of roughly 25,000 drivers who refuse to pay their overdue bills for PA Turnpike travel, according to a staff report from FOX 43. Two months after the law takes effect, the Turnpike Commission will start notifying registrants that it is seeking to have their registrations…
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