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Tom Knox Sues Table 31
By Victor Fiorillo 4/26/2013
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Lawsuit Claims Nov. Paulsboro Train Spill Killed Jersey Woman
By Simon van Zuylen-Wood 3/07/2013
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The Star-Ledger reports:
Wessie Hardy, who lived on West Broad Street, was outside doing her daily chores, her family claims, when a train derailed over the Jefferson Street Bridge about a mile away, sending four tanker cars into the Mantua Creek and releasing thousands of pounds of vinyl chloride into the atmosphere...The 77-year-old woman had some underlying medical problems due to her age, according to Messa, but the family claims she began experiencing chest pains, difficulty breathing and burning and irritated eyes shortly after the cloud of vinyl chloride passed by her. She was taken to Underwood-Memorial Hospital and died three days
10 Mysteries About Girls Gone Wild Declaring Bankruptcy
By Gene Marks 3/07/2013
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A wild and mysterious thing happened last week: The company that owns Girls Gone Wild, and all its related brands, went bankrupt.
“Boobies” On the Agenda Today in Philly Federal Court
By Simon van Zuylen-Wood 2/20/2013
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Once all the fire trucks went away after an apparent anthrax scare, the U.S. Court of Appeals, Eastern District, got down to business.
A couple of Easton Area School District (EASD) middle school students, Kayla Martinez and Brianna Hawk, made national news in 2010 when their school banned breast-cancer-awareness bracelets bearing the phrase “I ♥ Boobies! (Keep A Breast),” sold for $4 each by the Keep A Breast Foundation. Today, their case was before the U.S. Court of Appeals.
The girls, represented by the ACLU, argued their freedom of speech was being violated. (Kind of like the "U Can Suck our D" guys, except with
Cop Who Punched Woman in Puerto Rican Day Video: I Was Trying to Hit Corona Bottle
By Simon van Zuylen-Wood 2/13/2013
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During his one-day trial yesterday, former Philadelphia police officer Jonathan Josey claimed he wasn't really trying to punch that woman during the Puerto Rican Day parade, but rather, attempting to swipe at her Corona bottle.
Josey, in a gray suit and purple bow tie, testified that he thought Guzman had thrown beer on him during a wild street gathering at 5th Street and Lehigh Avenue following the annual parade. When he approached and told her to put down the beer bottle she was holding, he said, she turned away and tried to walk off. Fearing she would use the bottle as
Student Sues Lehigh University for $1.3 Million Over Mediocre Grade
By Joel Mathis 2/12/2013
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Talk about your grade inflation—Megan Thode is suing Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pa., for the C+ she received in a fieldwork class in her graduate program. The damages? $1.3 million. That's how much she says she's losing in lifetime earnings because that grade prevented her from obtaining work as a state-certified professional counselor; she now works as a drug-and-alcohol counselor.
The Morning Call reports:
Thode, 27, of Nazareth, was enrolled in the College of Education in her second and final year of a master's in counseling and human services. She needed a B to take the next course of her field work
Why Philadelphia Court Should Toss NFL Concussion Lawsuit
By Chris Freind 2/11/2013
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Now that the Super Bowl is over, the really big game begins. And it’s going to be a head-knocker.
On one side we have the raiders. No, not Oakland, but the Trial Lawyers, who delight in raiding everything good and decent in America. They are representing former NFL players in their fight against the evil empire, a.k.a. the National Football League. At stake? Upwards of ten billion dollars, and possibly, the existence of the NFL itself.
The Perelmans Are Now Fighting Other Families With Similar Names
By Simon van Zuylen-Wood 2/06/2013
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Some families have Scrabble night. Others amuse themselves by suing one another. The famous Perelmans are at it again, except this time, instead of competing with one another, the philanthropically-inclined family is trying to out-do other families. After catching wind of some people called the "Perlmans" trying to take away their "The E Is Silent" mojo, and donate a bunch of money to Penn, the Perelmans decided to fight back.
Round 1: On January 30th, Richard and Ellen Perlman donated $1.65 million to an entrepreneurship competition that was subsequently named after them.
Round 2: On February 4th, Ronald Perleman, son of Raymond,
The Barnes on the Parkway Is a Smashing Success. Deal With It.
By Liz Spikol 1/30/2013
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I saw this headline today and immediately felt like going to bed: "Controversial Barnes Foundation Passes Included in Philly's New Hotel Promo." It's from a post on HotelChatter.com that describes an utterly non-controversial tourist package of hotel accommodations and museum passes. It's perfect for art lovers who want to come for a couple nights, hit the Rodin, PMA and PAFA, and then go home. Oh, and the Barnes:
Are you familiar with the Barnes Foundation? If not, that in itself is a good excuse to cruise into town for an overnight from New York or Baltimore as the Barnes is, in
