John O'brien

PHILADELPHIA – A Philadelphia prison guard facing life in prison for allegedly raping an inmate now faces a civil lawsuit that also names the United States as a defendant. A Jane Doe sued Michael Jefferson and the U.S. last week in Philadelphia federal co... See more

HARRISBURG – A federal judge says he doesn’t have the authority to order the federal government to give Pennsylvania money for a program that buys food from local farmers in order to feed the hungry. Harrisburg judge Joseph Saporito, Jr. on Wednesday toss... See more

PHILADELPHIA – A Division III basketball coach says he was injured in a post-game brawl and is suing Gwynedd Mercy University. “Emotions among players and staff were elevated,” Deshawn Lowman’s lawyers wrote in an October complaint in the Philadelphia Cou... See more

MEDIA, Pa. – A Delaware County man arrested for trying to kill his neighbors’ dogs with 10 rat poison-laced meatballs now faces a civil lawsuit that claims his actions caused a man’s ALS to get worse. Joshua Hunter and Melissa Scanlon sued Mark Nugent in ... See more

CHICAGO – Pipemaker J-M Manufacturing has filed its latest attempt to show fraud on the part of asbestos lawyers they claim coach witnesses to say they worked with its products decades ago. The alleged scheme now involves Sokolove Law, whose lead-generati... See more