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		<title>Marijuana Law Update in Pennsylvania</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Impact of Marijuana Laws for West Chester PA &#38; Chester County Despite a clearly conservative and Tea-Party tinged majority in the Pennsylvania State Legislature, one politician, State Senator Daylin Leach of Montgomery County, has recently proposed a controversial bill on marijuana called the &#8220;Regulate Marijuana Act&#8221;, which would have the impact of legalize marijuana for persons 21 years of age or older. The bill, which if passed and signed into legislation, would make it legal to use Marijuana in Pennsylvania including suburban Philadelphia communities like West Chester PA and Chester County.  Under the proposed legislation, it would no longer be illegal for a person age 21 or older to possess, grow, process or transport up to six marijuana plants (with three or fewer being mature, flowering plants) and possess the marijuana produced by those plants where they were grown, “provided that the growing takes place in an enclosed, locked space,]]></description>
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<p>Despite a clearly conservative and Tea-Party tinged majority in the Pennsylvania State Legislature, one politician, State Senator Daylin Leach of Montgomery County, has recently proposed a controversial bill on marijuana called the &#8220;Regulate Marijuana Act&#8221;, which would have the impact of legalize marijuana for persons 21 years of age or older.</p>
<p>The bill, which if passed and signed into legislation, would make it legal to use Marijuana in Pennsylvania including suburban Philadelphia communities like West Chester PA and Chester County.  Under the proposed legislation, it would no longer be illegal for a person age 21 or older to possess, grow, process or transport up to six marijuana plants (with three or fewer being mature, flowering plants) and possess the marijuana produced by those plants where they were grown, “provided that the growing takes place in an enclosed, locked space, is not conducted openly or publicly, and is not made available for sale. Additionally, the transfer of up to one ounce of marijuana, without remuneration, to those 21 or older would be permitted.</p>
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<h5>Contact Ciccarelli Law Offices if you or a loved on is facing <strong>criminal charges, arrest or citations for possession of Marijuana or Pot</strong> in suburban Philadelphia including Chester County (West Chester PA), Delaware County, Lancaster County, Montgomery County.  Contact us by <a href="http://www.ciccarelli.com/express-inquiry/">EMAIL</a> or call an experienced Chester County Marijuana Possession Attorney at Ciccarelli Law Offices at <strong>(610) 692-8700 </strong>or<strong> (877) 529-2422.</strong></h5>
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<p>The bill would establish a system of lawful marijuana cultivation, harvesting, processing, testing, and retail sales facilities to be overseen by the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board, which would be in charge of granting, issuing, suspending and revoking all the licenses and permits required to own and operate such facilities. The bill sets no maximum limit on the amount of marijuana that could be purchased from a properly licensed retail facility. A Leach spokesperson said that the bill gives the PLCB the authority to set such a limit, if it so chooses.</p>
<p>Despite the keen interest in the legalization of marijuana, the bill has little change of moving forward in the Senate but reflects changing opinions of marijuana use and the cultivating or growing of marijuana plants.  As of now, marijuana possession, and cultivation is quite illegal and is severely prosecuted.  A criminal conviction for even a small amount marijuana possession will result in a permanent misdemeanor conviction on your record and a loss of driving privileges.  Take action and speak to an experienced criminal defense lawyer before you waive your rights and prejudice your future.</p>
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<p>Contact Ciccarelli Law Offices when you need an experienced defense lawyer to fight your Marijuana and Marijuana Possession Charges.  We look forward to fight for your rights before, during and after an arrest.  Our reputation for successful defense strategy and tactics coupled with one-one-one client interaction makes us the Pennsylvania defense attorneys of choice for individuals facing serious felony and misdemeanor criminal charges.</p>
<p>We represent clients charged with such Pennsylvania drug offenses as:</p>
<ul>
<li>Marijuana Possession Charges</li>
<li>Small Amount of Marijuana or “pot”</li>
<li>Drug Paraphernalia including, pot pipes, baggies, needles, scales, etc.</li>
<li>Cultivating, Manufacturing, Growing  or Possession of Marijuana Plants</li>
<li>Juvenile Drug Crimes including possession or delivery in a school</li>
<li>School Zone Sentencing Enhancements</li>
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<p>Ciccarelli Law offices defends individuals and their families facing serious drug related offenses including drug and narcotics crimes, possession and delivery or trafficking crimes in Pennsylvania.  Our Pennsylvania criminal lawyers have been handling drug cases for <strong>more than 30 years</strong> and look to help clients avoid having these charges lead to serious jail time and a permanent mark on their criminal record.</p>
<p>Based  in suburban Philadelphia at 304 North High Street, West Chester PA 19380, we make your choice all the clearer with locations throughout the metropolitan Philadelphia Pennsylvania, including Center City Philadelphia, West Chester PA, Malvern (serving Downingtown/Exton PA), <a title="Kennett Square" href="http://www.ciccarelli.com/locations/chester-county/kennett-square/">Kennett Square</a> PA, Lancaster PA,<a title="King of Prussia" href="http://www.ciccarelli.com/locations/montgomery-county/king-prussia/">King of Prussia</a> PA, <a title="Plymouth Meeting" href="http://www.ciccarelli.com/locations/montgomery-county/plymouth-meeting/">Plymouth Meeting</a> PA, Radnor and Springfield PA.  We serve Downingtown, Paoli, Media, Norristown, Harrisburg, Lancaster, Lebanon, Reading and Allentown.  For more information or to schedule an appointment with an experienced Pennsylvania Attorney at Ciccarelli Lawyers, by contacting us at <strong>(610) 692-8700</strong> or toll free at <strong>(877) 529-2422</strong>.</p>
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		<title>West Chester PA Marijuana Law Update</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Impact of Marijuana Laws in West Chester &#38; Chester County PA Recently, the United States Supreme Court entered a ruling having potentially significant implications of individuals charged with marijuana and possibly suggesting that the supreme court may be de-emphasizing the seriousness of marijuana use if not actually decriminalizing it.   Need to learn more:  EMAIL or call an experienced Chester County Marijuana Possession Attorney at Ciccarelli Law Offices at (610) 692-8700 or (877) 529-2422 to discuss your rights and the implications of this Supreme Court decision on your future. The Supreme Court&#8217;s ruling in April was that immigrants can not automatically be deported if they are convicted of relatively minor crimes involving marijuana.  The 7-2 decision involved a longtime resident of the United States from Jamaica who was deported from the US over a conviction for a small amount of marijuana. ____________________________________________________________ Contact Ciccarelli Law Offices if you or a loved on is facing criminal]]></description>
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<p>Recently, the United States Supreme Court entered a ruling having potentially significant implications of individuals charged with marijuana and possibly suggesting that the supreme court may be de-emphasizing the seriousness of marijuana use if not actually decriminalizing it.   Need to learn more:  <a href="http://www.ciccarelli.com/express-inquiry/">EMAIL</a> or call an experienced Chester County Marijuana Possession Attorney at Ciccarelli Law Offices at <strong>(610) 692-8700 </strong>or<strong> (877) 529-2422</strong> to discuss your rights and the implications of this Supreme Court decision on your future.</p>
<p>The Supreme Court&#8217;s ruling in April was that immigrants can not automatically be deported if they are convicted of relatively minor crimes involving marijuana.  The 7-2 decision involved a longtime resident of the United States from Jamaica who was deported from the US over a conviction for a small amount of marijuana.</p>
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<h5>Contact Ciccarelli Law Offices if you or a loved on is facing <strong>criminal charges, arrest or citations for possession of Marijuana or Pot</strong> in suburban Philadelphia including Chester County (West Chester PA), Delaware County, Lancaster County, Montgomery County.  Contact us by <a href="http://www.ciccarelli.com/express-inquiry/">EMAIL</a> or call an experienced Chester County Marijuana Possession Attorney at Ciccarelli Law Offices at <strong>(610) 692-8700 </strong>or<strong> (877) 529-2422.</strong></h5>
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<p>With Justice Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas dissenting, Justice Sonia Sotomayer stated that crime must be more serious such as a sale or delivery of marijuana or pot; or the possession of a large amount of marijuana to warrant an automatic deportation.  The decision with allow the defendant in the case to return to the United States and fight his deportation over the conviction of a small amount of marijuana.</p>
<p>The case stems from Moncrieffe&#8217;s 2008 arrest in Georgia. Police pulled him over and found 1.3 grams of marijuana in his car, the equivalent of two or three marijuana cigarettes, Sotomayor said. He faced the charge of possession of marijuana with an intent to distribute, which under Georgia law encompasses a range of conduct from social sharing to distribution of larger amounts.</p>
<p>Moncrieffe accepted a plea with no jail time in which the charge would be expunged if he complied with his probation. Two years later, immigration agents jailed him and began deportation proceedings, citing the marijuana arrest. For deportation purposes, it was as if Moncrieffe had been a major drug dealer.</p>
<p>In the government&#8217;s eyes, Moncrieffe&#8217;s crime was serious enough to count as an &#8220;aggravated felony&#8221; and that it fell into a category that made his deportation automatic and deprived even the attorney general of the ability to step in and cancel it.  But Sotomayor said that under immigration law, a conviction that &#8220;fails to establish that the offense involved either remuneration or more than a small amount of marijuana&#8221; is not an aggravated felony.</p>
<p>She also dismissed the concern raised by Alito in his dissent that, because about half the states have statutes similar to the one in Georgia, many people convicted of marijuana crimes will avoid deportation because the state laws are not specific enough.</p>
<p>&#8220;Escaping aggravated felony treatment does not mean escaping deportation,&#8221; she said. It just means that the deportation is not automatic, Sotomayor said.</p>
<p>Thomas wrote that the Georgia law defines the crime as a drug trafficking offense, which should have resolved the case in the government&#8217;s favor</p>
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<p>The Marijuana Possession attorneys  of Ciccarelli Law Offices are staunch advocates for the preservation of constitutional rights before, during and after an arrest.  Our reputation for successful defense strategy and tactics coupled with one-one-one client interaction makes us the Pennsylvania defense attorneys of choice for individuals facing serious felony and misdemeanor criminal charges.</p>
<p>We represent clients charged with such Pennsylvania drug offenses as:</p>
<ul>
<li>Marijuana Possession Charges</li>
<li>Small Amount of Marijuana or “pot”</li>
<li>Drug Paraphernalia including, pot pipes, baggies, needles, scales, etc.</li>
<li>Cultivating, Manufacturing, Growing  or Possession of Marijuana Plants</li>
<li>Juvenile Drug Crimes including possession or delivery in a school</li>
<li>School Zone Sentencing Enhancements</li>
</ul>
<p>Ciccarelli Law offices defends individuals and their families facing serious drug related offenses including drug and narcotics crimes, possession and delivery or trafficking crimes in Pennsylvania.  Our Pennsylvania criminal lawyers have been handling drug cases for <strong>more than 30 years</strong> and look to help clients avoid having these charges lead to serious jail time and a permanent mark on their criminal record.</p>
<p>Based  in suburban Philadelphia at 304 North High Street, West Chester PA 19380, we make your choice all the clearer with locations throughout the metropolitan Philadelphia Pennsylvania, including Center City Philadelphia, West Chester PA, Malvern (serving Downingtown/Exton PA), Kennett Square PA, Lancaster PA, King of Prussia PA, <a title="Plymouth Meeting" href="http://www.ciccarelli.com/locations/montgomery-county/plymouth-meeting/">Plymouth Meeting</a> PA, Radnor and Springfield PA.  We serve Downingtown, Paoli, Media, Norristown, Harrisburg, Lancaster, Lebanon, Reading and Allentown.  For more information or to schedule an appointment with an experienced Pennsylvania Attorney at Ciccarelli Lawyers, by contacting us at <strong>(610) 692-8700</strong> or toll free at <strong>(877) 529-2422</strong>.</p>
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		<title>Lancaster County Criminal Attorney</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lancaster County Criminal Defense Attorney When you are facing accusations or criminal arrest in Lancaster County, your freedom, your family, your reputation and your job may be at stake.   Are you looking for an experienced Lancaster County Criminal Defense Lawyer with experience and passion to fight for your rights? We understand your anguish, fear, and the stress you or a loved one are experiencing. Look for attorneys with the fight in them to give you a fighting chance when you are facing investigation, prosecution, arrest, and or incarceration in Chester County and surround counties.  Our attorneys serve Lancaster County and have a Lancaster County office at 313 West Liberty Street, Lancaster PA 17603. We are a group of lawyers; a team looking to help you when you need it most.  When considering an attorney for your Lancaster  County charges, consider your attorney’s competence, reputation, expertise, and experience.  Contact Ciccarelli]]></description>
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<p>When you are facing accusations or criminal arrest in Lancaster County, your freedom, your family, your reputation and your job may be at stake.   Are you looking for an experienced Lancaster County Criminal Defense Lawyer with experience and passion to fight for your rights? We understand your anguish, fear, and the stress you or a loved one are experiencing. Look for attorneys with the fight in them to give you a fighting chance when you are facing investigation, prosecution, arrest, and or incarceration in Chester County and surround counties.  Our attorneys serve Lancaster County and have a Lancaster County office at 313 West Liberty Street, Lancaster PA 17603.</p>
<p>We are a group of lawyers; a team looking to help you when you need it most.  When considering an attorney for your Lancaster  County charges, consider your attorney’s competence, reputation, expertise, and experience.  Contact Ciccarelli Law Offices to speak to an experienced criminal defense lawyer at (877) 529-2422 or <strong>(717) 291-9400.  Contact us 24/7.</strong></p>
<p>Our criminal defense practice serving Lancaster County includes representation and defense of:</p>
<ul>
<li>DUI Charges in Lancaster County</li>
<li>Drunk Driving Charges</li>
<li>Lancaster County Drug Charges &amp; Drug Busts</li>
<li>Lancaster County Marijuana Possession Charges</li>
<li>Possession with Intent to Deliver (PWID) in Lancaster</li>
<li>Drug Paraphernalia arrests in Lancaster County</li>
<li>Lancaster County Theft Crimes &amp; Offenses</li>
<li>Lancaster County Forgery charges</li>
<li>Lancaster Retail Theft and Shoplifting citations</li>
<li>Juvenile Offenses in Lancaster County</li>
<li>Lancaster County Juvenile Court</li>
<li>Underage Drinking Offenses</li>
<li>Sex Crimes investigations</li>
<li>Rape Charge arrests in Lancaster County</li>
<li>Indecent Exposure and Indecent Assault arrests</li>
<li>Lancaster PA Simple And Aggravated Assault Arrests</li>
<li>Burglary prosecutions in Lancaster</li>
<li>Lancaster county Robbery investigations</li>
<li>Homicide arrests in Lancaster City</li>
<li>Lancaster County Domestic Violence issues</li>
<li>Driving Offenses and License Suspension Issues</li>
<li>Preliminary Hearing Representation in Lancaster</li>
<li>Jury and Non Jury Trial Representation</li>
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<div>When you retain the Ciccarelli Law Office, you don’t simply retain a criminal defense attorney – you retain an experienced team of criminal defense lawyers who are committed to working together for you.  Our legal team has years of combined experience successfully representing Pennsylvania clients in virtually every type of criminal case.  We represent individuals vigorously, with individual attention and a passionate respect for due process, through each stage and every aspect of your case.</div>
<p>Ciccarelli Law Offices are staunch advocates for the preservation of constitutional rights before, during and after an arrest.  Our reputation for successful defense strategy and tactics coupled with one-one-one client interaction makes us the Pennsylvania defense attorneys of choice for individuals facing serious felony and misdemeanor criminal charges.  We are ready to fight and represent you during the investigative stage and after the charges are filed and in court at the Preliminary Hearing Representation, and Jury and Non Jury Trial representation throughout Pennsylvania including Lancaster County PA.</p>
<p>Contact our legal team of Criminal Defense Attorneys at Ciccarelli Law Offices to speak to an experienced criminal defense lawyer at (877) 529-2422 or <strong>(717) 291-9400</strong>.  Call 24/7.</p>
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<p><strong>Towns in Lancaster County</strong></p>
<p>Lancaster, Columbia, Ephrata, Denver, Quarryville, Adamstown, Akron, Christiana, East Petersburg, Lititz, New Holland, Elizabethtown, Manheim, Marietta, Millersville, Mount Joy, Terre Hill ,Mountville, Strasburg.</p>
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<p><strong>Communities in Lancaster County</strong></p>
<p>Locust Grove, Lyndon, Manor Ridge, Martic Forge, Marticville, Martindale, Mascot, Mastersonville, Maytown, McSparran, Mechanic Grove, Mechanicsville, Millport, Millway, Milton Grove, Monterey, Mount Airy, Mount Hope, Mount Nebo, Mount Pleasant, Lincoln, Linville Circle, Little Britain, Locust Grove, Lyndon, Manor Ridge, Martic Forge, Marticville, Martindale, Mascot, Mastersonville, Maytown, McSparran, Mechanic Grove, Mechanicsville, Millport, Millway, Milton Grove, Monterey, Mount Airy, Mount Hope, Mount Nebo, Mount Pleasant, Mountain Top, Murrell, Narvon, Red Run, Refton, Reinholds, Rheems, Rockhill, Rohrerstown, Ronks, Roseville, Rossmere, Rothsville, Sadsbury Meeting House, Safe Harbor, Salisbury Heights, Salunga, Schoeneck, Shreiners, Silver Spring, Simmonstown, Slackwater, Smithville, Smoketown, Smyrna, Soudersburg, South Hermitage, Speedwell, Sporting Hill, Springville, Naumanstown, Neffsville, New Danville, New Milltown, New Providence, New Texas, Newtown, Newville, Ninepoints, Oak Hill, Oak Shade, Oakryn, Oregon, Oyster, Point Paradise, Peach BottomMountain Top, Murrell, Narvon, Naumanstown, Neffsville, New Danville, New Milltown, New ProvidenceAberdeen, Anchor, Bainbridge, Bamford, Bareville, Bartville, Baumgardner Bausman, Beartown, Bellaire, Bellemont, Benton, Bethesda, Beverly, Beverly Estates, Billmeyer, Bird in Hand, Black Baron, Blainsport, Bloomingdale, Blossom Hill, Blue Ball, Bowmansville, Brickerville, Bridgeport, Brownstown, Brunnerville, Buck, Buena Vista, Burnt Mills, Buyerstown, Cains, Camargo, Center Square, Centerville, Central Manor, Chestnut Hill, Chestnut Level, Chestnut Ridge, Chestnut View, Chickies, Churchtown, Clay, Clearview, Cocalico, Cocalico House, Cole Hill, Colemanville, Collins, Colonial Manor, Conestoga, Conestoga Gardens, Conestoga Woods, Conewago, Conners Mill, Coopersville, Cordelia, Country Club Heights, Creswell, Donegal Heights, Donegal Springs, Donerville, Drumore, Drumore Center, Drytown, Durlach, East Earl, Eastland, Eastland Hills, Eden, Eden Heights, Eldora, Elm, Elstonville, Elwyn Terrace, Engleside, Erbs Mill, Fairfiled, Fairland, Fairmount, Fairview Park, Falmouth, Farmdale, Farmersville, Fernglen, Fertility, Fetterville, Fivepointville, Florin, Florys Mill, Fruitville, Frysville, Furniss Gap, Garden Hills, Georgetown, Glen Moore, Goodville, Gordonville, Goshen, Grandview Heights, Greenland, Groffdale, Hahnstown, Halfville, Hamilton, Park, Harristown, Hawksville, Hempfield, Hensel, Herrville, Hessdale, Highville, Hilltop Acres, Hinkletown, Holland Heights, Holtwood, Homeland, Hopeland, Hornig, Hunsecker, Intercourse, Irishtown, Ironville, Iva, Jacksonville, Kenwick, Village, Kinderhook, Kinzers, Kirks Mills, Kirkwood, Kissell, Hill, Klinesville, Lampeter, Lancaster Junction, Landis Valley, Landisville, Laurel Hill, Leacock, Leaman Place, Leola, Letort, Lexington, Lime Valley, Limerock, Limeville, , Penn Hill, Penn, Rose Park, Penryn, Pequea, Pine Grove, Pleasant Grove, Poplar Grove, Puseyville, Quaker Hills, Rawlinsville, Reamstown, , Spruce Grove, Stacktown, Stevens, Stone Hill, Stumptown, Summerhill, Sunnyside, Swartzville, Talmage, Tayloria, Truce, Unicorn, Union Grove, Union Square, Valley View, Vera Cruz, Vintage, Vogansville, Wabank, Wakefield, Washington Boro, Weaverland, Weavertown, Weidmanville, West Lancaster, West Ridge, West Willow, Wheatland, White Horse, White Oak, White Rock, Willow Street, Windom, Witmer, Woodlawn, Wrightsdale, Zooks Corner.</p>
<p><strong>Lancaster County Zip Codes</strong></p>
<p>17022, 17073, 17501, 17502, 17505, 17509, 17512, 17516, 17517, 17518, 17519, 17520, 17522, 17527, 17529, 17532, 17535, 17536, 17538, 17540, 17543, 17545, 17547, 17551, 17552, 17554, 17555, 17557, 17560, 17562, 17563, 17565, 17566, 17569, 17572, 17576, 17578, 17579, 17581, 17582, 17584, 17601, 17602, 17603, 17611, 19310, 19344, 19362, 19363, 19540, 19543, 19551</p>
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<p>Whether you are facing a charge in Lancaster, Columbia, Quarryville, Ephrata or Manheim in Lancaster County, speak to an experienced criminal defense lawyer. You are looking for more than a lawyer to show up for court; you are looking for an experienced Lancaster County Criminal Defense Lawyer.  Or even better; a team of experienced Lancaster County Criminal Defense Attorneys working on your behalf.  Get the benefits of our experienced Lancaster County Criminal Defense Lawyer team.  First, send us an EMAIL or contact us directly at <strong>(717) 291-9400</strong> to speak to an attorney and begin your fight for your justice.</p>
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		<description><![CDATA[Philadelphia, PA: (May-21-08) The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission brought charges against NutriSystem Inc., alleging that it wrongfully terminated a woman employee, discriminating against her because she was pregnant. The federal agency brought the charges on behalf of Robyn Linenberg, who was fired in November 2006, three weeks after she informed the company she was pregnant and only one month after she was placed in a leadership training program. Company records show that Linenberg began working for NutriSystem Inc., a Horsham, PA, weight-loss company, as a temporary recruiter in its human resources department in 2005. She was made a full-time employee later that year. As part of a settlement reached in the case, the company agreed to pay Robyn Linenberg $82,500 to resolve the wrongful termination and pregnancy discrimination claims. Additionally, NutriSystem is required to draft a policy prohibiting pregnancy discrimination; establish a procedure for employees to complain about violations of]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Philadelphia, PA: (May-21-08) The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission brought charges against NutriSystem Inc., alleging that it wrongfully terminated a woman employee, discriminating against her because she was pregnant. The federal agency brought the charges on behalf of Robyn Linenberg, who was fired in November 2006, three weeks after she informed the company she was pregnant and only one month after she was placed in a leadership training program. Company records show that Linenberg began working for NutriSystem Inc., a Horsham, PA, weight-loss company, as a temporary recruiter in its human resources department in 2005. She was made a full-time employee later that year.</p>
<p>As part of a settlement reached in the case, the company agreed to pay Robyn Linenberg $82,500 to resolve the wrongful termination and pregnancy <a href="/personal-injury/">discrimination claims</a>. Additionally, NutriSystem is required to draft a policy prohibiting pregnancy discrimination; establish a procedure for employees to complain about violations of the pregnancy discrimination policy; provide annual anti-discrimination training to supervisors and managers, under the terms of the settlement agreement.</p>
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		<title>Automobile Fatality outside of Harrisburg PA</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mechanicsburg, PA: (May-15-08) The estate of Carol L. Hoy brought a personal injury lawsuit against Van C. Baker, 19, of Warrenton, VA, after a crash that resulted in the death of the Mechanicsburg woman. Records of the traffic accident reveal that Carol Hoy, 57, was a passenger in a minivan driven by her husband, George, when it was hit broadside by a car in Manassas, VA, on June 10, 2006. The accident killed Carol, leaving George Hoy and Carol Hoy’s 79-year-old aunt, Nellie Dorn, injured. The suit showed that Carol Hoy was a school aide in the Mechanicsburg district for 13 years. A scholarship fund was created in her honor through the Mechanicsburg Area Foundation, following her death. The car that caused the accident was driven by Baker, who was charged with involuntary manslaughter, following police reports that showed that he had been speeding and had run a red light. As part]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Mechanicsburg, PA: (May-15-08) The estate of Carol L. Hoy brought a <a href="/personal-injury/">personal injury</a> lawsuit against Van C. Baker, 19, of Warrenton, VA, after a crash that resulted in the death of the Mechanicsburg woman. Records of the traffic accident reveal that Carol Hoy, 57, was a passenger in a minivan driven by her husband, George, when it was hit broadside by a car in Manassas, VA, on June 10, 2006. The accident killed Carol, leaving George Hoy and Carol Hoy’s 79-year-old aunt, Nellie Dorn, injured. The suit showed that Carol Hoy was a school aide in the Mechanicsburg district for 13 years. A scholarship fund was created in her honor through the Mechanicsburg Area Foundation, following her death.</p>
<p>The car that caused the accident was driven by Baker, who was charged with involuntary manslaughter, following police reports that showed that he had been speeding and had run a red light. As part of a settlement reached with the insurance carriers for Hoy and Baker, a proposed $400,000 deal was made with the estate of Carol L. Hoy. Under the terms of the tentative deal, Baker’s insurer, Nationwide, will pay $300,000 and $100,000 will come from the Hoys’ insurer, Erie Insurance.</p>
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		<title>Record settlement awarded in Philadelphia Injury Claim</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Record settlement awarded to man who lost both legs on the jobÂ  by Kurt Niland A 50-year-old Pennsylvania man, described by the Philadelphia Daily News as a â€œSofthearted ex-Marineâ€ and father of two, recently settled anegligence lawsuit mid-trial against his employer and Caterpillar, Inc., the manufacturer of industrial construction equipment, for $16.25 million. Scott Skirpan of Easton, Penn., lost both of his legs at the Northampton County landfill in a grisly accident in May 2006. Skirpanâ€™s injuries were so horrific that he died twice before being resuscitated. Skirpan was working his fifth day at a landfill owned by Chrin Brothers, Inc. when a bulldozer operated by another employee backed around a heap of garbage and ran over him. Skirpan told the Philadelphia Daily News that he figured the bulldozer operator knew what he was doing. â€œI was standing there getting ready to back in a truck, and all of a sudden I turned around and this CAT is]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Record settlement awarded to man who lost both legs on the jobÂ  by Kurt Niland</p>
<p>A 50-year-old Pennsylvania man, described by the Philadelphia Daily News as a â€œSofthearted ex-Marineâ€ and father of two, recently settled a<strong>negligence lawsuit</strong> mid-trial against his employer and Caterpillar, Inc., the manufacturer of industrial construction equipment, for <strong>$16.25 million</strong>. Scott Skirpan of Easton, Penn., <strong>lost both of his legs</strong> at the Northampton County landfill in a grisly accident in May 2006. Skirpanâ€™s injuries were so horrific that he <strong>died twice</strong> before being resuscitated.</p>
<p>Skirpan was working his fifth day at a landfill owned by Chrin Brothers, Inc. when a bulldozer operated by another employee backed around a heap of garbage and ran over him.</p>
<p>Skirpan told the <em>Philadelphia Daily News</em> that he figured the bulldozer operator knew what he was doing.</p>
<p>â€œI was standing there getting ready to back in a truck, and all of a sudden I turned around and this CAT is right on my tail. It was right there, and I couldnâ€™t jump or move or anything. It just plowed me over and sucked me under,â€ he told the<em> Daily News</em>.</p>
<p>But the operator didnâ€™t know what he was doing. Skirpanâ€™s attorney argued that the landfill owners<strong>didnâ€™t provide adequate training</strong> and that the Caterpillar track loader <strong>lacked sufficient rear vision</strong>.</p>
<p>With his legs crushed and severed and blood pouring from the main arteries in his legs, Skirpan needed immediate help but none of his coworkers offered him assistance. Clinging to consciousness, Skirpan called 911 himself. He remained on the phone for 12 minutes, first begging for help, then begging the operator to tell his daughter that he loved her.</p>
<p>Emergency workers airlifted Skirpan to St. Lukeâ€™s Hospital Trauma Center, where he arrived in<strong>cardiac arrest</strong>. Doctors that treated Skirpan werenâ€™t optimistic about his chances and told Carol, his wife, that he would likely die.</p>
<p>If he did pull through, heâ€™d probably be brain damaged because he was <strong>clinically dead</strong> when emergency workers performed CPR on him, Skirpanâ€™s doctors said.</p>
<p>Skirpan survived the ordeal, but the fight was far from over. Because garbage had been ground into the open wounds of his legs at the time of the accident, Skirpan developed <strong>painful, life-threatening infections</strong>. In a series of <strong>11 surgeries</strong>, surgeons removed Skirpanâ€™s right leg and part of his right hip and most of his left leg.</p>
<p>Back at home, Skirpan is trying to adjust to life without his legs, exercising and rehabbing frequently throughout the day. One of the first things he plans to do with his settlement, he told the <em>Daily News</em>, is buy a new single-level home thatâ€™s handicapped friendly.Â  Skirpanâ€™s settlement is one of the largest single-victim <strong>personal-injury settlements</strong> in Pennsylvania history.</p>
<p>Learn more about getting a fair financial settlement on your personal injury claim by contacting the trusted, experienced personal injury lawyers at <a href="http://www.ciccarelli.com/">Ciccarelli Lawyers.</a>Â Â  Ciccarelli Lawyers represent injured clients throughout Pennsylvania including suburban Philadelphia, West Chester and Chester County PA.Â  Contact us toll free at (877) 529-2422.</p>
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		<title>BJ’s Wholesale Club Reaches Tentative $9 Million Settlement</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[New York, NY: A $9.3 million settlement of an overtime pay class action lawsuit against BJ&#8217;s Wholesale Club Inc has been reached. The settlement, which is subject to Court approval, is intended to resolve claims that BJ’s misclassified certain Mid Manager employees as exempt from receiving overtime for hours worked in excess of 40 hours per week. Plaintiffs claim that they were misclassified because their primary responsibilities included hourly duties such as loading and unloading materials, stocking shelves and other activities which are not exempt under federal and state overtime laws. Under the settlement, approximately 1,500 current and former Mid Managers employed by BJ’s since November 2007 will be entitled to make claims to share in the recovery, based on the number of weeks they were employed by the company. Further details will be included in the notice that is expected to be sent to all class members after the]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong><em>New York</em><em>, NY</em>: A $9.3 million settlement of an overtime pay class action lawsuit against BJ&#8217;s Wholesale Club Inc has been reached.</strong></p>
<p>The settlement, which is subject to Court approval, is intended to resolve claims that BJ’s misclassified certain Mid Manager employees as exempt from receiving overtime for hours worked in excess of 40 hours per week. Plaintiffs claim that they were misclassified because their primary responsibilities included hourly duties such as loading and unloading materials, stocking shelves and other activities which are not exempt under federal and state overtime laws. Under the settlement, approximately 1,500 current and former Mid Managers employed by BJ’s since November 2007 will be entitled to make claims to share in the recovery, based on the number of weeks they were employed by the company.</p>
<p>Further details will be included in the notice that is expected to be sent to all class members after the New Year following Court review and approval.</p>
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		<title>Cyclist Awarded $722,800 for Injury Resulting from Alleged Bicycle Defect</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[San Francisco, CA: A cyclist who was injured while riding his bike has been awarded $722,800 in damages. Kenneth Mercurio alleged that he crashed while riding his bike because the front fork on the bicycle broke. He was riding with about 100 other cyclists in Simi Valley, when the front fork, made of carbon fiber, snapped, which resulted in his falling and sustaining severe fractures. He was 58 years old at the time of the accident. Learn more about getting a fair financial settlement on your personal injury claim by contacting the trusted, experienced personal injury lawyers at Ciccarelli Lawyers.Â Â  Ciccarelli Lawyers represent injured clients throughout Pennsylvania including suburban Philadelphia, West Chester and Chester County PA.Â  Contact us toll free at (877) 529-2422.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>San Francisco</em><em>, CA</em>: A cyclist who was injured while riding his bike has been awarded $722,800 in damages.</p>
<p>Kenneth Mercurio alleged that he crashed while riding his bike because the front fork on the bicycle broke. He was riding with about 100 other cyclists in Simi Valley, when the front fork, made of carbon fiber, snapped, which resulted in his falling and sustaining severe fractures. He was 58 years old at the time of the accident.</p>
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		<title>Cracked curb leads to hip fracture, $600k Philadelphia verdict</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Philadelphia, PA: A man in his 60s who fractured his hip in a curb at a condominium complex in Holland, PA, has been awarded $600,000 in settlement of his personal injury lawsuit. Jerry Gubin was helping his son move when his foot became caught in the curb, causing him to fall and sustain injuries. Consequently, he was unable to work or four months. Expert witnesses called to testify at the trial said that the parking lot where this happened only had about 0.10 foot candles of illumination, whereas parking lots are required to have 0.60 foot candles of illumination. The lack of illumination would have contributed to the likelihood of an accident occurring. (courtesy Philadelphia Inquirer) Learn more about getting a fair financial settlement on your personal injury claim by contacting the trusted, experienced personal injury lawyers at Ciccarelli Lawyers.  Contact us toll free at (877) 529-2422.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>Philadelphia</em><em>, PA:</em> A man in his 60s who fractured his hip in a curb at a condominium complex in Holland, PA, has been awarded $600,000 in settlement of his <a href="http://www.ciccarelli.com/personal-injury/">personal injury</a> lawsuit.</p>
<p>Jerry Gubin was helping his son move when his foot became caught in the curb, causing him to fall and sustain injuries. Consequently, he was unable to work or four months.</p>
<p>Expert witnesses called to testify at the trial said that the parking lot where this happened only had about 0.10 foot candles of illumination, whereas parking lots are required to have 0.60 foot candles of illumination. The lack of illumination would have contributed to the likelihood of an accident occurring. (courtesy Philadelphia Inquirer)<br />
Learn more about getting a fair financial settlement on your personal injury claim by contacting the trusted, experienced personal injury lawyers at <a href="http://www.ciccarelli.com">Ciccarelli Lawyers.</a>  Contact us toll free at (877) 529-2422.</p>
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		<title>Warrant Quashed On Jogging Bandit Case</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[WEST CHESTER.   He was known as The Jogging Bandit to state police investigators who chased him for months in southern Chester County and northern Delaware in the early 1980s, and he had an odd connection with the infamous Johnston Brothers Gang. But now, Walter Guyer just wants to be left alone and to get the disability payments he says he needs to survive. Guyer, 61, of Wilmington, has a date later this month in Common Pleas Court to ask a judge to end the probation he was sentenced to in 1985 but to which he apparently never submitted. He said the Veterans Administration has stopped sending him his monthly disability checks because of a warrant issued for his arrest in 2003. “It is imperative that his case be closed out and the warrant be dismissed so that he can regain his disability benefit and be able to move on]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>WEST CHESTER.   He was known as The Jogging Bandit to state police investigators who chased him for months in southern Chester County and northern Delaware in the early 1980s, and he had an odd connection with the infamous Johnston Brothers Gang.</p>
<p>But now, Walter Guyer just wants to be left alone and to get the disability payments he says he needs to survive.</p>
<p>Guyer, 61, of Wilmington, has a date later this month in Common Pleas Court to ask a judge to end the probation he was sentenced to in 1985 but to which he apparently never submitted. He said the Veterans Administration has stopped sending him his monthly disability checks because of a warrant issued for his arrest in 2003.</p>
<p>“It is imperative that his case be closed out and the warrant be dismissed so that he can regain his disability benefit and be able to move on with his life,” wrote his attorney, Steve E. Jarmon of the Ciccarelli Lawyers firm, in a motion filed last month asking the court to terminate the probation.</p>
<p>Guyer’s situation brought back memories for a state police trooper who arrested him in 1981 as well as for one of his victims. Both expressed some ambivalence about his request.</p>
<p>“We never got the restitution that we were supposed to,” said a woman whose home near Route 52 Guyer broke into and stole thousands of dollars worth of gold and silver. “But I don’t know if that’s worth keeping a man on probation this long.”</p>
<p>“It seems to me that his claim might have some legitimacy,” said Thomas Cloud, the former trooper who encountered Guyer almost 30 years ago.</p>
<p>Now a West Chester private investigator, Cloud wondered why someone couldn’t have simply contacted Guyer before seeking a warrant. Guyer has been living openly in his native Delaware without any apparent criminal activity since his release from a Pennsylvania state prison more than a decade ago.</p>
<p>Guyer’s attorney declined to comment on the case or on his client’s condition. But in his petition, Steve E. Jarmon says Guyer is fully disabled and has had no source of income besides disability checks after his 1998 release.</p>
<p>According to court records and an interview last week with Cloud, Guyer was involved in a series of burglaries in the early 1980s in the New Castle County, Del., and Chadds Ford areas</p>
<p>At that time, state police, the FBI and Chester County Detectives had broken the so-called Johnston Brothers Gang. The gang had robbed homes and businesses in the four-state region and eventually murdered some of their associates in the so-called Kiddie Gang. Murder trials for gang leader Bruce Johnston Sr. and his brothers, Norman and David, were held in 1981, with all three found guilty of multiple killings.</p>
<p>“Here it was right after the Johnston trials and we were getting clobbered with burglaries, even high-end burglaries,” said Cloud.</p>
<p>The break-ins took place in Hamorton, Longwood, Mendenhall, and along the Route 100 and Route 52 corridors in northern Delaware, the heart of the Brandywine Valley ” “All very nice parts of our area,” said Cloud.</p>
<p>State police in Avondale worked closely with New Castle County police, doing roving patrols to catch a burglar in the act. Cloud said investigators nicknamed the suspect The Jogging Bandit because someone wearing jogging clothes or a tracksuit had been seen near one of the break-ins.</p>
<p>“We just assumed the burglar was posing as a jogger” to check out targets or deflect suspicion. “Whether it was true or not, I don’t know,” Cloud said.</p>
<p>As many as 15 burglaries in Chester County were tied to the same suspect. In late 1981, New Castle County police got a tip that led them to Guyer. With a search warrant for his home, police discovered a treasure trove of stolen goods, Cloud said.</p>
<p>“I remember the first time I went down and saw all the property they recovered; it was breathtaking,” Cloud said. “There was so much stuff. I don’t think he ever got rid of most of the stuff he stole.”</p>
<p>One item that caught Cloud’s attention was a Sony television taken from a home in Mendenhall. Cloud said the same television Guyer had stolen was also pilfered years earlier by someone in the Johnston Gang and returned to its owners.</p>
<p>Cloud said police recovered a great deal of what had been stolen and returned the property to the rightful owners. “A tremendous amount was identified,” he said.</p>
<p>Guyer eventually cooperated with authorities, and Cloud convinced him to take a ride past some of the homes that had been burglarized that summer. In particular, Guyer pointed out three homes as his targets: one on Hillendale Road in Kennett, where he took gold jewelry, antique watches and silver coins valued at $15,000; another on Sapling Drive in Pennsbury, where he took a sterling silver antique place setting, an antique pistol and jewelry worth $7,000; and a home on Honey Tree Lane in Pennsbury, where he stole sterling silver pitchers, spoons, knives and gold jewelry worth $33,000.</p>
<p>The victim interviewed last week said she has not forgotten the break-in or what she and her husband lost.</p>
<p>“It did impact us quite a bit,” she said. “I haven’t thought about the burglary for so long, but we didn’t get back all that he stole. A few pieces. But I miss some of them because I’m very sentimental.”</p>
<p>The burglary spree also involved a break-in at the Delaware home of Ruly Carpenter, then-owner of the Philadelphia Phillies, she recalled.</p>
<p>Guyer was charged with 10 Pennsylvania burglaries in December 1981. At some point he became a fugitive and was not locked up until June 1983.</p>
<p>After a non-jury trial, Judge Robert S. Gawthrop III sentenced him to 3½ to 15 years in state prison and imposed a 20-year probation term that was to run concurrently with the prison time.</p>
<p>Guyer “maxed out” his sentence, serving the full term instead of being paroled. And when Guyer was eventually released to Delaware in 1998, “he was never told that he had to report back to Pennsylvania to finish out his remaining five years of probation,” his lawyer, Jarmon, wrote in his motion.</p>
<p>In October 2003, Common Pleas Judge Juan Sanchez signed a bench warrant at the request of the county Adult Probation Office against Guyer for failure to report after his release. But until this year, he did not know he was wanted on the arrest warrant.</p>
<p>According to Jarmon, Guyer was contacted by the U.S. Veterans Administration, which told him that because of the warrant for his arrest and an apparently open case against him, the disability checks he had been receiving would cease. This “caused a great hardship on him and his family,” Jarmon wrote.</p>
<p>Jarmon said his client has lived in Delaware since his release and free of criminal convictions.</p>
<p>A hearing is set for Oct. 28 before Judge David S. Bortner. First Assistant District Attorney Patrick Carmody on Thursday said he had not seen Jarmon’s petition and did not know if his office would oppose the request to terminate the probation.  Courtesy of Daily Local.</p>
<p>UPDATE:  Ciccareli Lawyers has successfull quashed the warrant and the Judge has relisted this matter to make a final determination on the Petition to End his Probation.</p>
<p>Ciccarelli lawyers are experienced in fighting for peoples rights in Criminal Defense, Probation, Parole, Probation Violation andÂ Parole Violation Matters.Â  Contact one of our experienced criminal attorneys at (610) 925-2500.</p>
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