Maryclaire Dale

May 28, 2009 | Daily Report Online

PHILADELPHIA AP - A suburban mother who claimed she and her daughter had been abducted and stuffed in a car trunk is in custody in Florida after the pair were found at Disney World, where they had flown hours after the mother reporting their abduction, a prosecutor said Wednesday.Bonnie Sweeten, 38, of Feasterville, will be charged with false reports and identity theft, both misdemeanors, Bucks County District Attorney Michelle Henry said.

By MARYCLAIRE DALE

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March 10, 2010 | Daily Report Online

PHILADELPHIA AP - The self-described "Jihad Jane" who thought her blond hair and blue eyes would let her blend in as she sought to kill an artist in Sweden is a rare case of an American woman aiding foreign terrorists and shows the evolution of the global threat, authorities say.The suburban Philadelphia woman, Colleen R.

By MARYCLAIRE DALE

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July 15, 2009 | Daily Report Online

PHILADELPHIA AP - A former Pennsylvania lawmaker who prosecutors said became "drunk with power" in his many years in the state Senate was sentenced Tuesday to less than five years in prison, a steep departure down from what the judge was asked to impose for the corruption conviction.Former Sen. Vincent Fumo misappropriated millions from the state and two nonprofits.

By MARYCLAIRE DALE

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March 10, 2009 | Daily Report Online

PHILADELPHIA AP - A federal appeals court, ruling in a case linked to the 1985 MOVE bombing in Philadelphia, blasted a Texas company that offers lump-sum advances to plaintiffs who settle lawsuits.The settlement stemmed from a lawsuit filed against the city for allowing its police officers to drop a bomb on the inner city compound of the anti-establishment group MOVE.

By MARYCLAIRE DALE

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June 04, 2010 | Daily Report Online

PHILADELPHIA AP - A U.S. appeals court heard arguments Thursday over whether school officials can discipline students for making lewd, harassing or juvenile Internet postings from off-campus computers.Two students from two different Pennsylvania school districts are fighting suspensions they received for posting derisive profiles of their principals on MySpace from home computers.

By MARYCLAIRE DALE

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September 29, 2012 | The Legal Intelligencer

A Philadelphia judge halted next week's scheduled execution of a teen killer after finding the trial prosecutor suppressed evidence the victim was molesting boys, "sanitized" witness statements before giving them to the defense and lied about a secret deal she'd struck with the accomplice.

By MaryClaire Dale

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August 19, 2011 | Daily Report Online

Six former players and one current player have sued the NFL in Philadelphia over the league's handling of concussion-related injuries, the first potential class-action lawsuit of its kind.The players accuse the league of training players to hit with their heads, failing to properly treat them for concussions and trying to conceal for decades any links between football and brain injuries.

By Maryclaire Dale

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June 14, 2010 | Daily Report Online

PHILADELPHIA AP - Chris Botticella knows the secret to those "nooks and crannies" in Thomas' English Muffins - the way they cradle butter and jam, and after a good toasting, produce just the right crunch.It's a secret that the muffins' makers have gone to great lengths to protect over 75 years, allowing it to rack up $500 million in sales annually of the toaster treats.

By MARYCLAIRE DALE

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April 08, 2013 | Daily Report Online

With perhaps billions of dollars at stake, a hearing Tuesday over concussion litigation filed against the NFL promises to be a brawl between legal heavyweights. About 4,200 former players have sued the league.

By MARYCLAIRE DALE

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February 12, 2009 | Daily Report Online

WILKES-BARRE, Pa. AP - For years, the juvenile court system in Wilkes-Barre operated like a conveyor belt: Youngsters were brought before judges without a lawyer, given hearings that lasted only a minute or two, and then sent off to juvenile prison for months for minor offenses.The explanation, prosecutors say, was corruption on the bench.

By MICHAEL RUBINKAM and MARYCLAIRE DALE

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