A Philadelphia judge plans to rule by Feb. 6 as to the admissibility of evidence of acts other than those with which a church official is charged in a case alleging sexual abuse by priests whom he oversaw. Prosecutors want to submit evidence of about 30 instances involving priests’ alleged improprieties.

A federal judge in Philadelphia has dismissed claims that Qualcomm, Alcatel-Lucent and Ericsson and a standards-setting body conspired to undermine a 3G location tracking technology developed by plaintiff TruePosition.

In one of his first acts as administrative judge of Philadelphia Traffic Court, Common Pleas Court Judge Gary S. Glazer has removed Traffic Court Judge Willie Singletary from the bench. The action was taken after Singletary allegedly showed a photograph of his genitals to a Philadelphia Parking Authority contractor.

Lisa Myers left her job as an associate at Cozen O’Connor at the prompting of firm leaders in order to spend 12 months in the Philadelphia district attorney’s office.

A Philadelphia ordinance banning the posting of signs on city utility poles, traffic signals and trees is not unconstitutional, the 3rd Circuit has decided. The panel ruled that the ordinance was content-neutral and narrowly tailored to serve a government interest.