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Quaker City courts have troubled history; some reject 'plaintiff-friendly' criticism
Legal News Line ^ | 1-31-12 | Michael P. Tremoglie

Posted on 01/31/2012 7:08:36 PM PST by Miami Vice

PHILADELPHIA (Legal Newsline) - Pennsylvania is known as the Quaker State and Philadelphia as the Quaker City because both were founded by William Penn, who was a member of the Society of Friends - also called Quakers.

Quakers hold to "a belief in the possibility of direct, unmediated communion with the Divine."

Some would suggest, however, that Philadelphia's courts are anything but divinely inspired.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: courts; judges; judiciary; triallawyers

1 posted on 01/31/2012 7:08:47 PM PST by Miami Vice
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To: Miami Vice

Penn would be vastly disappointed in what Philadelphia has become. Pennsylvania as a whole, less so.


2 posted on 01/31/2012 7:31:53 PM PST by HiTech RedNeck (Sometimes progressives find their scripture in the penumbra of sacred bathroom stall writings (Tzar))
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To: Miami Vice

Oh, and there has to be some reason that “Philadelphia lawyer” is a synonym for shyster.


3 posted on 01/31/2012 7:32:53 PM PST by HiTech RedNeck (Sometimes progressives find their scripture in the penumbra of sacred bathroom stall writings (Tzar))
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To: HiTech RedNeck

I live in Valley Forge and love when I see ads for personal injury lawyers that say in the fine print- Pennsylvania cases taken mainly in Philadelphia county, or close to that.
I wonder why?


4 posted on 01/31/2012 7:52:25 PM PST by bt-99 ("Get off my Lawn")
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To: bt-99

Interesting I never noticed that before.


5 posted on 02/01/2012 11:30:38 AM PST by Miami Vice
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