A lawyer for Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Seamus P. McCaffery called attorneys at Sprague & Sprague “recusal-happy” in response to a motion to have McCaffery’s defamation suit against The Philadelphia Inquirer and Daily News heard by a judge outside of Philadelphia.
McCaffery and his wife, Lise Rapaport, filed Monday their motion in opposition to Intertrust GCN’s motion for a full-bench recusal of the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas and the appointment of an out-of-county judge to hear the case. McCaffery and Rapaport have sued over articles related to Rapaport receiving referral fees while working as an aide in McCaffery’s chambers.
