School District Of Philadelphia
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Philadelphia School District fights lawsuit that says boy suffered toxic lead exposure at grade school
PHILADELPHIA – For reasons of failure to state a claim, the School District of Philadelphia and other defendants have motioned to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the parents of a Philadelphia child, after he allegedly suffered from toxic lead exposure at his Philadelphia elementary school. -
Parents of child exposed to lead at Philadelphia elementary school sue city, school district
PHILADELPHIA – The parents of a Philadelphia child have filed a lawsuit after the child allegedly suffered from lead toxicity from exposure at his Philadelphia elementary school. -
Judge rules clinician failed to establish wrongful termination claim against Philadelphia school district
PHILADELPHIA – A federal magistrate judge granted several motions for summary judgment in a case against the School District of Philadelphia, a staffing agency and others filed by a woman terminated from her position as a lead clinician. -
Camelot Academy dismissed from lawsuit over alleged assault of Olney Charter High student
PHILADELPHIA - Camelot Academy has been dismissed from a lawsuit brought by a woman who said her grandson was assaulted by a security guard, having claimed the complaint was "not a model of clarity" and didn't make any connection to Camelot. -
Lawsuit: Philadelphia school kept 10-year-old handcuffed for five hours, caused asthma attack
PHILADELPHIA – A Philadelphia woman has filed a lawsuit alleging she was handcuffed and left in a conference room for hours when she was a 10-year-old at a Philadelphia school. -
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania: Actions Taken on May 10
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania reported the following activity on May 10 in the suits below: -
May 10: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania docket for family and medical leave act cases
The following family and medical leave act-related cases were on the docket in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on May 10. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact: -
Case activity for Gina Crayton vs School District of Philadelphia on May 10
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania reported the following activities in the suit brought by Gina Crayton against School District of Philadelphia on May 10: -
Court denies class action status to parents accusing Philadelphia schools of offering inadequate translation services
PHILADELPHIA — The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania denied a class certification for a group of parents and students suing the School District of Philadelphia for its allegedly subpar translation services. -
Man who claimed Curran-Fromhold guard broke his jaw settles with corrections officials, City of Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA – A plaintiff inmate of Curran-Fromhold Correctional Facility who alleged an assault at the hands of a corrections officer broke his jaw recently settled his case. -
Parent claims School District of Philadelphia failed to provide educational accommodations to her child
PHILADELPHIA — A mother and her minor child are suing a school district, citing alleged breach of duty and disability discrimination. -
Supreme Court tells Philadelphia school it must face lawsuit after student ran into unpadded gym wall
PHILADELPHIA - The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania has affirmed a Commonwealth Court ruling, saying a Philadelphia elementary school is not exempt from governmental immunity in a lawsuit filed by a student who was allegedly injured due to the faulty condition of a gym wall. -
Fired special ed teacher sues School District of Philadelphia for alleged discrimination
PHILADELPHIA — A special education teacher is suing the School District of Philadelphia and Shauneille Taylor, citing alleged discrimination and wrongful termination. -
Parents cannot sue Philadelphia School District for issues tied to son's disability
PHILADELPHIA – The parents of a disabled boy who was allegedly discriminated against when the School District of Philadelphia was unable to place him in an appropriate school for two years cannot claim that they too faced discrimination by association, according to an Oct. 19 opinion issued by the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. -
Taxpayers say contract given by Philly School District costs $1.3M more than other option, want state court to hear case
PHILADELPHIA - Pennsylvania taxpayers have filed a request to send their lawsuit against the School District of Philadelphia over a contract awarded to "a very well-connected bidder" back to state court. -
Black female athletes to pursue lawsuit claiming Philadelphia school failed to provide equal opportunities
PHILADELPHIA – A U.S. District Court in Pennsylvania has partially granted a motion to dismiss claim brought against the School Reform Commission and the School District of Philadelphia where two former students have made accusations of sex and race discrimination. -
Parents claim Philadelphia school district discrimination affected son's education
PHILADELPHIA — Two Philadelphia parents and their son are suing the School District of Philadelphia, alleging that the district unlawfully discriminated against the student and failed to accommodate his disabilities. -
Federal judge: Plaintiff inmate made valid claim of assault at hands of Curran-Fromhold corrections officer
PHILADELPHIA – A federal judge has ruled a plaintiff inmate of Curran-Fromhold Correctional Facility has alleged a valid claim of municipal liability against the prison, one of its corrections officers and the City of Philadelphia, subsequent to the claim of an assault at the officer’s hands which resulted in a broken jaw for the plaintiff. -
Pipe worker alleges negligence from Philly School District and other defendants led to his serious injuries
PHILADELPHIA – A Philadelphia pipe worker has initiated legal action against a mechanical contracting firm, the City of Philadelphia’s School District and a number of unknown corporations, claiming their collective negligence led to his severe injuries in an accident during his professional duties last year. -
Defendants in wrongful death lawsuit of Philly sixth-grader appeal to Third Circuit
PHILADELPHIA – Defendants in a wrongful death lawsuit surrounding the September 2013 death of a sixth-grade student have appealed a federal judge’s decision not to dismiss them from the case under the doctrine of qualified immunity.