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MEDIA – A Delaware County church volunteer who alleged she ingested a negligently placed and toxic cleaning supply product, located on the same table as refreshments offered to the public when she worked at an event to provide COVID-19 vaccinations two years ago, may receive a default judgment.
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WASHINGTON – The United States Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the City of Philadelphia was wrong to eliminate foster care referrals from being directed to Catholic Social Services, due to its refusal to accept same-sex couples seeking to be foster parents because of their religious beliefs.
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PHILADELPHIA – The Archdiocese of Philadelphia has won dismissal of a lawsuit filed by an Arizona man for sexual abuse he suffered at the hands of a local priest when he was a boy, with a federal judge concluding that Pennsylvania’s two-year statute of limitations stopped the case from proceeding.
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PHILADELPHIA – The Archdiocese of Philadelphia is seeking dismissal of a lawsuit filed by an Arizona man for sexual abuse he suffered at the hands of a priest when he was a boy, saying that the statute of limitations and the doctrine of res judicata should preclude the case from proceeding.
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PHILADELPHIA – The Archdiocese of Philadelphia is seeking judgment in its favor from a Pennsylvania federal court, in response to a lawsuit filed by an Arizona man for sexual abuse he suffered at the hands of a priest when he was a boy.
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PHILADELPHIA – An Arizona man pursuing legal action against the Archdiocese of Philadelphia for sexual abuse he suffered at the hands of a priest when he was a boy growing up in Pennsylvania, has had his case transferred to a federal court here.
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ATLANTIC CITY, New Jersey – The Superior Court of Atlantic County, New Jersey issued an opinion denying a local archdiocese’s motion to dismiss a sexual abuse lawsuit against it.
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PHILADELPHIA – The Archdiocese of Philadelphia has settled litigation brought by a woman who allegedly suffered a broken arm and shoulder at a high school in Northeast Philadelphia after attending a function for her daughter, a student there.
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PHILADELPHIA – A Philadelphia woman is suing the Archdiocese of Philadelphia alleging she was underpaid and mistreated due to her sex.
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PHILADELPHIA - A woman who sued after being fired by St. Francis–St. Vincent Homes for Children had most of her allegations dismissed Aug. 7 by the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania – but it allowed her charges of race and religion discrimination and retaliation to continue.
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The following cases categorized as "civil - civil appeal - board of assessment" cases were on the docket in the Delaware County Court of Common Pleas on July 24. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
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The Delaware County Court of Common Pleas reported the following activity on July 24 in the suits below:
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The Delaware County Court of Common Pleas reported the following activity in the suit brought by Archdiocese of Philadelphia against Delaware County Board of Assessment Appeals and Marple Township on July 24: 'Marple Township's Pretrial Statement (e-Filed)'.
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PHILADELPHIA – The Archdiocese of Philadelphia has presented a number of affirmative defenses and denied liability in opposing the litigation brought by a woman who allegedly suffered a broken arm and shoulder at a high school in Northeast Philadelphia after attending a function for her daughter, a student there.
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PHILADELPHIA – A woman who suffered a broken arm and shoulder at a high school in Northeast Philadelphia after attending a function for her daughter, a student there, has filed a negligence lawsuit against the school through the local archdiocese.
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PHILADELPHIA - The Archdiocese of Philadelphia was unsuccessful in an attempt to have witness interviews obtained by a private investigator withheld from a sexual assault case, accoridng to an opinion filed June 7 in the Superior Court of Pennsylvania.
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HARRISBURG – A defamation case against the archdiocese of Philadelphia has been decided in the favor of the teacher who sued. The Catholic school teacher was accused of helping her students cheat on standardized tests.
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HARRISBURG – A wrongful death and survival lawsuit was sent back to the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County for trial after a state Supreme Court ruling set a new precedent, according to a ruling made July 11 by the state Superior Court.
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PHILADELPHIA—A lost smartphone that led to a data breach has ended up costing a health care management company $650,000 and points to the importance of securing protected health information, according to a lawyer who practices health care law.
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PHILADELPHIA – A Feasterville-Trevose man is suing his employer after he was terminated, regardless of exemplary performance, allegedly because of his health issues.
