Chief Judge D. Brooks Smith
Law & Courts |
Judges- State Circuit/County
601 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106
Recent News About Chief Judge D. Brooks Smith
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A federal appellate court will allow an expansive Americans with Disabilities Act lawsuit to proceed against Steak 'n Shake restaurants, but ruled the case did not yet achieve class action status.
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PHILADELPHIA – Due to a perceived pattern of improper investigation and dismissals, a federal appeals court has upheld the payment of more than $127,000 in legal fees from Washington, D.C., firefighters who claimed hearing loss from exposure to the sirens on their fire trucks, to the manufacturers of those same devices.
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PHILADELPHIA – A decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals
for the Third District has identified subgroups as a segment of employees that
cannot be discriminated against under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act
(ADEA).
