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Behavioral health associate settles retaliation and wrongful termination claims with drug facility
PHILADELPHIA – An associate at a drug treatment center has settled claims that his employer and its personnel violated public policy by retaliating against him for exercising his rights and making a good faith report of wrongdoing and waste. -
Parents of boy allegedly poisoned at his Philly school petition for $265K settlement
PHILADELPHIA – A proposed settlement of $265,000 is on the table in litigation from the parents of a Philadelphia child who allegedly suffered from toxic lead exposure at his local elementary school against the school district, which alleged state-created danger and negligence claims. -
Care home proprietor alleges defamation against individuals who accused it of sub-standard care
PITTSBURGH – The operator of residential homes for adults with mental and physical disabilities has launched legal action against seven individuals, alleging they have spread false and defamatory information regarding its care of a developmentally-disabled and autistic boy. -
Claims and defendant dismissed, from transgender man's discrimination suit over denial for mastectomy
HARRISBURG – Some claims and one defendant have been dismissed from litigation between a transgender male state employee and a Pennsylvania-affiliated health care provider, one which he claimed discriminated against him and denied him insurance coverage for his gender/sex-affirming surgery. -
Philadelphia, foster care deny responsibility for abuse woman alleges she suffered as a child
PHILADELPHIA – Both the City of Philadelphia’s Department of Human Services and Turning Points for Children deny liability for physical and emotional abuse a 19-year-old woman said she suffered during the time those entities placed her in a foster home as a child. -
Woman claims she endured years of abuse in foster home she was placed in by the City of Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA – A Philadelphia woman who is now 19 years old claims that she was both physically and emotionally abused as a child, during the span of time she was placed in a foster home by city entities. -
Settlement in lawsuit over fatal fall down Airbnb's stairs is worth six figures
ALLENTOWN – The brother of an Italian woman who died after falling down the stairs of a house rented through Airbnb, has reached a preliminary settlement for wrongful death claims with the property owner for $435,000. -
Attorney for drug treatment center's whistleblower says client properly pled policy violation claims
PHILADELPHIA – Counsel for an associate at a drug treatment center stands by claims that their client’s employer and its personnel violated public policy by retaliating against him for exercising his rights and making a good faith report of wrongdoing and waste, refuting the center’s motion to dismiss the case. -
Delaware County Juvenile Detention Center brought to federal court to answer for child abuse accusations
A federal lawsuit against the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services, Delaware County, the Delaware County Juvenile Detention Center and the Child Guidance Resource Center alleges child abuse and assault. -
Denied transgender surgery update: Plaintiff and State trade arguments over insurance coverage
HARRISBURG – Litigation continues between a transgender male state employee and a Pennsylvania-affiliated health care provider, one which he claims is discriminating against him and denying insurance coverage for his gender/sex-affirming surgery. -
Taken infant case update: Allegheny County officials seek dismissal
PITTSBURGH – Allegheny County authorities are seeking to dismiss a lawsuit brought by a Western Pennsylvania couple against custodial and medical authorities for removing their then-eight-month-old son to foster care for two-and-a-half weeks, on the incorrect suspicion that they were the cause of his broken leg. -
Sex change case update: Transgender makes argument against insurer
HARRISBURG – A transgender male state employee responds that federal laws preclude a Pennsylvania-affiliated health care provider from discriminating against him and denying insurance coverage for his gender/sex-affirming surgery. -
Couple whose son was taken for fear of abuse might lose lawsuit against UPMC
PITTSBURGH – For failure to file a certificate of merit, Pittsburgh health care providers are looking to dismiss a lawsuit brought by a Western Pennsylvania couple against custodial and medical authorities for removing their then-eight-month-old son to foster care for two-and-a-half weeks, on the incorrect suspicion that they were the cause of his broken leg. -
Case of parents suing over alleged due process violation related to son's injury and custody fight sent to Pa. federal court
PITTSBURGH – Pittsburgh officials have removed to federal court a lawsuit brought by a Western Pennsylvania couple against custodial and medical authorities for removing their then-eight-month-old son to foster care for two-and-a-half weeks, on the incorrect suspicion that they were the cause of his broken leg. -
Insurer defends denying coverage for transgender man's surgery, wants case dismissed
HARRISBURG – A Pennsylvania-affiliated health care provider wants the discrimination lawsuit filed by a transgender male state employee over being denied insurance coverage for his gender/sex-affirming surgery dismissed with prejudice, for failure to state a claim and being barred by the statute of limitations. -
Parents sue after eight-month-old was taken from them while cause of broken leg investigated
PITTSBURGH – A Western Pennsylvania couple are suing custodial and medical authorities for removing their then-eight month old son to foster care for two and a half weeks, on the incorrect suspicion that they were the cause of his broken leg. -
Judge allows class action over abuse allegations against closed Glen Mills Schools
PHILADELPHIA – A federal judge has weighed in on a class action in which families alleged their children were subjected to mental and physical abuse at private residential rehabilitative institution Glen Mills Schools. -
Transgender employee claims discrimination over insurance denial for surgery
HARRISBURG – A Commonwealth of Pennsylvania employee who is a transgender male has filed a suit over allegations of discrimination after being denied insurance coverage for his gender/sex affirming surgery. -
Court rules City of Philadelphia must accept arbitrator's decision in setting worker's salary
The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania remanded a case back to a lower court after it determined the City of Philadelphia prematurely objected to an arbitration award for an employee’s salary. -
City of Philadelphia sues opioid manufacturers for alleged role in 'public health crisis'
PHILADELPHIA – The City of Philadelphia has become the latest government entity in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to sue opioid manufacturers for deceptive marketing practices and creating what it has termed “an unprecedented public health crisis.”