Judge Gene E.k. Pratter
Recent News About Judge Gene E.k. Pratter
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Former Brandywine phlebotomist's discrimination case survives motion to dismiss
PHILADELPHIA – A federal court ruled Tuesday that a Delaware woman suing her former hospital for race discrimination and retaliation has sufficiently alleged facts for her case to proceed. Lillian Polk, an African-American phlebotomist (a person trained to draw blood from medical patients), filed suit in April against Brandywine Hospital in Coatesville for alleged violations of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 tied to race discrimination and retaliation, in connection with her terminat -
Black women lose racial discrimination claims against Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA – The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania dismissed a racial discrimination lawsuit filed against the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia on June 3. -
Hair salon owner loses case against Philadelphia over settlement of slip-and-fall lawsuit
PHILADELPHIA – A federal judge dismissed all claims from a Philadelphia hair salon owner who claimed the City of Philadelphia violated her constitutional rights when it settled a slip-and-fall lawsuit without including her in the proceedings. -
Court grants preliminary approval to settlement of egg price-fixing suit
A federal judge at the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania has given -
Federal judge denies plaintiff’s motion to remand Children’s Tylenol death case to Phila. Common Pleas Court
A father’s lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson over his son’s death, allegedly -
Judge dismisses suit against homeowners association by woman who broke ankle on black ice
A federal judge in Philadelphia has thrown out a premises liability action -
Lawyers to receive $6.5 million in Imprelis settlement
Lawyers who represented plaintiffs in the Imprelis products liability -
Judge tosses murderer's second amended defamation complaint against local newspapers
A judge has, for the second time, dismissed a lawsuit by a convicted -
'Emotional distress' claim against Bristol S.D. dismissed; discrimination claim can proceed
A former African American student will be allowed to pursue claims that a suburban Philadelphia school district discriminated against him when they falsely accused him of cheating and then subjected him to harsher punishment than two white students who actually did cheat in school. -
Judge dismisses suit against Kindred Healthcare, cites plaintiff's disengagement in case
A federal judge in Philadelphia has dismissed a wrongful termination -
Judge permits plaintiff's expert witness testimony in injury case against LA Fitness
“This case brings the court to the Court.” -
Judge: Amtrak injury claim must play out in federal, not Philly, court
A personal injury claim against the National Railroad Passenger Corp., more commonly -
Imprelis products liability claim against DuPont transferred from N.J. to MDL in Phila.
A product liability case against an herbicide manufacturer has been transferred from the -
Judge sides with newspapers in defamation case initiated by state inmate
A judge has sided with the owners of the Philadelphia Inquirer and Philadelphia Daily -
Judge OK's lawyer's bid to withdraw from wrongful termination case
A judge has granted a lawyer’s motion to withdraw from a retaliatory discharge case the -
Judge again denies summary judgment to Pa. troopers sued for setting man aflame with Taser
The federal judge handling the case of a man who claims Pennsylvania State troopers set -
Federal judge rules Italian co. liable in Pa. man’s ‘degloving’ workplace injury
In a gruesome workplace injury case befitting a horror film script, a federal judge has -
Judge transfers FELA claim from eastern Pa. to Western District
A federal judge in Philadelphia has agreed to transfer a suit alleging violations of the -
Federal judge preliminarily approves proposed class settlement in Imprelis MDL, includes up to $6.5M in lawyers' fees
The federal judge presiding over the Imprelis Herbicide Marketing, Sales Practices and -
Judge dismisses federal claim against City of Phila., Ritz-Carlton, Marriott International
A federal judge has dismissed a civil rights complaint against a Center City hotel and the