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Parents who sued Central Bucks School District over COVID-19 learning guidelines for disabled students, drop case
PHILADELPHIA – A group of Bucks County parents who litigated with the Central Bucks School District to provide reasonable accommodations to their children, who are disabled students, by implementing a COVID-19 health and safety plan aligned with current federal, state and local guidance, have dropped their suit. -
Anonymous parents sue Delaware Valley School District over decision to provide exemptions to mask mandate
SCRANTON – A quintet of anonymous parents to disabled and medically vulnerable children has sued Delaware Valley School District and its School Board, over their decision to permit parent-backed student exemptions to the state’s mask mandate for Pennsylvania schools. -
Face mask mandate pauses safety lawsuit by special needs Central Bucks students
PHILADELPHIA – A group of Bucks County parents to children with disabilities have brought a federal court lawsuit to ensure that the Central Bucks School District provides reasonable accommodations to disabled students by implementing a COVID-19 health and safety plan aligned with current federal, state and local guidance. -
Parent of autistic child drops claims against Walt Disney Company for Lehigh Valley Mall store visit gone awry
ALLENTOWN – The parent of an autistic seven-year-old child has voluntarily dismissed claims levied against the Walt Disney Company, alleging it discriminated against the boy’s disability, when it refused to permit him entry to the Lehigh Valley Mall’s Disney Store. -
Disney must face lawsuit from autistic 7-year-old who tried to enter store without a face mask
ALLENTOWN – A federal judge has ruled that the Walt Disney Company must face claims from the parent of an autistic seven-year-old child, alleging that it discriminated against the boy’s disability, when it refused to permit him entry to the Lehigh Valley Mall’s Disney Store. -
Disney says it denied entrance to autistic child not wearing facemask to follow COVID-19 guidelines
ALLENTOWN – The Walt Disney Company says its refusal to permit entry to its Disney Store in the Lehigh Valley Mall to an autistic seven year-old child was only due to his not wearing a face covering to protect customers from COVID-19, and not due to his disability. -
Nursing home ex-admin update: Facility says fired plaintiff did not engage in legally protected activity
PITTSBURGH – A Monroeville nursing home facility says that a former administrator who reported positive COVID-19 diagnoses at the facility to both county and state health authorities – and believes he was fired in retaliation – did not show he engaged in protected activity under the Pennsylvania Whistleblower Act. -
Gov. Wolf tests positive for COVID-19, after vetoing bill that extended lawsuit relief to businesses
HARRISBURG – In the wake of increasing cases statewide, Gov. Tom Wolf announced that he had tested positive for COVID-19, stating he is not symptomatic and quarantining at home after receiving his test result. -
COVID-19 nursing home whistleblower update: Facility says at-will status bars plaintiff's public policy claim
PITTSBURGH – A Monroeville nursing home facility says that Pennsylvania’s at-will employment status bars the violation of public policy claim brought by a former administrator who reported positive COVID-19 diagnoses at the facility to both county and state health authorities – and believes he was fired in retaliation. -
Mask mandate update: Counsel for plaintiffs and Pa. officials contesting concept of 'irreparable harm'
HARRISBURG – Prior to an upcoming hearing regarding a preliminary injunction requested by four Pennsylvania citizens suing a trio of top state officials over the state’s “unconstitutional” mask mandate, the parties are grappling over whether plaintiffs suffered irreparable harm. -
Giant Eagle update: Store says ADA plaintiffs objecting to dismissal attempt cannot make its supermarkets less safe
PITTSBURGH – While plaintiffs who objected to wearing a mask in Giant Eagle grocery stores during the coronavirus pandemic are objecting to the supermarket chain’s attempts to dismiss a consolidated lawsuit filed against it, the store counters that the plaintiffs “cannot justify claims that seek to make its supermarkets less safe.” -
Disney sued after autistic seven-year-old refused entry to Pa. store for not wearing a mask
ALLENTOWN – The mother of an autistic seven-year-old child says in a new lawsuit that he was denied entry to the Disney Store in the Lehigh Valley Mall, because his medical condition prevented him from wearing a face covering. -
Admin says he was fired for reporting discrepancies in COVID-19 diagnoses at nursing care facility
PITTSBURGH – A nursing home administrator who reported positive COVID-19 diagnoses at the facility to both county and state health authorities says he was fired in retaliation for his actions. -
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE OF PENNSYLVANIA: U.S. Attorney’s Office Uses New Program to Connect Patients to Treatment Following the Forced Closing of a Doctor’s Office
United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced a new program that helps connect patients to care or treatment following the closing of a doctor’s office by federal law enforcement. -
FOX ROTHSCHILD LLP:National Kidney Foundation Honors Joel Bolstein with Leadership in Action Award
Fox Rothschild LLP congratulates Joel Bolstein, who was honored by the National Kidney Foundation (NFK) with the Arthur P. Pasquarella Leadership in Action Award. -
Commonwealth Court rules that marijuana company is ‘premature’ in appealing denial of permit; Ruling issued on 4/20
HARRISBURG — A company that challenged Pennsylvania’s marijuana permitting process after losing its bid for a permit last year was too quick to seek remedy through the state's courts, according to a recent ruling filed on April 20 in the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania. -
Suprerior Court quashes wife’s appeal for defendant name change in wrongful death action
HARRISBURG – The Superior Court of Pennsylvania on Oct. 31 rejected an appeal by a woman to overturn a 2016 court judgment that denied changing a defendant's name in a wrongful death claim after her husband died in a detoxification center. -
Cohen Milstein law firm strengthening relationships with state AGs, earning millions
WASHINGTON - Plaintiffs law firm Cohen Milstein Sellers & Troll has donated more than $70,000 to various state attorney general campaigns in the last five years. -
Third Circuit affirms verdicts against CEO, CFO of bankrupt nursing home
Third Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Thomas Vanaskie -
EMS worker claims he was fired for not agreeing to classify drunk fans as 'intoxicated' at Eagles game
A former EMS manager that worked for a company contracted with the Philadelphia