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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. -
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. -
Judge dismisses counts from lawsuit over alleged attack at Loysville Youth Development Center
PHILADELPHIA – A civil rights lawsuit against the Loysville Youth Development Center over the restraint of one of its residents has suffered several setbacks. -
Glade Run molestation lawsuit update: Agreement to limit punitive damages
PITTSBURGH – A developmentally disabled young man who claims he was repeatedly molested at a residential treatment facility for children and his parents stand by their claims, in the face of the facility disavowing liability and cause for punitive damages. -
Family of alleged victim: Glade Run's defense in molestation lawsuit is too vague to respond to
PITTSBURGH – According to counsel for a developmentally disabled young man and his parents, defenses provided by a pediatric treatment facility accused of being negligent of molestation occurring on premises are vague, not specific and prejudice them from providing a proper response to said defenses. -
Woman sues Department of Human Services for alleged failure to transition her to proper care
WILLIAMSPORT – A woman in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania has filed a complaint against the State Department of Human Services for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, alleging the agency failed to transition her to proper care as an adult and instead stuck her in a rest home where she faces discrimination. -
Pediatric treatment facility defends self against molestation claims, says they are groundless
PITTSBURGH – A residential treatment facility for children says molestation claims from a developmentally disabled young man and his parents are baseless and ineligible to be considered for the application of punitive damages. -
Ex-operations director of nonprofit who reported financial misappropriation settles with former employer
PHILADELPHIA – A former operations director for a nonprofit group tasked with assisting the homeless, disabled and mentally challenged who claimed she was unlawfully fired from the organization after reporting alleged financial mismanagement, has settled with her ex-employer. -
Lawsuit alleges 5 year-old child was molested at Penn State-affiliated child care facility
PHILADELPHIA – A lawsuit brought in a Philadelphia court says negligence on the part of Penn State University and Bright Horizons, the nation’s largest child care provider, led to alleged repeat incidents of molestation against a five year-old child by a daycare center’s former Assistant Director. -
President at Glade Run Foundation won't face claims over boy allegedly molested at its facility
PITTSBURGH – A developmentally disabled young man and his parents who allege he was molested at a residential treatment facility for children have agreed to drop claims against the chief executive of the institution where the events were said to have occurred. -
Lawsuit that said girl was injured by medicine ball at gym settles for $12K
PHILADELPHIA – Distribution is imminent in a settlement made to a young woman who suffered knee injuries from a medicine ball thrown in her direction when attending a Center City fitness center. -
Defendant in $10M Glen Mills abuse lawsuit seeks dismissal; He's accused of assault
PHILADELPHIA – One defendant accused of abuse in a $10 million class action lawsuit against Glen Mills Schools has filed a motion to be dismissed from the litigation, saying the individual charges against him do not belong in the same lawsuit. -
Glade Run treatment center calls allegedly molested boy's abuse claims 'scandalous' and 'impertinent'
PITTSBURGH – In response to claims from a developmentally-disabled young man and his parents who allege he was molested at a residential treatment facility for children, the institution says the claims are both baseless and impertinent. -
Class action against Glen Mills Schools seeks $10M for alleged abuse of students
PHILADELPHIA – Juvenile Law Center, Education Law Center and Philadelphia law firm Dechert announced the filing of a $10 million class action lawsuit against Glen Mills Schools on Thursday, concerning allegations of abuse and educational neglect hundreds of its students suffered at the hands of facility staff, as well as a lack of oversight from education authorities. -
Glen Mills lays off more than 250 as state removes boys from campus in wake of lawsuit, newspaper report
PHILADELPHIA – An abuse lawsuit filed by two students and their guardian against Glen Mills school is part of a series of events that includes layoffs and the removal of students from the campus. -
Lawsuit: Developmentally disabled boy subjected to repeated sexual assault in residential care facility
PITTSBURGH – A young man with developmental disabilities whose parents say he was molested at a residential treatment facility for children is suing the institution. -
Daughter of woman killed in car crash seeks distribution of nearly $350K in settlement proceeds
MEDIA – The daughter of a woman killed in a motor vehicle accident in March of this year has petitioned the Orphans Court of Delaware County to distribute nearly $350,000 in wrongful death and survival proceeds, as the administrator of her mother’s estate. -
Horizon House whistleblower says she was fired for reporting wrongdoing
PHILADELPHIA – A former operations director for a nonprofit group tasked with assisting the homeless, disabled and mentally challenged claims she was unlawfully fired from the organization after reporting alleged financial mismanagement. -
Guardians say Secretary of Human Services violated Medicaid provisions
HARRISBURG — Three guardians of children with physical disabilities filed a class-action lawsuit against Pennsylvania Secretary of Human Services Teresa Miller, citing alleged Medicaid violations. -
Family says Human Services Secretary wrongly refused to cover accommodations for girl's disability
SCRANTON — A minor, through her parents, is suing state Secretary of Human Services Theodore Dallas, alleging discrimination for refusing to furnish their home with eligible accommodations for the girl's disability.