Seyfarth Shaw, LLP
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Recent News About Seyfarth Shaw, LLP
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PHILADELPHIA – A visually impaired man who sued Herr Foods for allegedly not making its website accessible for himself and other blind individuals has lost his case on the grounds that the website is not “a place of public accommodation.”
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A practical review of the impacts of COVID-19 on public and private construction contracts.
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PHILADELPHIA – A former Kmart employee who attempted to return to the company did not prove her medical disability was the reason she was not rehired, a federal appellate court ruled.
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PHILADELPHIA — It wasn't a surprise, but it was a victory for benefits plan administrators, a Seyfarth Shaw attorney says of a recent appeals court decision in a lawsuit that started in Harrisburg federal court.
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PHILADELPHIA — In a surprising decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has overturned a Philadelphia federal court ruling that dismissed a former medical
resident’s Title IX claims against the private Mercy Catholic Medical Center.
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PITTSBURGH – Event superstore Party City found itself in a lawsuit on Sept. 6 when plaintiffs Rachel Gniewskowski, R. David New and Access Now Inc. sued the retailer in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania, alleging that Party City’s website was not accessible to visually impaired consumers.
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PITTSBURGH – Two Education Management Corp. employees have been given the green light to sue their employer in court because they opposed a policy requiring that disputes be sent to binding arbitration.
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Wearable activity trackers are essential for many people at the gym, but it seems now that Fitbit, Jawbone and others could be just as important in the courtroom, given precedents set in a 2015 Lancaster case that debunked a plaintiff's story, as well as other cases elsewhere.
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Pennsylvania is one of three states, along with New York and California, where Americans with Disabilities Act lawsuits filed in connection with allegedly inaccessible websites have steadily increased.
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WASHINGTON – Threats made by a nurse in Pennsylvania during a union election recently resulted in a court overturning the election results and providing a stern warning to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB).
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Defense attorneys say there has been an “explosion of activity” from payment-seeking plaintiffs lawyers and their blind clients who are alleging violations of federal disabilities law in lawsuits over companies’ websites – particularly in three jurisdictions.
