PHILADELPHIA – The parents of a student at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business who committed suicide six years ago have settled wrongful death litigation with the school, in a suit which charged it ignored the decedent’s requests for mental health counseling and assistance.
PHILADELPHIA – After a jury trial, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia has prevailed over an age-based employment discrimination lawsuit filed against it by one of its longtime anesthesiologists.
PHILADELPHIA – The case of an anesthesiologist who filed an age-based employment discrimination lawsuit against the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia is heading to trial, with the defendant claiming that the case is without evidentiary support.
PHILADELPHIA – A medical company’s former personal assistant has settled litigation which claimed she was subjected to sexual harassment and hostility from the company's CEO, which she had said ultimately resulted in her termination from the company in violation of federal and state law.
PHILADELPHIA – A medical company’s former personal assistant claims she was subjected to an unrelenting environment of sexual harassment and hostility from the company's CEO, ultimately resulting in her termination from the company in violation of federal and state law.
PHILADELPHIA – An anesthesiologist who filed an age-based employment discrimination lawsuit against the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia will not have the ability to pursue punitive damages, per decision of a federal judge.
PHILADELPHIA – Defendants from the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania who are facing a lawsuit based on wrongful termination, civil rights discrimination and sex discrimination after a recovery room incident that allegedly led to a transgender employee’s firing, are trying to prevent further amendment of the plaintiff’s complaint.
PHILADELPHIA – An anesthesiologist who filed an employment discrimination lawsuit against the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia never suffered adverse employment action against him, the hospital claims.
PHILADELPHIA – The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and other agencies have filed a motion for summary judgment in opposing an employment discrimination action filed by an anesthesiologist who believes he suffered age and disability-related unfair treatment.
PHILADELPHIA – A federal court in Philadelphia has issued a protective order to prevent a second round of depositions for four officials from the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia in an employment discrimination action.
PHILADELPHIA – A transgender woman and former employee of The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania who sued the institution for wrongful termination, civil rights discrimination and sex discrimination after a recovery room incident that allegedly led to her firing, will be permitted to remain anonymous for the time being.
PHILADELPHIA – After an incident in the recovery room after a routine medical procedure that allegedly led to her firing, a transgender woman and former employee of The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania is suing the institution for wrongful termination, civil rights discrimination and sex discrimination.
PHILADELPHIA – In opposing a lawsuit from the parents of a student at its Wharton School of Business who committed suicide three years ago, the University of Pennsylvania said the death was due to causes outside of its control.
PHILADELPHIA – A Delaware County couple says that an uneven sidewalk in University City injured the husband-plaintiff and sued both Drexel University and the City of Philadelphia for damages, while the defendants argue that not only are they insulated from litigation, but each blames the other for the subject incident.
PHILADELPHIA – Irreconcilable differences have caused a plaintiff’s attorney to exit a lawsuit filed against Temple University, its hospital and health care system.
PHILADELPHIA – On Dec. 15, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit ruled to deny a new trial to a woman who filed both federal and state race and gender discrimination claims, plus retaliation claims against her former employer.
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, PECO Energy Company and Exelon are, in an identical pair of lawsuits, moving for the cases to be transferred to Montgomery County and many of their allegations declared insufficient.
