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Recent News About Widener University
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Q&A with the new Dean
Widener University Commonwealth Law School welcomed andré douglas pond cummings as its new dean June 1. -
Public defender settles age discrimination and wrongful termination case with Delaware County
PHILADELPHIA – A local attorney of more than four decades, who said he was fired from his role as a Delaware County public defender in 2020 due to his age and disability and after a stroke, has settled his claims with the County. -
Delaware County public defender allegedly fired for his age and disability seeks sooner trial date
PHILADELPHIA – Counsel for a local attorney of more than four decades, who said he was fired from his role as a Delaware County public defender in 2020 due to his age and disability and after a stroke, is now seeking a sooner trial date. -
Delaware County continues to deny age discrimination claims from former public defender
PHILADELPHIA – Delaware County continues to ardently deny liability in age discrimination litigation brought by a local attorney of more than four decades, who said he was fired from his role as a county public defender in 2020 due to his age and disability, after returning to his duties following a stroke. -
Public defender adds new age discrimination count in wrongful termination action against Delaware County
PHILADELPHIA – A Delaware County attorney of over 40 years who returned to his duties as a public defender after suffering a stroke and alleged he was fired from his role in 2020 due to his age and disability, has added a count for violation of the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act in the new version of his complaint. -
Robin B. Snyder Elected into the Membership of the American Board of Trial Advocates
Robin B. Snyder Elected into the Membership of the American Board of Trial Advocates. -
Marshall Dennehey Announces 2022 New Shareholder Class -- With 10 women and 7 men, the class has one of the highest percentages of women in the firm’s 60-year history
Marshall Dennehey Announces 2022 New Shareholder Class -- With 10 women and 7 men, the class has one of the highest percentages of women in the firm’s 60-year history. -
Delaware County loses summary judgment motion in public defender's age discrimination and termination suit
PHILADELPHIA – A federal judge has denied summary judgment to Delaware County in a case brought forward by a former county attorney of more than 40 years who returned to his duties as a public defender after suffering a stroke, and alleged he was fired from his role this year due to his age and disability. -
Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney Adds Litigator Geoffrey Sasso Amidst Boom in Healthcare Litigation
Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney Adds Litigator Geoffrey Sasso Amidst Boom in Healthcare Litigation. -
Joan Orsini Ford Receives the 2021 James P. Fox Trial Lawyer of the Year Award From the Montgomery Bar Association
Joan Orsini Ford Receives the 2021 James P. Fox Trial Lawyer of the Year Award From the Montgomery Bar Association. -
Delaware County seeks summary judgment in discrimination case brought by former public defender it fired
PHILADELPHIA – Delaware County has filed for summary judgment in a case brought forward by a former county attorney of more than 40 years who returned to his duties as a public defender after suffering a stroke, and alleged he was fired from his role this year due to his age and disability. -
FOX ROTHSCHILD LLP: Olufunke Leroy Honored With Professional Excellence Diversity Initiative Award
Fox Rothschild LLP congratulates Olufunke O. Leroy, who was named a recipient of the Professional Excellence Diversity Initiative Award by The Legal Intelligencer. -
Brain-injured pole vaulter update: Rowan University claims sovereign immunity from suit, under N.J. law
MEDIA – An attorney for Rowan University claims the institution was not given proper notice of a lawsuit filed against it by a New Jersey pole vaulter, who allegedly suffered traumatic brain injury and a variety of facial injuries at an indoor practice in 2019, and is further subject to sovereign immunity. -
Delaware County alleges it had legitimate reasons for firing public defender now suing it for age discrimination
PHILADELPHIA – A Delaware County attorney of over 40 years who returned to his duties as a public defender after suffering a stroke, says he was fired from his role this year due to his age and disability. -
Widener Univ. blames Rowan for field athlete's brain injury
MEDIA – Counsel for Widener University and an anonymous track-and-field athlete contend they are not responsible for a traumatic brain injury and a variety of facial injuries suffered by a New Jersey pole vaulter at an indoor practice in 2019. -
Pole vaulter says negligence from two universities and another athlete caused his traumatic brain injury
MEDIA – A New Jersey pole vaulter argues that his suffering of a traumatic brain injury and a variety of facial injuries at an indoor track-and-field practice, is due to the negligence of two local universities and an unknown athlete from one of those same schools. -
Delaware County public defender claims he was fired for his age and after suffering stroke
PHILADELPHIA – A Delaware County attorney of over 40 years who returned to his duties as a public defender after suffering a stroke, says he was fired from his role this year due to his age and disability. -
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania: Actions Taken on Oct. 6
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania reported the following activity on Oct. 6 in the suits below: -
Oct. 6: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania docket for "contract" cases
The following cases categorized as "contract" were on the docket in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on Oct. 6. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact: -
Court activity on Oct. 6: Sara Brezinski vs Widener University
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania reported the following activity in the suit brought by Sara Brezinski against Widener University on Oct. 6: 'Complaint Against Widener University ( Filing Fee $ 400 Receipt Number 0313-14618907.), Filed By Sara Brezinski. (attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Designation Form, # 3 Case Management Track Form)(kravec, Joseph)'.