News from January 2015
Duane Morris law firm sued over alleged FMLA, ADA violations
PHILADELPHIA - An ex-employee of a Center City law firm says her termination was in retaliation for her requests for time off that were protected under the Family Medical Leave Act, according to a wrongful termination lawsuit filed at the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
Same-sex partner of deceased college VP claims Cigna wrongfully denied life insurance claim
ERIE - The same-sex domestic partner of a deceased official at a northwest Pennsylvania university says he was wrongfully denied payment from his loved one's life insurance claim.
Biotech company accuses deceased accountant of stealing $300K from bank account
PHILADELPHIA - A New Jersey biotech company says that its deceased accountant and his wife fraudulently
Hospital worker sues after alleged fall from mobile medical trailer
PHILADELPHIA - A Delaware County hospital worker says that the failure by the providers of a mobile
Easton Hospital agrees to $662K settlement of False Claims Act allegations
PHILADELPHIA - Northampton Hospital Company, LLC and Northampton Hospital Corporation, owners and operators of Easton Hospital in Northampton County, have agreed to a $662,000 settlement with the government to resolve allegations of health care fraud arising under the False Claims Act.
Saylor inducted chief justice of Pennsylvania Supreme Court
HARRISBURG - Thomas G. Saylor was inducted Tuesday as Pennsylvania’s 56th chief
Former pharmacist files class action against CVS for overtime pay
PHILADELPHIA - More than 1,000 pharmacists are owed unpaid overtime wages from one of the top pharmacy retail stores in the United States, according to a federal class action suit filed last week at the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
Owners of online furniture company will pay $50,000 restitution
PHILADELPHIA - Victims of an online furniture seller who failed to deliver items purchased on the website will receive a portion of $50,000 in restitution, according to a settlement agreement reached last month between the Pennsylvania Bureau of Consumer Protection and the owners.
Philly asbestos firm fighting to have RICO suit against it moved out of North Carolina
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (Legal Newsline) – An asbestos plaintiffs firm named in one of the racketeering cases filed by Garlock Sealing Technologies believes the debtor’s objections to a venue transfer improperly seek to attribute unrelated facts to each individual RICO case.
Commonwealth Court approves PTSD benefits for victim of gunpoint robbery
HARRISBURG - A Bucks County liquor store manager will receive full benefits and back pay after the state Commonwealth Court ruled he was eligible for Workers' Compensation stemming from the mental trauma he suffered during a gunpoint robbery in April 2008.
Delco judge accused of misconduct in case involving friend's daughters
HARRISBURG, Pa. (Legal Newsline) - A Delaware County Court of Common Pleas judge has been charged with judicial misconduct for failing to recuse herself from a case involving a friend, according to a complaint filed by the Judicial Conduct Board of Pennsylvania.