News from November 2022
CHOP says firing of billing specialist was not due to her anxiety condition
PHILADELPHIA – The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia denies that it unlawfully terminated one of its longtime billing specialists after she requested an accommodation of her anxiety disorder.
Carnegie Mellon University: Cyclist's injuries are not our fault
PITTSBURGH – Carnegie Mellon University has denied liability for injuries a Cranberry Township woman suffered when she was thrown from her bicycle while riding on its campus.
Julie Nord Friedman to participate in Panel Discussion on Cross Examination at 2022 DRI Asbestos Medicine Conference
Julie Nord Friedman to participate in Panel Discussion on Cross Examination at 2022 DRI Asbestos Medicine Conference.
Philly jury finds for State Sen. Anthony Williams, in former admin's discrimination case
PHILADELPHIA – An ex-constituent services worker for state Sen. Anthony Williams who claims she was fired before Christmas in 2018 and after contracting breast cancer, has lost her case against the politician after a jury trial.
Homeowners allege fire and $400K damages resulted from use of Rust-Oleum product
PHILADELPHIA – A pair of Pennsylvania homeowners allege that a wood-staining product they purchased at a local Home Depot store caused a significant fire at their residence and led to more than $400,000 in damages.
Dollar Tree says plaintiff at fault, after it allegedly sold headband which disfigured special needs girl
PITTSBURGH – In response to the allegations of a Pittsburgh woman, who claimed that a special needs girl was disfigured on the back of her head by an elastic headband she had purchased at one of its stores, Dollar Tree instead counters that the woman’s negligence was the cause of the girl’s injuries.
Default judgment may occur in suit from woman with dementia who suffered alleged sexual assault
PITTSBURGH – A Western Pennsylvania woman who alleged she was the victim of two separate incidents of sexual molestation by a fellow resident of a nursing facility she was admitted to last year for treatment of advanced dementia, may receive a default judgment.
Pa. teenager’s lawsuit against Facebook and Instagram is transferred to California federal court
PITTSBURGH – A Pennsylvania teenager’s lawsuit against Facebook and Instagram that holds the social media apps responsible for the development of her eating disorder and related self-harm, has been transferred to a federal court in California.
Whose Privacy Notice Is It Anyway? on November 2, 2022
Whose Privacy Notice Is It Anyway? on November 2, 2022.