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Matthew M. Hoffman, Esq., (412) 594-3910, mhoffman@tuckerlaw.com
John Doe v. Jennifer Schorn, 2024 WL 128210 (E.D. Pa. 2024) (The confidentiality provision of the Educator Discipline Act was declared unconstitutional by a federal judge, precluding criminal charges against a complainant…
In furtherance of the National Cybersecurity Strategy announced March 2023, HHS has released an Introduction to the Strategy of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for Healthcare Sector Cybersecurity. Click here for the PDF.
When negotiating physician compensation issues, hospitals frequently rely upon the premise they must pay fair market value compensation in order to comply with the provisions of the Stark Act prohibiting referrals in exchange for compensation, and sometimes non-profit inurement issues.…
Ashley J. Puchalski, Esq. apuchalski@tuckerlaw.com, (412) 594-5509
Shaefer v. Chorba, No. 3:23-0019, 2023 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 170844, at *5 (M.D. Pa. Sep. 25, 2023). A Pennsylvania federal court dismissed a former student’s § 1983 claim against a schooldistrict and…
Robert L. McTiernan, Esq., rmctiernan@tuckerlaw.com, (412) 594-5528
Denise L. Morrow v. South Side Area School District, 2023 WL 6260107 (W.D. Pa 2023) (Federal court holds that a teacher who claimed she was subjected to a pattern of discipline…
John T. Vogel, Esq., jvogel@tuckerlaw.com, (412) 594-5622
Downingtown Area School District v. Chester County Board of Assessment Appeal, 2023 Pa. Commw. LEXIS 161 (Pa. Commw. Ct. October 6, 2023). Commonwealth Court rejects assessment appeal despite school district-established threshold, where…
John E. Hosa, Esq., jhosa@tuckerlaw.com, (412) 594-5659
Ricketts v. Titusville Area Sch. Dist., C.A. No. 21-129 Erie, 2023 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 162029 (W.D. Pa. September 13, 2023). A federal court dismissed a claim of deliberate indifference by a…
Daniel C. Conlon, dconlon@tuckerlaw.com, (412) 594-3951
An Off-Premises Catering Permit (“Catering Permit”) empowers Restaurant, Hotel, and Eating Place licensees to sell alcohol outside their regular licensed premises. It enables the provision of food paired with alcoholic beverages for…
David J. Mongillo, Esq., dmongillo@tuckerlaw.com, (412) 594-5598
G.W. v. Avonworth Sch. Dist., 297 A.3d 28 (Pa. Commw. Ct. June 2, 2023). The Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court confirmed, among other evidentiary issues, that when challenging the residence of an enrolled student…
Matthew M. Hoffman, Esq., (412) 594-3910, mhoffman@tuckerlaw.com
Dale McClendon v. The School District of Philadelphia, 2023 WL 4237080 (E.D. Pa 2023). (Federal court held that a school district was subject to due process and breach of contract claims for…
