• Daniel M. v. O'Malley

    Publication Date: 2024-05-31
    Practice Area: Administrative Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. District Court for Pennsylvania - Eastern
    Judge: District Judge Hey
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 23-2825

    Plaintiff sought review of defendant's denial of his claim for child disability benefits and supplemental security income. The court granted defendant's uncontested motion for remand after concluding an administrative law judge failed to properly evaluate the opinion of plaintiff's treating psychiatrist regarding plaintiff's mental disability.

  • Carty v. Steem Monsters Corp.

    Publication Date: 2022-10-24
    Practice Area: Evidence
    Industry: E-Commerce | Entertainment and Leisure
    Court: U.S. District Court for Pennsylvania - Eastern
    Judge: District Judge Hey
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 20-5585

    Plaintiff sought an adverse inference based on spoliation of evidence in his breach of contract and fraud action and court found plaintiff failed to satisfy the requirements of rule 37(e) but further discovery was warranted on the issue of spoliation. Motion granted.

  • S.F. v. Sch. Dist. of Upper Dublin

    Publication Date: 2021-05-31
    Practice Area: Civil Rights
    Industry: Education
    Court: U.S. District Court for Pennsylvania - Eastern
    Judge: District Judge Hey
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 21-0605

    Plaintiff moved to enforce consent decree entered to resolve Americans with Disabilities Act accessibility issue in school and court found motion was neither moot nor precluded by laches, defendant was not entitled to modification of the decree and defendant's plan for new middle school building's auditorium did not comply with §§206.2.6, 206.3 and 206.7 of the 2010 ADA standards. Motion granted.

  • Biela v. Westfield Ins. Co.

    Publication Date: 2021-02-01
    Practice Area: Insurance Law
    Industry: Insurance
    Court: U.S. District Court for Pennsylvania - Eastern
    Judge: District Judge Hey
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 21-0092

    The defendant insurer was entitled to summary relief on plaintiff's breach of contract and bad faith claims where plaintiff failed to produce any evidence undermining an expert's opinion that the leak in her home's heating oil tank was caused by long term corrosion and was, therefore, excluded under her policy. The court granted defendants' motion for summary judgment.