Legal Opinion
Doe v. William Shapiro, Esquire, P.C.
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided April 26, 1994No. Civ. A. 94-0925PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
GAWTHROP, District Judge.
This case concerns allegations by an attorney, suing under the name John Doe, that he was discharged from his position at the law firm William Shapiro, Esquire, P.C., because he was diagnosed with AIDS. The complaint includes claims under the Americans with Disabilities Act (Count I), the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act (Count II), and under Pennsylvania common law for intentional infliction of emotional distress (Count III). Upon the following reasoning, I shall deny the motion as to Counts I and II, and grant it as to Count III.
The defendants move under…
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3Cited by43 opinions
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