Legal Opinion
Smith v. Thomas Jefferson University
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided June 21, 1999No. CIV. A. 99-2290PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM and ORDER
KATZ, Senior District Judge.
Presently before the court is defendant’s motion to dismiss under Rule 12(b)(6). For the reasons discussed below, the motion will be denied.1 Facts
Plaintiff Joe Smith was employed at Thomas Jefferson University (Jefferson) for over thirty years, rising to the position of Director of the Department of Pharmacy. After being struck with polio at age fourteen, Dr. Smith has continued to suffer from post-polio syndrome throughout his life.
In 1996, Jefferson announced an early retirement program in which Smith was eligible to participate. One option…
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- Bixler v. Central Pennsylvania Teamsters Health & Welfare FundCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1993
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