Legal Opinion

Feldman v. Philadelphia Housing Authority

Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Decided December 22, 1994No. 93-1977, 93-1978, 93-2115, 93-2129 and 93-2139UnknownCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

GEORGE C. PRATT, Circuit Judge:

INTRODUCTION

Plaintiff James C. Feldman claims the defendant Philadelphia Housing Authority (“PHA”), through its agents, defendants Jonathan A. Saidel and John Paone, violated the *827First and Fourteenth Amendments of the Constitution of the United States, as well as the State of Pennsylvania’s “whistleblower” statute, by firing him in retaliation for publishing reports that exposed wrongdoing at PHA. After a jury trial the district court entered judgment for plaintiff on all claims, awarding him $616,696 in compensatory damages and a total of…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Mt. Healthy City School District Board of Education v. DoyleSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  2. Pickering v. Board of Ed. of Township High School Dist. 205, Will Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
  3. Connick Ex Rel. Parish of Orleans v. MyersSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  4. Smith v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  5. Bose Corp. v. Consumers Union of United States, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1984

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3Cited by14 opinions

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