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Philadelphia Employment Lawyer: Favorable Ruling in Coatesville School Case

October 15, 2015

Philadelphia Employment Lawyer Secures Favorable Ruling in Coatesville School CaseA federal judge has denied a request by Coatesville Area School District officials to keep racist text messages from being admitted into evidence in a former teacher’s discrimination suit.

Philadelphia employment lawyer, Sidney Gold, of Sidney L. Gold & Associates represents the plaintiff in this case.  The details of this case are also highlighted in one of our previous news releases.

Attorney Gold states that the judge’s recent ruling is significant: “What was important is that he not only ruled that the evidence was admissable but he adopted the findings of the grand jury investigation and the Conrad O’Brien investigation which showed that Como had the authority for hiring and firing.”

Follow this link to read the full story as reported by The Legal Intelligencer.

 

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