A panel of the Commonwealth Court has decided to award attorney fees to a woman after ruling that a Pennsylvania assisted living facility, found to have discriminated against the woman because she is HIV positive, filed a frivolous appeal.
In awarding attorney fees and delay damages, the court affirmed that Walnutport, Pa., assisted living facility Canal Side Care Manor and its owner did discriminate against the woman by denying her a place in the facility because she had HIV, affirming a decision by the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission.
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