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  • J.F. v. City of Philadelphia

    Publication Date: 2024-08-30
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry: Legal Services | State and Local Government
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County
    Judge: Judge Austin
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 230303404

    Defendants filed preliminary objections to plaintiffs' complaint alleging negligence that resulted in sexual abuse of a child. The court sustained defendant First Judicial District's preliminary objections and overruled those of defendant City of Philadelphia. The court held that defendant FJD fell outside the Sovereign Immunity Act's waiver of sovereign immunity because it was not a Commonwealth agency encompassed by the waiver. The court held that defendant City did not enjoy sovereign immunity because plaintiffs' case fell within t