Michael R. Miller

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  Margolis Edelstein
• Representative Cases & Transactions
  Cases

  Representative Matters: New Jersey EPL Matter - Case was dismissed with prejudice,
  plaintiff's cross-motion to amend the complaint was denied in an employment practices liability matter in Mercer County, New Jersey. Plaintiff dem
  ed $295,000 after alleging wrongful termination
  violation of the New Jersey Conscientious Employee Protection Act.
  T.W. v. Tabor Community Partners (Philadelphia County, PA) - The case was filed by Kline & Specter
  alleged our client, a community service provider, was negligent in its placement of a minor which caused the minor to be sexually assaulted
  trafficked. After initial discovery
  exchange of voluminous records, Plaintiff's counsel filed a Motion to Discontinue the Action, admitting that discovery did not support a viable claim against our client.
  Horveath v. Lutheran Home Care - Obtained summary judgment on an age discrimination lawsuit filed in the Lehigh County Court of Common Pleas after proving that the plaintiff failed to prove a prima facie case
  , in addition, the court ruled that there was no evidence of pretext
  that the defendant proffered a legitimate non-discriminatory reason for the termination of a billing specialist employee.
  Doe v. Woods Services, Inc., et al. (U.S.D.C., Eastern District) - Plaintiff was an adult who alleged that, as a minor, he was groomed
  sexually abused by male staff members at a camp owned
  operated by a local private school. Case dismissed after successful argument that the claims were outside of the Pennsylvania statute of limitations.
  Rosanna Grdinich v. Philadelphia Housing Authority - Obtained summary judgment as to all Counts regarding alleged claims of sex discrimination, race discrimination, hostile work environment,
  retaliation on case filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, after successfully persuading the Court that Plaintiff's claims either failed for administrative exhaustion purposes or failed on the merits.
  Young v. Butler Township, et al - Obtained summary judgment on political discrimination/First Amendment Retaliation case filed in U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania after proving there was no evidence of discriminatory motive or pretext in discharging Township Supervisor form employment.
  Chester County Aviation Holdings v. Chester County Aviation Authority - Obtained summary judgment on substantive
  procedural due process claims filed in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania after showing there was no recognized right in the Constitution for the United States of America for refusing to assign a commercial release to operate a regional airport.
  Gerity v. Proscape Technologies - Preliminary objections sustained within the Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas in Pennsylvania by successfully arguing that the plaintiff-employee had failed to assert evidence of additional consideration necessary to rebut the at-will employment presumption.
  Sutton v. City of Philadelphia - Obtained summary judgment within the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania by successfully arguing that client was not vicariously liable for an alleged employee's actions in reporting a threat of gun violence to the City of Philadelphia.
  Hotel Sex Trafficking Lawsuit (Philadelphia County, PA) - Successful defense of a hotel operator accused of allowing sex trafficking of minors on-site at various motels in Philadelphia. Multiple motels, including big chains like Days Inn, Inc., were defendants in the suit. We negotiated a settlement amount significantly less than a $24 million amount awarded against a large chain hotel in pretrial arbitration.
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