ABRAHAM v. THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY et al

  1. May 17, 2024

    Philly Surgeon Settles Sex Bias Case With Jefferson Hospital

    An orthopedic surgeon who sued Thomas Jefferson University Hospital for gender discrimination over its handling of sexual assault allegations has settled his case with the hospital after a $15 million award in his favor was erased.

  2. May 09, 2024

    Philly Doctor Loses Bid To Restore $15M Bias Award

    A Philadelphia federal judge on Thursday denied a former Thomas Jefferson University Hospital surgeon's request to reinstate a $15 million jury verdict against his onetime employer, reasoning that the judge would have reached the same conclusion as a previous judge who vacated the award before recusing himself from a new trial.

  3. April 22, 2024

    Citing Cozen O'Connor Ties, Pa. Judge Leaves Bias Case

    Despite originally declining to recuse himself from a surgeon's gender discrimination case against Thomas Jefferson University Hospital when an attorney from his son-in-law's firm, Cozen O'Connor, became involved, U.S. District Judge Michael M. Baylson changed his mind now that the case is set for a retrial.

  4. April 05, 2024

    Surgeon Denied Atty Fees After Erasure of $15M Sex Bias Win

    A Pennsylvania federal judge has denied attorney fees after undoing a $15 million verdict won by a surgeon who alleged that Thomas Jefferson University exhibited anti-male bias in investigating a medical resident's sexual assault claims against him, ruling a new trial was necessary.

  5. March 15, 2024

    Pa. University Knocks Out Surgeon's $15M Sex Bias Win

    A Pennsylvania federal judge has erased a $15 million verdict won by a surgeon who said Thomas Jefferson University ignored his claims that a female resident sexually assaulted him, ruling that text messages he sent warranted a new trial.

  6. January 12, 2024

    Judge Won't Recuse Himself Over Son-In-Law's Job At Firm

    A Pennsylvania federal judge on Friday declined to recuse himself from a surgeon's gender discrimination case against Thomas Jefferson University Hospital after an attorney at Cozen O'Connor — where his son-in-law is an attorney and shareholder — became involved with the lawsuit last month.

  7. January 09, 2024

    Info Kept From Jury In $15M Gender Bias Case, Pa. Court Told

    Thomas Jefferson University urged a Pennsylvania federal court to undo a $15 million gender bias judgment against it over its handling of a sexual assault investigation against a former Rothman Institute surgeon, arguing a new trial is necessary since the court kept the jury ignorant of allegedly inconsistent statements the doctor made.

  8. December 19, 2023

    Plaintiffs Want $600K Fee After $15M Verdict In Sex Bias Suit

    Attorneys for a surgeon who last week won a $15 million gender bias verdict over Thomas Jefferson University Hospital's handling of a sexual assault investigation against him asked a Pennsylvania federal judge Monday for nearly $600,000 in attorney fees.

  9. December 11, 2023

    Pennsylania Jury Awards Surgeon $15M In Sex Bias Suit

    A Philadelphia federal jury on Monday awarded $15 million to a surgeon who claimed Thomas Jefferson University Hospital exhibited anti-male bias in investigating allegations the surgeon sexually assaulted a medical resident.

  10. December 08, 2023

    Damages Trial Delayed For Surgeon After Sex Bias Verdict

    The damages phase of a surgeon's gender discrimination case against Thomas Jefferson University Hospital has been extended to Monday after the hospital claimed the doctor produced a surprise punitive damages claim at the same time its lead counsel had to abruptly seek medical care Friday morning.