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· 10/7/2015

A.J. Russo v. Allegheny County, and the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County, PA, Criminal Division

Citations

  • 125 A.3d 113
  • 2015 Pa. Commw. LEXIS 429
  • 2015 WL 5824528

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  • holding “the courts of the unified judicial system retain their sovereign immunity as related to tort claims”
  • \[T]he General Assembly did not intend the judiciary to be included within the definition of an employer subject to the Whistleblower Law. [ 11 ] \ 12 The common pleas court is a part of the judiciary, thus, under the separation of powers doctrine, is not subject to the Whistleblower Law.

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Judges: Pellegrini, Brobson, Colins, McCullough

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