Opinion
Civil Action 20-2967
03-14-2024
JOHN A. ABRAHAM v. THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY & THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS, INC.
ORDER RE: POST TRIAL MOTIONS
MICHAEL M. BAYLSON, United States District Court Judge
AND NOW this 14th day of March, 2024, upon review of Defendants Thomas Jefferson University and Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals, Inc.'s (“Defendants”) Motion for Judgment as a Matter of Law (ECF 152) and Motion for New Trial (ECF 153), and the responses, replies and supplemental briefs thereto (ECFs 156, 161, 165-166, 176-177), it is ORDERED:
1. Defendants' Motion for Judgment as a Matter of Law on Plaintiff's Title IX Claim is DENIED;
2. Defendants' Motion for Judgment as a Matter of Law on Plaintiff's Tortious Interference with Contractual Relations Claim is GRANTED;
3. Defendants' Motion for New Trial on Plaintiff's Title IX Claim is GRANTED.
4. The Judgment entered in favor of Plaintiff and against Defendants in the amount of $15,000,000.00 (ECF 133) is VACATED.