Opinion
19-03184
03-21-2022
WILLIAM GARCIA, CIVIL ACTION Plaintiff v. VERTICAL SCREEN, INC., Defendant
ORDER
EDUARDO C. ROBRENO, J.
AND NOW, this 21st day of March, 2022, upon consideration of Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment (ECF No. 66), Plaintiff's Motion for Summary Judgment (ECF No. 67), and all responses thereto, it is hereby ORDERED as follows:
1. Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment (ECF No. 66) is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part. Defendant's motion is GRANTED as to Plaintiff's claims under the Americans with Disabilities Act (Count I), Family and Medical Leave Act (Count II), Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Count III), the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act (Count V), and as to Plaintiff's request for punitive damages. Defendant's motion is DENIED as to Plaintiff's claim for failure to pay wages owed in violation of the Pennsylvania Wage and Collection Law (Count IV) and as to Defendant's counterclaims.
2. Plaintiff's Motion for Summary Judgment (ECF No. 67) is also GRANTED in part and DENIED in part.
Plaintiff's motion is GRANTED as to Defendant's liability for wages owed under the Pennsylvania Wage and Collection Law (Count IV) and as to Defendant's request for exemplary damages and attorneys' fees pursuant to its trade secret claims. Plaintiff's motion is DENIED as to Defendant's counterclaim for breach of contract and as to Plaintiff's potential liability for misappropriation of trade secrets under the Defend Trade Secrets Act and the Pennsylvania Uniform Trade Secrets Act.
AND IT IS SO ORDERED.