PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — A class action lawsuit is in the works alleging Lehigh Valley Health Network and others falsely accused people of child abuse, a legal filing says.
Attorney Francis Malofiy on Nov. 28 filed a writ of summons for a class action suit against the health network and others, including the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and St. Christopher's Hospital for Children.
A writ of summons is a way to initiate legal proceedings without filing a complaint.
It includes no specific allegations against the defendants, but indicates an official complaint with more information likely will be filed soon.
A class action suit uses a plaintiff or plaintiffs to collectively represent a group of people who it says were harmed by defendants in the suit.
If the suit is successful, all members of the group, or "class," are compensated with monetary awards or actions by the defendants.
The health network recently has faced other litigation.
Lawyer Thomas Bosworth of Philadelphia in late January filed three lawsuits against Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN) and others.
Bosworth said five to 10 more lawsuits are on the way.
Several listed plaintiffs in the writ are members of the Greater Lehigh Valley Parents’ Medical Rights Group, or PMRG.
PMRG has protested and called for changes in the local child welfare system following a report released in late August by Lehigh County Controller Mark Pinsley.
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