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Lancaster County coroner’s private medical practice hit with federal lawsuit for denying treatment to HIV-positive man and his family

PHILADELPHIA (Dec. 1, 2014) – A private health-care practice directed by the Lancaster County coroner was sued in federal court today on World AIDS Day by the AIDS Law Project of Pennsylvania on behalf of a man who was denied treatment because he is HIV-positive. The denial, communicated in a letter to the man from Stephen G. Diamantoni, M.D., & Associates Family…

COMPANY TO PAY WOMAN WITH AIDS $250,000 FOR BREACHING CONTRACT TO PAY HER HEALTH INSURANCE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Ronda B. Goldfein Esq., Executive Director, AIDS Law Project of Pennsylvania215-587-9377 (office) PHILADELPHIA, PA (June 2, 2009) – In a case that has attracted international attention, a company that broke its promise to pay the health-insurance premiums for a woman with AIDS has settled the case for $250,000. The settlement stems…