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LAST v. ELWYN, INC.

Civil Action No. 96-1046.

935 F.Supp. 594 (1996)

Catherine LAST, as Plenary Guardian of the person of her natural son, Douglas Last v. ELWYN, INC. d/b/a The Elwyn Institute, and Thomas Gillem and Charles Barnes.

United States District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania.

July 29, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gerald F. McCormick, Duane, Morris & Heckscher, Wayne, PA, for plaintiff Catherine Last, as Plenary Guardian of the Person and State of Her Natural Son, Douglas Last.

Walter M. Einhorn, Jr., Geoffrey A. Kahn, Arthur Makadon, Ballard, Spahr, Andrews and Ingersoll, Philadelphia, PA, Domenick C. DiCicco, Jr., Philadelphia, PA, for defendants Elwyn, Inc. d/b/a The Elwyn Institute, Thomas L. Gillem, Charles F. Barnes.

MEMORANDUM

PADOVA, District Judge.

Plaintiff, Catherine Last, brings this personal injury action on behalf of her son and ward Douglas Last. Douglas is a 31-year-old adult who suffers from developmental and physical disabilities.1 For the last 22 years Douglas has lived at the Elwyn Institute (the "Institute"), a residential school for the disabled located in Pennsylvania. It is undisputed that he is legally incompetent...

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