Deborah R. Willig Files Suit on Behalf of Philadelphia Federation of Teachers Against Philadelphia School District Over Handling of Asbestos

The team at Willig, Williams & Davidson, including Managing Partner Deborah R. Willig, and partner John Bielski filed a lawsuit on behalf of the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers, after years of the Philadelphia School District struggling to remediate the hazardous conditions and temporarily closing schools due to asbestos.

The lawsuit, asking for immediate intervention, accuses the district of failing to protect roughly 125,000 students and 15,000 – 18,000 employees from asbestos hazards in aging buildings and demands the district work with the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers to protect students and staff from asbestos.

Willig said, “Their testing has been flawed. Their cleanup has been flawed, and they cannot, they should not do it without us. We are the safety net.”

To learn more, see some of the coverage of PFT’s press conference on WHYY, KYW Newsradio, Fox 29, 6ABC and the Philadelphia Inquirer or watch the clips videos below.

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