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July 26, 2024
TT&H Attorney Laura Daube Secures Dismissal of Trucking Client in Catastrophic Injury Claim
Laura Daube of TT&H’s Camp Hill office recently obtained a dismissal of a well-known trucking client in a high-profile federal action in the Middle District of Pennsylvania. Plaintiff’s initial pleadings in the case never identified Laura’s client, whom Plaintiff failed to discover due to the numerous vehicles involved in the chain collision. A year after… read more
May 01, 2024
eNotes: Liability – May 2024 – Federal
SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES Federal Case Summary Hazen v. Woodloch Pines Resort United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania No. 3:21-CV-00174 Decided: February 16, 2024 Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment pursuant to assumption of risk doctrine denied where Plaintiff lacked awareness of “specific risk” and were genuine issue of material fact existed as… read more
April 03, 2024
TT&H Attorney Amanda Hennessey Persuades Federal Judge to Dismiss Her Clients from Federal Lawsuit for Lack of Personal Jurisdiction
TT&H Attorney Amanda Hennessey recently won a full dismissal in the Middle District of Pennsylvania. Judge Sylvia H. Rambo authored the Opinion granting the dismissal. Amanda had represented the operator of an ocean-container terminal (“the Terminal”) and an organization that was a limited partner in a limited partnership, which was in turn a limited partner… read more
March 01, 2024
eNotes: Liability – March 2024 – Federal
SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES Federal Case Summary Ziadeh v. Walmart Inc. United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania 2024 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 597 Decided: January 2, 2024 Summary judgment granted in trip and fall over pallet in retail store as same was an open and obvious condition. Background A customer tripped over a… read more
February 13, 2024
TT&H Attorney Christopher Scott Wins Employment Law Appeal Before the Third Circuit Court of Appeals
In a case involving claims of employment disability discrimination and interference/retaliation under the Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”), Christopher Scott recently won an appeal before a panel of the Third Circuit Court of Appeals. The Court’s ruling affirmed the entry of summary judgment by Judge Jennifer Wilson of the United States District Court for… read more