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SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES MD CASE SUMMARY United Parcel Service, et al. v. David Strothers In the Court of Special Appeals Filed: February 4, 2022 Establishing a hernia claim only requires a preponderance of the evidence, the same standard of proof as in other occupational disease claims. Background Claimant sustained an abdominal injury while using a… read more

Attorney Nick Schaufelberger recently prevailed in a breach of contract matter in Charles County, Maryland, in front of The Honorable Thurman Rhodes.  The suit concerned repair work performed on the Plaintiff’s vehicle in February 2021.  At that time, the Plaintiff had brought his vehicle to Nick’s client, a repair shop, complaining that the vehicle would… read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARY MD CASE SUMMARY Ross v. Chopra United States District Court for the District of Maryland 2021 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 248013 Decided: December 28, 2021 District Court for the District of Maryland holds that Plaintiff who did not designate an expert to testify to the cause of her emotional distress may not recover… read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARY MD CASE SUMMARY Westfield Ins. Co. v. Gilliam In the Court of Appeals of Maryland Filed: February 8, 2022 The statutory offset against underinsured motorist benefits is the amount actually paid to a healthcare provider, not the amount billed by the provider Background Claimant was rear-ended in an automobile accident while driving… read more

Thomas, Thomas & Hafer (“TT&H”) is pleased to announce that Brandon C. James has joined the firm’s general liability practice group in the Baltimore, MD office. Brandon is a 2020 graduate of the University of Baltimore School of Law and a 2017 graduate of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. While in law school, Brandon… read more