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TT&H Attorney Karin Romano recently won summary judgment in connection with an Allegheny County premises liability action.  The case arose from a tenant’s alleged slip and fall in the parking lot of her apartment complex.  Following an overnight snowfall, the Plaintiff’s incident occurred at 7:30 a.m.  It was no longer snowing at the time, with… read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES Pennsylvania Case Summaries Wheatley v. Pyramid Hotel Grp. (Workers’ Comp. Appeal Bd.) Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania No. 1017 C.D. 2022 Decided: January 11, 2024 When a case is remanded by the Board and the WCJ issues a new decision, the case must be appealed to the Board rather than to the Commonwealth… read more

TT&H attorney Chris Scott recently persuaded a Lancaster Workers’ Compensation Judge to deny a Claim Petition and a Penalty Petition. The claimant asserted that he lacerated his leg when he was thrown from a pallet jack that ran over a pothole. The claimant also alleged that the employer failed to fully and promptly investigate his… read more

TT&H Attorney Shannon Harkins recently won a defense verdict following a three-day jury trial in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas.  The case involved a fall on a staircase at a daycare facility.  Plaintiff alleged that the daycare operator was negligent because the interior staircase at the facility was in a dangerous condition. At trial,… read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES Pennsylvania Case Summaries Olar v. Bennett Pennsylvania Superior Court 2023 Pa. Super. 282 Decided: December 29, 2023 Evidence presented in automobile accident case failed to establish foundation for a sudden emergency instruction. Background Plaintiffs filed suit seeking money damages for serious injuries arising from a pedestrian versus motor vehicle accident. The accident… read more