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Client Alert: Commonwealth Court Likely Expands Medical Fee Costs to Carriers Introduction On March 21, 2024, the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court rendered a significant interpretation in Williams v. City of Philadelphia (WCAB) regarding the scope of fee agreements in workers’ compensation cases. This Decision impacts self-insured employers, carriers and claimants regarding both medical costs and access… read more

Pennsylvania Case Summaries Martinez v. Lewis Tree Service (WCAB) Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania No. 298 C.D. 2023 Decided February 8, 2024 A tree trimmer was found to be a traveling employee acting within course of scope of employment. Background The Claimant was employed as a crew leader for Employer’s tree-trimming business. On October 1, 2021,… read more

On February 14, 2024, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court granted a Petition for Allowance of Appeal of Jackiw v. Soft Pretzel Franchise (WCAB). On August 10, 2023, the Commonwealth Court held that a claimant’s benefit rate for specific loss benefits should be calculated in the same way as a claimant’s benefit rate for total disability benefits,… read more

TT&H Attorneys Charles Adams, Benjamin Frommer and Jeanette Ho recently won summary judgment in connection with an insurance coverage dispute.  The insureds owned a house that was damaged by a fire.  After the fire, the insureds submitted a claim under their homeowners policy.  The insurer paid the insureds the actual cash value of the damaged… read more

TT&H attorney Jim Tinnyo recently convinced a Wilkes-Barre Workers’ Compensation Judge to deny and dismiss a Claim Petition in its entirety. The claim was temporarily accepted as an ankle sprain, but it was later denied as a pre-existing flat foot condition. Through a thorough cross examination, Jim highlighted numerous inconsistencies in the claimant’s testimony. For… read more