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SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES Pennsylvania Case Summaries Diakite v. Moses Pennsylvania Superior Court No. 3050 EDA 2023 Decided: October 18, 2024 Superior Court affirms evidence of the cost of anticipated medical treatment must be provided when seeking damages for future medical treatment. Background Plaintiff Mohamed Diakite filed suit against Fatinah Moses arising from a motor vehicle… read more

U.S. News & World Report (“U.S. News”) has ranked Thomas, Thomas & Hafer, LLP (“TT&H”) as one of the top law firms in the Harrisburg, PA, Pittsburgh, PA, and Richmond, VA regions, in a number of practice areas for the year 2025.  TT&H rankings for 2025 include: Metropolitan Tier 1 Harrisburg Medical Malpractice Law –… read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES Pennsylvania Case Summaries Perry v. Mid Atlantic Hose Center, LLC (WCAB) No. 850 C.D. 2023 Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania Decided: Sept. 17, 2024 The failure to list all treating physicians in a UR request does not necessarily invalidate the UR process. Background On June 17, 2021, Employer requested a utilization review (UR)… read more

On October 29, 2024, Governor Shapiro signed Senate Bill 365 into law as Act 121 of 2024, which amends the Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Act as it pertains to compensation for mental-mental injuries/post-traumatic stress injuries (PTSI) for first responders. The new law takes effect next year on October 29, 2025. The full copy of Act 121… read more

Thomas, Thomas & Hafer is pleased to announce that Gabrielle E. Martin has passed the Pennsylvania Bar Exam and has joined the firm’s Allentown, Pennsylvania office as a member of the firm’s general liability and workers’ compensation practice groups.  Gabrielle graduated cum laude from Widener University Commonwealth Law School in 2024.  While in law school,… read more