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Ryan Palmer and Shawn Brothwell of  TT&H’s Ambler, PA office recently won summary judgment in the Delaware County Court of Common Pleas. The premises liability case involved a claim brought by a hired cleaning person who was leaning on the railing of a shared front porch of an apartment house. The railing gave way and… read more

TT&H Attorneys Scott McCarroll and Amanda Hennessey recently won summary judgment in the Court of Common Pleas Dauphin County. On Christmas Eve, Plaintiff was in a motor vehicle accident with an allegedly intoxicated driver. Plaintiff brought suit against the driver, the driver’s employer, and the owner of the vehicle. Attorneys McCarroll and Hennessey represented the… read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES Pennsylvania Case Summaries Brown v. City of Oil City Pennsylvania Supreme Court No. 6 WAP 2022 Decided: May 16, 2023 Out-of-possession contractor may be liable under Section 385 of Restatement (Second) of Torts for patent defects that cause injury to third persons. Background Contractor performed concrete work on stairs to hundred year… read more

On June 16, 2023, TT&H Attorneys Christopher Scott, Caroline Gentilcore, John Morgan, and Cailey Farinaro provided guidance to carriers/employers confronted with reimbursing claimants for medical marijuana in light of the two new Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court cases, Fegley and Appel. In Fegley, a utilization review determination found medical marijuana reasonable and necessary and in Appel, a… read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES Pennsylvania Case Summaries Elite Care, RX, LLC v. Premier Comp Solutions Superior Court of Pennsylvania No. 1144 WDA 2020 Decided: May 23, 2023 Non-providers that allege wrongfully denied medical bills may pursue an action against the workers’ compensation insurance carrier in the Court of Common Pleas. Background Elite Care was a billing… read more