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Hot on the heels of their victory in Allegheny County earlier this year (see https://www.tthlaw.com/tth-attorneys-tom-mcginnis-and-sam-dunlop-win-allegheny-county-nursing-home-negligence-case/), TT&H Attorneys Tom McGinnis and Sam Dunlop recently won a defense verdict following a jury trial held from March 3–9 in the Court of Common Pleas of Beaver County, Pennsylvania.  The Plaintiff’s Decedent was deemed a high fall risk and… read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES Pennsylvania Case Summaries Owens v. SJ Retail Services, Inc. (WCAB) Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania No. 182 C.D. 2022 Decided: February 16, 2023 A Claimant who left her workspace to continue an argument with a customer was not in the course and scope of employment at the time of her injury. Background A… read more

TTH Attorneys Mark Powell and Louis Long successfully persuaded the Commonwealth Court to affirm a decision confining a work-related injury to a minor contusion which fully resolved in less than seven months. The Claimant alleged that the injury was far more extensive, including aggravation of pre-existing conditions, a right brachial plexus injury, and complex regional… read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES Pennsylvania Case Summaries Lingelbach v. Cummings Bridgeway, LLC (WCAB) Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania No. 1092 C.D. 2021 Decided: January 4, 2023 A carrier is permitted to recoup overpayment of future benefits. Background Following litigation of a Petition to Modify, the Claimant began receiving reduced compensation. Employer mistakenly paid Claimant’s 20% attorney fee… read more

Attorneys Scott McCarroll and Shannon Harkins recently won the dismissal of a million-dollar Dauphin County action which was improperly filed.  The Plaintiff, a partnership, instituted the action via Writ of Summons in the partnership name only.  Plaintiff later tried to amend by filing a Complaint in the name of its partners, trading as the partnership. … read more