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Thomas, Thomas & Hafer (“TT&H”) is pleased to announce that Patrick C. Cunningham has joined the firm’s general liability practice group in the Philadelphia, PA office.  Patrick comes to TT&H having previously practiced at a boutique subrogation firm, where he represented clients in complex and diverse issues in dozens of jurisdictions across the country.  During… read more

TT&H Attorney Dan Grill recently won a defense verdict in a medical malpractice case tried in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.  Plaintiff’s decedent had multiple visits to the emergency room at Ephrata Community Hospital.  Ultimately, a blood clot was identified and had caused damage to the point that the patient underwent four surgeries, the third of which… read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES Pennsylvania Case Summaries Jiminez v. Burlington Stores, Inc. Pennsylvania Superior Court No. 1409 EDA 2021 Decided: October 26, 2022 Good faith effort at service demonstrated following COVID-19 judicial declaration of emergency. Background Plaintiff brought suit for injuries sustained while shopping in Defendant’s store on April 4, 2018. Plaintiff filed a Praecipe for… read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES Pennsylvania Case Summaries IDI Logistics, Inc. v. Larry Clayton and Uninsured Employers Guarantee Fund Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania No. 514 C.D. 2021 Decided: October 18, 2022 Despite signing an independent contractor agreement, Claimant was found to be an employee based upon the right to control. Claimant was not barred from receiving disability… read more

Paul Pauciulo and John Morgan from TTH’s Philadelphia office recently convinced a Workers’ Compensation Judge to deny a Claim and Penalty Petition after the Commonwealth Court reversed and remanded the prior decision granting the petitions. The Claimant showed up to the personal home of the owner of the alleged employer to fill out a job… read more