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SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES Pennsylvania Case Summaries Cowher v. Kodali Pennsylvania Supreme Court 2022 Pa. LEXIS 1408, 2022 WL 4542224 Decided: September 29, 2022 When the jury returned a general verdict for Plaintiff, resting on both valid and invalid grounds, Defendant’s failure to request a special verdict slip that would have clarified the basis for the… read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES PA CASE SUMMARY Wolfe v. Martellas Pharmacy (WCAB) Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania No. 432 C.D. 2021 Decided; August 31, 2022 Employers may subsequently litigate a termination petition by proving a change in a claimant’s condition, but the allegations in the termination petition may not contradict the admissions in the MO-NCP. Background The… read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES PA CASE SUMMARIES Baybrook v. Bologna Pennsylvania Superior Court No. 331 WDA 2022 Decided: September 7, 2022 Entry of summary judgment in dog bite case was improper where issues of fact existed. Background Plaintiff was bitten by Defendants’ dog upon exiting his vehicle at the Defendants’ residence. Defendant-daughter acknowledged that her dog… read more

TT&H Attorney Christopher Scott recently received a major defense summary judgment victory in a disability discrimination action filed in the Middle District of Pennsylvania.  The ruling came after protracted litigation and more than five Amended Complaints.  The Plaintiff had alleged that she was discriminated against and terminated due to treatments for infertility, in violation of… read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES PA CASE SUMMARIES Gleason v. Alfred I. Dupont Hosp. for Children & Nemours Found. Superior Court of Pennsylvania No. 1757 EDA 2021 Decided: August 29, 2022 A workers’ compensation insurer cannot dispute the allocation of funds relative to a third party negligence and loss of consortium lawsuit when it did not offer… read more