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On July 19, 2022, Attorney Julia Morrison of TT&H’s Camp Hill office won the dismissal, via Preliminary Objections, of a Count against her client which sounded in malicious prosecution and included a prayer for punitive damages.  The case stemmed from an intersectional motor vehicle accident.  Following the accident, the responding officer wrote a report that… read more

At its recent annual conference conducted at Bedford Springs, PA, TT&H Attorney Louis Long was recognized as Defense Counsel of the Year by the Pennsylvania Defense Institute (“PDI”).  Compromised of defense counsel and insurance industry executives, PDI is one of the leading state and local defense organizations in the country. Lou’s award was conferred for… read more

The following is a summary of a new, reported case, filed on August 1, 2022 which holds that while an employer is responsible for home modifications necessitated by a work-related injury, an employer is not liable for the contribution towards a new home. Ralph Martin Construction and Lackawanna American Insurance Co., v. Miguel Castaneda-Escobar (WCAB), … read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES PA CASE SUMMARIES Arlet v. Workers’ Comp. Appeal Bd. (Commw. of Pa., Dep’t of Labor & Indus., Bureau of Workers’ Comp.) Pennsylvania Supreme Court No. 12 WAP 2021 Decided: February 23, 2022 Pennsylvania Supreme Court adopted the “no-coverage” exception in anti-subrogation rule that prohibits insurers from subrogating against their own insured. Background… read more

On July 11, 2022, Attorneys Scott McCarroll and Julia Morrison received an Order denying the Plaintiffs’ Petition to open a judgment of non pros, which had been entered in the case as a result of a Motion for sanctions Scott and Julia filed on behalf of their client, a local government agency. In this case,… read more