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SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES PA CASE SUMMARIES Hartford Fire Ins. Co. v. Davis Pennsylvania Superior Court No. 310 MDA 2021, 2022 Pa. Super. LEXIS 200 Decided: May 9, 2022 Insured is entitled to underinsured motorist coverage when insurer’s policy does not comply with the requirements of 75 Pa.C.S. § 1731. Background This case arises from an… read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES PA CASE SUMMARIES Joanne DeSue v. Bank of America (WCAB) Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania No. 151 C.D. 2021 Decided: April 21, 2022 An expert who disputed the existence of a work-related injury, which was deemed admitted and accepted by operation of law due to an untimely filed Answer, was incompetent to testify… read more

On May 13, 2022, TT&H Attorney Dan Grill won a defense verdict following a 3-day trial in the Lycoming County Court of Common Pleas. The case concerned allegations of dental negligence. The claim involved extraction of tooth #29, in the lower right mandible. An implant had been planned at the same location. After the tooth… read more

TT&H Attorneys Jim Tinnyo and John Morgan recently won a Review Petition and Termination Petition in Reading, Pennsylvania, with the Court concluding that the extent of Claimant’s injury was a strain/contusion, rather than the originally-accepted rotator cuff tear, and that Claimant had fully recovered. This claim involved a Claimant in his 80’s who fell at… read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES PA CASE SUMMARIES Mwambu v. Monroeville Volunteer Fire Co. Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court No. 1128 CD 2020 Decided: March 14, 2022 Court affirms Trial Court Order compelling Defendant to produce claim notes, finding that the attorney-client privilege and protections afforded by Rule 4003.3 did not apply. Background Plaintiff filed a negligence action against… read more