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Thomas, Thomas & Hafer is pleased to announce that Cailey L. Farinaro has joined the firm as an associate and member of the workers’ compensation practice group in the Allentown, PA office. Prior to joining TTH, she worked as a personal injury attorney in Philadelphia representing plaintiffs injured in motor vehicle and premises liability accidents…. read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES PA CASE SUMMARIES Montano v. Advanced Stores Company, Inc. t/a Advance Auto Parts (WCAB) Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania No. 732 C.D. 2021 Decided: June 27, 2022 Evidence that a partially disabled claimant was terminated for cause while working modified duty can preclude reinstatement of temporary total disability. Background Claimant sustained a work-related… read more

Thomas, Thomas & Hafer (“TT&H”) is excited to announce that Charles M. Adams, Benjamin C. Frommer, Katelynn L. Storm and Tiffany T. Yeung have joined the firm’s general liability practice group in the Philadelphia office. Charles (“Chuck”) Adams joins the firm as a partner.  He brings with him a complex litigation practice that includes a… read more

TT&H Attorneys Catie McLaughlin and Lou Long recently won an Act 111 case, setting precedent with an issue of first impression before the Commonwealth Court. The Claimant alleged that Act 111 violated the Pennsylvania Constitution in two ways – by involving due process and due course of law provisions retroactively, and violating the requirement of… read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES PA CASE SUMMARIES Riemenschneider v. D. Sabatelli, Inc. Pennsylvania Superior Court No. 1842 EDA 2021, 2022 Pa. Super. 105 Decided: June 7, 2022 Superior Court affirms Trial Court’s dismissal of estate’s negligence and wrongful death action pursuant to the exclusivity provision of the Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Act. Background Samantha Riemenschneider, as the… read more