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Thomas, Thomas & Hafer Attorney Joseph Shields recently prevailed before a Northeastern Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Judge on a Claim Petition.  The Employer was a temporary agency and sent its employees to work for one of the Employer’s clients.  However, it did not identify that client as an alternate employer, or location for the employee to… read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES Pennsylvania Case Summaries Turner v Lower Merion Sch. Dist. Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court 2024 Pa. Commw. LEXIS 119 Decided: May 10, 2024 Item temporarily affixed to real property did not qualify as exception to school district’s immunity. Background A high school student was participating in gym class when he was injured during a… read more

TT&H Attorney Adam Kleiber contributed to the PA Bar Association’s Quarterly July 2024 publication, authoring “Res Ipsa Loquitur: The Thing Speaks for Itself, But It Has Nothing to Say.”  This article considers the current status of the doctrine of res ipsa loquitur in Pennsylvania.  It examines the interrelated nature of res ipsa loquitur, direct evidence,… read more

Thomas, Thomas & Hafer is pleased to announce that Shelby A. Bennett has joined the firm’s workers’ compensation practice group in the Pittsburgh, PA office.  An Atlanta, GA native, Shelby relocated to Pittsburgh in 2020.  Prior to joining TT&H, Shelby worked in the medical malpractice defense field.  She now specializes in workers’ compensation defense. Shelby… read more

Thomas, Thomas & Hafer attorney Marc Aoun recently prevailed before a Greater Philadelphia Area Workers’ Compensation Judge on a Claim and Penalty Petition. The Claimant sought payment of medical bills and ongoing wage loss relative to an MRSA infection that he alleged he sustained from being scratched by a log at work, which the Claimant… read more