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SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES Pennsylvania Case Summaries Johnson v. Toll Bros. Pennsylvania Superior Court 2023 Pa. Super. 181 Decided: September 26, 2023 Plaintiffs’ tort claims were barred by the economic loss doctrine, the gist of the action doctrine and/or the applicable statute of limitations. Background Construction Company, who designed and constructed the home at issue, installed… read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES Maryland Case Summary Williams v. Morgan State Univ. Maryland Supreme Court Misc. No. 9, September Term, 2023 Md. LEXIS 339 Decided: August 14, 2023 Maryland’s waiver of sovereign immunity for tort actions held not to extended to federal statutory claims. Background Plaintiff originally filed a Complaint in the Circuit Court for Baltimore… read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES Washington, DC Case Summary Gonzales v. GrubHub Holdings, Inc. U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia No. 23-cv-1650 Decided: September 14, 2023 In wage dispute, an employee’s agreement to a digital employment contract was sufficient to make an arbitration provision enforceable. Background From 2018 through 2021, Plaintiff performed deliveries for Defendant… read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES Virginia Case Summary City-to-City Auto Sales, LLC v. Harris Virginia Court of Appeal No. 0728-22-2 Decided: August 29, 2023 The right to arbitration can be implicitly waived if not raised timely. Background In August 2020, Defendant Harris, went to Plaintiff City-to-City Auto Sales to discuss purchasing a truck. He informed City-to-City that… read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES Pennsylvania Case Summaries The Bert Co. v. Turk Pennsylvania Supreme Court No. 13 WAP 2022 Decided: July 19, 2023 For multi-defendant cases, Pennsylvania Supreme Court opts to use the per-defendant approach for calculating the ratio of punitive-to-compensatory damages, emphasizing the need for tailored punitive damages for each defendant and consideration of individual… read more