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SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES Federal Case Summaries Burlington Stores, Inc. v. Zurich Am. Ins. Co. United States District Court of New Jersey 2024 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 216380 Decided: November 27, 2024 U. S. District Court of New Jersey dismisses claims for coverage stemming from lost profits due to store closures during COVID-19 pandemic. Background Plaintiff Burlington… read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES Pennsylvania Case Summaries Smith v. Rodriguez Pennsylvania Superior Court No. 2127 EDA 2023 (non-precedential decision) Decided: December 3, 2024 The Superior affirms the Order entered by the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas sustaining Preliminary Objections to venue and transferring the case from Philadelphia County to Northampton County, because merely hiring third-party… read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES Maryland Case Summaries Robinson v. Canton Harbor Healthcare Ctr., Inc. Maryland Appellate Court No. 2169, September Term, 2022 Decided: April 24, 2024 In a case involving a skilled nursing facility, a nurse with sufficient training and experience can attest to proximate causation of a patient’s pressure ulcers. Background Felicia Robinson filed a… read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES New Jersey Case Summary Donnelly v. Our Lady of Lourdes Med. Ctr. New Jersey Superior Court, Appellate Division 2024 N.J. Super. Unpub. LEXIS 2962 Decided: December 2, 2024 Appellate Division affirms that an expert’s proposed testimony in a medical malpractice action should not be excluded merely because it fails to account for… read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES Washington, DC Case Summary Gant v. The Lynne Experience Ltd. District of Columbia Court of Appeals No. 2022-CA-002791-B Decided: October 31, 2024 Trial Court correctly dismissed Plaintiff’s case where Plaintiff did not clearly establish that her negligence claim fell outside the scope of the Worker’s Compensation Act. Background Plaintiff alleged that Defendant… read more