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SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES Pennsylvania Case Summaries Watson v. Brown Pennsylvania Superior Court No. 539 EDA 2024 Decided: February 7, 2025 Plaintiffs waived all claims of alleged Trial Court error on appeal where their Pa.R.A.P. 1925(b) Statement of Errors was neither concise nor clear in its assertions. Background Plaintiffs Tammi Watson and Thomas Watson commenced a… read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES New Jersey Case Summary Griffin v. City of Newark New Jersey Superior Court of, Appellate Division 2025 N.J. Super. Unpub. LEXIS 234 Decided: February 14, 2025 Appellate Division affirms that where there were no obstacles preventing a claimant’s first attorney from serving a timely notice of tort claim, a subsequent attorney’s prompt… read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES Maryland Case Summaries The Estate of Trina L. Cunningham v. Mayor & City Counsel of Baltimore United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit No. 23-1467 Decided: February 6, 2025 Finality of judgment remains the cornerstone prerequisite to appellate jurisdiction. Background Decedent Trina Cunningham was an employee of the Baltimore Department… read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES Washington, DC Case Summary Kubichek v. Unlimited Biking Washington, D.C., LLC District of Columbia Court of Appeals 2025 D.C. App. LEXIS 19 Decided: February 6, 2025 The Trial Court properly dismissed the case as to both Defendants upon one Defendant filing a Motion to dismiss; Court did not act sua sponte in… read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES Virginia Case Summary Al-Saray v. Furr Virginia Supreme Court No. 230488 Decided: January 16, 2025 Proximate cause may be established by circumstantial evidence when the evidence is sufficient to show that the alleged causation is a probability rather than a mere possibility. Background Tamara Al-Saray was a passenger in Janaia Spurlock’s vehicle,… read more