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SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES FEDERAL CASE SUMMARY Villagran v. Freightbull, Inc. United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania No. 22-2159, 2023 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 184637 Decided: October 12, 2023 Court grants partial summary judgment as to claims for punitive damages. Background Plaintiff brought suit as the administratrix of the estate of her Decedent-husband…. read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES Pennsylvania Case Summaries Olar v. Bennett Pennsylvania Superior Court 2023 Pa. Super. 282 Decided: December 29, 2023 Evidence presented in automobile accident case failed to establish foundation for a sudden emergency instruction. Background Plaintiffs filed suit seeking money damages for serious injuries arising from a pedestrian versus motor vehicle accident. The accident… read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES Maryland Case Summary Phila. Indem. Ins. Co. v. Council of Unit Owners of Partridge Cts. Condo., Inc. United States District Court for the District of Maryland 2023 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 211883 Decided: November 29, 2023 Defendant’s Motion to dismiss was denied as there was a valid legal dispute as to whether Plaintiff… read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES Washington DC Case Summary Nicklin v. Stonesdale Unit Owners’ Ass’n District of Columbia Court of Appeals 2024 D.C. App. LEXIS 4 Decided January 11, 2024 Mandatory repair clauses in contracts may delay the initiation of the statute of limitations beyond the time when an injury is discovered or should have reasonably been… read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES Virginia Case Summary Brown v. Kirkpatrick Virginia Court of Appeals No. 1100-22-1 Decided: December 19, 2023 An insurance carrier’s waiver of subrogation rights does not divest the carrier of the right. Background In April 2022, a jury awarded Michael Brown a judgment for $286,000 against Timothy Kirkpatrick for damages arising from a… read more