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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

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES New York Case Summaries Moller v. 68 W. 128th St. Partners LLC New York Supreme Court, New York County 2024 N.Y. Misc. LEXIS 24727 Decided: December 9, 2024 Certain claims alleging individual liability dismissed against owner of construction company accused of trespass, nuisance and damage to neighboring property. An Amended Complaint was… read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES Pennsylvania Case Summaries Riehl v. Beiler Bros., LLC No. 1563 C.D. 2023 Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania Decided: November 18, 2024 Section 410 applied where a claimant died before the final adjudication of his claim, regardless of the cause of death. Background The Claimant sustained disabling work-related injuries in October 2011, for which… read more