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SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES Pennsylvania Case Summaries Klar v. Dairy Farmers of Am., Inc. Pennsylvania Supreme Court No. 29 WAP 2022 Decided: August 22, 2023 Non-licensed hosts who organize events where attendees pay for self-serve alcohol meet social host criteria and are therefore not liable under the Pennsylvania Liquor Code for injuries resulting from an intoxicated… read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES Maryland Case Summary Blitzer v. Breski Maryland Appellate Court 2023 Md. App. LEXIS 648 Decided: September 27, 2023 Plaintiff can be awarded $132,322.00 for injuries sustained from a dog bite while the dog was running at large. The Appellate Court unanimously found the Trial Court did not abuse its discretion in upholding… read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES Washington, DC Case Summary KS Condo, LLC, v. Fairfax Village Condo. VII District of Columbia Court of Appeals No. 22-cv-0593 Decided: September 28, 2023 Expert testimony is not always required to prove negligence claim relating to failure to repair a common element of a condominium. Background In March of 2015, at a… read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES Virginia Case Summary Tel. Square II, A Condo. Unit Owners v. 7205 Tel. Square, LLC Virginia Court of Appeals No. 0222-22-4 Decided: April 25, 2023 A condominium association can violate the requirement that all unit owners be treated equally when converting common elements to limited common elements. Background A condominium association in… read more

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