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June 01, 2021
eNotes: Liability – June 2021
SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES PA CASE SUMMARIES Lacroix v. Tri-State Props., LLC Pennsylvania Superior Court No. 1265 MDA 2020 Decided: May 11, 2021 Salting of sidewalk during ongoing storm did not abrogate hills and ridges defense where slippery conditions prevailed and salting did not increase the natural hazards of ice. Background Plaintiff entered a Waffle House… read more
April 30, 2021
eNotes: Liability – May 2021
SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES FEDERAL CASE SUMMARY Darrup v. Wal-Mart Stores East, L.P. United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania No. 2:20-CV-05450 Decided: February 18, 2021 In Federal District Court, a motion to transfer venue to another district will be granted where there are no contacts with the current forum. Background Plaintiff Darrup… read more
April 15, 2021
eNotes: Workers’ Compensation – April 2021
SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES PENNSYLVANIA CASE LAW UPDATE Malecki v. WCAB (Franklin Regional Sch. Dist.) 582 C.D. 2020 Filed March 26, 2021, 2021 WL 1157693 (unreported, Pa. Commw. 2021) The causation element of an original claim petition may be established even in the absence of unequivocal medical evidence if the causal connection between employment, injury, and… read more
April 01, 2021
eNotes Liability: April 2021
SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES FEDERAL CASE SUMMARIES Snair v. Speedway LLC United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania 2021 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 9053 Decided: January 19, 2021 Summary Judgment granted for snow removal subcontractor, but not contractor, in slip and fall case. Background Plaintiff slipped and fell on what he alleged was a… read more
March 01, 2021
eNotes Liability: March 2021
SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES FEDERAL CASE SUMMARIES Cleveland Brothers Equipment Co., Inc. v. Vorobey United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania No. 4:19-CV-01708 Decided: January 13, 2021 Motion for summary judgment denied where Defendant driver stops suddenly and vehicle traveling behind rear-ends a third party. Background This matter arose from a deadly car… read more