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SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARY MD CASE SUMMARY Ross v. Chopra United States District Court for the District of Maryland 2021 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 248013 Decided: December 28, 2021 District Court for the District of Maryland holds that Plaintiff who did not designate an expert to testify to the cause of her emotional distress may not recover… read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARY NJ CASE SUMMARY Jeter v. Sam’s Club New Jersey Supreme Court No. A-2-21 085880, ___ N.J. ___ Decided: March 17, 2022 The NJ Supreme Court holds the “mode of operation” rule inapplicable in a slip and fall case, where Plaintiff alleged grapes on the floor had caused her fall, because the Defendant… read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARY DC CASE SUMMARY Whiteru v. Wash. Metro. Area Transit Auth. United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit 25 F.4th 1053 Decided: February 11, 2022 Metro Authority is denied summary judgment in wrongful death case where, as a common carrier, it can be liable if it knew, or had… read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARY VA CASE SUMMARY California Condo. Ass’n v. Peterson Virginia Supreme Court No. 201349 Decided: March 17, 2022 Virginia Supreme Court clarifies standard for evidence in plea in bar hearing. Background Joel Steely Peterson, Jr. and his former wife owned several condominium units managed by the California Condominium Association (“the Association”). In 2006,… read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES PA CASE SUMMARIES Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center v. Colleen Drozda (WCAB) Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania No. 427 C.D. 2021 Decided: February 28, 2022 Even in the absence of medical testimony, a claimant can establish the work-relatedness of a cervical herniation based on obviousness. Background Claimant was assisting a patient when the… read more