News

FIRM NEWS TT&H lawyer Carrie Hyams elected Judge in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. Carrie Hyams, a partner in Thomas, Thomas, & Hafer, LLP’s (“TTH”) Harrisburg office, has been elected Judge in the Cumberland County Court of Common Pleas.  TTH’s Chief Executive Partner, Ed Jordan, commented, “We are extremely proud of Carrie’s accomplishment.  We will miss her… read more

SIGNIFICANT PENNSYLVANIA CASE SUMMARIES Pennsylvania AFL-CIO v. Commonwealth, No. 62 M.D. 2019 (Pa. Commw., filed October 11, 2019, Cohn Jubelirer, J.) By: Justin D. Beck, Esquire In a reported decision handed down on October 11, 2019, the Commonwealth Court held that Section 306(a.3) of the Act, added pursuant to Act 111 of 2018, does not… read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES PENNSYLVANIA CASE SUMMARIES Barnard v. The Travelers Home & Marine Ins. Co. Pennsylvania Supreme Court No. 42 EAP 2018 Decided: September 26, 2019 New stacking waivers are required whenever an insured increases the UM or UIM coverage on an existing auto policy. Background In September 2007, Barnard purchased automobile insurance from Travelers… read more

Friday, October 18, 2019 at the West Shore Country Club in Camp Hill, PA. Contact Tony Mariani at 717.237.7114 or email at amariani@tthlaw.com if you have any questions.

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES FEDERAL CASE SUMMARY Jester v. Hutt United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit 2019 U.S. App. Lexis 25998, __ F.3d __, 2019 WL 4050434 Decided: August 28, 2019 After a jury returned a verdict of $1 and $89,999 in punitive damages, the Third Circuit declared that the amount of punitive… read more