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Legislative Update Drug formulary bill passed in Senate: vetoed by Governor Wolf. S.B. 936 would have required the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry to adopt a nationally recognized, evidence-based prescription drug formulary for the Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Program, appropriate for resolving issues related to drugs prescribed for or related to the treatment of work-related… read more

TT&H LAWYERS IN COURT R. Bradley Peiffer wins arbitration action stemming from alleged improper maintenance of automobile. In an action concerning damage to a truck’s engine, TT&H Attorney R. Bradley Peiffer won a defense verdict at arbitration for an automobile repair shop. After Plaintiff brought his truck to Defendant shop, Defendant pulled spark plugs and… read more

Legislative Updates Drug formulary Senate Bill 936 passed in the State Senate on October 25, 2017 In the fall of 2017, an article was published in the Philadelphia Daily News which revealed how some workers’ compensation firms representing claimants have purchased their own pharmacies, creating what has been referred to as an “unholy” alliance between… read more

FIRM NEWS The Legal Intelligencer publishes cyber security article by TT&H Attorneys. TT&H Attorneys Joe Cardile and Jeff Criswell were published in the February 8, 2018 online edition of The Legal Intelligencer, Pennsylvania’s premier legal publication. Their article, “Counseling Clients in the Aftermath of the Uber Data Breach,” discusses the 2016 data breach suffered by… read more

Laurie Valenta v. W.C.A.B. (Abington Manor Nursing Home and Rehab), No. 1302 C.D. 2016 (Pa. Cmwlth. December 7, 2017) By: Anthony J. Gabriel, Esquire Labor Market Survey Open and Available positions Employer’s Burden of Proof Background: Claimant had been receiving total disability benefits for a work-related cervical spine and left shoulder injuries. Employer filed a… read more