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TT&H attorney Marc Aoun recently persuaded an Allentown Workers’ Compensation Judge to dismiss a Claim Petition as untimely filed. The claimant filed a Claim Petition in January 2023 alleging that he developed an occupational disease, with a date of injury of February 5, 2018. The claimant was provided an opportunity to testify so that it… read more

TT&H Attorneys Marc Aoun, Joseph Shields, and John Morgan recently obtained a favorable outcome from the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania. The claimant’s benefits were modified from total to partial pursuant to an impairment rating evaluation (IRE) performed pursuant to Act 111. The legislature passed Act 111 to reinstate the IRE process after the court held… read more

Joshua Bovender, a partner in our Camp Hill office, successfully negotiated the settlement of thirty-seven separate Clean Air Act violations asserted against Josh’s client by the Environmental Protection Agency.  Josh’s client is a growing, well-known Pennsylvania business, and was alleged to have installed “defeat devices” in numerous motor vehicles. After twelve months of disputing the… read more

TT&H attorney Jim Tinnyo recently prevailed in defending a Claim Petition before a Workers’ Compensation Judge in Harrisburg. The Claimant alleged that she sustained post-concussive syndrome, post-traumatic headaches, cervical sprain/strain, visual disturbances, convergence insufficiency, impaired ocular smooth pursuit, and blurry vision, after being struck by a young student. The employer immediately issued a denial, but… read more

TT&H attorneys Evan Jenkins and Lee Ann Rhodes prevailed on multiple petitions, most notably a Termination Petition, successfully arguing that the Claimant had fully recovered from a work-related concussion and traumatic brain injury. The Claimant used multiple medical expert witnesses, but the judge credited the Defendant’s neurologist, who had “superior” credentials. The judge also accepted… read more