News

TT&H attorney Burke McLemore prevailed in a case where Claimant was seeking medical benefits and ongoing wage loss related to a below-the-knee amputation. After a serious leg fracture, Claimant was counseled by numerous physicians to stop smoking. When Claimant failed to stop smoking, Claimant’s leg injury deteriorated, ultimately resulting in the amputation. Burke successfully argued… read more

TT&H Attorney Sam Dunlop recently won summary judgement in connection with a property damage case in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania.  Plaintiff alleged that water run-off from the Defendants’ above-ground pool infiltrated his property on a recurring basis, resulting in damage to his in-ground pool and to his property in general.  In discovery, it was established that… read more

Hot on the heels of their victory in Allegheny County earlier this year (see https://www.tthlaw.com/tth-attorneys-tom-mcginnis-and-sam-dunlop-win-allegheny-county-nursing-home-negligence-case/), TT&H Attorneys Tom McGinnis and Sam Dunlop recently won a defense verdict following a jury trial held from March 3–9 in the Court of Common Pleas of Beaver County, Pennsylvania.  The Plaintiff’s Decedent was deemed a high fall risk and… read more

TTH Attorneys Mark Powell and Louis Long successfully persuaded the Commonwealth Court to affirm a decision confining a work-related injury to a minor contusion which fully resolved in less than seven months. The Claimant alleged that the injury was far more extensive, including aggravation of pre-existing conditions, a right brachial plexus injury, and complex regional… read more

Attorneys Scott McCarroll and Shannon Harkins recently won the dismissal of a million-dollar Dauphin County action which was improperly filed.  The Plaintiff, a partnership, instituted the action via Writ of Summons in the partnership name only.  Plaintiff later tried to amend by filing a Complaint in the name of its partners, trading as the partnership. … read more