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May 22, 2024
Thomas, Thomas & Hafer Attorney Chris Scott Prevails in Commonwealth Court on Illegal Self-Referral Fee Review with Far Reaching Implications
TT&H attorney, Christopher Scott, prevailed in a hotly contested case involving illegal self-referrals of doctors who have ownership stakes in pharmacies. The Commonwealth Court affirmed the decision of the Bureau of Workers’ Compensation Fee Review Hearing Office (Judge Torrey acting as a Med Fee Hearing officer) in 700 Pharmacy v. State Workers’ Insurance Fund (SWIF)…. read more
May 20, 2024
Thomas, Thomas & Hafer Attorneys Caroline Gentilcore and John Morgan Prevail on Termination and Review Petitions
TT&H attorney Caroline Gentilcore recently prevailed before a Greater Philadelphia Area Workers’ Compensation Judge in a Termination and Review litigation. The claimant filed Review Petitions attempting to add a cervical spine injury which required surgery along with the disfigurement resulting from that surgery. The claimant also filed a Review Petition to add lumbar radiculopathy. The… read more
May 03, 2024
TT&H Attorney Jamie DeSisto Wins Jury Verdict in Maryland Workers’ Compensation Appeal
TT&H attorney Jamie DeSisto prevailed in a jury trial on the Employer’s appeal from a decision of the Maryland Workers’ Compensation Commission to the Circuit Court, successfully arguing that the prior decision of the Commission was incorrect on the issue of causation of and entitlement to temporary total disability and medical treatment, including back surgery…. read more
April 24, 2024
TT&H Attorney Christopher Scott Prevails on Dispute Regarding Severity of Injury Before Commonwealth Court
Elisabel Folk v. Kaolin Mushroom Farms, Inc. (Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board) 1603 CD 2022 Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania Opinion by: Judge Wolf Filed: April 19, 2024 Background Elisabel Folk, the claimant, filed a Claim Petition and a Petition to Modify Compensation Benefits against Kaolin Mushroom Farms, Inc. (Employer), following a fall on February 18, 2020…. read more
April 03, 2024
TT&H Attorney Amanda Hennessey Persuades Federal Judge to Dismiss Her Clients from Federal Lawsuit for Lack of Personal Jurisdiction
TT&H Attorney Amanda Hennessey recently won a full dismissal in the Middle District of Pennsylvania. Judge Sylvia H. Rambo authored the Opinion granting the dismissal. Amanda had represented the operator of an ocean-container terminal (“the Terminal”) and an organization that was a limited partner in a limited partnership, which was in turn a limited partner… read more