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TT&H Attorney Shannon Harkins recently won a defense verdict following a three-day jury trial in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas.  The case involved a fall on a staircase at a daycare facility.  Plaintiff alleged that the daycare operator was negligent because the interior staircase at the facility was in a dangerous condition. At trial,… read more

Pending here was a Claim Petition alleging a work-related left shoulder injury. Faced with a seemingly credible Claimant, who attempted to continue working for over a week after the work accident, Attorney Mark Powell still convinced the Workers’ Compensation Judge to not find the Claimant entirely credible. Specifically, Attorney Powell capitalized on the Claimant’s attempts… read more

TT&H Attorney John Morgan recently persuaded a Greater Philadelphia Area Workers’ Compensation Judge on remand to deny a previously granted Review Petition. The claim involved an accepted left ankle injury. The claimant testified that, a few weeks after the work-related left ankle injury, he tripped and fell while at home in his bathroom, injuring his… read more

TT&H Attorney Jamie DeSisto obtained a DC Court of Appeals win on average weekly wage issue and secured credit for Claimant’s receipt of unemployment benefits.  Claimant worked only four weeks for the Employer, and worked highly irregular and inconsistent hours. Therefore, it was difficult to ascertain an average weekly wage, and the relevant statute was… read more

TT&H Attorney Lucas Duty recently won a defense verdict in the District Court for Baltimore County.  The case concerned an auto accident on Interstate 695.  Plaintiff alleged that the Defendant-driver rear-ended his vehicle in the far left lane, while the Defendant alleged that the Plaintiff, without looking, merged into the front of the Defendant’s vehicle. … read more