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July 01, 2021
eNotes: Liability – July 2021
SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES FEDERAL CASE SUMMARY Pyle v. Otis Elevator Co. Third Circuit Court of Appeals 2021 U.S. app. LEXIS 10501 Decided: April 13, 2021 The doctrine of res ipsa loquitur does not apply where there exists the possibility of a non-negligent cause of the plaintiff’s injury. Background Plaintiff worked as an emergency room technician… read more
July 01, 2021
TT&H Attorneys Rebecca Sember-Izsak and Brook T. Dirlam win appeal, affirming the Trial Court’s dismissal of Plaintiff’s Complaint.
On June 1, 2021, the Pennsylvania Superior Court affirmed the dismissal of a negligence action against Rebecca and Brook’s client. The suit claimed that Plaintiff was injured after tripping over a flatbed cart being used for strawberries. After getting Plaintiff to admit at deposition that he knew of the cart’s presence, and even smelled the… read more
July 01, 2021
DC expands adoption of comparative negligence for pedestrians and riders.
The District of Columbia City Council recently passed the Vulnerable User Collision Recovery Amendment Act of 2020. The Vulnerable User Collision Recovery Act previously adopted the comparative negligence doctrine for roadway collisions between an automobile and a pedestrian, bicyclist or one using some other non-motorized transportation device. The law allowed recovery for such individuals, so… read more
June 04, 2021
TT&H Attorney Ryan Stanley Wins Dismissal of Invasion of Privacy Suit
On May 27, 2021, TT&H Attorney Ryan Stanley won the dismissal of a suit pending before the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. The Plaintiff had sued a property developer for invasion of privacy after a patio was constructed such that it allegedly allowed occupants of the patio to look into the Plaintiff’s bathroom… read more
June 03, 2021
eNotes: Workers’ Compensation – June 2021
SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES PA CASE SUMMARIES Weaver v. Breinig Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania No. 490 C.D. 2021 Pa. Commw. Unpub. LEXIS 224 Decided: April 26, 2021 After parking in her usual spot in Employer’s parking spot, Plaintiff’s slip and fall on ice while walking towards the building was considered in the course and scope of… read more