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April 30, 2021
eNotes: Liability – May 2021
SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES FEDERAL CASE SUMMARY Darrup v. Wal-Mart Stores East, L.P. United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania No. 2:20-CV-05450 Decided: February 18, 2021 In Federal District Court, a motion to transfer venue to another district will be granted where there are no contacts with the current forum. Background Plaintiff Darrup… read more
April 16, 2021
TT&H Attorneys Scott McCarroll and Julia Morrison Win Appeal, Affirming the Trial Court’s Dismissal of Plaintiffs’ Complaint In a Suit Filed Against a Deceased Person
On April 13, 2021, the Pennsylvania Superior Court affirmed the dismissal of a personal injury suit. The suit was initiated against a deceased person “in care of surviving spouse.” Although Plaintiffs filed their suit within the applicable statute of limitations, they did so before the estate of the deceased defendant had been raised. The estate… read more
April 15, 2021
eNotes: Workers’ Compensation – April 2021
SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES PENNSYLVANIA CASE LAW UPDATE Malecki v. WCAB (Franklin Regional Sch. Dist.) 582 C.D. 2020 Filed March 26, 2021, 2021 WL 1157693 (unreported, Pa. Commw. 2021) The causation element of an original claim petition may be established even in the absence of unequivocal medical evidence if the causal connection between employment, injury, and… read more
April 01, 2021
eNotes Liability: April 2021
SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES FEDERAL CASE SUMMARIES Snair v. Speedway LLC United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania 2021 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 9053 Decided: January 19, 2021 Summary Judgment granted for snow removal subcontractor, but not contractor, in slip and fall case. Background Plaintiff slipped and fell on what he alleged was a… read more
April 01, 2021
TT&H Attorney Rebecca Sember-Izsak Wins Appeal, Affirming the Trial Court’s Dismissal of Plaintiff’s Complaint
On March 15, 2021, the Pennsylvania Superior Court issued a published opinion affirming the dismissal of a wrongful death professional negligence action. The suit claimed that Plaintiff’s decedent died on April 19, 2015 as a result of “combined drug poisoning.” The Plaintiff had filed Writs of Summons against various Defendants in April 2017, but service… read more