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SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES Pennsylvania Case Summaries Federated Ins. Co. v. Summit Pharmacy (Bureau of Workers’ Comp. Fee Rev. Hrg. Office) No. 61 MAL 2024 Supreme Court of Pennsylvania Appeal Granted: August 27, 2024 The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania has granted an appeal in the case of Federated Insurance Company v. Summit Pharmacy, which challenges key… read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES Washington, DC Case Summary Lopez v. D.C. Dep’t of Emp. Servs. D.C. Court of Appeals No. 22-AA-0765 Decided: August 8, 2024 DCA holds that day laborer is not a casual employee Background The Claimant, a day laborer, was injured while working for the Employer when he fell from a ladder. The Employer… read more

TT&H Attorney Nick Phillips, a partner in the firm’s Fairfax, VA office, recently won the dismissal of a $1 million personal injury case arising out of a construction site accident.  Nick represented a subcontractor that installed a window-well egress grate in connection with the construction of a residential property.  The Plaintiff, an employee of another… read more

In April 2024, Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin signed into law SB256, titled “Motor Vehicle Insurance; remedies for bad faith for refusal of claims,” which had an effective date of July 1, 2024.  SB256 established a cause of action for bad faith claims handling on the part of an uninsured or underinsured motorist carrier.  The law… read more

Thomas, Thomas & Hafer, LLP (“TT&H”) is proud to announce that two of our attorneys will be recognized in the 31st edition of The Best Lawyers in America®, those attorneys being: R. Burke McLemore, Jr. Harrisburg, PA Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers Peter E. Schurig Richmond, VA Commercial Litigation; Corporate Law We are also proud… read more