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SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES Virginia Case Summary Hanover County, et al. v. Scott M. Moore Court of Appeals of Virginia No. 0715-23-2 Decided: July 9, 2024 Claimant’s Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm was “heart disease” and thus presumed compensable under Code § 65.2-402(B). Background In 2003, Claimant began working as a firefighter for Hanover County. In September 2021,… read more

TT&H attorneys Marc Aoun and John Morgan recently convinced an Altoona-area workers’ compensation judge to grant a termination petition and deny a claim petition in a heavily contested claim originally accepted as carpal tunnel syndrome. The litigation started when the employer’s medical expert found the claimant to be fully recovered in November 2021. Thereafter, the… read more

Thomas, Thomas & Hafer Attorney Joseph Shields recently prevailed before a Northeastern Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Judge on a Claim Petition.  The Employer was a temporary agency and sent its employees to work for one of the Employer’s clients.  However, it did not identify that client as an alternate employer, or location for the employee to… read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES Pennsylvania Case Summaries Turner v Lower Merion Sch. Dist. Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court 2024 Pa. Commw. LEXIS 119 Decided: May 10, 2024 Item temporarily affixed to real property did not qualify as exception to school district’s immunity. Background A high school student was participating in gym class when he was injured during a… read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES Maryland Case Summaries AXE Props. & Mgmt. LLC v. Merriman Maryland Appellate Court 261 Md. App. 1 Decided: March 1, 2024 While a plaintiff may allege causes of action for breach of contract and unjust enrichment concurrently, a plaintiff may not recover under both theories for any claim covered by the contract…. read more