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Thomas, Thomas & Hafer, LLP (“TT&H”) is pleased to announce that Michele R. Harper has joined the general liability group in the firm’s Baltimore office.  Michele brings to the firm over 26 years of experience handling a wide range of general liability and insurance law matters, including claims for property damage, personal injury, premises liability… read more

On October 1, 2021, Maryland’s intermediate appellate court, the Court of Special Appeals, upheld a decision by the Circuit Court of Maryland for Baltimore City.  The Circuit Court’s ruling had entered summary judgment in favor of a subcontractor represented by Thomas, Thomas & Hafer, LLP (“TT&H”) attorneys, Lou Long and Ben Peoples. The case arose… read more

The DC Defense Lawyers’ Association (“DCDLA”) has elected Thomas, Thomas & Hafer, LLP (“TTH”) partner, Charles “Ben” Peoples, to be its President for the 2021-2022 term.  The DCDLA is the District of Columbia’s premier professional organization for lawyers who devote a substantial amount of their professional time to the trial of civil cases in the… read more

FEDERAL CASE SUMMARY Cole v. Walmart Inc. United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania 2021 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 123371, 2021 WL 2695557 Decided: July 1, 2021 No constructive notice of the alleged hazardous condition on store floor as no record evidence of time alleged condition was on the floor. Background Plaintiff slipped… read more

In connection with a recent four-day jury trial in Prince William County, Virginia, Attorney Lacey Conn won a defense verdict for her clients, an apartment complex and management company.  The suit concerned a slip and fall incident on the grounds of the apartment complex. Plaintiff apparently fell after encountering a yard drain.  She alleged that… read more