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Thomas, Thomas & Hafer, LLP is proud to announce that it has elevated Caroline E. Gentilcore to the position of partner.  Caroline is an attorney in the Firm’s Philadelphia office, where she exclusively defends workers’ compensation claims on behalf of employers and insurers in southeast Pennsylvania and throughout New Jersey.  You can view Caroline’s profile… read more

In September of this year, Attorney Lauren Upton of our Baltimore office won summary judgment in a matter filed against a Virginia construction company and two of its employees.  The Plaintiff was riding a motorcycle from D.C. to his home in Maryland when he was involved in an accident with a vehicle that fled the… read more

Mike Bliley argued an appeal in a workers’ compensation case before the Supreme Court of Virginia on September 17, 2020.  The Supreme Court of Virginia is the highest court in the Commonwealth. Mike argued on behalf of Alexandria City Public Schools in Alexandria City Public Schools, et al. v. Handel, 2020 Va. LEXIS 17. In… read more

PENNSYLVANIA CASE LAW UPDATE Protz Update Both the Commonwealth and Supreme Courts have, in recent weeks, circulated opinions further clarifying particular aspects of IREs in the aftermath of Protz. Constitutionality of Act 111: Perhaps most critically, in an opinion issued on June 16, 2020, the Supreme Court – with a one sentence order – confirmed… read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES PENNSYLVANIA CASE SUMMARIES Maas v. UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside Pennsylvania Supreme Court No. 7 WAP 2019 Decided: July 21, 2020 In determining the extent to which mental health professionals must warn third parties against whom a patient makes threats of serious bodily injury, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court holds that neighbors are considered identifiable… read more