News
May 01, 2024
VIRGINIA CLIENT ADVISORY: UM/UIM Bad Faith Comes to Virginia
Over the past several years, the Virginia General Assembly has enacted a series of changes to the uninsured/underinsured motorist statute. In 2010, the General Assembly passed a bill that would allow liability carriers to shift the cost of defense onto the underinsured motorist carrier 60 days after delivering an irrevocable offer of the liability policy… read more
April 30, 2024
Thomas, Thomas & Hafer Attorney B. Patrick O’Grady Testifies Before Virginia General Assembly
Thomas, Thomas & Hafer is proud to share that Patrick O’Grady recently testified before the Virginia General Assembly in opposition to a bill that will create a cause of action for bad faith against an uninsured or underinsured motorist carrier. As originally drafted, the bill would have required a court to award an amount equal… read more
April 26, 2024
Thomas, Thomas & Hafer Welcomes Taryn M. Vender to its Wilkes-Barre, PA Office
Thomas, Thomas & Hafer (“TT&H”) is pleased to announce that Taryn M. Vender has joined the firm as an associate in the Wilkes-Barre, PA office. Taryn is a member of both the general liability practice group and the workers’ compensation practice group. Ryan Blazure, the partner in charge of the firm’s Wilkes-Barre office, expressed his… read more
April 24, 2024
TT&H Attorney Christopher Scott Prevails on Dispute Regarding Severity of Injury Before Commonwealth Court
Elisabel Folk v. Kaolin Mushroom Farms, Inc. (Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board) 1603 CD 2022 Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania Opinion by: Judge Wolf Filed: April 19, 2024 Background Elisabel Folk, the claimant, filed a Claim Petition and a Petition to Modify Compensation Benefits against Kaolin Mushroom Farms, Inc. (Employer), following a fall on February 18, 2020…. read more
April 22, 2024
Thomas, Thomas & Hafer Welcomes Meredith T. Bestland to its Washington, DC Office
Thomas, Thomas & Hafer is pleased to announce that Meredith T. Bestland has joined the firm as an associate in the Washington, D.C. office, where she practices in a variety of civil litigation matters. Before joining Thomas, Thomas & Hafer, Meredith worked as an associate for a law firm practicing civil litigation. During law school,… read more