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On November 17, 2020, Attorneys Scott McCarroll and Julia Morrison of TT&H’s Harrisburg Office obtained summary judgment in connection with a fall incident that occurred on the premises of a Dauphin County apartment complex. The Plaintiff alleged that he sustained injuries when he slipped and fell due to a “dirty, slippery, and unlit step” on… read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES FEDERAL CASE SUMMARY Johnson v. City of Philadelphia United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit 975 F.3d 394 Decided: September 22, 2020 Summary judgment was proper where Plaintiff was unable to show that the City acted with deliberate indifference. Summary judgment was also proper as Plaintiff failed to show that… read more

Attorney Mike Bliley, head of our Virginia Workers’ Compensation practice, appealed a Workers’ Compensation case to the Supreme Court of Virginia.  On October 15, 2020 Mike won a unanimous reversal, marking the first time the Supreme Court of Virginia has issued a reversal on a Workers’ Compensation appeal in over five years. The Claimant, a… read more

PENNSYLVANIA CASE LAW UPDATE Gabriel v. WCAB (Proctor and Gamble Products Co.), 2020 WL 5491931 (Pa. Cmwlth., filed September 11, 2020) In a reported opinion, the Commonwealth Court held that an employer’s dispute of a medical-only claim did not constitute a reasonable contest, and that attorneys’ fees should have been assessed by the WCJ. Background: … read more

CLIENT ADVISORIES MARYLAND CLIENT ADVISORIES Maryland adopts Daubert factors when considering admissibility of expert testimony In its last opinion of the 2019 term, Maryland’s Court of Appeals, in a 4-3 decision, overruled its prior case law on expert testimony and formally adopted the Daubert reliability factors for all expert testimony. See Rochkind v. Stevenson, No…. read more