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Attorney Joshua Bovender secured a defense arbitration award in Dauphin County on August 8, 2018.  The plaintiff was represented by a well-known Harrisburg law firm and asserted that the defendant snow removal contractor negligently failed to remove snow and ice conditions from a gravel parking lot where Plaintiff fell. The Plaintiff’s hand was partially amputated… read more

On July 31, 2018, the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit affirmed a judgment entered in favor of an insurer represented by Ben Peoples in an insurance coverage case. The action was brought by a couple who owned a beach home in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware.  The couple failed to shut off the… read more

SIGNIFICANT PENNSYLVANIA CASE SUMMARIES City of Pittsburgh v. W.C.A.B. (Flaherty), No 29 C.D. 2018 (Pa. Cmwlth. 2018) (June 1, 2018) By: Anthony J. Gabriel, Esquire · Volunteer Firefighter Presumption of Causation · Statutory Notice Background Claimant, an active firefighter of 16 years for Employer, noticed a lump on her breast in August of 2004. Claimant… read more

CLIENT ADVISORY MARYLAND CLIENT ADVISORY Maryland Court of Special Appeals rules past medical expenses in medical malpractice cases may be reduced by total write-offs. In Netro v. Greater Baltimore Medical Center, September Term 2016 (July 5, 2018), the Court of Special Appeals of Maryland upheld the Circuit Court for Baltimore County’s grant of a Defendant’s… read more

July 30th, 2018 – Thomas, Thomas & Hafer LLP is pleased to announce the addition of Matthew K. Myer as a new attorney to our firm. Mr. Myer is an Associate in the Harrisburg office.  Matthew previously served on the Court of Common Pleas in Lancaster, Pennsylvania as a Law Clerk. Mr. Myer was responsible for drafting… read more