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SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES Virginia Case Summary Carter v. Wake Forest Univ. Baptist Med. Ctr. Virginia Supreme Court 2023 Va. LEXIS 36 Decided: May 9, 2024 Supreme Court of Virginia rules emails, text messages and telephone calls constitute “transaction business,” but do not constitute purposeful availment for personal jurisdiction. Background Mr. Carter, a resident of Martinsville,… read more

A TT&H team led by partner, Dan Grill,  won a defense verdict in a medical malpractice case in the Court of Common Pleas of Dauphin County in December 2022. Following an appeal, the Pennsylvania Superior Court has now issued a three-judge panel unanimous opinion rejecting the appeal and upholding the verdict.   A summary of the case… read more

Thomas, Thomas & Hafer is pleased to announce that James A. Cardenas and Elizabeth M. O’Connell have joined the firm and will practice in the Hampton, NJ office. James A. Cardenas, a versatile and seasoned trial attorney, joins the firm as a partner.  Jim has handled an extensive list of cases involving architectural and engineering… read more

TT&H Attorneys Marc Aoun and John Morgan recently received a favorable decision from the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board over an issue relating to the timeliness of Act 46 claims. The evidence showed that the Claimant was diagnosed with an occupational disease in February 2018, knew or believed it was work-related in February 2018, and stopped… read more

TT&H attorney, Christopher Scott, prevailed in a hotly contested case involving illegal self-referrals of doctors who have ownership stakes in pharmacies. The Commonwealth Court affirmed the decision of the Bureau of Workers’ Compensation Fee Review Hearing Office (Judge Torrey acting as a Med Fee Hearing officer) in 700 Pharmacy v. State Workers’ Insurance Fund (SWIF)…. read more