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February 07, 2024
CLIENT ADVISORY: D.C. Enacts Anti-Indemnity Statute, Prohibiting Indemnity and Additional Insured Provisions in Construction Contracts that Require a Subcontractor to Indemnify a Contractor for the Contractor’s Sole Negligence
The D.C. Council enacted legislation that declares void indemnification clauses in construction contracts that require a subcontractor to indemnify or hold harmless a contractor for a contractor’s sole negligence. This law only applies to contracts executed on or after April 1, 2023. The new law also prohibits contractors from requiring their subcontractors to purchase additional… read more
February 05, 2024
TT&H Attorney Shannon Harkins Wins Defense Verdict in Philadelphia County Premises Liability Case
TT&H Attorney Shannon Harkins recently won a defense verdict following a three-day jury trial in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas. The case involved a fall on a staircase at a daycare facility. Plaintiff alleged that the daycare operator was negligent because the interior staircase at the facility was in a dangerous condition. At trial,… read more
February 01, 2024
eNotes: Liability – February 2024 – Federal
SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES FEDERAL CASE SUMMARY Villagran v. Freightbull, Inc. United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania No. 22-2159, 2023 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 184637 Decided: October 12, 2023 Court grants partial summary judgment as to claims for punitive damages. Background Plaintiff brought suit as the administratrix of the estate of her Decedent-husband…. read more
February 01, 2024
eNotes: Liability – February 2024 – Pennsylvania
SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES Pennsylvania Case Summaries Olar v. Bennett Pennsylvania Superior Court 2023 Pa. Super. 282 Decided: December 29, 2023 Evidence presented in automobile accident case failed to establish foundation for a sudden emergency instruction. Background Plaintiffs filed suit seeking money damages for serious injuries arising from a pedestrian versus motor vehicle accident. The accident… read more
February 01, 2024
eNotes: Liability – February 2024 – Maryland
SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES Maryland Case Summary Phila. Indem. Ins. Co. v. Council of Unit Owners of Partridge Cts. Condo., Inc. United States District Court for the District of Maryland 2023 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 211883 Decided: November 29, 2023 Defendant’s Motion to dismiss was denied as there was a valid legal dispute as to whether Plaintiff… read more