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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

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

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

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES Pennsylvania Case Summaries Tiano v. City of Phila. No. 287 EAL 2023, 2024 Pa. LEXIS 408 Petition for Allowance of Appeal from the Order of the Commonwealth Court granted on March 20, 2024 Supreme Court to review whether self-insured government entities are prohibited from subrogating Heart and Lung benefits from a third-party… read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES Maryland Case Summary In Re: Payton No. 1122, 2022 Term Maryland Court of Special Appeals Decided: March 4, 2024 No exceptions to the coming and going rule applied, rendering a claim non-compensable. Background: The Claimant, a police officer, drove to work and from the parking lot used a remote application to clock… read more