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TT&H Attorneys Benjamin C. Frommer and Javier A. Zurita recently won the dismissal of an insurance coverage case in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Law Division, Burlington County.  Plaintiffs, owners of a farm home and indoor riding arena, filed a suit against the property insurer and insurance agent, alleging that the insurance company failed… read more

Thomas, Thomas & Hafer (“TT&H”) Attorneys Joseph Shields and Taryn Vender recently won the dismissal of a defamation action filed in the Luzerne County, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas.  Joseph J. Shields, a partner in TT&H’s Wilkes-Barre location, and Taryn M. Vender, an associate in that same office, represented a well-known, large national retailer in… read more

In a case before the Middlesex County New Jersey Superior Court, Attorney Bill Markwardt obtained summary judgment for an insurance carrier sued directly by its insured on a first-party uninsured motorist (UM) claim.  This case involved a traffic accident in which a phantom truck driver was alleged to have waved the Co-Defendant forward into the… read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES Federal Case Summary Phila. Eagles L.P. v. Factory Mut. Ins. Co. United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania No. 21-1776 Decided: December 13, 2024 Eastern District of Pennsylvania denies Philadelphia Eagles Limited Partnership’s Motion for reconsideration of an Order dismissing its Declaratory Judgment Complaint seeking coverage for losses resulting… read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES Pennsylvania Case Summaries Bazzano v. Spade Pennsylvania Superior Court No. 99 WDA 2024 Decided: December 23, 2024 Trial Court did not err when it ruled that a guilty plea for criminal charges from the subject accident and two prior DUIs were inadmissible. Background While operating his vehicle, Defendant struck Frank Bazzano, a… read more