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SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES Washington, DC Case Summary Kubichek v. Unlimited Biking Washington, D.C., LLC District of Columbia Court of Appeals 2025 D.C. App. LEXIS 19 Decided: February 6, 2025 The Trial Court properly dismissed the case as to both Defendants upon one Defendant filing a Motion to dismiss; Court did not act sua sponte in… read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES Virginia Case Summary Al-Saray v. Furr Virginia Supreme Court No. 230488 Decided: January 16, 2025 Proximate cause may be established by circumstantial evidence when the evidence is sufficient to show that the alleged causation is a probability rather than a mere possibility. Background Tamara Al-Saray was a passenger in Janaia Spurlock’s vehicle,… read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES New York Case Summaries Rodriguez v. VBG 990 AOA LLC New York Supreme Court, New York County 2025 N.Y. Misc. LEXIS 682 Decided: February 6, 2025 Defendant/Third-Party Plaintiff withheld a former employee’s contact information, which resulted in preclusion from arguing lack of notice. Background In this Labor Law personal injury action, Defendants/Third-Party… read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES Pennsylvania Case Summary Jackiw v. Soft Pretzel Franchise No. 3 EAP 2024 Supreme Court of Pennsylvania Decided: January 22, 2025 Background The Claimant sustained a work injury necessitating the amputation of her right forearm, which the parties agreed was a specific loss entitling her to a healing period of up to 20… read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES Washington, DC Case Summary Howard Univ. Hosp. v. D.C. Dep’t of Emp. Servs. No. 23-AA-0699 D.C. Court of Appeals Decided: January 10, 2025 DCA holds that employee did not voluntarily limit his income or fail to cooperate with vocational rehabilitation when he quit a new job after only 4 days Background The… read more