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March 01, 2024
eNotes: Liability – March 2024 – Washington, DC
SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES Washington, DC Case Summary Newman v. Howard Univ. Sch. of Law United States District Court for the District of Columbia 2024 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 20224 Decided: February 6, 2024 Codes of conduct do not constitute binding contracts insofar as they are not a bargained for exchange of promises, but a list of… read more
March 01, 2024
eNotes: Liability – March 2024 – Virginia
SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES Virginia Case Summary Rodrigue v. Butts-Franklin Virginia Court of Appeals No. 1521-22-1 Decided: January 30, 2024 Evidence that Plaintiff increased the likelihood of injury is not sufficient to warrant a jury instruction for Plaintiff’s failure to mitigate damages. Background In 2016, Dr. Rodrigue performed surgery on Butts-Franklin’s wrist. Following the surgery, Dr…. read more
February 28, 2024
TT&H Attorney Laura Herzog Wins Summary Judgment for Psychiatrist in Medical Malpractice Action
TT&H Attorney Laura Herzog recently won summary judgment in connection with a medical malpractice action. Laura’s client, a psychiatrist, was one of several Defendants named in the suit, which stemmed from an attempted suicide. Laura’s client was named in the suit because his name appeared as “reviewer” on an assessment record prepared by another mental… read more
February 22, 2024
TT&H Attorney Karin Romano Wins Summary Judgment in Allegheny County Premises Liability Action
TT&H Attorney Karin Romano recently won summary judgment in connection with an Allegheny County premises liability action. The case arose from a tenant’s alleged slip and fall in the parking lot of her apartment complex. Following an overnight snowfall, the Plaintiff’s incident occurred at 7:30 a.m. It was no longer snowing at the time, with… read more
February 19, 2024
eNotes: Workers’ Compensation – February 2024 – Pennsylvania
SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES Pennsylvania Case Summaries Wheatley v. Pyramid Hotel Grp. (Workers’ Comp. Appeal Bd.) Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania No. 1017 C.D. 2022 Decided: January 11, 2024 When a case is remanded by the Board and the WCJ issues a new decision, the case must be appealed to the Board rather than to the Commonwealth… read more