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SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES Virginia Case Summary Miller v. DBHDS / VA Center for Behavioral Rehabilitation Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission VA00000134818 Decided January 18, 2022 A treating physician offering “to do a PPD rating at the request of the work comp carrier,” by itself, is insufficient to establish disability within 36 months. Background Claimant sustained a… read more

Attorneys Scott McCarroll and Shannon Harkins recently won the dismissal of a million-dollar Dauphin County action which was improperly filed.  The Plaintiff, a partnership, instituted the action via Writ of Summons in the partnership name only.  Plaintiff later tried to amend by filing a Complaint in the name of its partners, trading as the partnership. … read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES Federal Case Summary Cote v. Schnell Indus. United State District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania No. 4:18-CV-01440 Decided: November 9, 2022 A Pennsylvania Federal District Court held that, unless such conduct was the sole cause of the accident, evidence of a plaintiff’s contributory negligence, recklessness, product misuse, and/or assumption of… read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES Pennsylvania Case Summaries Marion v. Bryn Mawr Trust Co. Pennsylvania Supreme Court No. 72 MAP 2021 Decided: January 19, 2023 Pennsylvania Supreme Court recognizes tort claim for aiding and abetting fraud and requires actual knowledge of the underlying fraud. Background Robert Bentley was a broker of certificates of deposits. He operated his… read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES Maryland Case Summary Selective Way Ins. Co. v. Fireman’s Fund Ins. Co. Maryland Appellate Court 2023 Md. App. LEXIS 82 Decided: February 2, 2023 The Appellate Court of Maryland held that Plaintiff-insurer’s equitable contribution rights against Defendants for defense costs in a construction defect lawsuit were not extinguished by Defendants’ settlements with… read more