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SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES New Jersey Case Summaries Statewide Ins. Fund v. Star Ins. Co. New Jersey Supreme Court No. A-62 Sept. Term 2021, 086440 Decided: February 16, 2023 The New Jersey Supreme Court held that a joint insurance fund among public entities constituted “self-insurance,” not insurance, such that governmental entity’s membership in fund did not… read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES Washington, D.C. Case Summary Doucette v. Neutron Holdings District Of Colombia Court Of Appeals No. 21-CV-896 Decided: January 26, 2023 Whether parts of a contract unrelated to the arbitration clause are unconscionable is a question that can be decided by the arbitrator at arbitration. Background Adoria Doucette sued Neutron Holdings, Inc., a… read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES Virginia Case Summary Landfall Trust LLC v. Fidelity Nat’l Title Ins. Co. United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia No. 3:22cv194 (RCY) Decided: December 21, 2022 Source of duty rule and economic loss doctrine bar negligence action; sole right to recovery was breach of contract. Background Real estate developers… read more

Attorneys Tom McGinnis and Sam Dunlop recently won a defense verdict following a four-day jury trial in the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.  The Plaintiff’s Decedent, who suffered from a multitude of health issues when he was admitted to the Defendant’s skilled nursing facility, was deemed a high fall risk.  He fell… read more

Thomas, Thomas & Hafer is pleased to announce that Laura C. Daube has joined the firm’s general liability practice group in the Camp Hill, PA office.  Laura comes to the firm with prior experience in the areas of transportation law and catastrophic loss litigation, which followed a clerkship with the Honorable Michael H. Wojcik on… read more