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Thomas, Thomas & Hafer (“TT&H”) is pleased to announce that Patrick C. Cunningham has joined the firm’s general liability practice group in the Philadelphia, PA office.  Patrick comes to TT&H having previously practiced at a boutique subrogation firm, where he represented clients in complex and diverse issues in dozens of jurisdictions across the country.  During… read more

TT&H Attorney Dan Grill recently won a defense verdict in a medical malpractice case tried in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.  Plaintiff’s decedent had multiple visits to the emergency room at Ephrata Community Hospital.  Ultimately, a blood clot was identified and had caused damage to the point that the patient underwent four surgeries, the third of which… read more

Nick Phillips, a partner in TT&H’s Fairfax, VA office, recently began a new term as the Chair of Maryland Defense Counsel’s (“MDC”) Publications Committee.  MDC is a professional organization for defense attorneys in Maryland that endeavors to attain equal justice for all, improve Maryland’s courts and laws, and strengthen the defense of civil lawsuits through… read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES Federal Case Summaries Grennell v. Zurich Am. Ins. Co. United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania 2022 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 171738, 2022 WL 4386638 Decided: September 22, 2022 A corporate employer may validly waive uninsured or underinsured motorists benefits that would otherwise be available to an employee injured while… read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES Pennsylvania Case Summaries Jiminez v. Burlington Stores, Inc. Pennsylvania Superior Court No. 1409 EDA 2021 Decided: October 26, 2022 Good faith effort at service demonstrated following COVID-19 judicial declaration of emergency. Background Plaintiff brought suit for injuries sustained while shopping in Defendant’s store on April 4, 2018. Plaintiff filed a Praecipe for… read more