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Thomas, Thomas & Hafer (“TT&H”) is excited to announce that Charles M. Adams, Benjamin C. Frommer, Katelynn L. Storm and Tiffany T. Yeung have joined the firm’s general liability practice group in the Philadelphia office. Charles (“Chuck”) Adams joins the firm as a partner.  He brings with him a complex litigation practice that includes a… read more

On July 8, 2022, in the District Court for Baltimore County, Brandon James won a defense verdict in a slip and fall premises liability action.  The Plaintiff claimed that upon leaving his apartment building at 6:45 a.m., he slipped and fell down the apartment building steps due to icy conditions.  Plaintiff alleged the apartment building… read more

TT&H Attorneys Catie McLaughlin and Lou Long recently won an Act 111 case, setting precedent with an issue of first impression before the Commonwealth Court. The Claimant alleged that Act 111 violated the Pennsylvania Constitution in two ways – by involving due process and due course of law provisions retroactively, and violating the requirement of… read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES PA CASE SUMMARIES Riemenschneider v. D. Sabatelli, Inc. Pennsylvania Superior Court No. 1842 EDA 2021, 2022 Pa. Super. 105 Decided: June 7, 2022 Superior Court affirms Trial Court’s dismissal of estate’s negligence and wrongful death action pursuant to the exclusivity provision of the Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Act. Background Samantha Riemenschneider, as the… read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES FEDERAL CASE SUMMARY Gallardo v. Marstiller United States Supreme Court No. 20-1263, ____ S. Ct. ____ Decided: June 6, 2022 The Medicaid Act permits a state to seek reimbursement from settlement payments allocated for future medical care. Background Gianinna Gallardo suffered catastrophic injuries when she was hit by a truck while exiting… read more