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May 22, 2024
Thomas, Thomas & Hafer Attorney Chris Scott Prevails in Commonwealth Court on Illegal Self-Referral Fee Review with Far Reaching Implications
TT&H attorney, Christopher Scott, prevailed in a hotly contested case involving illegal self-referrals of doctors who have ownership stakes in pharmacies. The Commonwealth Court affirmed the decision of the Bureau of Workers’ Compensation Fee Review Hearing Office (Judge Torrey acting as a Med Fee Hearing officer) in 700 Pharmacy v. State Workers’ Insurance Fund (SWIF)…. read more
May 20, 2024
Thomas, Thomas & Hafer Attorneys Caroline Gentilcore and John Morgan Prevail on Termination and Review Petitions
TT&H attorney Caroline Gentilcore recently prevailed before a Greater Philadelphia Area Workers’ Compensation Judge in a Termination and Review litigation. The claimant filed Review Petitions attempting to add a cervical spine injury which required surgery along with the disfigurement resulting from that surgery. The claimant also filed a Review Petition to add lumbar radiculopathy. The… read more
May 17, 2024
Thomas, Thomas & Hafer Welcomes Javier A. Soler to its Ambler, PA Office
Thomas, Thomas & Hafer (“TT&H”) is pleased to announce that Javier A. Soler has joined the firm’s general liability practice group in the Ambler, PA office. Prior to joining TT&H, Javier worked in the City of Philadelphia Law Department Right to Know Unit, where he advised various City departments on responding to public records requests,… read more
May 16, 2024
eNotes: Workers’ Compensation – May 2024 – Pennsylvania
SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES Pennsylvania Case Summaries Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board v. Amato Berardi (WCAB) Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania No. 147 C.D. 2023 Decided February 8, 2024 The Court found a trip and fall in a public parking lot during a lunch break to be within the course and scope of employment for purposes of the… read more
May 16, 2024
eNotes: Workers’ Compensation – May 2024 – Virginia
SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES Virginia Case Summary Davis v. Wal-Mart Assocs. 80 Va. App. 526, No. 0503-23-3 Court of Appeals of Virginia Decided April 2, 2024 Claimant did not sustain an injury by accident when he could not prove a structural or mechanical change in his body where the treating doctor reviewed pre and post-accident MRI… read more