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April 15, 2021
eNotes: Workers’ Compensation – April 2021
SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES PENNSYLVANIA CASE LAW UPDATE Malecki v. WCAB (Franklin Regional Sch. Dist.) 582 C.D. 2020 Filed March 26, 2021, 2021 WL 1157693 (unreported, Pa. Commw. 2021) The causation element of an original claim petition may be established even in the absence of unequivocal medical evidence if the causal connection between employment, injury, and… read more
April 01, 2021
eNotes Liability: April 2021
SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES FEDERAL CASE SUMMARIES Snair v. Speedway LLC United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania 2021 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 9053 Decided: January 19, 2021 Summary Judgment granted for snow removal subcontractor, but not contractor, in slip and fall case. Background Plaintiff slipped and fell on what he alleged was a… read more
April 01, 2021
TT&H Attorney Rebecca Sember-Izsak Wins Appeal, Affirming the Trial Court’s Dismissal of Plaintiff’s Complaint
On March 15, 2021, the Pennsylvania Superior Court issued a published opinion affirming the dismissal of a wrongful death professional negligence action. The suit claimed that Plaintiff’s decedent died on April 19, 2015 as a result of “combined drug poisoning.” The Plaintiff had filed Writs of Summons against various Defendants in April 2017, but service… read more
March 30, 2021
Virginia Client Advisory: Governor Northam Expected to Sign New Legislation
Virginia’s 2021 special legislative session recently ended. The following bills have passed both the House and Senate, and are expected to be signed into law by Governor Ralph Northam on or before March 31, 2021. The effective date for each, with the exception of S.B. 1182, will be July 1, 2021. S.B. 1182 increases required… read more
March 12, 2021
Maryland Client Advisory: Maryland Insurance Administration Issues Penalties for Insurance Fraud
In three administrative orders issued on February 17, 2021, the Maryland Insurance Administration (“MIA”) imposed a combined total of $480,000 in penalties against five people and four companies for insurance fraud and for acting as public adjusters without a license. You can read the details here. Any questions regarding this development can be directed to… read more