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The following is a summary of a new, reported case, filed on August 1, 2022 which holds that while an employer is responsible for home modifications necessitated by a work-related injury, an employer is not liable for the contribution towards a new home. Ralph Martin Construction and Lackawanna American Insurance Co., v. Miguel Castaneda-Escobar (WCAB), … read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES FEDERAL CASE SUMMARIES Lehmann v. Louisville Ladder, Inc. United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania No. 21-4626, __F. Supp.3d__ Decided: July 6, 2022 Pennsylvania Federal District Court holds that a product’s compliance with government and industry standards is admissible in a strict liability design defect trial where plaintiff attacks… read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES PA CASE SUMMARIES Arlet v. Workers’ Comp. Appeal Bd. (Commw. of Pa., Dep’t of Labor & Indus., Bureau of Workers’ Comp.) Pennsylvania Supreme Court No. 12 WAP 2021 Decided: February 23, 2022 Pennsylvania Supreme Court adopted the “no-coverage” exception in anti-subrogation rule that prohibits insurers from subrogating against their own insured. Background… read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES MD CASE SUMMARY Wadsworth v. Sharma Maryland Court of Appeal No. 40, September Term, 2021 Decided: July 15, 2022 The Court of Appeals of Maryland continues stare decisis, holding that a Plaintiff in a wrongful death medical malpractice suit must continue to prove proximate causation. Background In 2006, Plaintiff’s wife was diagnosed… read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES NJ CASE SUMMARY Liriano v. Liberty Mut. Ins. Co. New Jersey Superior Court, Law Division No. L-5379-20, ___ N.J. Super ___ Decided: July 11, 2022 A Trial Court Motion Judge dismissed Plaintiff’s underinsured motorist (“UIM”) claim pursuant to the entire controversy doctrine, as Plaintiff did not bring this claim in his first… read more