TT&H eNotes: WC (PA) - June 2008COMMONWEALTH COURT ISSUES ORDER VACATING ITS OPINION
IN DIEHL V. W.C.A.B (IA CONSTRUCTION AND LIBERTY MUTUAL)
Case Summaries: April - May 2008
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TT&H eNotes: WC (PA) - April 2008Case Summaries: February - March 2008
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TT&H eNotes: WC (PA) - March 2008Case Summaries: December 2007 - January 2008
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TT&H eNotes: WC - December 2007Case Summaries: September-November 2007
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TT&H eNotes: WC (September 2006)CLAIMANT CANNOT LIMIT AMOUNT EMPLOYER RECOVERS
FROM HER THIRD-PARTY LAWSUIT
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TT&H eNotes: WC (June-Aug 2006)SUPREME COURT DETERMINES WHEN PAYMENT OF COMPENSATION
IS MADE FOR STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS PURPOSES
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TT&H eNotes: WC - Summary of Act 109On July 7, 2006 Pennsylvania Governor Rendell signed Senate Bill No. 1205 of 2006,
now known as Act 109, which addresses the obligation to satisfy any overdue child
support obligations when issuing payment of $5,000.00 or more in a workers’
compensation (WC) or occupational disease (OD) matter.
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TT&H eNotes: WC (April-May 2006)EXPOSURE TO ASBESTOS FOR 21 HOURS DURING 10 YEARS
OF EMPLOYMENT MAKES EMPLOYER LIABLE FOR DECEASED
EMPLOYEE’S DEATH
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TT&H eNotes:WC (February-March 2006)PAYMENT OF AWARD MAY BE DELAYED UP TO 60 DAYS IF APPEAL FILED
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TT&H eNotes:WC (December 2005-January 2006)PENNSYLVANIA SUPREME COURT ISSUES DECISION SUGGESTING
A LATE REQUEST FOR IRE NOT FATAL
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Case Law Summary - December 2005Pennsylvania Supreme Court issues decision
suggesting a late request for an ire is not fatal
(December 28, 2005)
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TT&H eNotes: Liability - May 2008Pennsylvania and Maryland Case Summaries
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TT&H eNotes: Liability - January 2008LATEST UPDATE ON SACKETT V NATIONWIDE
PA Supreme Court finds that "canned hunts" are within
the jurisdiction and control of the Game Commission
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TT&H eNotes: Liability - November 2007PA SUPREME COURT AGREES TO RECONSIDER SACKETT V. NATIONWIDE
Pa.R.C.P. No. 4003.8 - New Rule of Civil Procedure Governing
Pre-Complaint Discovery Takes Effect November 1, 2007
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TT&H eNotes: Liability - September 2007INSURANCE DEPARTMENT URGES RECONSIDERATION
OF SACKETT V NATIONWIDE
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TTH eNotes: Liability - July 2007SIGNS OF POSSIBLE RECONSIDERATION OF SACKETT V. NATIONWIDE
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TT&H eNotes: Liability - May 2007PENNSYLVANIA SUPREME COURT HOLDS THAT INSUREDS
ARE ENTITLED TO STACK THE UM/UIM COVERAGES ON
ALL VEHICLES, DESPITE AN OTHERWISE VALID REJECTION
OF STACKING, IF THE FIRST NAMED INSURED DID NOT
SIGN A NEW REJECTION FORM UPON THE ADDITION OF
VEHICLES THAT INCREASES THE NUMBER OF VEHICLES
UNDER THE POLICY.
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TT&H eNotes: Liability (March 2007)BASED UPON LANGUAGE FOUND IN MANY AUTO INSURANCE
POLICIES, COVERAGE FOR FIRST-PARTY BENEFITS WAS
PROVIDED TO A PLAINTIFF WHO SUFFERED POST-TRAUMATIC
STRESS DISORDER AS THE RESULT OF A MOTOR VEHICLE
ACCIDENT ALTHOUGH SHE WAS NOT PHYSICALLY INJURED.
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TT&H eNotes: Liability (January 2007)SUPERIOR COURT ADOPTS "MOST SIGNIFICANT CONTACTS"
CHOICE OF LAW TEST FOR INSURANCE POLICIES,
REJECTING AUTOMATIC APPLICATION OF LAW OF STATE
WHERE POLICY ISSUED
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TT&H eNotes: Liability (November 2006)PENNSYLVANIA SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS LOWER COURT OPINIONS
DECLARING FAIR SHARE ACT OF 2002 UNCONSTITUTIONAL
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TT&H eNotes: Liability (September 2006)On December 1, 2006, amendments to Federal Court discovery rules that specifically relate to disclosure of “electronically stored information” go into effect. These amendments, in combination with similar local rules adopted by District Courts such as Local Rule 26.1 for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, will effect litigation significantly.
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January 2006 - Case Law Summary & AdvisoryInsurance Commissioner Has No Authority
to Require UM/UIM Arbitrations
(December 30, 2005)
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eNotes: Health Care - May 2008The Civil Rules Committee has issued amendments to Pa R.C.P.1042.1 et seq.
governing professional liability actions; effective June 16, 2008.
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TT&H eNotes: Construction 2007 Year-In-ReviewJalapenos LLC v. GRC General Contractor, Inc.
2007 PA Super 391, December 19, 2007
The Pennsylvania Superior Court Upholds A Summary Judgment Order In Favor Of Defendant Based On The Language Of A Commonly Used, But Rarely Analyzed, AIA Construction Contract Provision. Scott D. McCarroll wrote the Superior Court brief on behalf of GRC and argued the case before the Superior Court.
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