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Direct Deposit: On October 29, 2024, Governor Josh Shapiro signed Senate Bill 1232, amending the Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Act to require employers and insurers to offer claimants the option of receiving workers’ compensation wage-loss payments via direct deposit. This new requirement became effective on December 28, 2024, and all employers and insurers must ensure direct… read more

TT&H Attorney John Lucy recently achieved a unanimous defense verdict in a medical malpractice case tried in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.  Plaintiff, then 9 years old, presented to a local hospital in April of 2011 with complaints of testicular pain.  Several months later, Plaintiff underwent an orchiectomy to remove the affected testicle.  Plaintiff alleged that the… read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES Federal Case Summaries Burlington Stores, Inc. v. Zurich Am. Ins. Co. United States District Court of New Jersey 2024 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 216380 Decided: November 27, 2024 U. S. District Court of New Jersey dismisses claims for coverage stemming from lost profits due to store closures during COVID-19 pandemic. Background Plaintiff Burlington… read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES Pennsylvania Case Summaries Smith v. Rodriguez Pennsylvania Superior Court No. 2127 EDA 2023 (non-precedential decision) Decided: December 3, 2024 The Superior affirms the Order entered by the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas sustaining Preliminary Objections to venue and transferring the case from Philadelphia County to Northampton County, because merely hiring third-party… read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES Maryland Case Summaries Robinson v. Canton Harbor Healthcare Ctr., Inc. Maryland Appellate Court No. 2169, September Term, 2022 Decided: April 24, 2024 In a case involving a skilled nursing facility, a nurse with sufficient training and experience can attest to proximate causation of a patient’s pressure ulcers. Background Felicia Robinson filed a… read more