SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES PA CASE SUMMARIES Riemenschneider v. D. Sabatelli, Inc. Pennsylvania Superior Court No. 1842 EDA 2021, 2022 Pa. Super. 105 Decided: June 7, 2022 Superior Court affirms Trial Court’s dismissal of estate’s negligence and wrongful death action pursuant to the exclusivity provision of the Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Act.
SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES FEDERAL CASE SUMMARY Gallardo v. Marstiller United States Supreme Court No. 20-1263, ____ S. Ct. ____ Decided: June 6, 2022 The Medicaid Act permits a state to seek reimbursement from settlement payments allocated for future medical care. Background Gianinna Gallardo suffered catastrophic injuries when she was hit
SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES MD CASE SUMMARY GPL Enter., LLC v. Certain Underwriters at Lloyd’s Maryland Court of Special Appeals No. 302, September Term, 2021 Decided: May 24, 2022 Maryland Court of Special Appeals holds that a commercial property insurance policy does not cover business interruption losses resulting from the COVID-19
SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES NJ CASE SUMMARIES Hoelz v. Bowers v. Cominsky New Jersey Superior Court, Appellate Division No. A-1534-21, ___ N.J. Super. ___ Decided: June 20, 2022 The Appellate Division provides a review of three significant areas of law: (1) the recovery, from an alleged joint tortfeasor, of settlement proceeds
SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES DC CASE SUMMARY Iron Vine Security, LLC, et al., v. Cygnacom Solutions, Inc. District of Colombia Court of Appeals 2022 D.C. App. LEXIS 153 Decided: May 22, 2022 A plaintiff in DC may pursue numerous possible avenues of relief simultaneously but may be compensated for a single
SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES VA CASE SUMMARY Edwards v. Omni Int’l Servs., Inc. Virginia Supreme Court No. 201329 Decided: May 26, 2022 Virginia Supreme Court limits refiling outside statute of limitations in misnomer cases to instances where proper defendants would not be prejudiced in defense. Background Carol Renee Edwards filed an
