SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES Pennsylvania Case Summaries DLP Conemaugh Mem’l Med. Ctr., LLC v. Doe Pennsylvania Superior Court No. 680 WDA 2024, No. 681 WDA 2024 Decided: April 7, 2026 Prejudice and jury confusion have key roles in determining when to consolidate cases. Background Five plaintiffs filed suit against DLP Conemaugh
SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARY Maryland Case Summary In the Matter of Justin Holder Maryland Appellate Court No. 1627, Sept. Term, 2024 Decided: February 5, 2026 The Maryland Insurance Administration’s final decision that Insurer did not owe Petitioner a duty to defend collaterally estopped Petitioner from relitigating that issue and prevented liability
SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARY Washington DC CASE SUMMARY Sylvia Pearson, Personal Representative, Estate of Barry Michael Pearson and Individually v. Medstar Washington Hospital Center, et al. District of Columbia Court of Appeals Case No. 24-CV-1187 Decided: February 19, 2026 The Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court’s grant of summary judgment
SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARY Virginia Case Summary Robert Thornhill v. Commonwealth Eye Center, P.C., et al. Court of Appeals of Virginia Record No. 0635-23-4 Decided: February 17, 2026 A trial court may not impose summary judgment as a sanction and dismiss a party’s case based solely on procedural grounds arising from
