Thomas, Thomas & Hafer Attorney Joseph Shields recently prevailed before the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board which affirmed a Northeastern Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Judge on a Claim Petition. The Employer was a temporary agency and sent its employees to work for one of the Employer’s clients. However, it did not identify
Thomas, Thomas & Hafer is excited to announce that James J. Temple, III has joined the firm as a partner in the Baltimore, MD office. James will be a member of the firm’s workers’ compensation practice group. James has specialized in workers’ compensation defense since 2011. Prior to his work as
SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES Pennsylvania Case Summaries Ganley v. Upper Darby Twp. Workers Comp. Appeal Bd. No. 770 C.D. 2024 Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania Decided: October 22, 2025 While individual aspects of a claimant’s experience might be expected for firefighters, such as performing CPR and witnessing death, the specific combination of
Insurers and defendants in Pennsylvania may be facing a new hurdle at trial: Anchoring. House Bill No. 1913, a newly proposed piece of legislation, seeks to permit plaintiffs’ attorneys to suggest specific dollar amounts for noneconomic damages to a jury. This practice, often referred to as “anchoring,” relies on a
TTH Attorney Amanda Hennessey recently won a Dauphin County arbitration involving a bathtub slip and fall at a local hotel. Plaintiff, represented by Morgan & Morgan, claimed that the hotel’s bathtub was unreasonably slippery because it did not have any anti-slip material or a bathmat, which caused Plaintiff to slip
U.S. News & World Report (“U.S. News”) has ranked Thomas, Thomas & Hafer, LLP (“TTH”) as one of the top law firms in the Harrisburg, PA and Richmond, VA regions, in a number of practice areas for the year 2026. TTH rankings for 2026 include: Regional Tier 3 Harrisburg Workers’
