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TT&H attorneys Marc Aoun and John Morgan recently convinced an Altoona-area workers’ compensation judge to grant a termination petition and deny a claim petition in a heavily contested claim originally accepted as carpal tunnel syndrome. The litigation started when the employer’s medical expert found the claimant to be fully recovered in November 2021. Thereafter, the… read more

Thomas, Thomas & Hafer Attorney Joseph Shields recently prevailed before 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 that client as an alternate employer, or location for the employee to… read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES Pennsylvania Case Summaries Turner v Lower Merion Sch. Dist. Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court 2024 Pa. Commw. LEXIS 119 Decided: May 10, 2024 Item temporarily affixed to real property did not qualify as exception to school district’s immunity. Background A high school student was participating in gym class when he was injured during a… read more

TT&H Attorney Adam Kleiber contributed to the PA Bar Association’s Quarterly July 2024 publication, authoring “Res Ipsa Loquitur: The Thing Speaks for Itself, But It Has Nothing to Say.”  This article considers the current status of the doctrine of res ipsa loquitur in Pennsylvania.  It examines the interrelated nature of res ipsa loquitur, direct evidence,… read more

Thomas, Thomas & Hafer is pleased to announce that Shelby A. Bennett has joined the firm’s workers’ compensation practice group in the Pittsburgh, PA office.  An Atlanta, GA native, Shelby relocated to Pittsburgh in 2020.  Prior to joining TT&H, Shelby worked in the medical malpractice defense field.  She now specializes in workers’ compensation defense. Shelby… read more