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TT&H attorney Jim Tinnyo recently convinced a Wilkes-Barre Workers’ Compensation Judge to deny and dismiss a Claim Petition in its entirety. The claim was temporarily accepted as an ankle sprain, but it was later denied as a pre-existing flat foot condition. Through a thorough cross examination, Jim highlighted numerous inconsistencies in the claimant’s testimony. For… read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES Pennsylvania Case Summaries Rush v. Erie Ins. Exch. Pennsylvania Supreme Court No. 77 MAP 2022 Decided: January 29, 2024 In this long-awaited decision, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court holds that the “regular use exclusion” in automobile policies is valid and enforceable and not contrary to the Pennsylvania Motor Vehicle Financial Responsibility Law (“MVFRL”)…. read more

TT&H Attorney Laura Herzog recently won summary judgment in connection with a medical malpractice action.  Laura’s client, a psychiatrist, was one of several Defendants named in the suit, which stemmed from an attempted suicide.  Laura’s client was named in the suit because his name appeared as “reviewer” on an assessment record prepared by another mental… read more

TT&H Attorney Karin Romano recently won summary judgment in connection with an Allegheny County premises liability action.  The case arose from a tenant’s alleged slip and fall in the parking lot of her apartment complex.  Following an overnight snowfall, the Plaintiff’s incident occurred at 7:30 a.m.  It was no longer snowing at the time, with… read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES Pennsylvania Case Summaries Wheatley v. Pyramid Hotel Grp. (Workers’ Comp. Appeal Bd.) Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania No. 1017 C.D. 2022 Decided: January 11, 2024 When a case is remanded by the Board and the WCJ issues a new decision, the case must be appealed to the Board rather than to the Commonwealth… read more