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SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES Pennsylvania Case Summaries Coryell v. Morris Pennsylvania Superior Court No. 1977 EDA 2021 Decided: November 8, 2023 The Superior Court, in a split decision, vacated judgment, holding that the franchisor-franchisee relationship did not create a master-servant relationship between Domino’s and Robizza, and therefore, Domino’s was not vicariously liable as a matter of… read more

Rebecca Sember Izsak and G. Richard Murphy recently won an appeal filed with the Third Circuit Court of Appeals.  In a case of malicious prosecution against one of their clients, Rick won a dismissal at the trial court level, convincing the District Court that Plaintiff failed to make a prima facie showing that there was… read more

Thomas, Thomas & Hafer is pleased to announce that Briana C. Vetter recently passed the Pennsylvania Bar Exam and has accepted a position as an associate in TT&H’s Philadelphia office, where she will serve as a member of the general liability practice group.  Briana joined the firm as a law clerk in June of 2022…. read more

TT&H’s Katelynn Storm, an attorney in the firm’s Philadelphia office, authored “The Proliferation of Private Litigation Funding” for the Fall 2023 edition of PAMIC Pulse.  Katelynn’s article focuses on the rapid recent growth of private litigation funding in Pennsylvania and the country at large.  The basic idea behind private litigation funding is simple enough: an… read more

Thomas, Thomas & Hafer is pleased to announce that Nathan H. Coffing has passed the Pennsylvania Bar Exam and has accepted a position as an associate in TT&H’s Philadelphia office, where he will serve as a member of the general liability practice group.  Nathan joined the firm as a law clerk in June of 2022,… read more