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SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES Pennsylvania Case Summaries Johnson v. Toll Bros. Pennsylvania Superior Court 2023 Pa. Super. 181 Decided: September 26, 2023 Plaintiffs’ tort claims were barred by the economic loss doctrine, the gist of the action doctrine and/or the applicable statute of limitations. Background Construction Company, who designed and constructed the home at issue, installed… read more

TT&H attorney Marc Aoun recently persuaded an Allentown Workers’ Compensation Judge to dismiss a Claim Petition as untimely filed. The claimant filed a Claim Petition in January 2023 alleging that he developed an occupational disease, with a date of injury of February 5, 2018. The claimant was provided an opportunity to testify so that it… read more

TT&H Attorneys Marc Aoun, Joseph Shields, and John Morgan recently obtained a favorable outcome from the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania. The claimant’s benefits were modified from total to partial pursuant to an impairment rating evaluation (IRE) performed pursuant to Act 111. The legislature passed Act 111 to reinstate the IRE process after the court held… read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES Pennsylvania Case Summaries The Bert Co. v. Turk Pennsylvania Supreme Court No. 13 WAP 2022 Decided: July 19, 2023 For multi-defendant cases, Pennsylvania Supreme Court opts to use the per-defendant approach for calculating the ratio of punitive-to-compensatory damages, emphasizing the need for tailored punitive damages for each defendant and consideration of individual… read more

TT&H attorney Jim Tinnyo recently prevailed in defending a Claim Petition before a Workers’ Compensation Judge in Harrisburg. The Claimant alleged that she sustained post-concussive syndrome, post-traumatic headaches, cervical sprain/strain, visual disturbances, convergence insufficiency, impaired ocular smooth pursuit, and blurry vision, after being struck by a young student. The employer immediately issued a denial, but… read more