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Thomas, Thomas & Hafer is proud to announce that Thomas Lopez is now an associate with the firm and a member of the general liability practice in the Wilkes-Barre, PA office.  Prior to joining TT&H, Thomas served as the judicial law clerk for the Honorable Richard M. Hughes, III of the Luzerne County Court of… read more

TT&H attorney Jim Tinnyo recently obtained an outright denial of a Claim Petition in Lancaster. The Claimant filed a Claim Petition alleging a work-related injury five months earlier. While there were medical records documenting low back pain in that timeframe, the records showed that the Claimant reported no injury or attributed the pain to getting… read more

TT&H is proud to announce that Paul B. Alexander has joined the firm’s general liability practice group in the Philadelphia, PA office.  Paul has extensive litigation and trial experience, having spent 20 years with the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office in New Jersey, where he served as the Director of the Narcotics and Criminal Enterprise Investigation… read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES Pennsylvania Case Summaries Franczyk v. The Home Depot, Inc. Pennsylvania Supreme Court No. 11 WAP 2022 Decided: April 19, 2023 The exclusivity provision of the Workers’ Compensation Act precludes an employee from pursuing a tort claim against her employer, despite affirmative conduct that impedes the employee’s ability to seek relief against a… read more

On May 2, 2023, the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, on a 112-80 vote split primarily along party lines, passed HB930 (view HB930 here). This legislation, if signed into law, would amend Section 306(c)(22) of the Workers’ Compensation Act. In its current form, Section 306(c)(22) provides up to 275 weeks of benefits for serious, permanent, and… read more