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SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES Pennsylvania Case Summaries City of Philadelphia v. Deloatch Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania CASES CONSOLIDATED No. 541 C.D. 2022, No. 589 C.D. 2022 Decided Dec. 24, 2024 The Commonwealth Court addresses the impact of failing to preserve the issue of a subrogation lien at every stage of a case as well as the… read more

Direct Deposit: On October 29, 2024, Governor Josh Shapiro signed Senate Bill 1232, amending the Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Act to require employers and insurers to offer claimants the option of receiving workers’ compensation wage-loss payments via direct deposit. This new requirement became effective on December 28, 2024, and all employers and insurers must ensure direct… read more

TT&H Attorney John Lucy recently achieved a unanimous defense verdict in a medical malpractice case tried in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.  Plaintiff, then 9 years old, presented to a local hospital in April of 2011 with complaints of testicular pain.  Several months later, Plaintiff underwent an orchiectomy to remove the affected testicle.  Plaintiff alleged that the… read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES Pennsylvania Case Summaries Smith v. Rodriguez Pennsylvania Superior Court No. 2127 EDA 2023 (non-precedential decision) Decided: December 3, 2024 The Superior affirms the Order entered by the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas sustaining Preliminary Objections to venue and transferring the case from Philadelphia County to Northampton County, because merely hiring third-party… read more

Thomas, Thomas & Hafer, LLP (“TTH”) has promoted five lawyers from associate to partner, effective January 1, 2025.  The five lawyers hail from two states and the District of Columbia and seven of the firm’s thirteen offices.  Kevin McNamara, one of TTH’s managing partners, observed: “As the firm celebrates 48 years of practice, we are… read more