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SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES PENNSYLVANIA CASE SUMMARIES Dean v. Bowling Green-Brandywine Pennsylvania Supreme Court No. 26 MAP 2019 Decided: February 19, 2020 In a malpractice action, the Mental Health Procedures Act’s qualified immunity does not apply to all physicians and facilities that treat patients with any history of mental illness. Background Plaintiffs’ decedent, with a history… read more

SIGNIFICANT PENNSYLVANIA CASE SUMMARIES Giffear v. Workers’ Comp. Appeal Bd. (Phila. Newspapers Inc.), No. 977 C.D. 2019 (February 7, 2020) Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania (Unpublished) By: Timothy R. Kraeer The Commonwealth Court addressed the burden of proof in the context of a Reinstatement Petition alleging a worsening of condition following a prior decision by a… read more

TT&H LAWYERS IN COURT TT&H Attorney Christopher Gallagher wins dismissal of civil rights suit. Chris Gallagher, an attorney in TT&H’s Philadelphia office, recently won the dismissal of a federal civil rights lawsuit filed in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Plaintiff brought the action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983,… read more

SIGNIFICANT PENNSYLVANIA CASE SUMMARIES Pittsburgh Steelers Sports, Inc. v. WCAB (Trucks), No. 1257 C.D. 2018, reported (Pa. Cmwlth., filed Jan. 3, 2020, Brobson, J.)   By Lee Ann Rhodes, Esquire In a reported opinion, the Commonwealth Court held that a professional football player was not considered to be a seasonal employee, as the terms of… read more

TT&H LAWYERS IN COURT TT&H Attorney Lacey Conn wins dismissal of multi-million dollar wrongful death suit. Attorney Conn has won the dismissal of a wrongful death suit with multi-million dollar exposure.  The action, filed in Fauquier County, Virginia, arose out of a motor vehicle accident where the decedent drove off an interstate, and into the… read more