SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES Pennsylvania Significant Case Summaries Giant Eagle, Inc. v. Tierra Baker (WCAB) Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania No. 1684 C.D. 2024 Decided: July 15, 2026 The Commonwealth Court affirmed that an employee remains in the course and scope of employment when injured while taking a short, mandatory work break
SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARY Maryland Significant Case Summary In Re Brooks Appellate Court of Maryland No. 549, Sept. Term, 2025 Decided: July 15, 2026 A professional football player is a covered employee under LE § 9-203 because at the time of injury he was in an ongoing employment relationship with a
SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES Federal Case Summaries Garnett v. Transchem, Inc. United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania No. 4:24-cv-00849 Decided: April 30, 2026 A company transporting sealed chemical drums that has no authority to inspect, open, or modify the contents thereof, has no duty regarding the labeling
SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES Pennsylvania Case Summaries Huggins v. Progressive Adv. Insurance Co. Pennsylvania Superior Court No. 965 MDA 2025 Decided: June 18, 2026 Insurer’s omission of the policy number on the UIM coverage rejection form did not invalidate the executed waiver because the insured had one policy. Background The plaintiff
SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARY Maryland Case Summary Murphy et al v. GEICO Maryland Supreme Court No. 55, September Term, 2025 Decided: July 13, 2026 Maryland’s Supreme Court reaffirms that insurance policies are interpreted the same way as other contracts, giving the words their customary and normal meaning. Background On August 19,
SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES New Jersey Significant Case Summaries James G. Lowe, M.D. v. Bernard Audet, et al. Supreme Court of New Jersey Docket No. A-12-25, ___ N.J. ____ (2026) Decided: July 15, 2026 Insurance brokers, producers, and agents are not exempt from the Consumer Fraud Act (CFA) under the learned
