TTH attorneys Jim Tinnyo and John Morgan recently prevailed before a greater Philadelphia area Workers’ Compensation Judge in an Act 46 Fatal Claim Petition – one of the most difficult petitions to defend given the complexity of the scientific issues and the evidentiary advantages afforded to claimants. The claimant attempted
SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES Pennsylvania Case Summaries Brown v. Gaydos Pennsylvania Supreme Court 351 A.3d 699 Decided: February 18, 2026 A court must consider whether the defendant was working in the same course of employment as the injured employee to determine if co-employee immunity under the Workers’ Compensation Act (Act) applies.
SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARY Maryland Significant Case Summary Poppleton Now Community Association, Inc. V. LA Cite Development, LLC Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals No. 25-1770 Decided: May 4, 2026 Fourth Circuit declines to exercise supplemental jurisdiction and “kicks the case to state court” when no other basis for jurisdiction over state
SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARY Washington, DC Significant Case Summary Newton v. Grajny District of Columbia Court of Appeals Case No. 24-CV-0654 Decided: May 14, 2026 The Court of Appeals vacated the trial court’s order denying Appellant’s motion for leave to late file an appeal, because the trial court erroneously applied Appellate
SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES Washington, DC Significant Case Summary Michael Stevens, et. al. v Steve Thomas Jurnigan, II Supreme Court of Virginia Record No. 250142 Decided: April 9, 2026 In a sex abuse case, a trial court may rule on law and contested facts when ruling on a plea in bar
SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES Pennsylvania Significant Case Summaries Scomed Supply v. Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co. and Sedgwick Claims Mgmt. Servs. (Bureau of Workers’ Compensation Fee Review Hearing Office) Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania No. 79 C.D. 2025 Decided: March 16, 2026 Entities who only supply medical equipment, without providing licensed medical
