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SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES FEDERAL CASE SUMMARIES Cannon v. Watermark Ret. Cmtys., Inc. United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Nos. 21-7-67, 21-7096, 2022 U.S. App. LEXIS 21731 Decided: August 5, 2022 D.C. Circuit Court denies nursing homes’ PREP Act appeals. Background The subject ruling addressed consolidated appeals from two cases filed with… read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES PA CASE SUMMARIES DiDomizio v. Jefferson Pulmonary Assocs. Pennsylvania Superior Court No. 1999 EDA 2021, 2022 Pa. Super 126 Decided: August 2, 2022 Discovery rule prevented entry of summary judgment for Defendant based upon the statute of limitations. Background Plaintiff brought this medical malpractice case against Defendant for misdiagnosing and delaying her… read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES MD CASE SUMMARY Hancock v. Mayor of Baltimore Maryland Court of Appeals No. 57 September Term, 2021, 2022 Md. LEXIS 326 Decided: August 15, 2022 Maryland Court of Appeals holds that an employer who hires an independent contractor is not liable to an employee of that contractor for injuries caused by the… read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES NJ CASE SUMMARY Norman Int’l, Inc. v. Admiral Ins. Co. New Jersey Supreme Court No. A-24-21 (086155), ___ N.J. ____ (2022) Decided: August 10, 2022 New Jersey Supreme Court upholds a policy exclusion which excludes claims in any way connected with particular counties listed in the policy. Background This appeal to the… read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES DC CASE SUMMARY Caesar v. Westchester Corp. District of Columbia Court of Appeals No. 21-CV-0357 Decided: August 18, 2022 Where monetary damages in the amount of an injury will not adequately compensate a plaintiff, additional permanent injunction may be appropriate. Background In February of 2014, a longtime resident of an apartment complex,… read more