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Thomas, Thomas & Hafer (“TT&H”) Attorneys Joseph Shields and Taryn Vender recently won the dismissal of a defamation action filed in the Luzerne County, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas.  Joseph J. Shields, a partner in TT&H’s Wilkes-Barre location, and Taryn M. Vender, an associate in that same office, represented a well-known, large national retailer in… read more

In a case before the Middlesex County New Jersey Superior Court, Attorney Bill Markwardt obtained summary judgment for an insurance carrier sued directly by its insured on a first-party uninsured motorist (UM) claim.  This case involved a traffic accident in which a phantom truck driver was alleged to have waved the Co-Defendant forward into the… read more

TT&H Attorney Michael Moran was victorious in an arbitration hearing in Philadelphia County.  The Plaintiff sued Michael’s client, a cremation facility, alleging, among other things, that the Defendant facility failed to complete and submit paperwork that would have entitled the Plaintiff to rebates, credits and benefits on behalf of his deceased mother. The arbitration included… read more

In a Middlesex County New Jersey Superior Court matter, TT&H Attorney Bill Markwardt won summary judgment for the owner of a strip mall with several stores and a restaurant.  The case involved alleged improper maintenance of the parking lot’s ingress and egress area, which was allegedly blocked by snow.  This, in turn, was said to… 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