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SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES PA CASE SUMMARIES Jack Lehr Electric v. Unemployment Comp. Bd. of Review Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania No. 913 C.D. 2020 Decided: June 8, 2021 In a published opinion, the Commonwealth Court held that an employee that tested positive for marijuana was eligible for unemployment benefits because he had acquired a medical marijuana… read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES FEDERAL CASE SUMMARY Pyle v. Otis Elevator Co. Third Circuit Court of Appeals 2021 U.S. app. LEXIS 10501 Decided: April 13, 2021 The doctrine of res ipsa loquitur does not apply where there exists the possibility of a non-negligent cause of the plaintiff’s injury. Background Plaintiff worked as an emergency room technician… read more

On June 1, 2021, the Pennsylvania Superior Court affirmed the dismissal of a negligence action against Rebecca and Brook’s client.  The suit claimed that Plaintiff was injured after tripping over a flatbed cart being used for strawberries.  After getting Plaintiff to admit at deposition that he knew of the cart’s presence, and even smelled the… read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES PENNSYLVANIA CASE LAW UPDATE Malecki v. WCAB (Franklin Regional Sch. Dist.) 582 C.D. 2020 Filed March 26, 2021, 2021 WL 1157693 (unreported, Pa. Commw. 2021) The causation element of an original claim petition may be established even in the absence of unequivocal medical evidence if the causal connection between employment, injury, and… read more

Virginia’s 2021 special legislative session recently ended.  The following bills have passed both the House and Senate, and are expected to be signed into law by Governor Ralph Northam on or before March 31, 2021.  The effective date for each, with the exception of S.B. 1182, will be July 1, 2021. S.B. 1182 increases required… read more