Lily Smith recently won summary judgment in the District of Columbia Superior Court. The action arose from a slip and fall outside of a commercial building in DC. It was pouring rain on the day of the fall, causing an above-ground pipe to gush water onto a covered tile walkway
SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARY Virginia Case Summary Fortune-Johnson, Inc. v. QFS, LLC Virginia Court of Appeals No. 1757-23-4 Decided: February 25, 2025 Virginia’s anti-indemnity statute, Va. Code § 11-4.1, renders void any construction-contract indemnity clause that, on its face, requires a subcontractor to indemnify a contractor for the contractor’s own negligence,
Thomas, Thomas & Hafer is pleased to announce that Joseph M. Badami, Jared Friedman, Veronica Giron, Shadwal Jha, Grace Lonergan, Kaylie O’Donnell, Sean Raftery, Danielle Schwartz, Eli Weisman and Zoe Wilson have passed the Bar Exam and become associates at TTH. Joseph Badami is a member of the general liability
SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARY Virginia Significant Case Summary Tessema v. Moulthrop Virginia Court of Appeals No. 0865-24-2 Decided: September 30, 2025 When curing a misnomer, Plaintiff must provide timely notice of the institution of the action to the proper defendant within the statute of limitations. Background In April of 2017, Plaintiff
U.S. News & World Report (“U.S. News”) has ranked Thomas, Thomas & Hafer, LLP (“TTH”) as one of the top law firms in the Harrisburg, PA and Richmond, VA regions, in a number of practice areas for the year 2026. TTH rankings for 2026 include: Regional Tier 3 Harrisburg Workers’
SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARY Virginia Case Summary Foster v. McNamara Virginia Court of Appeals 2024 Va. App. Lexis 642 Decided: October 14, 2025 Trial Court improperly excluded expert testimony. Background Plaintiff sued Defendant for injuries he sustained after Defendant rear-ended a car in which Plaintiff was a passenger. Plaintiff had significant
