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On April 13, 2021, the Pennsylvania Superior Court affirmed the dismissal of a personal injury suit.  The suit was initiated against a deceased person “in care of surviving spouse.”  Although Plaintiffs filed their suit within the applicable statute of limitations, they did so before the estate of the deceased defendant had been raised.  The estate… 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

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES FEDERAL CASE SUMMARIES Snair v. Speedway LLC United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania 2021 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 9053 Decided: January 19, 2021 Summary Judgment granted for snow removal subcontractor, but not contractor, in slip and fall case. Background Plaintiff slipped and fell on what he alleged was a… read more

On March 15, 2021, the Pennsylvania Superior Court issued a published opinion affirming the dismissal of a wrongful death professional negligence action.  The suit claimed that Plaintiff’s decedent died on April 19, 2015 as a result of “combined drug poisoning.”  The Plaintiff had filed Writs of Summons against various Defendants in April 2017, but service… 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