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SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES NEW YORK CASE SUMMARY Welch v. Father’s House of Rochester, N.Y. New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division 2025 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 1730 Decided: March 21, 2025 Summary judgment denied for Defendant in premises liability action involving bleachers of a church. Background In this action to recover damages for injuries Plaintiff sustained… read more

Following two days of trial in the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas, TT&H Attorney Bill Novick recently won a non-suit for his client.  The action involved claims of negligence after a 14-year-old girl was allegedly bitten by a dog.  The suit was brought by the minor’s parents, who also filed claims in their individual… read more

TTH Attorneys Jim Tinnyo and Taryn Vender were recently successful before a Pottsville Workers’ Compensation Judge on a Termination Petition. This matter originally began in August 2020. Pursuant to a prior Decision and Order before a WCJ in 2023, Claimant was awarded indemnity benefits until there was a change in Claimant’s condition. An IME done… read more

TTH Attorney Sarah Cobbs recently won the dismissal of an action filed in Washington County, Pennsylvania, claiming violation of the Plaintiff’s constitutional rights.  The Plaintiff claimed that the County was vicariously liable for the actions of a Common Pleas Judge who, according to the Plaintiff, followed County policy, leading to the violation of Plaintiff’s 4th… read more

Thomas, Thomas & Hafer Attorneys Marc Aoun and John Morgan recently prevailed before a Greater Philadelphia Area Workers’ Compensation Judge, terminating a claimant’s benefits while successfully defending the claimant’s attempt to expand her compensable injury. The claimant – a nurse – injured her shoulder at work, but eventually moved across the country to follow her… read more