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SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES Pennsylvania Case Summary Jackiw v. Soft Pretzel Franchise No. 3 EAP 2024 Supreme Court of Pennsylvania Decided: January 22, 2025 Background The Claimant sustained a work injury necessitating the amputation of her right forearm, which the parties agreed was a specific loss entitling her to a healing period of up to 20… read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES Washington, DC Case Summary Howard Univ. Hosp. v. D.C. Dep’t of Emp. Servs. No. 23-AA-0699 D.C. Court of Appeals Decided: January 10, 2025 DCA holds that employee did not voluntarily limit his income or fail to cooperate with vocational rehabilitation when he quit a new job after only 4 days Background The… read more

TT&H is pleased to announce that Emily N. LaGreca has joined the firm’s workers’ compensation practice group in the Philadelphia office.  Emily is a graduate of the Widener University Commonwealth Law School.  While in law school, Emily served as the secretary of the Student Bar Association and secretary of the Business Law Society.  She was… read more

Thomas, Thomas & Hafer is pleased to announce that August (Augie) Steinhilber and Teresa Steinhilber have joined the firm’s general liability practice group in the Fairfax, VA office.  A former master of the George Mason American Inns of Court, Augie is a member of both the District of Columbia and Virginia bars.  He received his… read more

TT&H Attorneys Benjamin C. Frommer and Javier A. Zurita recently won the dismissal of an insurance coverage case in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Law Division, Burlington County.  Plaintiffs, owners of a farm home and indoor riding arena, filed a suit against the property insurer and insurance agent, alleging that the insurance company failed… read more