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On Friday, June 16, 2023, from 10:00-10:30 a.m., a panel of TT&H Workers’ Compensation attorneys will host a free webinar on Medical Marijuana and Workers’ Comp.  This webinar will feature Critical case law updates about required reimbursement of medical marijuana; Interplay between the Medical Marijuana Act and Workers’ Comp.; Use of Medical Marijuana at Work;… read more

On May 2, 2023, the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, on a 112-80 vote split primarily along party lines, passed HB930 (view HB930 here). This legislation, if signed into law, would amend Section 306(c)(22) of the Workers’ Compensation Act. In its current form, Section 306(c)(22) provides up to 275 weeks of benefits for serious, permanent, and… read more

TT&H Attorney Caroline Gentilcore recently succeeded in obtaining a dismissal of two Medical Claim Petitions from a New Jersey Workers’ Compensation Judge for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. The claimant/petitioner was a Pennsylvania resident who was injured in Pennsylvania while working for a Pennsylvania-based employer. His entire scope of employment was based in Pennsylvania. He… read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES Pennsylvania Case Summaries Santiago v. Philly Trampoline Park, LLC Pennsylvania Superior Court 2023 Pa. Super. 47 Decided: March 21, 2023 Parents as natural guardians, without more, cannot not bind minor children to arbitration agreements. Further, without evidence of apparent authority, a spouse cannot bind the other spouse to an agreement to arbitrate…. read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES Maryland Case Summary Burke v. Kidz Jungle World Maryland Appellate Court No. 0311, September Term, 2022 (unreported) Decided: April 12, 2023 Appellate Court of Maryland holds that the operator of an indoor play facility was entitled to summary judgment based on exculpatory language contained in a waiver signed by Plaintiff a week… read more