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SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES Virginia Case Summaries Moore v. Progressive Universal Ins. Co. United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia 2023 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 41983 Decided: March 13, 2023 A tow truck driver can be covered by the insurance policy of the vehicle he is towing if he is injured while affixing the… read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES North Carolina Case Summaries Pregel Am., Inc. v. Casol United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina No. 3:20-cv-470 Decided: March 10, 2023 U.S. citizenship controls for jurisdictional analysis. Background A North Carolina company sued two former employees for fraud, breach of contract, and other state law claims. The… read more

Thomas, Thomas & Hafer, LLP (“TT&H”) is pleased to announce that Robert P. Lynch, Jack D. Lapidus and Madeline M. Creps have joined the firm’s general liability practice group in the Washington, DC office.  Commenting on the three new additions, Ben Peoples, who leads the Washington, DC office and is one of the firm’s managing… read more

Thomas, Thomas & Hafer, LLP is pleased to announce that William J. Novick, IV has joined the firm’s Allentown, PA office as a member of the general liability practice group.  Bill is a graduate of William & Mary School of Law, where he was a member of the Business Law Review.  He completed his undergraduate… read more

On March 17, 2023, the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court held, when a WCJ finds the use of medical marijuana causally related to a work injury, the employer is required to reimburse the claimant for out-of-pocket expenses for the medical marijuana. In two cases, T.L Fegley, as Executrix of the Estate of P. Sheetz v. Firestone Tire… read more