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Ryan Blazure and Joe Shields of TTH’s Wilkes-Barre office recently won summary judgment for a well-known worldwide retailer in Tioga County.  In the suit, the Plaintiff alleged that she slipped and stumbled due to spilled cooking oil, which she testified she had not seen previously.  Similarly, the Plaintiff could not establish the retailer’s notice of… read more

TT&H Attorneys Lou Long and Ben Peoples recently prevailed in Maryland’s highest court, the Court of Appeals. The matter concerned claims for wrongful death and survivor arising out of the asphyxiation death of a construction worker as the result of a trench collapse. The decedent worked for a subcontractor of a local city. Lou and… read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES PA CASE SUMMARY Ralph Martin Construction and Lackawanna American Insurance Co., v. Miguel Castaneda-Escobar (WCAB) Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania No. 341 C.D. 2021 Decided: August 1, 2022 While the Act requires payment for orthopedic appliances, an employer is not obligated to contribute to the purchase of a new home, even if the… read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES MD CASE SUMMARY Conley v. Trumbull Insurance Company and Mars Supermarkets, Inc. In the Court of Special Appeals- Unreported Filed: July 18, 2022 The carrier does not waive its right to recoup its lien in a related third party action when the carrier does not expressly preserve its statutory lien in the… read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES DC CASE SUMMARY Helen Reese v. Stonebridge Hospitality DC Court of Appeals No. 20-AA-0523 Decided: August 1, 2022 In order to secure penalties after a delay of benefits through temporary controversion, a Claimant must produce some pretext or bad faith, and it is not simply enough to show that the Employer lacked… read more