“Locating” Earning Power in Pennsylvania
Riddle me this: your employee sustains a work-related injury, receives workers’ compensation benefits mandated by the Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Act, continues receiving compensation benefits for several years, voluntarily relocates out of the sylvan compensation sanctum of Pennsylvania, crossing state lines through the mailed facility of uninterrupted compensation payments, while slowly recovering, years later, from the… Read more »
Digest of Appellate Decisions November 2009
Presby Homes and Services v. WCAB (Quiah), 978 C.D. 2009 (Pa. Cmwlth. 2009) Bentley v. WCAB (Pittsburgh Board of Education), 1560 C.D. 2008 (Pa. Cmwlth. 2009) Leisure Line, Adventure Trails, Coach USA Company v. WCAB (Walker); Elmore Walker v. WCAB (Leisure Line/Adventure Trails/Coach USA), Nos. 2174, 2434, 2230 (Pa. Cmwlth. 2009) Giant Eagle v. WCAB… Read more »
Top Thirteen (huh?) Claim/File Handling Boo-Boos
With apologies to David Letterman, we offer you, sans flashcard format, the top claim/file handling boo-boos to avoid, either in maintenance of claim sanity or in preservation of job security.
Employers’ Championship Season
The Phillies had a great year in 2009, finishing with 93 wins in a 162-game season for a winning percentage of .574. Currently, the Eagles have eight wins with a .660 winning percentage. Alas, our Flyboys and 76ers are struggling with the Flyers just under .500 and the Sixers at a disturbing .227. However, for… Read more »
Digest of Appellate Decisions December 2009
Southwest Airlines/Cambridge Integrated Service v. WCAB (King), 136 C.D. 2009 (Pa. Cmwlth. 2009) Yespelkis v. WCAB (Pulmonology Associates Incorporated and AmeriHealth Casualty), 1150 C.D. 2009 (Pa. Cmwlth. 2009) Lancaster General Hospital v. WCAB (Weber-Brown), 1482 C.D. 2009 (Pa. Cmwlth. 2009)
AV Rated!
ConnorsLaw is proud to announce that Martindale-Hubbell recently awarded our partners, Kevin Connors and Kate O’Dell, AV ratings. Their AV ratings are accessible on Martindale’s web page at.http://www.martindale.com/DuffyConnors-LLP/law-firm-1833446-people.htm. Securing AV ratings from Martindale, Kevin and Kate have been recognized by their peers as being “pre-eminent” in their respective practice areas, being the defense of personal… Read more »
Digest of Appellate Decisions January 2010
Ashman v. WCAB (Help Mates, Inc. and State Workers’ Insurance Fund, 1429 C.D. 2009 (Pa. Cmwlth. 2010) Department of Labor and Industry, Bureau of Workers’ Compensation v. WCAB (Excelsior Insurance), 2012 C.D. 2008 (Pa. Cmwlth. 2010) Bereznicki v. WCAB (Eat ‘N Park Hospitality Group), 1047 C.D. 2009 (Pa. Cmwlth. 2009) Duferco Farrell Corporation and American… Read more »
DuffyConnors Joins the National Workers’ Compensation Defense Counsel Network
2010 began with a bang for DuffyConnors, as its AV rating by Martindale was closely followed by its formal admission into the National Workers’ Compensation Defense Counsel Network (“NWCDCN”). The NWCDCN is a network of workers’ compensation defense firms around the country, representing all 50 states, with its member firms specializing in the defense of… Read more »
Digest of Appellate Decisions February 2010
Barrett v. WCAB (Sunoco, Inc.), 665 C.D. 2009 (Pa. Cmwlth. 2010); Sunoco, Inc. (R&M) and ESIS Wilmington WC v. WCAB (Barrett), 793 C.D. 2009 (Pa. Cmwlth. 2010) Polis v. WCAB (Verizon Pennsylvania, Inc.), 1549 C.D. 2009 (Pa. Cmwlth. 2010); Verizon Pennsylvania, Inc. v. WCAB (Polis), 1602 C.D. 2009 (Pa. Cmwlth. 2010) Marx v. WCAB (United… Read more »
The Elephant in the Room Wants More Peanuts
Recalling the halcyon days of simple general releases extinguishing third party liability for any and all claims for economic and non-economic damages asserted by injured Plaintiffs, the administrative nightmares imposed by the Medicare Secondary Payor Statute, 42 U.S.C. § 1395, are now obsequiously ubiquitous for those of us involved in the resolution and extinguishment of… Read more »
