Experts: To Communicate or Not
To communicate or not-that is the question, insidiously lifted from Hamlet. No, this will not be a discourse on the subtle complexity and feral firepower of our deliciously human fascination with the art and science of communication, both oral and written. Instead, it is a cautionary tale, predicated on the theorem of “less is more”,… Read more »
Peek-a-Boo, I See You!
The year is almost 2011, and “homo sapiens” has attained evolutionary heights consistent with mere 24 hour interconnectivity, such that burbs in the western provinces of China register on social networking seismographs in Nova Scotia. The point being, it is no longer your smart phone, your laptop, the cloud that you are considering emigrating to,… Read more »
Practice Reorganization
After years of practicing law together, the partners in ConnorsLaw LLP have elected to amicably separate into two distinct practice groups, ConnorsLaw LLP and McCann & Duffy, LLP.
Ode to a Compromise and Release
By: Kevin L. Connors With sweetest apologies to Hamlet and Shakespeare, but we offer pause nevertheless to the Compromise and Release. To settle or not to settle, that is the question; Whether tis nobler in the end to suffer The slings and arrows of outrageous compensation, or to take arms against a sea of claims,… Read more »
E-mail Announcement to All Clients Re: Address Changes
This will serve to announce that as of February 28, 2011, we have moved our offices from 102 Pickering Way, Suite 400, Exton, PA 19341 to offices with a mailing address of 140 South Village Avenue, Suite 120, Exton, PA 19341. There will be no change to our telephone numbers, for either our main number, or for… Read more »
Digest of Appellate Decisions January, 2011
Pizza Hut, Inc. v. WCAB (Mahalick), 996 C.D. 2010 (Pa. Cmwlth, 2010) City of Pittsburgh and UPMC Benefit Management Services v. WCAB (Wilson), 235 C.D. 2010 (Pa. Cmwlth. 2010) Fidelity & Guaranty Insurance Company v. WCAB (Community Medical Center), 1766 C.D. 2009 (Pa. Cmwlth. 2010) Shannopin Mining Company v. WCAB (Sereg), 1185 C.D. 2010 (Pa…. Read more »
Digest of Appellate Decisions February, 2011
Trevdan Building Supply and Compservices, Inc. v. WCAB (Pope), 2010 Pa.Commw. LEXIS 673. City of Philadelphia v. WCAB (Butler), 2010 Pa. Commw. LEXIS 2907. Stanish v. WCAB (James J. Anderson Construction Co.), 2010 Pa. Commw. LEXIS 665.
Digest of Appellate Decisions March, 2011
Shawn Morrison. v. WCAB (Rothman Institute), 403 C.D. 2010 (Pa. Cmwlth, 2010)
Pennsylvania 2011 Statewide Average Weekly Wage Rates
Pennsylvania 2011 Statewide Average Weekly Wage Rates Pennsylvania has enacted a 2011 statewide average weekly wage rates, effective as of January 1, 2011, for indemnity worker’s compensation benefits, paid as temporary total disability benefits.
Pending Medicare Reform
Celebrating our collective 10th year of Medicare madness and mayhem, the United States Congress is now being asked to consider amending/reforming the Medicare Secondary Payer Act, in order to provide all of us with “clear, predictable and consistent procedures for the submission, uniformed determination, and timely approval of third party medical set aside settlement proposals… Read more »
