Category: 2013

By Kevin L. Connors, Esquire Defying the conspicuously silent logic of the hoary adage that “what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas”, disavowing any apostolic compulsion to confess, we herewith reveal the transparent composition of our recent presentation before the National Workers’ Compensation and Disability Conference and Expo, held in Las Vegas from November 20,… Read more »

By Kevin L. Connors, Esquire A recent decision by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ineffectively illustrates the legal/factual tightrope that Courts must walk, when deciding the compensability of mental/mental claims under the Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Act. The decision being examined is the Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s October 30, 2013 Opinion in the workers’ compensation claim of Philip… Read more »

A & J Builders, Inc./SWIF v. WCAB v Verdi (Pa. Cmwlth. 10/16/13) By Jeffrey D. Snyder, Esquire This is a cumulative trauma case where the last employer in time was absolved of liability. A Union carpenter was assigned through the Union to various employers. The Claimant worked for A & J Builders, Inc. from August… Read more »

By Kevin L. Connors, Esquire Recently, the National Workers’ Compensation Defense Network, with ConnorsLawLLP being the Pennsylvania representative thereof, was asked to answer several questions regarding possible scenarios posed by an out-of-state insurer, seeking to access potential liabilities that might exist for Workers’ Compensation Claims involving family members and casual labor. Our analyses of the… Read more »

By Kevin L. Connors, Esquire Belying the prized ignominy of being characterized as a “judicial hellhole” year-in and year-out, recent statistics published by the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas suggest that there are no clear absolutes in terms of Philadelphia juries, particularly when compared against neighboring suburban Counties, although the consensus, particularly true within… Read more »

Nancy Turner v. WCAB (City of Pittsburgh), No. 347 C.D. 2013 (Pa. Cmnwlth. Ct., October16, 2013) By: Jeffrey D. Snyder, Esquire This Appeal was from the granting of the employer’s Suspension Petition. The Commonwealth Court vacated and remanded the Workers’ Compensation Judge’s granting of the Suspension Petition. The Claimant was injured in a work related… Read more »

By Robert F. Horn, Esquire Kevin L. Connors, Esquire On September 27, 2013, the Pennsylvania Superior Court delivered a critical blow to the right of employers and insurers to subrogate their workers’ compensation claims directly against tortfeasors. The Superior Court rendered its ruling in Liberty Mutual a/s/o subrogee of George Lawrence v. Domtar Paper WL… Read more »

By Jeffrey D. Snyder, Esquire and Kevin L. Connors, Esquire In Cozzone v. WCAB (Pennsylvania Municipal/East Goshen Township), the Pennsylvania Supreme Court held that the Claimant’s attempt to reinstate his workers’ compensation benefits, following a suspension of compensation benefits in 1999, was time-barred under Section 413(a) of the Act. That means that the space pod… Read more »

By Kevin L. Connors, Esquire Join us at the NWCDN’s Workers’ Compensation Conference in Hartford, CT, on October 16, 2013 and October 17, 2013. An NWCDN Cocktail Reception will be held at the Hartford Science Center, located next to the Marriott Hotel, in Hartford, CT, on October 16, 2013. The NWCDN Cocktail Reception is from… Read more »

By Kevin L. Connors, Esquire This is a crowded confessional, and most of the pews are also full. So you are seeking the best possible forum to try your personal injury lawsuit in, in order to secure the highest possible verdict, irrespective of where you are from, where your accident occurred, or any potential inconvenience… Read more »