TOP REASONS WHY INJURED WORKERS SEEK ATTORNEYS

November 26, 2013 by connorsodell

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 »

DO YOU FEEL LUCKY? II

November 19, 2013 by connorsodell

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 »

PENNSYLVANIA WORKERS’ COMPENSATION CLAIMS INVOLVING FAMILY MEMBERS AND CASUAL LABOR

November 15, 2013 by connorsodell

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 »

PHILADELPHIA’S 2013 TRIAL STRATISTICS

November 14, 2013 by connorsodell

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 »

INVOLUNTARY WITHDRAWAL FROM THE WORKFORCE IN PENNSYLVANIA

November 08, 2013 by connorsodell

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 »

SUBROGATING WORKERS’ COMPENSATION IN PENNSYLVANIA

November 04, 2013 by connorsodell

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 »

500 WEEKS: A COMPENSATION ODYSSEY

October 11, 2013 by connorsodell

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 »

COMMUNICATION BREAKDOWN “Legal Issues In Modern Communication”; A Pennsylvania Defense Institute Seminar on September 19, 2013

September 25, 2013 by connorsodell

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 »

FORUM INCONVIENS: FORGIVE ME FATHER, FOR I HAVE FORUM-SHOPPED

August 30, 2013 by connorsodell

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 »