Category: 2014

By Kevin L. Connors, Esquire No, we are not taking about the iconic Allen Iverson whose penchant for missing team practices while the leading scorer for the Philadelphia 76ers throughout his turbulent career became well-documented by his own tattooed admission before a viral TV reporter audience became the stuff of ignorant legend. No, this time… Read more »

By Kevin L. Connors, Esquire Recently attending the ABA Workers’ Compensation Mid-Winter Seminar and Conference, in Chicago, over St. Patrick’s Day no less, and having been a presenter on the panel that addressed “Negotiation and Mediation Techniques: The Latest Advice, The Latest Literature”, chaired and moderated by the Honorable David Torrey, a Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation… Read more »

By Kevin L. Connors, Esquire To all familiar with our firm’s prior article impolitely titled “A Bloody Kiss: The “Paye”-Off = The Missing Link”, addressing the Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s Decision in Payes v. WCAB, 79 A.3d 543 (Pa.2013), under which the Pennsylvania Supreme Court had held that mental injuries are highly fact-sensitive, requiring a reviewing… Read more »

By Kevin L. Connors, Esquire To All Workers’ Compensation Practitioners and Clients, Several dates are worthy of saving on your calendars, to include the following: • The National Workers’ Compensation Defense Network is announcing their 2014 Fall Seminar, returning to beautiful downtown Chicago, Illinois, on September 24, 2014, the date of the NWCDN’s evening Reception,… Read more »

ANALYZING FORESEEABILITY AND PHYSICALITY IN MENTAL/MENTAL WORKERS’ COMPENSATION CLAIMS UNDER PENNSYLVANIA WORKERS’ COMPENSATION LAW By Jeffrey D. Snyder, Esquire and Kevin L. Connors, Esquire Under Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Law, it is absolutely clear that there must be objectively abnormal working conditions, in the context of an Employee’s specific job, in order for a mental/mental injury… Read more »

By: Lisa A. Miller, Esquire The Court affirmed the Decision of the Appeal Board which affirmed the Decision of the WCJ denying Claimant’s Penalty and Dismissing Claimant’s Reinstatement Petition. Claimant filed a Claim Petition alleging an injury on April 20, 2009 while working for Employer. While the Claim Petition was pending, the Insurer sent the… Read more »

By: Lisa A. Miller, Esquire Provider files a petition for review of the decision of the Fee Review Hearing Officer affirming a determination by the Fee Review Section that Provider’s application was properly denied due to untimeliness under Section 306(f.1)(5). The Court affirmed this decision. On May 28, 2010, Provider treated a Claimant with Therapeutic… Read more »

By Kevin L. Connors, Esquire Connors Law proudly announces that Ann DelCollo, Esquire, has joined the firm as a Partner in the Casualty Litigation Practice Group. Ann will be handling the defense of casualty litigation matters, involving products liability, general negligence, construction defect cases, premises liability litigation, and insurance coverage issues. Ann is a Graduate… Read more »

By: Lisa A. Miller, Esquire The Commonwealth Court affirmed the Decision of the Appeal Board and the WCJ granting Employer’s Modification Petition based upon a Labor Market Survey. The Claimant sustained a work-injury on April 2, 2001 while employed as a truck driver for Employer. On March 30, 2009, Employer filed a Modification Petition, alleging… Read more »

By: Lisa A. Miller, Esquire The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation and the Claimant both filed cross Petitions for Review of the Decision of the Appeal Board denying Employer’s request for recoupment of overpayment of compensation to Claimant, and denying Claimant an award of attorney’s fees. The Board held that there had been an… Read more »