Monthly Archives: September 2018
What Does ‘Significant Numbers’ in the ‘National Economy’ Mean and How Can It Affect Your Disability Case in Pennsylvania?
Social Security Disability law can involve many steps. The pursuit of your benefits will involve an application, probably a hearing, and perhaps more processes after that. At every step, it is extremely valuable and perhaps make-or-break to have someone on your side who knows the disability legal system in complete detail. To get the… Read More »
The Difference that Just Two Short Days Can Make in Your Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Case
When you receive a decision from the workers’ compensation judge in your benefits case that is unfavorable, it is important to know how to proceed. The law may provide you with certain avenues to continue your efforts to obtain benefits, including appealing the decision made by the workers’ compensation judge. Prompt action is necessary… Read More »
Same-Sex Widower from Philadelphia Finally Wins Claim for Social Security Benefits, as Well as an Award of Attorney’s Fees
Each applicant who seeks Social Security benefits faces his or her own set of unique challenges. Those challenges can be especially substantial when the applicant is seeking survivor’s benefits and the applicant’s spouse was a person of the same sex as the applicant. Recent changes in caselaw have helped the cause of same-sex spouses… Read More »
Pennsylvania Superior Court Issues a Ruling Declaring Evidence of ‘Known Risks’ of a Surgical Procedure to Be Irrelevant in a Medical Negligence Case
In any medical negligence action, almost any type of evidence has the potential to “move the needle” either in your favor or in your opponent’s favor. That’s why it is so important to have diligent and knowledgeable Pennsylvania injury counsel on your side who will know how to fight to get in all of… Read More »
How an ‘Error of Law’ in Your Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Case Can Get You a Renewed Chance to Obtain Benefits
It is very possible that you may not know exactly what a judge means when he or she refers to an “error of law” in a legal ruling. Frankly, for most folks, there’s no reason why you should. What you should know, however, is that there are many details that can make or break… Read More »
