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Tackling the SSI Claim Process: How a Knowledgeable Pennsylvania Attorney Can Help
Obtaining supplemental security income (SSI) benefits is not as simple as merely filling out an application form, asserting that you have a disability, and then handing over certain information. The process involves very specific rules and very exacting requirements regarding the proof you need in order to obtain an award of benefits. Wherever you… Read More »
The Risks that Come From Pursuing Your Disability Case Without an Experienced Pennsylvania Attorney
People may have various reasons for taking on the legal system without an attorney. Perhaps they think they can do as good a job as most lawyers. Perhaps they do not wish to divulge the details of their personal affairs with someone they don’t know. In a lot of situations, people decide they cannot… Read More »
How Long Do You Have to Sue in a Wrongful Death and Survival Lawsuit in Pennsylvania?
In any personal injury or wrongful death case, the law only gives you a limited period of time in which to assert your rights and seek compensation. Wait too long and your opponent is entitled to seek (and obtain) a dismissal of your case. In any type of wrongful death case, then, it is… Read More »
Medical Defendants Unable to Force Parents to Litigate Wrongful Death Case in Allentown as Opposed to Philadelphia
Medical negligence cases can be complicated when multiple medical providers and numerous mistakes in providing care are involved. When such a scenario occurs, and death is the result, it may require bringing a wrongful death lawsuit that names multiple hospitals, multiple doctors, multiple physicians’ groups, multiple nurses, and others. These providers may be located… Read More »
Pennsylvania Family Recovers Almost $6M in Wrongful Death Case Arising from an Incorrectly Inserted Feeding Tube
When someone dies due to the wrongful conduct or wrongful inaction of others, especially when those actors are medical care providers, the law potentially creates two different types of legal claims: wrongful death and something called “survival.” The wrongful death action, as the name implies, compensates the plaintiff for the premature ending of the… Read More »
Overcoming Your Employer’s Attempt to Terminate Your Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Benefits
In a legal action, sometimes achieving success is about successfully preventing your opposition from doing what the law says they cannot do as part of their case against you. For example, when an employer seeks an order ending an employee’s workers’ compensation benefits, the employer cannot go back and re-argue the issues decided in… Read More »
Quarry Worker’s Death Leads to $6.5M Settlement in Wrongful Death Action Against Equipment Manufacturer and Employer
Any time an accident claims the life of a loved one, it is a tragic loss. When that loss happens because someone else acted improperly or wrongfully failed to act, the pain can be that much worse. In those situations, though, the law does allow your family to seek compensation and hold accountable those… Read More »
Maintaining Your Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Benefits, Even After Returning to Work
When you’ve been hurt at work, there are various different types of workers’ compensation benefits you can receive. One type of benefit is an award you can receive even after going back to work and is based upon the reduction in earnings you suffered as a result of your injury. When you are seeking… Read More »
Injured PennDOT Worker Wins Workers’ Compensation Benefits Award that Covers the Cost of His Massage Therapy
When you’re hurt at work, the injury you suffer could affect you in many ways. One of these ways is the considerable expenses that your injury may cause you to rack up. Sometimes, those services that you’ll need may involve physical therapy or rehabilitation. Other times, they might involve things like massage therapy. Regardless… Read More »
Evidence of Alcohol Consumption and Your Pennsylvania Auto Accident Case
If you are hurt in an accident in which you were the driver, one of the challenges you may face is the defense’s attempts to depict you as the driver who was really at fault. The evidence may directly relate to your driving, or it may involve other things, such as your potential impairment…. Read More »
