Work-related injuries necessitate workers receiving some level of medical treatment. Many Pennsylvania workers believe that it is mandatory they obtain treatment from doctors chosen by their employer or insurance carrier. While the law provides employers with some input in the decision of where an injured worker will seek treatment, after the passage of the requisite time […]
During the coronavirus pandemic, many Pennsylvania residents on disability are concerned about receiving their payments. A claim for Social Security disability benefits may require a determination whether a present or former claimant is entitled to receive a retroactive payment of disability benefits. Disability benefits are a pre-established payment amount that continue monthlyfor the duration of […]
In the last several decades, products liability law has gone from favoring the interests of businesses to favoring consumers, and now back again to favoring business interests. Any business that manufactures, supplies, sells, or even repairs a product, may be sued in a product liability case. The statute of limitations, which determines the time period […]
During the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting quarantine, we must take extra caution to avoid motor vehicle since any need for medical treatment will compromise, and be compromised by, the treatment demands caused by the coronavirus in our local hospitals. The following safe driving habits may help anyone become a safer driver in 2020: Regularly […]
Powell Law has represented injured workers for 115 years and has a distinguished reputation throughout northeastern Pennsylvania for adhering to the highest standards in serving those injured on the job. In 1915, the Pennsylvania Legislature enacted the Pennsylvania Workmen’s (Workers’) Compensation Act (the “Act”) specifying compensation for employees who are injured as a result of […]
The workers’ compensation system in Pennsylvania, like that in every state, was created to assist individuals who are injured or who become ill while working, or as a result of working. Workers’ compensation provides benefits that pay medical expenses and lost wages while an injured worker recovers from an accident or illness. Most Pennsylvania employers […]
Multi-car traffic accidents, those which occur when at least three vehicles collide with each other, usually are a series of rear-end accidents that result from the force of the original collision. Often, these accidents are caused by the negligence of more than one driver. Establishing each driver’s resulting liability in these types of accidents may […]
There may not be a phone call that parents dread more than one in which they are informed that their teenage child has been involved in a motor vehicle accident. If this should ever occur, it is important to remain calm and engage in conduct and action that is proactive. Of course, the initial and […]
After any motor vehicle accident that causes injuries, especially those that prevent an accident victim from working immediately thereafter, expenses start to mount quickly. Dealing with any type of expense resulting from an accident may be an emotionally draining task, as well as a financially draining one. Once an accident occurs, victims must take immediate […]
