Pennsylvania Heart & Lung Benefits Update On October 26, 2016, new legislation was signed into law by Gov. Tom Wolfe that extends Pennsylvania Heart & Lung benefits to a new class of employees. Under this new PA Law Heart & Lung, benefits will now be available to enforcement officers and investigators of both the Pennsylvania […]
If you are partially or totally disabled due to a work-related injury, your Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation rate – the amount that you will be paid – is of critical importance. Despite this, most people have little understanding of what their compensation rate should be, and often simply accept that what the Workers’ Compensation insurance carrier […]
Occupational Lung Diseases Case Summary Widow awarded lifetime benefits for death of her husband partially caused by an occupational lung disease: Attorney Ben Costello was able to obtain lifetime workers’ compensation payments for a widow whose husband died from a combination of work-related and non work-related diseases. The widow’s husband was a 63-year-old former machine […]
Our law office often receives phone calls from injured workers who have been contacted by an insurance adjuster asking if the injured worker would like to settle their workers’ compensation claim. In some cases, the adjuster will even make an initial settlement offer. These injured workers ask us whether they really need an attorney to […]
Lately, we have received several calls from Pennsylvania workers who have hit their head at work. In many of these cases, the individuals said they had slight headaches afterward, but felt their pride was more wounded than anything else. These workers wondered whether it was really necessary to report the injury to their employer, particularly […]
Most people understand that one of the most basic requirements with a work injury is to report it to their employer. However, even when an injury is reported, problems can still develop with what was or was not said at the time the injury was reported, or even with what was or was not said […]
Important Medical Facts About Concussions Here at Yablonski, Costello & Leckie, we have handled numerous cases involving individuals who have suffered concussions both on and off the job. While most of these injuries were the result of falls or auto accidents, there other types of accidents which can result in concussions. For instance, striking one’s […]
Medical Care of Torn Rotator Cuff at Work – Case Summary A settlement of $175,000, plus continued medical care for life-related to the torn rotator cuff at work, was negotiated by attorney Eric Betzner on behalf of one of his clients. The injured worker was a custodian at a school, where he had worked for […]
Natural Gas Industry Workers Compensation Case Summary – Foot Injury Attorney Eric Betzner obtained a settlement valued at $502,000 for an injured worker who sustained a crush injury to his foot, while working in the natural gas industry. The worker, who lived in West Virginia, was employed as a truck driver, driving flatbed trucks, water […]
Medical Care for Work Related Injury Case Summary – Slip and Fall, Lower Back Attorney Scott Leckie negotiated a settlement for one of his clients from Morristown Pennsylvania in the amount of $235,000 plus continued lifetime coverage of medical treatment for a work related injury. The injured worker worked in the coal mining industry as […]
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