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No cash for a lawyer while a Harrisburg nursing home sits on video?

A Harrisburg dental hygienist dealing with ignored bedsores and missing dashcam footage can still wreck her case fast if she makes the wrong moves.

ARTICLE by Sharon DiCarlo

insurance says a "minor" Scranton rear-end crash isn't worth much - bullshit

A Scranton grocery cashier got rear-ended between work locations, ended up with a herniated disc, and now every insurer is trying to dump the claim on somebody else.

ARTICLE by Roberto Torres

i fell in a Reading store and now they're blaming my bad back

A quiet fall at a business can turn into a nasty fight over "degenerative" discs, delayed reporting, and old records the insurer uses to say this was your fault.

ARTICLE by Mike Yankowski

Preexisting Mental Health and Pennsylvania Injury Claims

Yes, they will try, but a Pennsylvania insurer does not get to erase what a crash did just because your mental health was already fragile.

ARTICLE by Dave Kowalski

Can't afford a lawyer in Scranton after a rollover? Your evidence may matter more right now

What a freelance contractor in Scranton needs to photograph, save, and request right now when a rollover crash caused cervical spine and nerve damage and the insurer is attacking a treatment gap.

ARTICLE by Roberto Torres

After Medicare and insurance liens, is a Harrisburg injury settlement even worth it?

In New Jersey, hospitals have a broader path to assert liens against accident recoveries. Pennsylvania is different: there is no general Pennsylvania hospital lien that...

Recorded Statements and Low Offers in Pennsylvania Injury Claims

If the insurance company is leaning on your recorded statement to slash a Pennsylvania head injury claim, that is usually the point where the fight stops being about medicine and starts being about control.

ARTICLE by Janet Stoudt

statute of limitations on tax collections

A statute of limitations on tax collections is the legal time limit within which a taxing authority may collect an assessed tax debt through enforced means such as levies,...

How much is a Harrisburg pothole crash claim worth if insurance says roads aren't liable?

The worst mistake people make is believing the adjuster when they say "the road owner can't be liable." In Pennsylvania, that is flat wrong in some cases, and believing it can...

Do I use my insurance if a Harrisburg hit-and-run driver disappears?

Yes - and the plate number is not the dealbreaker people think it is. The bad advice is: "No plate, no case." That is wrong in Pennsylvania. If the other driver flees, you may...

my kid got bitten at a friend's house and now every insurance company acts like it's not their problem

When your child is mauled at someone else's house, workers' comp usually isn't the claim you think it is, and the homeowner's insurer may start digging through old medical records to cheapen the case.

ARTICLE by Denise Washington

A legal seizure of property by the Internal Revenue Service to collect unpaid federal taxes after required notices have been sent and the taxpayer does not resolve the debt. An...

currently not collectible status

The worst outcome is assuming a tax debt has gone away when collection has only been paused. Currently not collectible status is an IRS hardship classification that temporarily...

reasonable cause defense

A legally recognized excuse for failing to meet a tax obligation that can remove a penalty when the taxpayer used ordinary business care and prudence but still could not...

Self-Employed Injury Claims After a Pennsylvania Jobsite Accident

If you're a one-man shop in Pennsylvania and you get hurt on somebody else's jobsite, being self-employed does not automatically mean you're out of luck.

ARTICLE by Colleen Brennan

What happens if a Harrisburg hit-and-run had no plate and I miss telling my insurer?

You may still have a Pennsylvania UM claim, but late notice can give your own insurer a real reason to fight it. If the driver is unknown and there is no plate, that usually...

wage garnishment for taxes

Like a slice taken out of every paycheck before it ever reaches your bank account, wage garnishment for taxes is a legal process that lets a tax agency collect unpaid tax debt...

Your case didn't die - your lawyer may just be the problem

You can usually switch lawyers mid-case, even if the wreck was across the river and the injury looked minor at first but turned into organ damage.

ARTICLE by Dave Kowalski

federal tax lien

Miss a tax debt long enough, and the government can claim a legal right to nearly everything you own or may later receive - your home, vehicle, bank accounts, business...

I got a call saying I'm being watched after my Philly Uber motorcycle crash - can they do that?

A private investigator showing up after an Uber motorcycle wreck in Philadelphia usually means the insurer is trying to shrink your injury claim.

ARTICLE by Colleen Brennan