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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

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

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

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

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

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 my Pittsburgh hospital cut my hours if I file workers' comp?

The mistake is thinking, "The ER doctor wrote work injury, so I'm protected now." That medical note helps, but your employer's insurer can still scrutinize how you reported it,...

Yes - this can cost you money, and sometimes the whole case. If key evidence gets lost, destroyed, overwritten, or "cleaned up" before it can be reviewed, the insurance company...

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...

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

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...

minor beneficiary

You usually see this in paperwork after a death or settlement - something like "funds allocated to the minor beneficiary," "guardian for minor beneficiary," or "court approval...

pre-death pain and suffering

Money can be lost fast if this part of a case is missed: it may add significant damages for what a person consciously endured between the injury and death, even if that period...

Can my Bethlehem employee get workers' comp without legal status?

Yes - what the ER or urgent care writes down about a work injury in Bethlehem matters for treatment, but a Pennsylvania workers' comp insurer cannot deny benefits just because...

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...

Can I pick my own doctor for a Pennsylvania workers' comp injury?

You have 120 days to report the injury in Pennsylvania, and the first 90 days of treatment may not work the way most people think. Most people assume workers' comp means they...

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,...

Do I file workers' comp if a bad airbag made my crash injuries worse?

In Pennsylvania, defective auto product cases can range from tens of thousands of dollars to six- or seven-figure verdicts, depending on the injury, the recall history, and...

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