Posts tagged pennsylvania

• Bad Faith Issues In Jointly Filed Third Party And PIP Claim

  Scott Cooper | May 30, 2012 7:47 AM | 1 CommentHarrisburg, PA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Court Rules On Bad Faith Issues In Jointly Filed Third Party And PIP Claim Against Tortfeasor’s Insurer In Platt v. Fireman’s Fund Ins. Co., NO. 11-4067 ( E.D. Pa. May 22,...

• Requirements For Social Security Disability Status

  Scott Cooper | May 25, 2012 9:13 AM | 0 CommentsHarrisburg, PA Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  To be eligible for Social Security Disability benefits a claimant must: 1) have insured status meaning that an adult claimant worked and paid enough taxes into the Social Security...

• A Doctor Note Does Not Automatically Qualify You For Social Security Disability

  Scott Cooper | May 24, 2012 7:04 AM | 0 CommentsHarrisburg, PA Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  A doctor’s note saying a patient is “disabled” is insufficient to win a Social Security Disability case. Many people think that they must have their doctor say they are...

• Always Consider That Children May Be Entitled To Social Security Benefits

  Scott Cooper | May 23, 2012 7:28 AM | 0 CommentsHarrisburg, PA Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  Children of retired or disabled parents may be entitled to Social Security benefits. The Social Security law requires that the child must be under 18; or between the ages of 18 and 19 and...

• Pennsylvania Federal District Court Decides Important Underinsured Motorist Stacking Issue

  Scott Cooper | May 22, 2012 7:24 AM | 0 CommentsHarrisburg, PA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  In Glazer v. Nationwide Mut. Ins. Co., NO. 3:10-cv-1366 (M.D. Pa. May 17, 2012) Judge Caputo in the Middle District of Pennsylvania held last week that the Pennsylvania Supreme Court...

• Social Security Mandates A Person Have A “Severe Impairment” - Not Any Impairment

  Scott Cooper | May 21, 2012 7:22 AM | 0 CommentsHarrisburg, PA Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  When applying for social security disability, a person must know that an application will be granted only if the applicant has a “severe impairment”, not just any impairment....

• PAJ Announces 2012 Officer Nominations

  Jackie Fedeli | May 17, 2012 3:29 PM | 0 CommentsCentral Pennsylvania, PA Category: Miscellaneous
  

  On May 9th, the Pennsylvania Association for Justice Nominating Committee formally announced that Election for PAJ Officers will take place on June 28th at the PAJ Annual Meeting during the first...

• Worker’s Compensation Law Sets The Average Weekly Wage by Statute In Pennsylvania

  Scott Cooper | May 17, 2012 7:51 AM | 0 CommentsHarrisburg, PA Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  Pursuant to the Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Act, Section 105.1, the Department of Labor & Industry has determined that the statewide average weekly wage...

• Qualifying Social Security Disability Requires More Than Being Disabled

  Scott Cooper | May 16, 2012 7:48 AM | 1 CommentHarrisburg, PA Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Remember – When Applying For Social Security Disability You Also Need To Have Worked For A Certain Time Many people believe as long as they are considered “disabled” and...

• Pennsylvania Law Mandates Duties At Railroad Crossings For Operators Of Trains And Vehicles

  Scott Cooper | May 15, 2012 8:07 AM | 0 CommentsHarrisburg, PA Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
  

  Pennsylvania law generally provides that whenever any person driving a vehicle approaches a railroad grade crossing the driver of the vehicle shall stop within 50 feet but not less than 15 feet...