Andrew E Greenberg

Andrew E Greenberg

October 13, 2021 | The Legal Intelligencer

We Seem to Be Back to the Future With 'Medical Only' Work Injury Claims

On Aug. 16, the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court issued an opinion clarifying the manner in which the so-called "medical only" workers' compensation claim is to be administered following the employer's temporary acceptance of the subject work injury.

By Andrew E. Greenberg

6 minute read

September 08, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

Seeking Access to the Workers' Compensation Claims File

In the Aug. 2, 2016, article titled, "What Falls Under 'Privileged' in Workers' Comp Cases," the authors presume to compare the statutorily based process of administering Pennsylvania workers' compensation claims to political/economic doctrines espoused by early American politicians Alexander Hamilton and Andrew Jackson. In doing so, they suggest that the inherent "privileges" or financial and social advantages enjoyed by the affluent class of colonial America are the moral or legal equivalent of the evidentiary concept of "privileged communication" in the context of personal injury litigation.

By Andrew E. Greenberg

14 minute read

August 03, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

Understanding Bias in Workers' Comp Medical Exams

The reality of workers' compensation life is that "bias" is rampant in the system–-especially when it comes to medical proof presented in litigated matters.

By Andrew E. Greenberg

9 minute read

August 03, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

Understanding Bias in Workers' Comp Medical Exams

The reality of workers' compensation life is that "bias" is rampant in the system–-especially when it comes to medical proof presented in litigated matters.

By Andrew E. Greenberg

9 minute read

March 08, 2004 | The Legal Intelligencer

Reviewing Review Petitions

On September 16, 2003, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania granted allocatur in Jeanes Hospital v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board, 819 A.2d 131(Pa. Commw. 2003), in order to determine whether a review petition is the proper instrument to file ...

By Andrew E. Greenberg Special to the Law Weekly

9 minute read

November 17, 2003 | The Legal Intelligencer

A Legal 'Salad'

On June 24, 1996, pro-business groups in Pennsylvania took satisfaction in knowing that three years of workers' compensation reform efforts had culminated in the effective date of "Act 57" remedial legislation designed to reduce the cost of ...

By Andrew E. Greenberg Special to the Law Weekly

11 minute read