Maureen Morty Cassidy

August 14, 2018 | FC&S Insurance

As plaintiff lawyers, we are familiar with the plight of the innocent victim following an injury. We regularly have conversations where an injured individual…

By Maureen “Morty” Cassidy

7 minute read

August 09, 2018 | The Legal Intelligencer

As plaintiff lawyers, we are familiar with the plight of the innocent victim following an injury. We regularly have conversations where an injured individual is forced to remortgage a home or sell property for financial support.

By Maureen “Morty” Cassidy

7 minute read

December 07, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

In September 2013, the WCAIS (workers' compensation automation and integration system) went live in Pennsylvania implementing EDI (electronic data interchange) transactions between companies and the commonwealth. The idea was to permit the exchange of large volumes of accident and injury information from companies to the state in an expedited and more efficient form than on paper.

By Maureen "Morty" Cassidy

6 minute read

May 25, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

Over 100 years ago, the Pennsylvania Workers' Compensation Act was introduced to the commonwealth. It was called the "grand bargain." The grand bargain resulted in the loss of the constitutional right of an injured worker to sue their employer in exchange for the certainty and guarantee of workers' compensation benefits consisting of a weekly check and payment of medical treatment.

By Samuel H. Pond and Maureen "Morty" Cassidy

8 minute read