Samuel H Pond

September 29, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

Fact witnesses are integral to the litigation process, whether they are associated with a party or not. In criminal law, it's the eyewitness who saw what happened, either a random individual on the scene or an accomplice who testifies in exchange for potential leniency. In an estate or marital dispute, it might be one party's accountant. Once on the stand and under oath, a fact witness, like any other witness, is subject to direct examination and cross-examination. In many instances, a fact witness will have to answer a question on cross-examination in a way that one party would rather not see come to light.

By Susan Nanes and Samuel H. Pond

7 minute read

September 28, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

Fact witnesses are integral to the litigation process, whether they are associated with a party or not. In criminal law, it's the eyewitness who saw what happened, either a random individual on the scene or an accomplice who testifies in exchange for potential leniency. In an estate or marital dispute, it might be one party's accountant. Once on the stand and under oath, a fact witness, like any other witness, is subject to direct examination and cross-examination. In many instances, a fact witness will have to answer a question on cross-examination in a way that one party would rather not see come to light.

By Susan Nanes and Samuel H. Pond

7 minute read

July 28, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

In defending a claim for workers' compensation benefits, the employer is entitled to compel the injured worker to undergo a physical examination under Section 314 of the Pennsylvania Workers' Compensation Act.

By Samuel H. Pond and Andrew F. Ruder

5 minute read

July 27, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

In defending a claim for workers' compensation benefits, the employer is entitled to compel the injured worker to undergo a physical examination under Section 314 of the Pennsylvania Workers' Compensation Act.

By Samuel H. Pond and Andrew F. Ruder

5 minute read

January 27, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

Injured workers are faced with many unavoidable challenges when they become totally disabled as a result of a work injury. After missing significant time from work without any source of income, disabled workers and their families struggle to simply make ends meet.

By Samuel H. Pond and Andrew F. Ruder

4 minute read

January 26, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

Injured workers are faced with many unavoidable challenges when they become totally disabled as a result of a work injury. After missing significant time from work without any source of income, disabled workers and their families struggle to simply make ends meet.

By Samuel H. Pond and Andrew F. Ruder

4 minute read

December 02, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

Once Pennsylvania enacted its Workers' Compensation Act in 1915, its residents officially surrendered their constitutional right to sue their employers in civil court following a work injury.

By Samuel H. Pond and Andrew F. Ruder

4 minute read

September 30, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

When Maryland introduced America's first workers' compensation statute in 1902, the rights of injured workers were on the verge of changing forever.

By Samuel H. Pond and Andrew F. Ruder

4 minute read

July 29, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

Devastating work injuries are impossible to predict, leaving disabled employees anxiously searching for affordable medical care and financial assistance during the time they are out of work.

By Samuel H. Pond and Andrew F. Ruder

6 minute read

May 27, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

Employees who are injured in the course and scope of their employment are only entitled to weekly wage loss benefits and medical benefits. While these benefits are limited in nature, they provide injured workers with medical treatment that is reasonable, necessary and causally related to their work injuries and monetary awards in the event they are suffering a wage loss. However, emotional distress, pain and suffering and other damages available in tort law are a distant thought in the world of workers' compensation.

By Samuel H. Pond and Andrew F. Ruder

5 minute read