Susan Nanes

November 24, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

For many of us, work can be physically draining, intellectually taxing and just plain drudgery. For others, work can become a traumatizing environment where workers can be hurt in numerous ways that do not result in physical injuries. Over 100 years ago, with the passage of the Workers' Compensation Act, workers conceded the power to sue employers in tort for injuries that occurred on the job in favor of a systematic approach that would compensate them only for medical care and a wage payment without a cost-of-living adjustment. At that time, immediate worries included the horrors of coal mines and factories, and other physical dangers of the Industrial Revolution workplace.

By Susan Nanes 
and Samuel H. Pond

7 minute read

November 23, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

For many of us, work can be physically draining, intellectually taxing and just plain drudgery. For others, work can become a traumatizing environment where workers can be hurt in numerous ways that do not result in physical injuries. Over 100 years ago, with the passage of the Workers' Compensation Act, workers conceded the power to sue employers in tort for injuries that occurred on the job in favor of a systematic approach that would compensate them only for medical care and a wage payment without a cost-of-living adjustment. At that time, immediate worries included the horrors of coal mines and factories, and other physical dangers of the Industrial Revolution workplace.

By Susan Nanes 
and Samuel H. Pond

7 minute read

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

May 26, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

When might a workers' compensation claimant who files in Pennsylvania but receives medical treatment in another state have to pay medical expenses over and above the statutory rates her medical provider receives?

By Susan Nanes

8 minute read

May 25, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

When might a workers' compensation claimant who files in Pennsylvania but receives medical treatment in another state have to pay medical expenses over and above the statutory rates her medical provider receives?

By Susan Nanes

8 minute read