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October 17, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

Four Reasons Why First-Generation Attorneys Need Mentors

Having a mentor in today's legal landscape is necessary for first-generation attorneys who want to thrive in their chosen practice area.
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September 20, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

Divided Pa. High Court Allows Medical Providers' Civil Lawsuits for Unpaid Workers' Comp Benefits

In Elite Care RX v. Premier Comp Solutions, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court was asked to address where a health care provider can pursue a claim against an insurer for unpaid medical bills incurred by injured workers receiving workers' compensation benefits. Must a provider go through the administrative processes of Pennsylvania's Workers' Compensation Act (the act), or could it pursue a civil lawsuit?
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August 15, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

Highlights From the 2023 Pa. Workers' Compensation Annual Report

The annual report provides in-depth statistics regarding workplace injuries/illnesses and workers' compensation claims. The report offers insights into trends through such statistics as the rate of worker injuries/illnesses, what kinds of injuries/illnesses are occurring, and which industries and workers are seeing the highest rates of injuries/illnesses.
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July 19, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

PRP Therapy Gets Injured Workers Back on Their Feet and Should Be Covered by Insurers

PRP therapy is no longer a therapy limited to athletes. Doctors are increasingly recommending it to the public. PRP therapy has been recognized as particularly helpful for treating workplace injuries.
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July 11, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

Three Challenges Facing Junior Female Associates

As I near the end of my first year as an associate and reflect on my experiences over that time with opposing counsel and the legal community generally, I can't help but feel that junior female associates still have a ways to go before they're viewed by older male attorneys and professionals as their peers.
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June 05, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

People in the News—June 5, 2024—Pond Lehocky, Eckert Seamans

Jose De Los Santos recently joined Pond Lehocky Giordano as a workers' compensation attorney.
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May 17, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

Workers' Comp Defense Counsel Should Refrain From Tortious Interference in Contractual Relationship Between Attorneys, Clients

The means used to obstruct the approval of the fee are not only flawed litigation tactics but arguably rise to the level of tortious interference. While some choose to be willfully blind to the plain language of Section 442 of the Pennsylvania Workers' Compensation Act, as well as its clear interpretation in Neves and Williams, we call on the Pennsylvania Workers' Compensation defense bar to abstain from tortious interference with contractual relationship between injured workers and their attorneys under the pretext of a "greater good."
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April 19, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

Even With the Local Roundup Verdict, Punitive Damages Still Aren't Packing a Punch

I have written in the past about the failure of punitive damages to have the deterrent effect they were designed to have. Rather than deter intentional harm or egregious behavior, the threat punitive damages pose is seemingly ignored by corporations and employers who put profits before preventing harm, thanks in part to awards frequently being reduced on appeal.
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March 19, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

Boilerplate Form Can Lead Attorneys Astray When Prosecuting Injured Workers' Third-Party Claims

Those personal injury attorneys representing injured workers in their third-party claims who do not understand this interplay and blindly rely on the third party settlement form risk potentially committing legal malpractice.
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March 14, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

An Uncomfortable Truth About Global Access to Justice—at 19,000 Feet Above Sea Level

Besides practicing workers' compensation law and serving as my law firm's chief revenue officer, I am a geography nerd who has been fortunate to have traveled extensively throughout my life. I've traveled to 46 U.S. states, but my travels to 100 countries have profoundly affected how I view this country's legal system.
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