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It is unlikely that you have ever considered what situations you might have to face if your child, brother, sister or a parent were to suffer a catastrophic accident that left them with a severe brain injury, unless you presently find yourself in such an unfortunate situation. When a brain injury occurs, any combination of effects is possible. In more extreme cases, a family member who has had a trauma resulting in a brain injury may be unable to... Read More

If you are reading this review because one of your relatives or friends has recently suffered a catastrophic brain injury, you or may be facing a wide range of conflicting emotions and extraordinary distress as you come to terms with the consequences of such a serious accident. The problems that a brain injury can present are wide ranging. In its most extreme form, a loved one who has experienced a brain injury may be in a coma or a persistent ve... Read More

If someone dear to you has experienced a recent accident that involves a spinal injury, with the right help and technological assistance it will still be possible for them to lead a full and varied life. Whilst lifelong therapy and assistance will be needed by individuals with a spinal injury, loved ones can now look forward to life with a large degree of independent living. This is true even where the use of arms, legs and even the power of spee... Read More

During the past decade, personal injury claims have become increasingly common. If you turn on your television during the daytime you can guarantee that you will see adverts by accident claim management companies encouraging you to get in touch with them in order to make a personal injury claim and, if you are successful, to claim compensation as a result. There are many reasons for this, and it is not simply a case of more personal injuries occu... Read More

Writing a will is one of the most important financial and personal decisions that someone can make in their lifetime, and yet, despite campaigns by the Law Society and the Government to convince us of the need to write a will, more than half the people who die each year do so without leaving a will. Dying intestate, which is the term for dying without leaving a will, means that your estate will not necessarily pass on to those of your dependants ... Read More

This article is a no nonsense approach to learning the truth about Cash Gifting programs and disposing of the “myth’s”. I’ve been hearing all kinds of crazy stories and getting calls from people wanting to know the truth behind these programs, so I decided to investigate. I’m sharing the surprising TRUTH about Cash Gifting programs to assist others in getting the FACTS, not the hype and half truths other marketers WO... Read More

If you have been injured in a car accident in Pennsylvania, your rights, especially the right to sue, are governed by the Pennsylvania Motor Vehicle Financial Responsibility Law, or “MVFRL.” The MVFRL outlines each person’s rights and, depending upon the type of insurance you have, whether you are entitled to recover damages for pain and suffering. Most importantly, for people injured in an auto accident in Pennsylvania, the key... Read More

Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Appellate Decisions (All Commonwealth Court Cases Unless Noted) I.Appellate Procedure — Remand Repash v. Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board (City of Philadelphia), 114 C.D. 2008 (November 10, 2008) Holding: The Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board errs when it ignores a Workers’ Compensation Judge’s finding that a claimant was entitled to the firefighter’s presumption unde... Read More

I. Appellate Procedure A. Appealability of Order 1. The Law Office of Douglas T. Harris, Esquire v. Philadelphia Waterfront Partners, LP, 2008 PA Super 222 (September 22, 2008) Holding: An appellant that invokes the “colorable claim” standard for determining whether underlying Orders are collateral in nature, fails to satisfy this standard when it implicitly waived the claim of attorney-client privilege pursuant to Pa.R.A.P. 302(a) ba... Read More

In Pennsylvania, injured workers who cannot return to work are entitled to be paid wage losses, often called “indemnity benefits.” There are two types of indemnity benefits: (1) total temporary disability benefits, and (2) partial disability benefits. Total temporary disability benefits are paid when a worker is unable to work at his or her pre-injury job and is not working at any other employment. Partial disability benefits are paid... Read More