Ryan Zavodnick | September 15, 2015 | Personal Injury
Football season is upon us. All football fans, and even those who are not fans, have no doubt heard of the “Deflategate” scandal involving Tom Brady and the New England Patriots. Thankfully games are now being played and the focus is once again on football. However, while watching the Fox pre-game show this past Sunday […]
Ryan Zavodnick | September 10, 2015 | Workers' Compensation
You injured your back while working. After you were hurt your employer and its insurance company elected to fight your workers’ compensation claim. But after appearing before the workers’ compensation judge and presenting medical evidence in support of your petition, the judge decided the claim in your favor and awarded you past-due compensation benefits as […]
Ryan Zavodnick | September 3, 2015 | Car Accidents \ Truck Accidents
One question we hear a lot from our clients that have been injured in a car accident or truck accident is “how long will my case take?” Unfortunately, that answer is determined on a case by case basis and there is no one size fits all answer. There are a variety of factors that go […]
Ryan Zavodnick | August 31, 2015 | Workers' Compensation
Recently, in Lozado v. WCAB (Dependable Concrete Work and UEGF), the Commonwealth Court reversed and remanded a decision from the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board that had affirmed the judge’s decision denying the injured worker’s claim petition on the basis that the worker failed to provide timely notice to the uninsured fund that his employer was […]
Ryan Zavodnick | August 27, 2015 | Workers' Compensation
We have been handling workers’ compensation claims in Pennsylvania at our firm for many years. One of the most difficult things about fighting the insurance company on a contested work injury claim is that it takes time-often a lot of time. In fact, in our opinion, the most difficult aspect of most contested workers’ compensation […]
Ryan Zavodnick | August 26, 2015 | Car Accidents
The Insurance Research Council estimates that nearly 1 out of every 7 drivers on the road is uninsured. That is roughly 15%, which is a staggering number. Additionally, in Pennsylvania, drivers only need to have $15,000 of motor vehicle liability insurance coverage, which means that their insurance will only pay up to $15,000 in damages […]
Ryan Zavodnick | November 21, 2013 | Car Accidents
You can feel it. The days are shorter, the air crisper and cooler, and if that werent enough, the Christmas displays in your favorites stores started going up weeks ago. Winter is on its way to Philadelphia, and with it comes winter weather followed by winter drivers, which sometimes could lead to car crashes. Here […]
Ryan Zavodnick | October 31, 2013 | Personal Injury
Sometimes improbable things happen. Trains derail, hurricanes take out entire cities, and buildings collapse. Yes, buildings collapse. Right here in Philadelphia, on October 17, a project to demolish an apartment building on 22nd and Market went from routine to disaster. An unsupported brick wall, something not taken into account by the project’s architect, Plato A. […]
Ryan Zavodnick | October 9, 2013 | Workers' Compensation
Over the last few centuries, Philadelphia has seen more than its share of dangerous work environments. From the Arsenal of the Union during the Civil War to becoming the Workshop of the World during the early part of the 20th Century, the clanking of steel and the rhythm of automation has been a part of […]
Ryan Zavodnick | October 9, 2013 | Car Accidents
A local Philadelphia government sponsored website reported that in 2009, Philadelphia County recorded 10,000 automobile accidents while Potter County reported only 100 accidents. The site continued by making the astute deduction: It seems there is a distinct correlation between the population of the county and the number of crashes. You will find no argument here, […]