Pennsylvania Workers' Compensation Lawyer Blog http://www.pennsylvaniaworkerscompensationlawyerblog.com/ Published by Brilliant & Neiman, LLC en-us 2012-02-06T09:55:54-05:00 Acknowledged PA Work Injury – Claim Still Denied http://www.pennsylvaniaworkerscompensationlawyerblog.com/2012/02/acknowledged_pa_work_injury_cl_1.html Before recent changes in PA Workers’ Compensation law, an insurance carrier could “accept” a claim using a Notice of Denial (NCD). This left the status of the work injury in doubt, so, in 2011, the PA Bureau of Workers’ Compensation... Case Law Update Glenn Neiman 2012-02-06T09:55:54-05:00 PA Workers’ Comp Settlement May Preclude Unemployment Compensation http://www.pennsylvaniaworkerscompensationlawyerblog.com/2012/02/pa_workers_comp_settlement_may_1.html When we settled a workers’ comp case in Pennsylvania (usually done by what is called a “Compromise & Release Agreement”), there was often a question from our client about whether he or she could then file for unemployment compensation benefits.... Case Law Update Glenn Neiman 2012-02-02T09:36:36-05:00 Bucks County Office Moving for Brilliant & Neiman LLC http://www.pennsylvaniaworkerscompensationlawyerblog.com/2012/01/bucks_county_office_moving_for.html As we previously mentioned, we are moving our Trevose office from Three Neshaminy Interplex, Suite 301, to Five Neshaminy Interplex, Suite 205. Our telephone number will remain the same, (215) 638-7500. We will continue to serve injured workers in the... Firm News Glenn Neiman 2012-01-30T12:08:13-05:00 PA Workers’ Comp Evidence to be Read as a Whole http://www.pennsylvaniaworkerscompensationlawyerblog.com/2012/01/pa_workers_comp_evidence_to_be_1.html When a work injury in Pennsylvania is not obvious, the injured worker must present expert medical testimony to explain how the work duties caused the work injury. This gets even more complicated when the condition at issue is caused by... Case Law Update Glenn Neiman 2012-01-27T11:01:41-05:00 Workers’ Compensation Specialty Coming to Pennsylvania http://www.pennsylvaniaworkerscompensationlawyerblog.com/2012/01/workers_compensation_specialty_1.html As attorneys who limit their practice to representing the injured worker in PA workers’ comp cases, we are thrilled by the recent announcement that the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania has approved the process of creating a “certified workers’ compensation attorney”... Glenn Neiman 2012-01-18T09:27:42-05:00 Chronic Pre-Existing Condition Compensable Under PA Workers’ Comp Where Condition Worsened by Working Conditions http://www.pennsylvaniaworkerscompensationlawyerblog.com/2012/01/chronic_preexisting_condition_1.html It is well-settled law in PA that an aggravation of a pre-existing condition is compensable under the Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Act. However, depending on the condition at issue, the work injury may be seen to end when the worker returns... Case Law Update Glenn Neiman 2012-01-13T10:49:18-05:00 PA Workers’ Comp Claim Dismissed “With Prejudice” Cannot be Refiled http://www.pennsylvaniaworkerscompensationlawyerblog.com/2012/01/pa_workers_comp_claim_dismisse_1.html Under the Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Act, and throughout legal process generally, once a matter has been decided, the parties cannot try the matter again. This is called the concept of Res Judicata. Often, for any of a number of reasons,... Case Law Update Glenn Neiman 2012-01-03T10:01:52-05:00 Fatal Claim in PA Compensable Even if Treatment Not Reasonable or Necessary http://www.pennsylvaniaworkerscompensationlawyerblog.com/2011/12/fatal_claim_in_pa_compensable_1.html One aspect of the Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation system we (thankfully) do not often address is what is known as a “fatal claim,” where the employee is killed in the work accident. This can, of course, occur in the injury itself,... Case Law Update Glenn Neiman 2011-12-21T15:08:14-05:00 Brilliant & Neiman’s Dina Brilliant Named Co-Chair of Bucks County Bar Association’s Workers’ Compensation Section http://www.pennsylvaniaworkerscompensationlawyerblog.com/2011/12/brilliant_neimans_dina_brillia_1.html We at Brilliant & Neiman LLC are proud to announce that Dina Brilliant, a partner at our firm, has been elected Co-Chair of the Bucks County Bar Association’s Workers’ Compensation Section. Ms. Brilliant will be taking the reins from the... Firm News Brilliant & Neiman 2011-12-16T09:49:06-05:00 Surveillance Evidence Alone May Stop PA Workers’ Comp Benefits http://www.pennsylvaniaworkerscompensationlawyerblog.com/2011/12/surveillance_evidence_alone_ma.html We have previously tackled the issue of reinstating benefits under the PA Workers’ Compensation Act. Then, though, we were focusing on how an injured worker can get his or her benefits reinstated. A recent case from the Commonwealth Court of... Case Law Update Glenn Neiman 2011-12-09T14:23:48-05:00