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Who Is Liable for Injuries Caused by Temporary Staff?

The New Jersey Supreme Court will hear a case to determine an employer’s liability for an injury that was the fault of an employee of an affiliated company. Philadelphia workers compensation lawyers say that Pantano v. New York Shipping Association will ask the court to consider vicarious liability under the “borrowed servant doctrine.” This doctrine […]

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Nurse Amputated Foot Without Consent, Outside of Scope of Practice

A Wisconsin nurse has been charged with felony elder abuse after allegedly amputating a nursing home resident’s foot, according to Philadelphia nursing home abuse lawyers. Mary K. Brown, age 38, was a nurse at the Spring Valley Health and Rehabilitation Center when she performed an amputation at bedside of the 62-year old hospice patient. The […]

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Probate Steps As Executor

Probate Steps As Executor

Probate Lawyer If you are someone that is involved in settling another’s else’s estate, then one of the first questions you may be asking yourself is what exactly is probate? Well, the easiest way to summarize is that it’s the legal process that happens after a person dies, that determines how their assets will be […]

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Oral Arguments Begin for Health and Hospital Corp. v Talevski

Oral arguments before the Supreme Court began on Tuesday in Health and Hospital Corp. v Talevski. According to PA nursing home lawyers, this case seeks to determine whether there is a private right of action for individuals to sue county and state entities that deliver federally funded benefits. Additionally, the case seeks to determine whether […]

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How Can Work Stress Affect the Risk of Developing TMJ?

Workers Compensation The past several years have been uniquely taxing on the American workforce. Since the spring of 2020, the employment rate has hit historic highs and lows, millions of Americans shifted to remote working situations for the first time, and the ways in which companies chose to respond to the urgent stresses of the […]

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Do Nursing Homes Understaff to Increase Profits?

According to PA nursing home lawyers, Pennsylvania’s long history of substandard nursing home care has often been blamed on for-profit facilities that consistently place profits ahead of resident care and safety. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) continue to delve into nursing home ownership models, specifically scrutinizing understaffing at for-profit nursing homes. This […]

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Precedential Case Scrutinizes Litigation Costs

A workers compensation lawyer Philadelphia PA turns to for high dollar claims outlines a recent case that sets precedent regarding litigation expenses for workers compensation claims. In Lawhorne. V. Lutron Electronics (Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board) (PA. Commw., No. 1132 C.D. 2021) filed October 18, 2022, challenged established case law that assigns litigation costs to defendants […]

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CMS Cracks Down on Negligent Nursing Homes

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced last Friday that it’s bolstering scrutiny for chronically under-performing nursing homes through revisions of its Special Focus Facility Program. Nursing home negligence attorneys share that the Special Focus Facility Program is designed to stimulate improvements in nursing homes identified as having a history of serious quality […]

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Hacked Autonomous Vehicles: Potential Risks and Liability Explored

Manufacturers promise that autonomous vehicles (AV) will pave the way for a future of safer and easier transportation. However, autonomous vehicle accident lawyers recognize concerns with the potential for hackers to attack these vehicles. The increasing connectivity in autonomous vehicles may ultimately result in opportunities for hacking that lead to injuries, deaths, and property damage. […]

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Construction Accident Results in Verdict for Injured Welder

A workers compensation lawyer Philadelphia PA relies on for high value cases obtained a substantial verdict for a welder injured at a construction accident. This case presented challenges regarding the comparative negligence of the plaintiff in contributing to his own injuries. Despite these challenges, the client left the courtroom with a multi-million-dollar jury verdict. According […]

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