Usually when I write a blog post I target either prospective clients or fellow practitioners. My hope is that the points I make resonate sufficiently to either direct a client my way, help a colleague to think of a problem in a…
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/ Family Law, Law Practice Products & Services
Join partners Cheryl Binosa, Jeffrey Newby, and Renee Porada Frazier for an insightful webinar that will cover several pressing topics in New Jersey Workers' Compensation, based on recent cases in the state.
In this webinar,…
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/ Workers' Compensation
This decision was released by the 3rd Dept. on Thursday 4.10.25: We see this situation happen from time to time. A First Report of Injury (FROI) is initially filed – “Lost Time with No Paid Indemnity” and the Agreement to…
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/ Insurance, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
One of the biggest issues in this country is healthcare. Specifically, the cost and payment for healthcare and directly related to that, health insurance. Under most family situations at least one family member works for an…
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/ Family Law, Health, Insurance, Labor & Employment Law
A recent ruling concerning a workers’ compensation case in New Jersey reaffirmed that Medicare Set-Aside (MSA) funds should not be included in the calculation of attorney fees. The case involved a reopener application for a…
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/ Civil Procedure, Health, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
The WC Appellate Roundup for 3/28/25 is as follows: Augone v. Shop & Stop: Claimant, a grocery store clerk, was found not to have violated Sec. 114-a for a willful misrepresentation when he said to his doctors that he, “never…
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/ Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
I have come to the realization that the longer two people are together in a relationship, not only do they know what makes the other one tick, but they also know what it takes to get under the other’s skin. They know how to push…
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/ Communications & Media Law, Family Law
Do you know what kind of car insurance you or your plaintiff carries? Is it full tort or limited tort? Pennsylvania law permits a choice between two coverage options when selecting car insurance–limited tort and full tort. The…
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/ Civil Remedies, Insurance, Personal Injury, Transportation
In a much anticipated decision, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court has now defined parentage to include intent-based parentage in the landmark case Glover v Junior. Historically Pennsylvania recognizes parentage of a biological…
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/ Civil Procedure, Commercial Law & Contracts, Family Law
In a unanimous opinion issued today, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court has ruled that any item that is part of a health care provider’s treatment plan falls within the purview of medical services and the broad-encompassing phrase…
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/ Health, Insurance, Law Practice Products & Services, Workers' Compensation
It’s tax filing season and now is the time to gather your important tax documents. Of course, tax filers should be aware of the basics including gathering your employment W2s and 1099s. But, what about the not so basic…
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/ Family Law, Taxation
Last week, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania House Labor and Industry Committee passed HB 183. This Bill is designed to expand significantly what has been long-established access to workers compensation disfigurement benefits in…
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/ Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
There have always been those couples who decide, for whatever reason, not to get married. They continue to live together and build a life together without the formality of marriage. So, what happens when a relationship like this…
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/ Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), Family Law
As we work with our colleagues to prepare and circulate the Diversity Matters Newsletter each quarter, it is not lost on us that DEI initiatives, programs, and philosophies permeate and inundate our lives from all angles…
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/ Business Organizations, Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
Child Support Orders are important directives which mandate the payment of monies to a child until they are age 18 and have graduated from high school. Child support may include private school tuition, preschool and daycare…
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/ Civil Procedure, Civil Remedies, Family Law