by Shollenberger Januzzi & Wolfe, LLP | Jul 30, 2014 | Workers' Compensation
Immigration issues are a hot-button topic around the country, and the highest court in Pennsylvania has weighed in on the subject of immigration as it relates to workers compensation benefits. The ruling concerns a claim filed after a South American immigrant filed...
by Shollenberger Januzzi & Wolfe, LLP | Jul 28, 2014 | Car Accidents
Being in an accident can be a jarring event. There is nothing really that can prepare you for such an event, but there are several things that can be done to protect your legal rights after an accident. Depending on the severity of the crash, the helpful tips set...
by Shollenberger Januzzi & Wolfe, LLP | Jul 24, 2014 | Workplace Accidents
A Pennsylvania temp worker was killed in a sugar plant accident in February 2013 in Fairless Hills. The man was breaking up clumps in a sugar hopper when he slid into it and was killed by suffocation. The sugar plant had initially had a safety screen in the hopper,...
by Shollenberger Januzzi & Wolfe, LLP | Jul 22, 2014 | Car Accidents
The summer of 2014 has been consumed with news about auto recalls. General Motors has been at the center of this news, with millions of cars recalled because of ignition switch concerns. The embattled automaker has even gone as far as taking out full page ads in...
by Shollenberger Januzzi & Wolfe, LLP | Jul 19, 2014 | Car Accidents
The summer of 2014 has been consumed with news about auto recalls. General Motors has been at the center of this news, with millions of cars recalled because of ignition switch concerns. The embattled automaker has even gone as far as taking out full page ads in...
by Shollenberger Januzzi & Wolfe, LLP | Jul 18, 2014 | Construction Worker Accidents
Workplace safety, particularly at construction sites, has become a major issue of concern for many workers in the Pittsburgh area. Two separate accidents, one at a hotel construction site and another at a moving company, involved a scaffolding fall. A majority of...
by Shollenberger Januzzi & Wolfe, LLP | Jul 17, 2014 | Car Accidents
Former “30 Rock” and “Saturday Night Live” star Tracy Morgan has been released from the rehabilitative center where he had been recovering after spending several weeks in a New Jersey hospital. Morgan was seriously injured in the midst of a...
by Shollenberger Januzzi & Wolfe, LLP | Jul 11, 2014 | Car Accidents
News of General Motors’ numerous recalls have probably fallen on deaf ears by now. After all, what began as a relatively small recall of Chevy Cobalts for ignition switch issues has ballooned into the most active recall of 2014. Other recalls include faulty...
by Shollenberger Januzzi & Wolfe, LLP | Jul 9, 2014 | Workplace Accidents
One worker was killed and eight others were hospitalized after an explosion that occurred in a General Motors plant on July 2. Quaker Chemical Corp., a Pennsylvania-based chemical manufacturer that provides contract services at the plant, announced that the decedent...
by Shollenberger Januzzi & Wolfe, LLP | Jul 9, 2014 | Car Accidents
While a number of our posts have focused on the dangers of being on the road in New Jersey. We have not highlighted how the law treats injured parties when their own actions may have contributed to the accident that injured them.For instance, a driver quickly checks...
