In the event of a motor vehicle accident in Pennsylvania you need full tort coverage. Learn why it is important in Pennsylvania to completely understand your car insurance policy coverage. Jim Monaghan explains the difference between limited tort and full tort. There are rights that are given up when you select the wrong tort [...]
If you suffer a workplace injury in Pennsylvania, you are entitled to benefits and compensation under the Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Act. Montgomery County workers’ compensation attorney James V. Monaghan focuses his entire practice on workplace accidents, personal injury and wrongful death cases. If you are injured in Montgomery County, Plymouth Meeting, King of Prussia, [...]
Just because your employer calls you an independent contractor or you have a contract that states you are an independent contractor, that doesn’t necessarily mean, under the Workers’ Compensation Act of Pennsylvania, that you are an independent contractor. Jim Monaghan is a workers’ comp lawyer and in this short video he provides several workers’ [...]
In workers’ compensation cases in Montgomery County, insurance companies are probably using video surveillance to show you can do more than what you claim you can physically handle. Jim Monaghan, a workers’ compensation attorney in Norristown, Pennsylvania, helps injured workers understand why they are being watched and what video surveillance is. In some [...]
Learn what repetitive stress trauma is in a workers’ compensation case. Insurance companies often deny these cases, but Jim Monaghan, a certified workers’ compensation attorney in Montgomery County, PA, has extensive experience winning these cases. Repetitive stress trauma often occurs in the workplace because of doing the same job over an over. Insurance [...]
There are a series of rules and regulations that govern the benefits received when an employee is injured at work. Insurance companies will pay doctor and hospital visits, medicines, modifications to your home, medical equipment, and even medical vehicles; however, they will not pay for them until they are billed for them. It’s [...]
Perhaps you have just settled a workers’ compensation case and your payment includes a lump sum settlement. Don’t be surprised if the amount you thought you would receive is less than expected if you had back-owed child support or any non-paid child support. Workers’ compensation settlements are generally exempt from creditor claims; however, child support [...]
There is no reason that you should suffer in silence when I am on your side, helping to deliver the results you deserve. For more than 27 years I have helped clients in the Montgomery County area overcome procedural obstacles and succeed with their Pennsylvania workers’ compensation claim. In a difficult time, an experienced [...]
Sometimes it's obvious when you get injured at work...for example, you are carted out on a stretcher. Yikes! But sometimes it's not obvious or the pain from the accident occurs a few days later. If you've been injured on the job, it's very important to follow these steps to protect yourself and your wages: LET [...]
Tune into WWDB-AM Talk 860’s Healthbridge Highlight Hour this Wednesday from noon to 1pm when I’ll be giving helpful tips and information regarding workers’ compensation and personal injury law. Healthbridge Highlight Hour is a podcast focused on chiropractic patient care available in the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas. The goal of each hour is to [...]
