When you suffer an injury on the job, workers’ compensation gives you the right to receive medical care and compensation for any injury-related wage loss. Eventually, all workers’ compensation cases end, but sometimes claimants can reopen a case to receive more benefits. If you want to reopen your claim,...
The New Jersey Workers’ Compensation Law provides three main benefits to workers who have compensable medical conditions. These benefits are tax-free temporary disability payments, all reasonable and necessary medical treatment and potentially either permanent partial or permanent total disability benefits depending upon the severity of the compensable medical conditions...
Petro Cohen obtains an award of lifetime wages for a 53 year old certified nursing assistant who worked the overnight shift at a convalescent center for 18 years Our client’s 100% disability award was based on a fully denied occupational exposure where she had claimed that her many years...
Michael Veneziani recently secured a total settlement in the amount of $300,000 for his client who was badly injured in a motor vehicle accident in late 2021. Mike’s client actually struck the other vehicle involved in the accident, however, Mike pressed the argument that the other driver was at...
Suzanne Holz Meola recently represented a 69 year old construction inspector who fell down an embankment at a construction site in 2017. As a result of his fall, her client complained of injuries to his neck, low back, knee and shoulder. A workers’ compensation claim was instituted and the...
In the evolving landscape of employment, temporary workers have become an integral part of many industries in New Jersey. These workers, often employed through staffing agencies, face unique challenges, especially when accessing workers’ compensation benefits. Thankfully, New Jersey law provides specific protections and entitlements for temporary workers injured on...
One critical aspect of a car accident claim that sometimes gets overlooked is the statute of limitations. This legal framework sets the deadline for filing a personal injury or wrongful death lawsuit in New Jersey’s courts following an accident. Currently, the statute of limitations for a NJ car accident is...
New Jersey allows you to seek compensation if someone’s negligent or intentional act causes injuries. However, there is a catch—you must file your claim within the New Jersey statute of limitations for personal injury claims.
Frank Petro recently represented a 64-year-old warehouse operator who alleged that his employment duties over the course of 32 years resulted in the need for bilateral hip replacements superimposed on various preexisting conditions. The claim was completely contested by the employer. The employer’s previous owners had transferred ownership and...
Recently, a group of U.S. senators called for a thorough investigation into the oversight practices of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regarding medical devices. Their request for an inquiry comes in the wake of concerns raised by the recall of certain Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) machines due...