Mark Buterbaugh | Pennsylvania Workers Comp Attorney

Smith & Nephew announced Friday that it was pulling a metal liner used in hip replacements from the market.The London company said the device is the optional metal liner for its R3 Acetabular System hip devices. Smith & Nephew said it is "not satisfied with the clinical results" of the liner because some patients needed an additional surgery to have the liner removed. It described the move as a precaution and said patients who have not experienced problems don't need…

Do you know the difference between “Full Coverage” and “Full Tort?”  Over the years I have had the opportunity to discuss these insurance terms with a lot of folks who learned the hard way what these mean.  I can’t tell you how many times I’ve asked a potential client whether they have “Full Tort” and the potential client responds “Yes, I have Full Coverage.”  Unfortunately, “Full Coverage” does not necessarily mean that the person has “Full Tort.”  You can have…

A recent article in the Claims Journal looks at various reasons and socio-economic groups that tend to hire Attorney's to represent them in workers' compensation cases.   Interesting, as you can tell, the article takes the approach that sometimes, Attorney's are unnecessarily involved.  Given the fact the article is written by the insurance industry, that fact is not surprising. The reality of workers compensation is that insurance carriers and employers, in their quest to control costs, often attempt to move…

Pennsylvania State Supreme Court Justice Jane Orie Melvin turned herself in this morning to face nine criminal charges against her, filed by Allegheny County District Attorney Stephen Zapala.  "In order to avoid the appearance of impropriety and in accordance with precedent, Justice Orie Melvin is voluntarily recusing herself from all judicial duties pending resolution of the criminal charges," wrote William I. Arbuckle III, who has been representing the justice in a pending Judicial Conduct Board investigation. He continued, "She is not…

The Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court applied the standard burden of proof in Reinstatement of benefits to the exhaustion of 500 weeks of Partial Disability Benefits.  When a Claimant files a Reinstatement Petition to be reinstated to full total disability benefits, he must meet the burden in showing a worsening condition.  However, what about after the Claimant reaches the statutory 500 week limit on partial disability benefits and a funded light duty job is terminated? The Court address this very issue in Sadisky…

As a second introductory post, we introduce you to the 2012 Mooney & Associates attorneysFrom left to right sitting:  Attorney Jeff Lawrence, Founding Partner John Mooney, Attorney Jason ImlerFrom left to right standing:  Attorney Tyann Miller, Attorney Mark Buterbaugh, Attortney Katrina Luedtke, Attorney Rachel Shreck, Attorney Judy Miller, Attorney Goerge Swatrz, and Attorney Amy Ehrhart ZRDQZWW5XX79Visit us online at http://www.mooney4law.com