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G. Christopher Apessos,
2015 – 2020
G. Christopher Apessos, 2008, 2011-2013;
Joshua S. Licata, 2018-2020;
It is with great sadness that we regretfully must inform all of the passing of our colleague, Kevin Burger. As any who knew him would attest, Kevin was an accomplished lawyer, story teller, and all around good guy. He was a family man who knew how to laugh, and also how to get his point across. His legal abilities commanded respect from all who knew him, on all sides of the bar.
He will be missed.
The Pittsburgh personal injury attorneys at Friday & Cox, LLC have more than 75 years of combined experience offering workers’ compensation and personal injury services to clients throughout Pennsylvania. Our Pittsburgh auto accident attorneys, Pittsburgh child sex abuse injury lawyers & Pittsburgh workers comp lawyers has two very distinct sides. The side we show our clients and the side we show our adversaries.
If you have been injured in the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania area contact our team of Pittsburgh personal injury attorneys for a free consultation. We handle accident, injury and workers’ compensation claims on a contingency fee basis. This means we charge no fees of any kind unless we recover for you. Serving Pittsburgh, Bethel Park, McKeesport, Monroeville, Erie, Altoona, State College, Beaver, Greensburg, Kittanning & Washington, Pennsylvania.
PA Injury Attorneys Fighting For Your Rights
With our clients, we are calm and caring counselors who take the time to understand each individual’s needs and goals. Coping with an injury, whether suffered in the workplace or anywhere else, can test anyone’s patience. Stubborn insurance companies and confusing legal systems can make matters more frustrating.
When you select our Pittsburgh personal injury lawyers, you will meet with an experienced Pittsburgh injury lawyer who cares about you, your future and your family. We will explain your options in straightforward language, giving you the knowledge to make critical decisions about your case. With your input, our Pittsburgh accident attorneys will start building a strong case designed to achieve your goals.
Our Pittsburgh workers compensation lawyers have the knowledge, resources and ability necessary to make your injury case a success. You can see proof in our record of verdicts and settlements. Put our experience and legal resources to work for you. Contact us today to schedule a free consultation in Pittsburgh or Erie, Pennsylvania.
Aggressive Advocates Fighting For You In Pennsylvania
To our adversaries, we are aggressive advocates who do not compromise in the pursuit of justice and compensation for our clients. You can be confident in our commitment to obtain the financial compensation you need, while protecting your rights when faced with:
- Personal injury claim
- Medical malpractice claim
- Workers’ compensation claim
- Car accident claim
- Motorcycle accident claim
- Trucking accident claim
- Wrongful death claim
- Child sex abuse injury claim
Our Pittsburgh, PA child sex abuse injury attorneys have extensive experience handling highly complex claims involving several areas of the law. We will take every measure possible to help you navigate through the legal system, while maximizing your potential to obtain a full financial recovery. We are also strong advocates who do not back down from aggressive opposition. Our Pittsburgh accident attorneys prepares every injury claim with enough facts to prove fault in trial. At-fault parties’ insurance adjusters often make full financial settlements to avoid going up against us in trial.
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Contact Our Pittsburgh Personal Injury Lawyers
For a free initial consultation with an experienced Pittsburgh workers’ compensation lawyer, call 412-561-4290 or contact us online. Our Pittsburgh personal injury lawyers & Pennsylvania child sex abuse injury attorneys have the skills and legal resources to protect our clients’ best interests with a wide range of claims from premises liability concerns to medical malpractice claims. All of our injury cases are also handled on a contingency basis. You would not owe us anything unless we recover compensation for you.
Proudly serving all of Western Pennsylvania including Bethel Park, Pittsburgh, Monroeville, Mt. Lebanon (Mount Lebanon), McKeesport, Penn Hills, Upper St. Clair, McCandless. Ross Township, Clairton, Duquesne, West Mifflin, Erie, Warren, Meadville, State College, Edensburg, Butler, Greensburg, Washington, Westmoreland, Altoona, Emporium, Clarion, Clearfield, Ridgway, Uniontown, Tionesta, Waynesburg, Brookville, New Castle, Mercer, Hermitage, Somerset & Franklin, Pennsylvania.
Benefits In PA Accident, Injury & Workers Comp Cases
Pennsylvania, like all states offers accident and injury victims various benefits and forms of compensation. Where the accident took place and who is at fault determines the actual benefits to be awarded. This is true for auto accidents, personal injury and child sex abuse injury cases. Common benefits are:
Disability benefits
Lost wage compensation
Pain & suffering benefits (not available in workers comp cases)
Medical expense reimbursement
Death & funeral benefits
There are others and the Pittsburgh auto accident attorneys at Friday & Cox, LLC will identify all liable parties and make them accountable for your injuries, lost wages, medical care and, if applicable, your pain & suffering.
What To Do After An Accident In Pennsylvania
There are certain steps you need to take following an accident in Pennsylvania. The first thing you should do, no matter how ok you think you feel, is seek medical attention. Many accidents do not result in immediate injuries, pain or discomfort. Due to the adrenaline pumping at time of accident it may take time for you to feel the injuries sustained. Even a trip to the local emergency room or urgent care clinic is fine.
If your injury was suffered at work you immediately need to report your injury and details surrounding the accident to your immediate supervisor. Failing to do so, failing to seek medical care and continuing to work through the pain can completely disqualify you from obtaining workers’ compensation benefits.
Afterwards you need to contact our Bethel Park child accident lawyers for a free case review. They will analyze your claim and pinpoint the full dollar value of your case and fight to get you the benefits and compensation you are entitled to by Pennsylvania personal injury laws and or Pennsylvania workers compensation laws.
As our Pittsburgh accident attorneys serve the Erie, Bethel Park, Washington, Altoona, Greensburg and State College areas they can help you no matter where in Western PA your accident took place.
Social Media & Your PA Accident, Injury & Work Comp Case
If injured in an auto accident or any accident caused by the negligence of another posting to social media can jeopardize your claim. In the case of PA workers’ comp cases evidence taken from social media websites may be used to revoke or deny workers’ compensation benefits to recipients. When Pennsylvania employees & residents get hurt or injured on the job, they may be eligible for various benefits and forms of financial compensation. Those who qualify for these benefits may receive money to help cover medical expenses, lost wages from time taken off work and any rehabilitation expenses that may occur as a result of the workplace injury. Yet when employees receiving workers’ compensation benefits post information and images on social media that contradict their injury claim, they may be at risk of losing their benefits.
For example, an employee is receiving workers’ compensation benefits for a serious back injury he or she received while on the job. The worker claims that he or she is unable to continue working due to the painful injury. However, pictures posted on a popular social media site show the injured worker actively dancing at a nightclub. If these posts are properly obtained, they may be used as evidence against the worker in court, and the workers’ compensation benefits may be revoked.
Obtaining Evidence Through Social Media
Some people question whether or not information taken from social media sites is valid and admissible in court. According to Pace Law Review, there are several ways of obtaining evidence from a social media website. Since users can make their profile page visible to the general public or restrict the settings so that only friends are able to see their page, legal representatives may or may not be able to view pictures of the beneficiary.
If the profile is public, the information can be informally discovered. This is the same as simple observation, such as if someone were to see the person dancing or lifting a heavy object in public. Information that is not publicly available, on the other hand, may be harder to obtain but is not off limits. The formal discovery process allows people to request documents that are associated with a legal case. This includes messages, videos and pictures posted on social media websites that are relevant to the beneficiary’s workplace accident. In some cases, this evidence may be used to revoke or deny unemployment.
Contact Our Pittsburgh Personal Injury Lawyers
For a free initial consultation with an experienced Pittsburgh workers’ compensation lawyer, call 412-561-4290 or contact us online. Our Pittsburgh personal injury lawyers have the skills and legal resources to protect our clients’ best interests with a wide range of claims from premises liability concerns to medical malpractice claims. All of our injury cases are also handled on a contingency basis. You would not owe us anything unless we recover compensation for you.
The Pittsburgh workers’ compensation lawyers serve all of Western Pennsylvania including Bethel Park, Pittsburgh, Monroeville, Mt. Lebanon (Mount Lebanon), McKeesport, Penn Hills, Upper St. Clair, McCandless. Ross Township, Clairton, Duquesne, West Mifflin, Erie, Warren, Meadville, State College, Edensburg, Butler, Greensburg, Washington, Westmoreland, Altoona, Emporium, Clarion, Clearfield, Ridgway, Uniontown, Tionesta, Waynesburg, Brookville, New Castle, Mercer, Hermitage, Somerset & Franklin, Pennsylvania.
Testimonials
Case Results
Mining Car Accident –
Organ Loss
Board suspended from underground mine ceiling penetrated the passenger compartment of mine portal bus, causing severe abdominal injuries resulting in more than 15 abdominal surgeries, internal organ loss and infection. Plaintiff alleged that FMC Corporation’s portal bus was defectively designed because it allowed a one-fourth inch Plexiglass shield to protect riders from foreign objects when portal bus was traveling at speeds of over 30 miles per hour. In addition, plaintiff alleged that defendant mine owner negligently failed to maintain mine conditions, which caused and allowed a one-by-six board to hang from ceiling and contact windshield of portal bus.
Result: Settlement of over $1 Million
Machine Accident –
Amputation
Plaintiff’s left hand and lower forearm were amputated from severe crush injury when left hand was pulled into a “horizontal mixing mill” when defective stop bar failed.
Result: Settlement of over $1 Million
Traffic Accident – Resulting In Catastrophic Injuries
Auto accident in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. Plaintiff suffered arm, back, hip and head injuries.
Result: $600,000 Settlement
Fall Through Defective Scaffolding – Severe Leg Fracture
Plaintiff, 38, suffered a severe lower leg fracture resulting in reconstructive surgery after he fell approximately 15-feet when the worksite scaffolding supplier provided non-OSHA approved scaffold planks, which broke across a knot in the wooden plank.
Result: $215,000 Settlement
Press & News
Opioids & Pennsylvania Workers Comp Cases
Opioid painkiller misuse is now a public health emergency in the United States. Taking opioid painkillers long term, or in high doses can have a major impact on an injured worker’s recovery and return to work. “Well-meaning people can fall into this addiction, and into the trap of disability,” said SFM Director of Medical Services Ceil Jung. […]
Nursing home neglect lawsuit follows premature death
As the loved ones of Pennsylvania residents age, the so called golden years could become a time of suffering for some. Having to place a parent or grandparent who needs constant care in a nursing home is a difficult decision, particularly when nursing home neglect and abuse appear to be increasingly common. A lawsuit was […]
Dangerous toys could lead to products liability lawsuits
It is only natural for Pennsylvania parents to want to protect their children from harm, but many of them also rush out to buy every new toy that comes onto the market. Although the Consumer Product Safety Commission tries to prevent dangerous toys from landing on the shelves, some are only identified as hazardous after […]