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Very kind words from a recent workers’ compensation client of Peter J. Gough, Esq. on AVVO.com Peter J. Gough is an associate at the firm and concentrates his practice in the area of workers’ compensation, exclusively representing injured workers. Born in Brooklyn, New York and a graduate of The University of Buffalo, Peter J. Gough came to the…
Prudential Insurance Company recently overturned a long term disability denial for our client under an own occupation period of disability. Our client worked for a large hospital system as a vascular lab technologist. The client was suffering from relapsing, remitting Multiple Sclerosis with optical neuritis and migraines. Prudential originally denied benefits based upon their opinion…
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Stories about tragic drug overdoses and the concern for heroin use in our local communities seem to always hit the news. The steps that are being taken to reduce some of the suffering from drug addiction don’t usually get the same attention. Hopefully, news will spread about legislation that has been signed into law on…
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month in Pennsylvania. This subject has been very much in the news with the focus being on the NFL’s handling of the Ray Rice situation. Unfortunately, domestic violence is an everyday occurrence in our communities and many tragic situations are not in the headlines. When someone is the victim of…
Proposed Changes to Five (5) Month Waiting Period for SSDI Benefits for Terminally Claimant’s Senator Mike Enzi, a Republican in Wyoming, and Democrat, Sherrod Brown, of Ohio, have introduced a Bill to expedite the payment of SSDI benefits to terminally ill individuals by eliminating the five (5) month waiting period. The legislation, commonly referred to…
