QuatriniRafferty is pleased to announce a new office location in the Executive House 615 Howard Avenue in Altoona. The office, located in Suite 210, formally opens on March 1, 2018. The expansion of QuatriniRafferty into Altoona, Pennsylvania will allow the firm to more efficiently serve new and existing clients in Blair and surrounding counties of central Pennsylvania. The…

QR is proud to announce that Attorney Joyce Novotny-Prettiman was elected to serve as vice president of the Westmoreland Bar Association (WBA)! Joyce previously held a director’s position on the WBA Board of Directors. After being elected vice president, she is in line to become president of our county’s Bar Association. Joyce has been involved…

You travel to and from work every day. If you are ever in a car accident during that commute, would you be eligible for Workers’ Compensation? What about if you were driving while performing a work-related “special mission?” A young man was a worker-in-training for Dunkin Donuts. His employer owned three different locations in Pennsylvania…

We conclude our 30th anniversary year by reflecting on our “30 Acts of Charity” project. Throughout 2017, we provided support to 30 distinct charities within our local communities – via monetary donation, sponsorship, volunteerism, or contribution collection. We are “paying it forward” by giving to the communities that have given us so much over the…

A young man was a worker-in-training for Dunkin Donuts. His employer owned three different locations in Pennsylvania – Wyncote, Hatfield, and Horsham. The young man was assigned to Wyncote. His job included delivering product between the three locations and filling in for sick employees. One day, his employer called him and instructed him to fill…

On a really cold day in January, our 54 year old Marcellus Shale fresh water truck driver, Carl, picked up his vehicle at his work site in Clymer, Indiana County, and drove to a nearby creek to load up. Two hours later, Carl was found lying, face down, beside his truck. Dead. The 10 foot…

This past week, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court handed down a very significant ruling which will protect the long-term rights of permanently injured workers in Pennsylvania. The Supreme Court, in a case named for the injured worker Mary Ann Protz, held that the Impairment Rating Evaluation (IRE) provision of the Workers’ Compensation Act is unconstitutional in…

As published in The Legal Checkup, Summer 2017 and on the Workers Injury Law and Advocacy Group blog I have been representing injured firefighters and policemen for 43 years. Our office recently won a critical Workers’ Compensation case for a widow of a firefighter who died from a heart attack. The insurance company fiercely defended the…

We shared the “I Love QR Because…” Valentine’s Day campaign as a way to demonstrate that illness and injury should never stop you from living your best life. The attorneys and staff of Quatrinini Rafferty are here to help you through whatever life brings, from the birth of a child, to the death of a…

Vincent J. Quatrini, Jr., founding partner of Quatrinini Rafferty law firm, has been appointed to serve on Pennsylvania Attorney General-elect Josh Shapiro’s Personnel and Planning Task Force. Mr. Quatrini will serve alongside 18 other distinguished Pennsylvania leaders to identify and interview prospective candidates for high-level positions in Shapiro’s new administration. The team will work diligently…