Leg Injuries in PA Workers’ Compensation Cases
NOTE: Workers’ Compensation is a complicated area of the law with many nuances and subcategories for specific injuries. The section below is to serve as a general guide to Leg Injuries in Workers’ Compensation and how we at Lenahan & Dempsey protect the rights of workers. Please contact us at 1.888.536.2426 for specific answers to questions as they relate to your specific Workers’ Compensation Case.
Leg injuries can have a significant impact on your ability to earn a living and maintain your quality of life. Under Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation laws, leg injuries generally are covered under the Workers’ Compensation Act. There are also a variety of benefits for which you may qualify. But getting those benefits can be a highly complex matter.
We Can Help
Attorney Brian Lenahan of our office, who heads our Workers’ Compensation Department, is listed in Best Lawyers in America and is a Certified Workers’ Compensation Practitioner in Pennsylvania. He is also listed in the Pennsylvania Super Lawyers and National Trial Lawyers – Workers’ Compensation Top 25. He has won Workers’ Compensation awards as high as a million dollars for individual, seriously injured workers. In addition, we have additional Workers’ Compensation lawyers and a team of experts we can call upon to get the benefits you deserve following a leg injury at work. Call us with any questions you may have on a Workers’ Compensation Leg Injury at 1.888.536.2328
Leg Injuries
If you suffer a leg injury such as an injury to your hip, thigh, knee, calf, ankle or foot, Workers’ Compensation benefits and payment of medical expenses are potentially available to you under the Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Act.
In addition, if you were to suffer an amputation and/or loss of function for all practical intents and purposes of your leg, lower leg, ankle, or foot, additional Workers’ Compensation benefits for specific loss benefits may be payable.
If you have a qualifying leg injury, Workers’ Compensation also pays reasonable and necessary medical expenses for the work injury.
Report Your Leg Injury Immediately
Under the law, you have up to 120 days to report your injury to your employer. However, we urge our clients to report the injury within hours or days to best protect your rights.
We also suggest you call us at Lenahan & Dempsey as soon as possible to have us protect your rights. We find employers, or more often their insurance company lawyers, may attempt to deny, delay, or try to downplay the seriousness of your claim.
At Lenahan & Dempsey, we aggressively fight to protect your rights and handle all communication so you can concentrate on recovering.
Call Us
Lenahan & Dempsey Workers’ Compensation lawyers help injured workers every day throughout Lackawanna, Luzerne, Wayne, Pike, Monroe, Columbia, Lycoming, Montour, Wyoming counties and beyond. We are available 24/7 at 1.888.536.2328. Call us today for a free, no-obligation case evaluation. There are no fees until you get the money you deserve.
What Can You Expect When Working With Lenahan & Dempsey
We have recovered Hundreds and Hundreds of Millions for our clients across almost all fields of Personal Injury, Insurance Bad Faith and Workers’ Compensation law.
Lenahan & Dempsey is listed in Best Law Firms in America, and we are listed as a Tier 1 law firm (the highest rating). Attorney Brian Lenahan of our office, who heads our Workers’ Compensation Department is listed in Best Lawyers in America and is a Certified Workers’ Compensation Practitioner in Pennsylvania. He is also listed in Pennsylvania Super Lawyers and the National Trial Lawyers – Workers’ Compensation Top 25.
Eight of our lawyers are listed in Best Lawyers in America, and eight are listed as Pennsylvania Super Lawyers. Three are listed in the Top 100 Lawyers in Pennsylvania, including our Firm President John R. Lenahan, Jr., our Managing Partner Timothy G. Lenahan and lawyer Matthew Dempsey.
Timothy Lenahan is Best Lawyers In America’s Top Insurance Lawyer for his representation of the injured fighting against large insurers for the region of Northeastern/Central Pennsylvania and the Pocono Mountains. He has previously been named Best Lawyers Top Personal Injury Lawyer for that region for his work fighting for the rights of injured people.
We fully understand the physical, emotional, and financial toll a case can take on victims and their families. Our highly dedicated team of lawyers and paralegals can point to a history of success supporting our clients and winning the money they need to rebuild their lives.
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