Being self-employed does not keep you from qualifying for Social Security Disability benefits, but it does change how the Social Security Administration measures your work. Instead of reading earnings off a paycheck, SSA works through three tests. It weighs the…
Social Security Disability claims filed from Chester may be denied for several reasons, including questions about the medical evidence, current earnings, the expected duration of the condition, or issues involving required forms and other parts of the application process. You…
If you live in Camden, your Social Security Disability application follows the same federal process used nationwide. You file with the Social Security Administration, a state agency reviews your medical evidence on Social Security’s behalf, and your claim is measured…
A Social Security Disability claim rests on medical records that show what is wrong and how much it limits you. Things like ongoing treatment notes, objective findings like imaging and lab work, hospital records, and statements from your treating providers…
In most situations, you have two years from the date of the crash to file a truck accident claim in Pennsylvania. Filing a claim means starting a lawsuit in court, not just reporting the crash to an insurance company. That…
If the driver who hit you has no insurance, your claim generally moves to your own auto policy instead of theirs. That’s what uninsured motorist coverage is for, and in Pennsylvania it’s optional. Your insurer had to offer it, but…
A police report matters because it puts an independent account of your crash on paper, one the responding officer records at the scene, from the position of the vehicles to the weather to what they observed that day. Insurers ask…
Yes. A truck driver who was too tired to drive safely can be held liable for a crash, because every driver owes the people around them reasonable care, and driving in that condition can be a breach of that duty.…
You prove distracted driving with evidence of what the other driver was doing in the seconds before impact. Phone records, witness accounts, the responding officer’s notes, dashcam or nearby security footage, and accident reconstruction each capture part of that picture.…
More than one party can be responsible for a multi-vehicle truck crash. Depending on the facts, liability may rest with the truck driver, the trucking company, the parties responsible for loading or maintaining the truck, the manufacturer of a failed…
