Dan Munley in St Louis for Presentation

Dan Munley, a partner in Munley, Munley & Cartwright, will be speaking the Association of Interstate Trucking Attorneys in St. Louis, MO today. He will present Spoilage in Tractor Trailer Case.

Dan, a member of the Executive Board of the American Association for Justice’s Interstate Trucking Group, was invited to speak because of his growing reputation as a stand-out in commercial vehicle litigation.

He will also present Discovery in a Tractor Trailer Case to the Kentucky Justice Association next month.

Dan is a Civil Trial Specialist, certified by the National Board of Trial Advocates; he is also an active member of the American Association for Justice and the Pennsylvania Association for Justice. He has been recognized as a Million Dollar Advocate, a Pennsylvania Rising Star Super Lawyer and received the American Jurisprudence Award for Excellence in Trial Advocacy. […]

3 Munley Law Personal Injury Attorneys Attorneys Named PA Super Lawyers

Philadelphia Magazine and Law & Politics Inc. have named three Munley Law attorneys “Pennsylvania Super Lawyers” for 2008.

Robert W. Munley, Marion Munley, and Matthew Cartwright were recognized for their outstanding reputation in personal injury litigation for the fifth consecutive year! Recently, the firm’s managing partner, Caroline Munley, was named a “Rising Star Super Lawyer.”

The Super Lawyers designation, which recognizes only 5% of PA attorneys, is compiled through peer review and independent research by Law & Politics. The stringent selection process is widely hailed throughout the legal field for its multi-step evaluation utilizing data gathered through balloting, critical assessment of the attorneys and independent research. The potential nominee’s professional achievements, experience, impact on the industry and peer evaluations determine the final listings.

All of us at Munley Law are proud of Robert, Marion, and Matt for this outstanding accomplishment. To learn more about Super Lawyers, […]

Marion Munley in Philly for Seminar

Attorney Marion Munley is a featured speaker at the Lorman Education Services seminar, Trucking Litigation: Handling Various Issues Unique to Trucking in Pennsylvania today in Philadelphia.

Marion was chosen to lead the forum because of her expertise in trucking and commercial vehicle litigation. The purpose of the seminar is to educate attorneys, trucking industry officials, safety professionals and insurance representatives on the complex and changing issues surrounding catastrophic trucking cases.

Marion Munley is a partner here at Munley Law Personal Injury Attorneys. She is a graduate of Temple University School of Law, and is admitted to practice in the state and federal courts of Pennsylvania and New York. Munley is a Civil Trial Specialist, certified by the National Board of Trial Advocates, and is a named Diplomate of the National Board of Trial Advocacy. She is an active member of the American Association for Justice and serves on the Board of Governors for the Pennsylvania Association for Justice. […]

Marion Munley at Gerry Spence Trail Lawyers College

Marion Munley will be spending the rest of the week in the great state of Wyoming. She, along with the rest of the teaching staff at Gerry Spence Trail Lawyers College, will be meeting with the one and only, Gerry Spence and his team, to learn his freshest techniques, in order to educate and inspire incoming classes of trial attorneys.

Marion is an alumnus of TLC. After graduation, she was invited onto the teaching staff and has taught nearly a dozen seminars at Spence’s Wyoming ranch and across the country. TLC is truly something else; it molds everyday trail lawyers into warriors of justice and enables its students to more successfully try cases on behalf of ordinary people- not insurance companies, banks, or big business.

The Gerry Spence Trial Lawyers College was founded as a not-for-profit institution dedicated to the preservation of justice and the protection of the jury-trial system through the education of legal professionals. […]

Panel Physicians and Workers Comp

So you got hurt at work and need to see a company doctor. Now what?

After you have given notice of your injury, your employer may require you to treat with one of their “panel physicians” through their insurance carrier. If your employer has a list of panel physicians or “company doctors,” you will be required to treat with one of the doctors on the list for the first 90 days of your injury.

Under the Workers’ Compensation Act, your employer is required to advise you of their list of panel physicians at the time of your hire and also at the time of your injury. They are also required to have you sign an acknowledgement that you are aware this policy and provide you with the list upon your injury.

If for some reason you do not like the doctor that you have chosen, […]

Follow the Golden Rule . . . Give Notice As Soon As Possible

If you are hurt at work, the most important thing to remember is to report the injury to your employer through your supervisor at the time of the injury. Every injury should be reported, no matter how small you may think it to be. Any injury could potentially become a liability, not only to your health but also to your finances if it is unreported. Telling your employer that you are injured is your responsibility and it is called “giving notice.”

Too many times an employee will feel a “pop” in their knee, a pain in their shoulder or their back, and let it go for days or weeks. Not reporting an incident or injury can allow your employer to deny your claim through their insurance carrier. This can initially prevent your medical expenses and/or wage loss from being paid if the treating physician should later remove you from work due to the injury. […]