Injured in a car accident while working in Erie County? You may have two separate claims. We serve Erie and all surrounding communities.
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Driving for a living in Erie County means dealing with I-90, I-79, and the steady flow of commuters and trucks between Erie and Millcreek every day. The lake-effect winter weather that makes I-90 and I-79 especially crash-prone makes these roads especially unforgiving. A single work-related crash can leave you facing months of lost wages and medical bills — often with more than one way to recover.
Pennsylvania law allows injured workers to pursue both:
We handle the workers' comp claim directly. Our respected Personal Injury colleagues handle the third-party lawsuit. You get maximum recovery from both sources.
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(215) 206-9068Attorney Michael Cardamone is a Certified Workers' Compensation Specialist with 27 years of experience. Rated by Super Lawyers for 10 consecutive years, he has recovered over $50 million for injured Pennsylvania workers.
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A work-related crash in Erie County can open the door to two different claims at once — and pursuing only one often leaves serious money on the table. Here is how each one works and why both matter.
Workers’ compensation kicks in because you were on the clock: it should cover the full cost of necessary medical treatment plus roughly two-thirds of your lost earnings. It is "no-fault," meaning it applies regardless of who caused the crash. The trade-off is that it pays nothing for pain and suffering and leaves about a third of your wages uncovered.
If another driver caused your Erie County crash, you can also bring a personal injury claim against that at-fault driver. This is where pain and suffering, full wage loss, and other damages are recovered. Workers’ comp does not allow these damages, which is why pursuing the third-party case is so important.
How we work: Michael Cardamone, a Certified Workers’ Compensation Specialist, manages your workers’ comp claim himself while our heavyweight Personal Injury colleagues take the third-party lawsuit — the two work in tandem so you recover as much as possible.
The working backbone of Erie County — manufacturing, healthcare, insurance, and tourism — keeps thousands of people commuting and driving across Erie, Millcreek, Corry, and Edinboro day and night. The lake-effect winter weather that makes I-90 and I-79 especially crash-prone puts those workers at real risk on routes like I-90.
Whether you were making deliveries near Erie or driving between sites for your employer, a crash on the job can trigger both a workers' compensation claim and a separate case against an at-fault driver.
I-90, I-79, and US-20 carry the heaviest mix of commercial and commuter traffic in Erie County. The lake-effect winter weather that makes I-90 and I-79 especially crash-prone makes these routes especially risky for delivery drivers, tradespeople, and anyone who drives as part of their job. If you were hurt in a crash on any of them while working, you may have both a workers' comp claim and a separate third-party case.
Yes. If you were working when the crash happened in Erie County and another driver was at fault, Pennsylvania law generally lets you collect workers' compensation through your employer and file a separate third-party claim against the at-fault driver. The two claims together recover far more than workers' comp alone.
You can still receive workers' compensation, because it is a no-fault system. Your right to comp benefits does not depend on who caused the accident, so even an at-fault worker injured on the job in Erie County is typically covered for medical bills and wage loss.
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