Injured in a car accident while working in Luzerne County? You may have two separate claims. We serve Wilkes-Barre and all surrounding communities.
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From Wilkes-Barre to Hazleton, the workers who keep Luzerne County running spend their days behind the wheel on roads like I-81 and I-476 (Turnpike Extension). The massive distribution-center truck traffic around Hazleton and Pittston only adds to the danger. When a crash happens on the clock, Pennsylvania law may give you two separate claims — not just one.
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.
We serve all of Luzerne County from our offices in Philadelphia, Lansdale, and Pittsburgh - including Wilkes-Barre and every town throughout the county.
When you are injured in a crash on the job in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania law may let you bring two claims side by side. Knowing the difference between them is what separates a partial recovery from a full one.
Because you were injured in the course of your job, your employer’s workers’ compensation insurance should cover 100% of your reasonable and necessary medical treatment and roughly two-thirds of your lost wages while you recover. Workers’ comp is "no-fault," so it applies even if the crash was partly your fault. What it does not pay for is pain and suffering or the remaining third of your wages.
When someone else was at fault for your Luzerne County wreck, a separate personal injury claim against that driver lets you recover what comp cannot — pain and suffering, your complete wage loss, and other damages. That is exactly why the third-party case is so valuable.
How we work: Your comp claim is handled directly by Attorney Michael Cardamone, a Certified Workers’ Compensation Specialist, and our heavyweight Personal Injury colleagues pursue the case against the at-fault driver, keeping both claims aligned to maximize your overall recovery.
The working backbone of Luzerne County — logistics and warehousing, healthcare, manufacturing, and education — keeps thousands of people commuting and driving across Wilkes-Barre, Hazleton, Kingston, and Pittston day and night. The massive distribution-center truck traffic around Hazleton and Pittston puts those workers at real risk on routes like I-81.
Whether you were making deliveries near Wilkes-Barre 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-81, I-476 (Turnpike Extension), and PA-309 carry the heaviest mix of commercial and commuter traffic in Luzerne County. The massive distribution-center truck traffic around Hazleton and Pittston 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 Luzerne 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 Luzerne County is typically covered for medical bills and wage loss.
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