I would bet that Patrick Brown worked for a subcontractor who either did not have workers compensation coverage (thus no exclusive remedy) or if they did have WC coverage he sued Sunoco for the non-delegable duty to provide a safe work place. Either Sunoco is additional insured under the sub-contractors\’ policy or they\’re getting stuck for paying the WC as a Special Employer without benefit of the exclusive remedy protection.
ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF JACKPOT JUSTICE! 9 MILLION DOLLARS! WHERE DOES THE PHILLY JUROR\’S THINK THIS MONEY COMES FROM?
IT COMES OUT OF ALL OUR POCKETS THROUGH HIGHER PRICES, HIGHER INSURANCE PREMIUMS, AND/OR HIGHER TAXES.
Obviously nobody responding to this article has been a \” Victim of the Pa.EMPLOYERS Comp. System \”. Try getting a doctor, comp.carrier or company safety administrator genuinely interested in your recovery. You will soon find out that you must see only medical help approved by the employer or comp. for 90 days and they want to boost that to 180 days. You receive far less than your usual paycheck. If your employer or comp. decides you need some \”incentive\” to return to work they contest your case knowing you will need legal help that wiil take 20% of EVERY check. Employers and comp. carriers are attempting to restrict your right to legal guidence in the event that might be news to anyone. And just for the hell of it suppose your employer offered you the exorbatant sum of $ 25,000 to survive on for the rest of your life in a world where that much for 1 year is poverty level, not to mention your lost medical insurance,pension and other benefits ,and also \”black listing on employment/medical records\”. By the way Work Comp. will dip into that 9 mill. settlement and recoup every penny that was spent for Mr. Brown ; of course they failed to point that out. Also they failed to point out that Social Security/Medicare will dip into that settlement in the form of a \”set aside\” to cover costs of Mr.Browns future medical costs that may possibly be related to this injury. Want to find out just how Rosy the Work Comp System is try this link :.wwwinjuredworkers4change.org
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I would bet that Patrick Brown worked for a subcontractor who either did not have workers compensation coverage (thus no exclusive remedy) or if they did have WC coverage he sued Sunoco for the non-delegable duty to provide a safe work place. Either Sunoco is additional insured under the sub-contractors\’ policy or they\’re getting stuck for paying the WC as a Special Employer without benefit of the exclusive remedy protection.
Just a thought…
ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF JACKPOT JUSTICE! 9 MILLION DOLLARS! WHERE DOES THE PHILLY JUROR\’S THINK THIS MONEY COMES FROM?
IT COMES OUT OF ALL OUR POCKETS THROUGH HIGHER PRICES, HIGHER INSURANCE PREMIUMS, AND/OR HIGHER TAXES.
I guess I\’m just dumb, but I don\’t understand how this case reached a court. Why wasn\’t the employee covered by workers compensation?
25,000 seems a bit low, on the surface anyway, but where i nteh heck did they come up with 9 MILLION?!
I agree, where is the sole-remedy law of PA on this one?
Obviously nobody responding to this article has been a \” Victim of the Pa.EMPLOYERS Comp. System \”. Try getting a doctor, comp.carrier or company safety administrator genuinely interested in your recovery. You will soon find out that you must see only medical help approved by the employer or comp. for 90 days and they want to boost that to 180 days. You receive far less than your usual paycheck. If your employer or comp. decides you need some \”incentive\” to return to work they contest your case knowing you will need legal help that wiil take 20% of EVERY check. Employers and comp. carriers are attempting to restrict your right to legal guidence in the event that might be news to anyone. And just for the hell of it suppose your employer offered you the exorbatant sum of $ 25,000 to survive on for the rest of your life in a world where that much for 1 year is poverty level, not to mention your lost medical insurance,pension and other benefits ,and also \”black listing on employment/medical records\”. By the way Work Comp. will dip into that 9 mill. settlement and recoup every penny that was spent for Mr. Brown ; of course they failed to point that out. Also they failed to point out that Social Security/Medicare will dip into that settlement in the form of a \”set aside\” to cover costs of Mr.Browns future medical costs that may possibly be related to this injury. Want to find out just how Rosy the Work Comp System is try this link :.wwwinjuredworkers4change.org