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 | James E. PociusShareholder James E. Pocius is a shareholder with Marshall, Dennehey, Warner, Coleman & Goggin. He has developed extensive experience in the defense of workers' compensation matters and defense liability claims. However, he currently focuses his practice exclusively to the defense of workers' compensation claims and federal black lung claims.
Marshall, Dennehey, Warner, Coleman & Goggin
P.O. Box 3118
Scranton, Pennsylvania
18505-3118
(Lackawanna Co.)
Telephone: 570-496-4601
Fax: 570-496-0567
http://www.marshalldennehey.com
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| Practice Areas | Workers Compensation; Black Lung | | | Education | Duquesne University, J.D., 1978, Pennsylvania State University, B.A., 1974 | | | Admitted | 1978, Pennsylvania; 1978, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania; 1991, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit | |
| Memberships | Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania and American (Vice Chair, Workers' Compensation Committee, General Practice, Solo and Small Firm Section) Bar Associations; Pennsylvania Defense Institute (Member, Workers' Compensation Committee); National Self-Insurers' Association. | | | Born | Scranton, Pennsylvania | | | Biography | Listed in Pennsylvania Super Lawyer, 2006 and 2009. News Editor, Juris Magazine, 1977-1978. Law Clerk to the Honorable James Walsh, President Judge, Lackawanna County Court of Common Pleas, 1978-1979. Author: "Workers' Compensation and its Relationship with the Heart and Lung Act," Pennsylvania Bar Quarterly, 1995-07; "Pennsylvania Supreme Court Confirms That Termination Means Termination," Defense Digest, Vol. 2, No. 9, 1996; "Subrogation in Workers' Compensation," Counterpoint, 1997-01; "Defining the ADA: Interpretations and Implications of Recent Cases Involving ADA," Pennsylvanian, 1997-05; "Litigation in State Workers' Compensation Claims," The Complete Lawyer, Vol. 14, No. 3, Summer 1997; "Heart and Lung Act Update," Pennsylvania Bar Quarterly, 1998-01; "Seasonal Employment in Workers' Compensation," Counterpoint, 1998-07; "Wise Use of Defense Counsel Reduces Work Comp Cases," Workers' Compensation Monitor, 1998-07; "Commonwealth Court Changes the Rules on Medical Testimony in Pennsylvania," Workers' Compensation (PSIA Newsletter), 1999-01; "U.S. Supreme Court Upholds PA Workers' Compensation Law," The PULSE, 1999-09; "Telecommuters or Homeworkers," Workers' Compensation (PSIA Newsletter), 1999-11; "Commonwealth Court Continues to Define 'Incarceration' Under the Workers' Compensation Act," Counterpoint, 2000-01; "Pennsylvania Supreme Court Modifies Pennsylvania Workers' Compensation Law Regarding Return to Work," Counterpoint, 2000-10. Co-Editor-in-Chief, "Workers' Compensation Guide," Pennsylvania Chamber of Business & Industry, 1997—. Associate Professor, Legal Studies Program, Marywood College, Scranton, 1987, 1989, 1991. Assistant Solicitor, City of Scranton, 1988-1989. Member, International Association of Industry Boards and Commissions. Recipient: Outstanding Author Award, Pennsylvania Chamber of Commerce, 1998; PESI Dedication to Excellence and Continuing Professional Education Award, 2002. | | | ISLN | 904389775 | |
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Medicare, the Bull in the Settlement China ShopJames E. Pocius, March 25, 2009 Using the Medicare Secondary Payer Act and the new SCHIP Extension Act (passed in December of 2007), Medicare is bulling its way into workers' compensation and liability settlements. |
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