Pennsylvania
Occupational Disease Act & Chemical Exposure Claims

If you are suffering from a work-related occupational disease, you need an attorney who has represented police officers, fire fighters, and numerous other workers with claims under the Pennsylvania Occupational Disease Act. Numerous conditions qualify as occupational diseases, including chemical poisoning, Caisson disease, epitheliomatous cancer or ulceration, silicosis, anthraco-silicosis or coal worker's pneumoconiosis (also called Miner's Asthma), asbestosis, tuberculosis, serum hepatitis, infectious hepatitis and other occupational diseases to which a worker is exposed by reasons that are not common to the general population. The Occupational Disease Act also provides benefits to fire fighters and other "public safety" workers who contract diseases of the heart and lungs.

     Exposure Claims
Occupational disease and exposure claims, regardless of who is at fault, are complex, and may require specialized expert witnesses in order to prove that a worker's condition is related to his or her job. Because Jack B. Katz devotes his practice exclusively to Pennsylvania workers' compensation matters, he is familiar with these cases, and understands how frightening these conditions are to his clients and their families. Attorney Jack B. Katz handles these claims aggressively and explores every option to assure that his clients receive all of the benefits to which
they are entitled, and that they receive them promptly.

A former Chair of the Philadelphia Bar Association's Workers' Compensation Section, Jack understands the needs and concerns of his clients and their families, and recognizes
the physical, emotional and financial hardships that may occur as the result of a work-related injury. In addition,
Jack handles every case personally, and his clients know that when they have a question, they can talk directly to their attorney and get prompt, straightforward and accurate answers.

When you need a lawyer to assist you with an Occupational Disease or Chemical Exposure claim,
call Attorney Jack B. Katz at (215) 603-9681 or
click here to send Jack an E-mail; he will reply as quickly as possible. All consultations are free and there is never a charge unless Jack gets a recovery for you or prevents the insurance company from stopping your hard-earned workers' compensation benefits.