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Kingston, PA: Effective as of January 1, 2022, attorneys Ryan Molitoris, Christopher Quinn and Kevin Walsh will be advancing to Principal status of the law firm, Hourigan, Kluger & Quinn. Molitoris and Quinn will join eight other Personal Injury Attorneys and Walsh will join nine Business Law Attorneys in Principal status.

What happens when Mom or Dad are not able to handle their own affairs and did not previously sign a power of attorney to allow someone to act on his/her behalf? Who can talk to their doctors and make medical decisions, who can deal with bank accounts, investments and bills, who can make...

Hourigan, Kluger & Quinn PC is pleased to announce that ten of the firm’s lawyers have been named, in multiple practice areas of law, to the 2022 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America, the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession.

Attorney Lars H. Anderson, Hourigan, Kluger & Quinn, will present “What Constitutes Workplace Discrimination and how to Effectively Investigate Complaints” on Thursday, September 30 at the Northeast Pennsylvania Manufacturers and Employers Association Labor Law Summit, in McAdoo, PA.

Hourigan, Kluger & Quinn PC is pleased to announce that Brian Q. McDonnell, Esq. has been named Lawyer of the Year for Workers’ Compensation in the NEPA Region of the 2022 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) filed a complaint on Wednesday, July 14th, 2021 against Amazon.com, the world’s largest retailer to force Amazon to recall potentially hazardous products that are currently being sold...

Johnson & Johnson is recalling most of their Neutrogena and Aveeno spray sunscreens from U.S. stores after detecting benzene in some of its test samples. Benzene has been identified as a potential cancer-causing chemical.

National studies indicate that 10% to 40% of businesses misclassify employees as independent contractors. Sometimes this is inadvertent. Sometimes it’s intentional. Regardless, the misclassified employee always pays a price in the form of denied...

Hourigan, Kluger & Quinn, PC is pleased to announce that Attorney Richard Williams has been named 2021 Trailblazer for Energy and Environmental Services by the National Law Journal.

Attorney Kathleen Quinn DePillis has been advanced to Principal status of the Law Firm, Hourigan, Kluger & Quinn.

Earlier this month the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) approved a new federal rule that will ensure that products marketed or intended for infant sleep will provide a safe sleep environment for babies under 5 months old.

A city-based wrestling-focused video production company has sued a New Jersey independent wrestling group, accusing the latter of breaching their contract by holding pay-per-view events.

In order for an employee injury to be compensable several conditions must be met. Among them, an employee's injury must arise “in the course of employment and be related thereto”; or “on the premises occupied by the employer, or upon which the employer’s business or affairs are being carried on.”

Less crowded roads may be seen by some as an open invitation to increase one’s pace. Speeding is up 27% during the pandemic. Distracted driving also played a significant role. The latest distraction involves the outrageous act of Zooming while driving.

Attorney Nicole M. Santo, Partner, Hourigan, Kluger & Quinn, Kingston, PA will co-present with Attorney P. Timothy Kelly, Needle Law, “Pursuing Liability Claims Against Property Owners," to the Northeastern PA Trial Lawyers Association...

A legal claim must be filed within a limited time period, which is typically set forth in a statute of limitations. In Pennsylvania, the statute of limitations for personal injury cases is typically set at two years. The party seeking to invoke the discovery rule bears the burden of..

Every year over 800,000 people are hospitalized because of fall injuries. Among the injuries are those which would not have happened but for the negligence of a property owner. Fortunately, under the legal theory of premises liability, those property owners can be held responsible for injuries that happen on their property.

An executor of an estate is defined as an individual chosen to administer the estate of a deceased person. The executor's primary responsibility is to carry out the wishes of the deceased person based on instructions as spelled out in the will or trust documents. The executor is typically named in the will. In...

The Chief Executive Officer of Peloton, John Foley, recently announced that a child died as a result of an accident involving the Peloton Tread+. In a public letter posted on the Peloton website, the CEO and Co-Founder acknowledged they are aware of a number of injuries that occurred where children were hurt involving the same equipment model.

The law requires motorists to move to a lane that is not adjacent to the scene of an emergency response, police stop or a tow truck picking up an abandoned vehicle. If drivers cannot move over because of traffic or other conditions, they must reduce their speed. (The law, however, doesn’t specify what the speed should...)

Hourigan, Kluger & Quinn, PC is pleased to announce that the Firm has been named the gold winner across two categories in the Times Leader’s Best of the Best 2021 Readers’ Choice Awards. The Firm received Gold in the Best Law Firm Category and the Best Personal Injury Attorney Category.

Attorney Lars H. Anderson, a Principal on the Business Team at Hourigan, Kluger & Quinn has recently been re-elected President of the Wilkes-Barre Little League for 2021. “I am very honored to be selected as President of the Wilkes-Barre Little League and will continue to uphold...

The ability for an employer to mandate employees taking a COVID-19 vaccine, is limited by whether or not the employees are at will and/or unionized. An employer can mandate nonunion at will employees get a COVID-19 vaccine, once it becomes readily available to the general public.

In today’s day and age, many employers want to ban smoking on their premises/property. By instituting a tobacco ban employers may get a discount on their insurance premiums. If an employer is a non-union workplace instituting a ban, it is relatively easy.

Make sure you’re healthy enough to shovel snow. (If you’re not, ask for help, or hire someone.) A shovelful of wet snow can weigh as much as 25 pounds. So you could be moving hundreds of pounds of snow. The cold can raise the risk of heart attack and other injuries because it constricts blood...

“The addition of small cell nodes will improve the City’s telecommunications infrastructure by increasing data capacity, providing faster connectivity speeds and improving overall wireless communications thereby delivering a superior network to...

Until recently, Pennsylvania didn’t have a law that addressed the management, and distribution of digital assets. The lack of such a law could create legal issues for heirs, as state and federal laws make it a crime to access private data or computer systems without permission of the owner.

Luzerne County Head Start, Inc. has elected two new members to serve on its Board of Directors: Lars H. Anderson, Esq., Wilkes-Barre and Andrea L. Caladie, CPA, Mountain...

Did your Doctor Abandon YouIn Pennsylvania, abandoning a patient occurs “when a physician withdraws his or her services after a physician-patient relationship has been established, by failing to give notice to the patient of the physician’s intention...

The pandemic has not taken away your right as a citizen of Pennsylvania to seek damages in civil matters through the legal system. However, exceeding statutes of limitation can. All States, including Pennsylvania, place time limits on filing...

The National Board of Trial Advocacy (NBTA) is pleased to announce that Attorney Joseph A. Quinn, Jr. of the law firm...

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Statistics indicate that more than 90% of all motor vehicle accidents in the United States involve driver error. For a passenger injured...

The business world is fraught with uncertainties and risks. That’s why many businesses count on insurance for protection. Unfortunately, when a claim is coronavirus-related, it is almost always denied.

Free holiday showing of the popular children’s movies, “Polar Express” or “ELF” on Saturday, Dec. 12, at the Garden Drive In, Hunlock Creek.

As we are all well aware, COVID-19 has impacted all aspects of our lives. This is certainly the case in the area of landlord-tenant law.

Hourigan, Kluger & Quinn, PC is pleased to announce that the Firm has been named to the 2021 US News and World Report and Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms”.

Social media is a powerful marketing tool, particularly now that individuals are working from home. It’s employed by over 90% of businesses for that very reason. Most businesses also use social...”

People frequently ask me what can be done about their neighbor’s tree branches hanging over their property. In short, branches that are growing beyond the boundary line of the tree owner’s property...

A horrific automobile accident. The sudden onset of a potentially fatal, contagious disease. Life can change quickly, taking away a person’s ability to make decisions about his or her medical treatments...

Owning property can be rewarding, but it can come with a long list of responsibilities and concerns. One of those concerns is squatting, and it can be more of an issue...

Attorney Nicole M. Santo, HKQ Law, Kingston, PA has been named to the Top 40 Under 40 in Pennsylvania by the National Trial Lawyers. The National Trial Lawyers is a professional...

Every year, an estimated 250,000 to 440,000 people die in the United States as a result of medical errors. That makes medical malpractice the third leading cause...

Attorney Allan M. Kluger will be Friedman JCC’s first recipient of the Tribute Gala Award...

Hourigan, Kluger & Quinn is pleased to announce that nine of the firm’s lawyers have been named, in multiple categories, to the 2021 Edition of The Best Lawyers in...

As school is about to resume, many employers are wondering how the expanded FMLA under the new Families First Coronavirus Response Act...

Put into place in 1915, the Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation system provides employees with medical treatment and compensation for lost wages associated with work-related injuries.