How ACA Law Secured $145,000 for an Injured School-Van Driver After Experiencing a Workplace Injury

When you’re hurt at work, filing a workers’ compensation claim is only the first step toward getting your life back on track. Sometimes—and far more often than people realize—there’s another pocket of money you’re legally entitled to tap.

That was the case for our recent client, a devoted school-van driver who ended up in the worst-case scenario: injured on duty by someone else’s negligence.

Kevin Conboy, attorney at ACA Law, explains what happened:

“Our client was stopped at a light in his school van when another vehicle slammed into the rear of his van. The impact left him with a torn shoulder that ultimately required surgery.”

Right away, we made sure he received wage-loss checks and medical coverage through Pennsylvania’s workers’ compensation system. But we didn’t stop there.

Two Paths, One Goal: Full Compensation after Workplace Injury

1. Workers’ Compensation Benefits Weekly checks covered a portion of his lost wages, and medical benefits paid for surgery and rehab.

2. Third-Party Liability Claim Because another driver’s carelessness caused the crash, we filed a separate personal-injury lawsuit against that driver’s insurance policy.
   

By running both legal tracks in parallel, we secured a settlement that reflected the true scope of his losses—past and future medical bills, lingering pain, and the disruption to his livelihood. The total recovery: $145,000.

Too many people assume workers’ compensation is their only remedy after a workplace injury. In reality, you can often pursue both:

Scenario	Workers’ Comp	Third-Party Claim
Slip-and-fall caused by a property owner’s neglect	✔️	✔️
Collision with another driver while making deliveries	✔️	✔️
Defective equipment supplied by an outside vendor	✔️	✔️

Workers’ comp pays quickly but limits what you can recover. A third-party claim can add pain-and-suffering damages, reimbursement for out-of-pocket costs, and more.

Injured at Work? Know All Your Options.

If you’re nursing an injury you got while earning a paycheck—whether in a delivery truck, construction site, office parking lot, or anywhere in between—talk to ACA Law before you sign anything or accept a lowball settlement.

☎️ Call 570-348-0200 for a free, no-obligation consultation.

One call could reveal thousands of dollars you didn’t know you were entitled to—and give you the peace of mind you deserve.