Followup: Employer Liability and Company Cars (New Information Employees Should Have on Hand)!
In 2018’s “Employer Liability: When Accidents Happen in the Company Car” we looked at what goes into determining employer liability when it comes to company issued vehicles. In this thorough followup, we’ll provide new information employees using business-owned vehicles should know in the event they find themselves injured on the clock. Workplace accidents happen to even the most responsible employees, what’s most important is knowing how to proceed on both the medical and legal side when they do.
Read MoreDUI Accident Cases Pose Serious, Costly Civil Liability
It’s important to understand that a DUI can happen to anyone, no matter how high they believe their tolerance to alcohol. When they let their guard down and act irresponsibly, assuming they won’t get caught, or that they can’t possibly hurt anyone after “just one drink”, life threatening accidents happen. Drinking and driving is a risk no one should ever take.
Read MoreCRPS Has Been Linked to Medical Malpractice; Here’s Everything Those Diagnosed Must Know!
CRPS, or Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, is what was formerly known as RSD. CRPS is a pain disorder and considered to be permanent, or as medical professionals often refer to it: “chronic”. There are several ways a person can develop Complex Regional Pain Syndrome. CRPS can be sustained through an obvious physical injury such as a surgical error (in cases of Medical Malpractice, to which CRPS-II has a direct link), or can be sustained in an accident such as a car or motorcycle crash. Regardless of how a person develops the condition, it’s considered to be one of the most excruciating, permanent diseases a person can suffer from.
Read MoreWhen a Case Doesn’t Settle in Mediation, Here’s What’s Next
When it comes to choosing mediation to “argue” a Personal Injury related case, there are many solid reasons to go this route. The choice to use mediation (if it suits the particulars of the case) can speed up the legal process, provide a more concise handling of the case, and it’s known to be far…
Read MoreSubpoenas Are Serious and Should Never Be Ignored: Here’s Everything Clients Need to Know
Under the law, a subpoena is defined as “a writ ordering a person to attend a court”.
Read MorePain and Suffering Unfairly Costs Victims Financially As Much As Physically
Put the average American’s healthcare costs up against the victim of an accident: health insurance that can cover the cost of injuries sustained as a result of an accident can put the victim in financial ruin, even if they were at one time financially stable and able to afford their “healthy person” premium. The bottom line is that accidents are expensive, and it should not fall on the shoulders of the person injured by the negligence of another to foot the bill.
Read MoreInsurance Companies Are Not Your Friend, Here’s Why!
This writeup will provide our readers with the Top 5 reasons insurance companies are not friends, but “paper pushers” with the sole intention of denying compensation to those who deserve it. It’s for the reasons we’ll explore that it’s important to retain an experienced, Board Certified lawyer to represent your best interests after an accident.
Read MoreHernia Mesh Posed Life Threatening Risk to Patients, Class Action Litigation Followed
Patients have sustained such a staggering number of injuries over the course a decade that the safety of hernia mesh devices as well surgical procedures used to place them has been heavily criticized and patients warned off undergoing the surgery whenever possible.
Read MoreMental Anguish After Accident is Serious and Lifelong for Victims
After an accident that results in a physical injury to the victim, the first step in the recovery process is medical stabilization. Medically stabilizing the victim after a serious car, motorcycle, or other accident should be top priority, and the focus until the patient is well enough to transition home from the hospital. Once the victim has been stabilized medically, it’s easy to paint the picture of wellness and moving forward with a quality of life. However, this should not be mistaken as the case.
Read MoreLack of Supervised Swimming Pools Cause High Number of Florida Drowning Accidents
It only takes seconds for a drowning tragedy to strike. Picking up the phone, turning around to pour a drink, or attend to another child out of the pool without another set of eyes on the pool can all result in a what amounts to a preventable drowning incident.
Read MoreAccidental Drowning Risk Increases as Summer Approaches South Florida
Who becomes liable after a drowning accident? What safety measures can the public take to prevent drowning accidents involving minors and the elderly from transpiring in the first place?
Read MoreWrongful Death Lawsuits and Compensation – Part 2
In part one of Wrongful Death Lawsuits and Compensation we looked at the scope of a wrongful death lawsuit as it pertains to Personal Injury Law, and why only an experienced lawyer should see these cases to verdict. We also explained how damages are determined during trial, in regard to wrongful death. We delved into the differences between a lawsuit filed due to an accident and a lawsuit filed related to a death. Now, we’ll take a deeper look at “pecuniary loss”, expert testimony, and survival actions.
Read MoreWrongful Death Lawsuits and Compensation – Part 1
Within the scope of a wrongful death lawsuit lies a nuanced, ethical approach to the law. While a family can never put a dollar amount on the loss of a loved one, and shouldn’t have to, there are still financial burdens that must be dealt with after death (in the most compassionate way possible). For this reason, it’s important to obtain Board Certified legal representation to help navigate both the judicial and financial aspects of a wrongful death lawsuit.
Read MoreRecklessness and Negligence in Personal Injury Law – Part 2: Negligence
Negligence cases can easily and unfairly be turned into paltry settlements in the hands of a “paper pusher” lawyer. Only an experienced Board Certified lawyer is qualified to take on a case involving negligence resulting in injury or the loss of a loved one (known under the law as Wrongful Death).
Read MoreRecklessness and Negligence in Personal Injury Law – Part 1: Recklessness
This writeup will delve into the four basic principles of liability and the basis for which a civil case involving recklessness becomes grounded in. The most important thing to understand are the four principles of liability. If these standards are not met, the case may be dismissed by the judge and the defendant may not be held liable for their actions.
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