In order for an employee to recoup workers' compensation damages, an accident and related injuries need to have happened while the worker was carrying out his or her job duties. In other words, the incident needs to have happened in the course and scope of the...
Year: 2017
Similar packaging often causes accidental poisonings
Accidental poisonings are one of the leading causes of death in the United States. In fact, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention note that nothing causes more accidental injury deaths overall, year in and year out. For anyone older than 25, nothing is a...
7 brain injury symptoms in children
Your child got injured in a freak accident. You're afraid he or she has a brain injury, and you want to get proper treatment. You know that brain injuries are best treated right away, and you don't want to delay. The problem, though, is that your child is too young to...
Florida car crashes injure thousands each year
Most of the time when you get into a motor vehicle, either as a passenger or a driver, you arrive at your destination safely. Every time you're in a car, truck, van or SUV, however, you risk the possibility of getting into a serious collision with another vehicle....
5 critical reasons for accidents and injuries on the job
One of your co-workers was seriously hurt on the job. The accident caused production to slam to a halt, it was chaotic until emergency services arrived, and you haven’t seen your co-worker since. He’s in the hospital, recovering from serious injuries, and workplace...
Workers’ compensation – The basics
Imagine lifting a heavy box at work and feeling a pop in your back. The next morning, you are in the hospital and a neurologist is explaining the surgery he would be doing on your back the following day. It turns out that you have slipped a disc in your lower back...
Workers’ comp denied? You still have options
We would like for you to take a moment and just imagine that you work as a stocker or in a warehouse. You are in the back bay pulling product when a tower of improperly stacked boxes falls on top of you. After getting to the emergency room, you find out you have a...
Brain injuries and personal injury: What you need to know
Losing the full function of your brain translates into losing the full function of your life. As such, even a partial loss of brain function – as happens in the case of a traumatic brain injury – could mean losing a portion of your former life. Serious TBI can result...