Work Related Injuries

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My law firm recently recovered $185,000 for a North Slope based equipment operator injured on the job. The defendant was returning a rented man...

7 Real Dog Bite Cases Explored

The number of people that are injured in dog bite cases appears to be on the rise. According to a recent survey by the Center for Disease Control and....

Determining Pain and Suffering As A Result of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Dog Attack Law: Strict Liability vs. First Bite Free

The dog attack law known as the âone free bite ruleâ is a name for a legal doctrine that determines whether the owner of a domestic animal, ...

Employer Liability for Worker Caused Injury

As a personal injury attorney in San Francisco, CA, I work with individuals who unfortunately have been injured. Most of the time determining who is...

Employers Responsibility For Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Federal Employment Liability Act

While not a workers’ compensation statute, the Federal Employment Liability Act (FELA) provides that railroads engaged in interstate commerce are ...

Federal Jones Act Overview

The Merchant Marine Act (also called the Federal Jones Act) provides seamen with the same protection from employer negligence as FELA provides r...

Homeowner Liability for Injury of a Contracted Worker

Homeowner liability insurance protects homeowners in the event that a contractor accidentally damages your home or the contractor injures someone...

How to File Dog Bite Claims for Damages

Dog bite claims make up one-third of all homeowner insurance liability claims and cost insurers over $350 million each year according to the Insurance...

How to Get a Lawyer to Take Your Work Injury Case

Industrial Accidents and Injury Claims

Industrial accidents may occur in several workplace environments such as construction sites, refineries, assembly and manufacturing plants, factories ...

Injury Harassment

A typical job related injury is harassment and/or discrimination. It is defined as an action or speech that is so severe or pervasive as to created ...

Injury In The Work Place: Who Is Liable?

Job Injury Compensation

If you are injured at work, you may qualify for state workers' compensation benefits. It's important for the employer to prepare an accident report ...

Liability for Dog Bite Injuries by State

Nearly five million people each year suffer dog bite injures when they become the victim of a dog attack. These attacks can result in very serious...

Longshore and Harbor Worker Compensation Act

Congress enacted the Longshore and Harbor Worker Compensation Act (LHWCA) to provide workers’ compensation to specified employees of private m...

Mesothelioma Asbestos

Individuals suffering from cancer known as mesothelioma have likely been informed by their doctor of the almost certain cause of this likely fatal d...

National Work Injury Statistics

Accidental injuries are the fifth leading cause of death in the United States. On average, there are 11,200 disabling accidental injuries every ho...

Options for On-The-Job Injury Compensation

School Liability of Injuries

Historically school districts were viewed as institutions performing the work of the government and courts recognized that if schools were held liab...