Approximately 2 to 4 million Americans suffer a traumatic brain injury every year. These injuries can have lifelong consequences that severely impact a person's financial stability and ability to function. If you sustained a head injury at work, you may be wondering how much compensation you can expect...
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Can You Sue a Physical Rehabilitation Center for Negligence?
Physical rehabilitation centers are meant to support people recovering from injuries, surgeries, or other physical setbacks. These facilities play a critical role in the healing process. However, when a physical rehab center fails in its duty of care—resulting in further injury—patients may understandably wonder if legal action is possible.e.
Read MoreWhat Happens If You Can’t Return to Work After an Injury in the D.C. Metro Area?
Workplace incidents may result in situations that make it so you can't return to work after an injury. Broken bones, burns, and head or brain injuries are common. Mounting expenses while you are unable to work may create financial strain. After serious injuries, you might not be able to return to work...
Read MoreHow Long Does a Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Take in the D.C. Metro Area?
If you believe a doctor or medical facility mistake caused you or a family member to suffer harm, you may file a medical malpractice suit. How long does a medical malpractice lawsuit take? Each case is different, but if you contact the team at Koonz, McKenney, Johnson & DePaolis, LLP, we’ll...
Read MoreHow Does Medical Malpractice Differ from Medical Negligence?
When you or your loved ones are sick or injured and you seek medical care, you trust those qualified professionals to assess and treat the conditions competently. Your health may worsen naturally, but what if you get worse due to a medical error? Is that medical malpractice? Can you hold the responsible...
Read MoreWhat To Do If a Pharmacy Gives You the Wrong Dosage
When you are facing an illness, injury, or long-term condition, you rely on your healthcare providers to be staunch allies who will unerringly provide you with the right treatment. If negligence leads to mistakes behind the pharmacy counter, though, you need to know what to do if the pharmacy gives you the...
Read MoreEverything You Need To Know About Machinery Accidents at Work
When used correctly, machines help workers complete common job tasks efficiently and safely. However, poor training, lack of maintenance, or equipment defects can lead to accidents. Contact with equipment and objects is the third leading cause of work-related deaths and the fourth leading cause of work-related injuries in...
Read More5 Common Truck Accident Injuries
More than half of the collisions involving large trucks in Washington, D.C. during 2023 caused injuries. If you suffered harm in a crash with a much larger vehicle, the Koonz, McKenney, Johnson & DePaolis, LLP, team has the experience to handle even the most complex cases involving truck accident injuries.
Read MoreHow To Prove a Back Injury Happened at Work
Back injuries account for 25% of all workplace injuries and 33% of compensation costs, making them one of the most common causes of missed work and lost productivity.
Read More5 Common Construction Head Injuries
Worksites present numerous situations in which devastating construction head injuries can occur, in addition to fall hazards and equipment-based dangers. Construction workers fill an essential role, but they do so at great risk to themselves. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports there were 162,500 construction injuries in 2021....
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