When you go to the hospital, you expect to leave feeling better. Whether you are there from an injury, illness, or recovering after surgery, you trust that the physicians, nurses, assistants, and administrators all have your best interests at the top of their list. Unfortunately, accidents at local area hospitals happen. And when you suffer...
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Can Employees Be Liable for Construction Site Accidents?
The construction site is one where everyone must work together to avoid accidents. After all, construction accidents can be devastating, if not fatal, when someone does not perform their duty correctly. Job-related fatalities are too common. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) states that there were 4,693 fatalities in private industry in 2016...
Read MoreWhen Can I Collect Workers’ Compensation?
One of the biggest concerns after suffering a workplace injury is when compensation starts. You have bills and financial obligations, and while you are out of work recovering, you have no way to pay for them. The good news for injured workers is that some of the benefits start relatively quickly. That is because the...
Read MoreThe 10 Most Expensive Motor Vehicle Accidents in History
Car accidents are expensive for everyone involved. Not only is there the issue of property damage, but there are medical costs, lost wages, pain and suffering, and other damages that might not be seen right away and add up in the end. Road crashes cost an estimated $518 billion USD per year. For individual countries,...
Read MoreWho Is Responsible in a Multi-Vehicle Car Accident?
Multiple vehicle crashes, sometimes referred to as chain-reaction accidents, occur when two cars strike one another, then a third trailing vehicle strikes one of the first two and more follow. In the end, you have a series of rear-end collisions and liability becomes murky. There is a common myth out there that the last...
Read MoreCan You Recover Compensation for Hearing Loss?
Hearing loss is devastating. Whether it is complete or partial, it alters your life permanently. It might affect your job, your interactions with loved ones, and it could negatively impact your quality of life in general. When hearing loss stems from someone's negligence or intentional acts, you may be entitled to compensation for that...
Read MoreDistracted Employee Driving: Is the Employer or Employee Responsible?
It happens every day on the road. A delivery person checks their social media updates while driving around, a manager takes a call on his way to work, and a sales associate texts friends while waiting in traffic on their way to their next meeting. All are examples of employees engaging in distracted driving. However, when...
Read MoreWhen Are Doctors Responsible for Opioid Overdoses?
The Opioid Epidemic has called into question the practice of a physician prescribing pain meds for unnecessary situations or failing to follow up with patients while taking these highly addictive and dangerous substances. One question that has recently come to light is whether a doctor can be held accountable for a patient’s abuse or even...
Read MoreHow Jurisdiction Affects Injuries within the Washington, D.C., Virginia, and Maryland Borders
Most of us have heard the term "jurisdiction." But when asked to define it, we focus on the criminal aspect of the law, such as which law enforcement group has the right to arrest someone, which district attorney tries the case, and so forth. What you might not realize is borders between Washington, D.C., Virginia,...
Read MoreWhat Are the Laws Regarding Dangerous Dogs?
Dangerous dogs could be living in your neighborhood, but the rules for how they must be kept and your rights if one were to attack you depend on the state in which you live. Some states impose stricter standards for owners of dangerous dogs than others, and some states have minimal guidance in place. Regardless...
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