Attorney Marc Fielder has worked on many workers compensation cases. One of them being a case where a panel of compensation judges made a mistake on the law more than once. This was a case involving a metro rail station manager. The case went to the court of appeals and was persuaded to reverse...
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When Is The Right Time To Give Notice To Your Employer For Workers Comp?
In the state of Virginia you have 30 days to give notice to your employer if you are injured on the job. You need to give an accident form or anything that lets the employer know that you got hurt. All the information on the form needs to be correct or your entitlement to...
Read MoreWhat Can A Workplace Do To Prevent Carpal Tunnel?
Many workplaces make an effort to introduce ergonomics in order to help in carpal tunnel instances, but it hasn’t solved the problem. When working on cases involving carpal tunnel, injury attorney David Schloss finds a way to prove that the sole cause of his clients injury was the person’s work. An employer can take...
Read MoreWhat Are Examples Of A Negligence Case?
A negligence case can be brought up against a building owner, property manager, or landlord due to unsafe conditions on that premises. These can come in many forms including; slip and fall hazards, trip and fall hazards, missing handrails, and inadequate security. These are all examples of premises liability claims you can make to...
Read MoreFTA’s Oversight of WMATA’s Safety
The Federal Transit Authority (FTA) instilled a plan for the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) known as the Corrective Action Plan (CAP). This CAP monitors WMATA’s progress for creating and correcting issues identified by the FTA to improve safety for passengers of public transportation as well as the workers in public transit. You can...
Read MoreWhat Is An Example Of A Trip And Fall Case?
There are many premises liability cases that involve a building owners negligence to certain areas of their property. As an example attorney David Schloss uses the case of a negligence victim. His client was living in a building where rubber tread on the stairs was not secured correctly. She fell down the stairs and...
Read MoreThe Complexity of Bike Share Litigation
Bike share has increased in major metropolitan areas each year, and according to the National Association of City Transportation Officials, there were 35 million bike trips in 2017 alone. Today, you can find bike share programs in most downtown areas to decrease traffic congestion and improve environmental conditions. All it takes...
Read MoreD.C. Fire Department Releases Report on 2017 Collision that Pinned Rookie Firefighter Between Equipment at Scene
By Clarence Williams The D.C. fire department has concluded that the positioning of equipment during a fire and the inexperience of a rookie contributed to a 2017 incident that severely injured the young firefighter when he was pinned between an engine and a ladder truck. The findings have come after an investigation of the Aug. 2...
Read MoreThe Future of Chemical Safety
The Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) was passed by Congress in 1976. As the primary federal regulation on chemical substances in the US, the TSCA provides the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) with authority to require tests, records, and reports from local manufacturers, importers, processors, and distributors of chemical substances operating in the country. The...
Read MoreChildren are at High-Risk for Serious Injuries on Golf Carts
You would not think they are a high-risk by looking at them, but golf carts have been creeping up in the charts when it comes to severe injuries to children. In fact, golf cart accidents with children lead to more serious injuries than originally thought. Children as young as nine in one study were driving...
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