Monthly Archives: January 2023
Top Five Office Worker Injuries
In 2021, private employers throughout the country reported over 2.6 million non-fatal workplace injuries among office workers. A significant number of these injuries require intense medical treatment. That means high medical bills which, in most cases, victims cannot pay. Such injuries also mean several weeks or months off work which, in most cases, victims… Read More »
What You Should Know About Nursing Home Falls
Slip-and-fall injuries often send people to nursing homes and keep them there longer. 40 percent of older adult fall victims go to nursing homes, and 60 percent of these residents fall at nursing homes. Usually, the physical and emotional injuries are so bad that these victims cannot ever live independently again. In other words,… Read More »
State Lawmakers Expand PTSD Workers’ Comp Coverage
Under a new law, emergency responders who develop Post Traumatic Stress Disorder have more time to file workers’ compensation claims. Currently, the 90-day filing clock begins ticking down when “manifest” symptoms appear. The new law changes the kickoff to a PTSD diagnosis. “The reality is just because a symptom may be manifesting, you don’t… Read More »
Basic And Advanced Evidence In Car Crash Cases
Victim/plaintiffs must prove car crash and other personal injury claims by a preponderance of the evidence, or more likely than not. That’s one of the lowest burdens of proof in Florida law. However, as most of us know, minimum effort typically yields minimum results. In most cases, minimum compensation isn’t enough, Car crash victims… Read More »
