Recent Blog Posts
Filing a Personal Injury Lawsuit after a Multi-Vehicle Collision
In central Florida, nine people were injured in a three-car collision, according to News 4. The Jaws of Life was used to rescue two of the victims and multiple people were transported to UF Health Shands Hospital in Gainesville, via helicopter. In Miami Gardens, a six-vehicle collision left one dead and eight people injured,… Read More »
Compiling Evidence After a Personal Injury Accident or Workplace Accident
Whether you were involved in a traffic collision or hurt on an unsafe premise due to a slip and fall, your first priority should be receiving emergency care then to gather evidence of negligence of the responsible party. Call 911 and Provide Medical Attention Immediately, if Necessary Quite often an injured victim will not… Read More »
Mold Exposure for Workers’ Compensation and Civil Cases
Mold exposure is a common cause of workplace-related illness. Additionally, toxic mold exposure can occur in the home. If you are renting, your landlord has a responsibility to either prevent mold from occurring or taking action to get rid of the mold. You may file a personal injury lawsuit against your landlord for damages… Read More »
Rising Rate of Motorcycle Injuries And Fatalities in Florida
Florida has always been a dangerous place for motorcyclists, and unfortunately it is getting even worse. Some blame Florida’s historical high rates of motorcyclist fatalities on the great riding weather, which means that, overall, there are just more motorcyclists on the road here than in most other states. Others blame the high fatality and… Read More »
Interaction Between Workers’ Compensation, the ADA, and Employment Discrimination
Workplace discrimination comes in many shapes and forms. It is important to keep in mind that at no point is it acceptable for an employer to discriminate, such as fire or demote an employee, based on race, color, creed, nationality, gender, sexual identity, family or pregnancy status, age, disability, or religion. Such discrimination falls… Read More »
Workers’ Compensation and Co-Worker Immunity from Lawsuits
If you were injured on the job by a co-worker, unless it was an intentional act, you are precluded from suing your co-worker but may still file a workers’ compensation claim against the employer and its carrier. In Florida, it is very difficult to sue a co-worker for causing your injuries on the job…. Read More »
Workers’ Compensation and a Third-Party Lawsuit
It is a common belief that financial responsibility of all on-the-job accidents falls onto the shoulders of your employer, and/or, more accurately, its insurance carrier. While workers’ compensation takes the place of suing your employer in most cases for causing personal injuries, you may still sue a third party who may have been responsible… Read More »
Election of Remedies for Workplace Accidents
When an employee is injured on the job or becomes ill from the work he or she performs, the vast majority of the time he or she will not have the option of pursuing a personal injury lawsuit against his or her employer. That is, assuming that he or she worked for an employer… Read More »
Credibility of Treating Doctors Versus Social Security Administration Consultative Examinations
In order to receive Social Security Disability benefits (SSD) or Supplemental Security Income (SSI), you must show that your condition will last more than 12 months and that the disability keeps you from performing Substantial Gainful Activity (SGA). One of the measurements for SGA is monthly income. If you are regularly earning more than… Read More »
Social Security and Sedentary Duty
When the Social Security Administration makes disability determinations, it uses a system that scales the work people do from sedentary to very heavy. The full scale is as follows: sedentary, light, medium, heavy, and very heavy. Sedentary work, as it happens, accounts for the majority of jobs in the U.S; indeed, 80 percent of… Read More »
