It’s sad that so many people either don’t know that they are entitled to claim compensation for injuries sustained by the negligence of others or think that claiming is only for the greedy. Seeking advice is your legal right and finding the right lawyers to help you can make all the difference. The rise of […]
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Workers Compensation: Know Your Rights
An alarming number of United States workers are injured or killed on the job. Workplace safety is a serious concern, and one that too many employers take lightly. Hard working people are placed in harms way by carelessness and disregard for human life. The statistics are staggering. Every day in the United States workers are […]
Personal Injury Claims at Work
The role of the HSE The Health and Safety Executive (http://www.hse.gov.uk/) is the national regulator for health and safety in the workplace. As such they aim to reduce workplace related injury, death and illness. They do so by promoting training, providing regulations, research and investigation, enforcement. They will investigate the more serious cases of workplace […]
British Transport Police officer reprimanded for dangerous driving that resulted in serious injury
The Evening Standard reports that a British Transport Police officer has been handed an eight-month suspended prison sentence after he hit and almost killed an up-and-coming young musician in London. PC David Lynch was handed a suspended sentence by the Southwark Crown Court in addition to a number of other punishments, including his being banned […]
Can Crash Test Dummies Really Simulate Human Injuries?
Crash test dummies have been used for many years in an effort to assess the safety aspects of automobiles. For quite some time, consumers have gotten into the habit of checking the most recent safety trials that feature crash test dummies prior to making automobile purchases. How Crash Test Dummies Evolved First Technology Safety and […]
Landmark Award Given to Montgomery Man for a Slip and Fall
Typically slip and fall accidents result in more minor injuries, such as scrapes, lacerations, or simple broken bones. However, there are instances in which a person sustains serious injuries after a slip and fall accident. One recent example of this was the sixteen foot fall Joshua Jaeger, a Montgomery, Illinois resident, took in 2009 which […]
Claiming for personal injury in the workplace in the UK
If you injure yourself at work there are some basic principles to consider before deciding to raise a claim for personal injury from your employer. For starters, it’s always good to seek workplace injury prevention services and know that your employer has certain obligations to you; ensuring all equipment used in the course of your […]
Personal injury claim fact file
Injuries arising from accidents are often the hardest to bear, not least because of the fact that they could have been prevented. People who suffer with these injuries that were sustained through no fault of their own often try to make personal injury claims. However, when making such claims, what should you know? In order […]
Is Personal Injury Compensation Considered in Divorce Settlements?
According to a family law attorney, during the process of virtually all divorces, both spouses will need to decide upon how any shared assets will be divided. In most cases, shared property includes assets such as houses, vehicles and any minor children, but what many divorcing spouses don’t know is that personal injury compensation may […]
5 Steps to Take After a Car Accident
It is impossible to stress how much preparedness can impact the aftermath of a disaster. Should the unthinkable occur at an unexpected moment, which it generally does, knowing in advance what you would do under such circumstances can make a huge difference in determining the outcome of events. Immediately after an accident, you could be […]