August, 2013 Articles
Posted on Aug 27, 2013 By Chris Elster
A torn rotator cuff is not an injury limited to the world of the professional athlete. Workers Compensation Lawyers see this injury often for their Workers Compensation clients. A rotator cuff tear is ...
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Posted on Aug 21, 2013 By Clancy & Diaz, LLP
A 43-year-old Oakland man riding a motorcycle was killed recently after a series of vehicle collisions. The incident happened in West Oakland near Third Street just before 11:00 at night. K.T. was ...
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Posted on Aug 21, 2013 By The Law Offices of Gerald L. Marcus
According to a news report by CBS, trampoline parks are seeing a rising rate of injuries to the public who use them. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has issued a statement discouraging the ...
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Posted on Aug 19, 2013 By Chris Elster
The Workers Compensation rules for injuries that happen at work that were caused by a coworker have changed recently and if you have suffered an injury at work that was caused by a coworker it will be ...
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Posted on Aug 19, 2013 By Kirk & Teff, LLP
The United States Department of Labor reports that in 2011 4,609 workers died while performing the duties of their jobs. This amounts to close to 90 workers every week or approximately 13 deaths every ...
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Posted on Aug 19, 2013 By Kirk & Teff, LLP
Nearly everyone has heard about or experienced a work-related injury. As an employee, in order to collect workers' compensation benefits, your injuries or illness must be associated with your work ...
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Posted on Aug 19, 2013 By The Law Offices of Gerald L. Marcus
Car Accidents in Santa Clarita, California A traffic accident that occurred near Agua Dulce this morning in the Santa Clarita Valley area resulted in two men being sent to separate local hospitals ...
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Posted on Aug 17, 2013 By Law Offices of Steven A. Fabbro
The boardwalk at Venice Beach is a popular tourist and local attraction drawing thousands of people every weekend who explore its eclectic shops, restaurants, and the beach itself. On Sunday, August 5 ...
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Posted on Aug 16, 2013 By James M. Hoffmann
One Fresno company is in the spotlight for not providing medical care to a woman who had been injured while working for the company more than ten years ago. This case is being used as an example of ...
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Posted on Aug 15, 2013 By Law Offices of Steven A. Fabbro
Last week, the FDA added a new warning about acetaminophen, the active ingredient in Tylenol, the prescription painkiller Vicodin, and other pain relievers. The FDA announced that acetaminophen can ...
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Posted on Aug 14, 2013 By Lurie, Ilchert, MacDonnell & Ryan LLP
V.C., 39 years old, was killed recently after falling from a ladder while installing some cable equipment. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) reports that nearly one third of ...
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Posted on Aug 14, 2013 By Law Offices of Timothy Grabe
As the population ages and more people depend on others for their primary care, including care of their finances, cases of financial fraud and abuse of the elderly has grown in recent years. Insurance ...
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Posted on Aug 13, 2013 By Chris Elster
As a Workers Compensation Lawyer it is very common that you will see clients over their entire life, not just for a single Workers Compensation injury. Often the client of a Workers Compensation ...
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Posted on Aug 12, 2013 By Morris, Cary, Andrews, Talmadge & Driggers, LLC
An independent contractor working with a relative doing tree trimming service died recently after falling from a tree he was working in. The victim, 54-year-old C.M. from Dothan, was working at a ...
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Posted on Aug 12, 2013 By Lurie, Ilchert, MacDonnell & Ryan LLP
A man in his 60s is continuing to recover from serious injuries sustained when he fell down an elevator shaft at a Staten Island apartment building construction site in mid July. The man was working ...
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Posted on Aug 12, 2013 By Law Offices of Timothy Grabe
On Sunday, August 4, pedestrians were injured in two separate accidents in the Portland area. In one incident, a pedestrian was hit by a motorcyclist in the southeast area of the city. The pedestrian ...
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Posted on Aug 7, 2013 By Law Offices of Timothy Grabe
An appeals judge gave a final ruling recently on a case stemming from an on the job incident in 2006. A Portland longshoreman, G.S., filed a workers' compensation claim after falling over a ...
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Posted on Aug 5, 2013 By Law Offices of Timothy Grabe
An early morning accident resulted in the hospitalization of a woman after a collision caused her vehicle to rollover. The wreck happened around 6:00 a.m. when the victim was travelling west on ...
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Posted on Aug 1, 2013 By Law Offices of Martin D. Finkel, P.C.
In an industrialized country such as ours with governmental rules and regulations regarding food safety, you would think that food poisoning is a rare occurrence. Unfortunately, that is not the case. ...
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