If you have been unfortunate enough to have suffered a whiplash injury as a result of being a passenger in a taxi that has been involved in an accident, you may be wondering what to do. Can you make a claim for compensation against the taxi driver? What if the accident was not his fault, what can you do then?As an accident victim you are entitled to bring a claim for compensation against whoever was at fault for the accident, whether that is the...more
Workers' Compensation Needs An Expert To Sort Out In the business world, it is sometimes necessary to get the services of an expert if there is an accident or there is a problem related to damage done to the employee. Indeed, it is the expert who will be able to get some form of compensation for the employee no matter what problem has been. To which ones are in the local area try looking up 'workers comp lawyer' or 'workers comp...more
Considerable Compensation Achieved In Crosswalk Accident Claims Crosswalks should offer a safe area for pedestrians. They should give pedestrians a clear right of way. They are supposed to signal to drivers a region of the road where they need to exercise care. Normally, they are plainly designated. They are generally governed by traffic signs or light signals. However they fall short of guaranteeing pedestrians a safe area to cross . It is not unusual for attorneys who help victims of motor vehicle accidents to be approached by pedestrians who were hit by a motor vehicle while in a marked crosswalk. These matters usually have devastating injuries that can leave the pedestrian with lifelong impairments or possibly kill the pedestrian. Beneath we explore documented lawsuits with pedestrian injuries.Case 1: In this case a bus hit a pedestrian while she was crossing the street in a crosswalk. The victim was a 50 year old woman on her way to buy some gives for her grandchildren. She was pushing a shopping cart as she was going to the store. The bus hit her and then kept going, running her over. The driver did not even notice she had hit a shopping cart and had run over the...more
Executive compensation consultants are professionals that assist companies and other organizations in creating a compensation package for employees that is suitable and affordable for the company. What the consultant needs to accomplish is to prepare a good benefit package that will aid the employees while keeping in mind of the companys financial...more
There is no rule for slipping and falling as it may happen anywhere at any point of time with any person. This can happen accidentally or this can happen due to recklessness of some other people, the guilty party. The Denver Slip and Fall Attorney is the right person to establish as to who is the responsible person for this accident due to slip and...more
Hip Replacement Recall - DePuy Hip Recall Sparks Compensation Claims The two hip replacement recalls are for the ASR Hip Resurfacing System, and the popular ASR XL Acetabular System. Depuy's hip replacement recall comes in the wake of data recently released which shows a shocking failure rate for these devices at around 1 in every 8 installations.Compensation seekers can currently check their eligibility by completing a quick online form at http://medicalrecall.org/hipLiterally thousands of patients have had to undergo second operations to replace the faulty hip implants, with thousands more suffering from other complications.Johnson & Johnson have since stopped selling these implants, but not before they had been included in thousands of operations. The company has stated that these hip implants had already been used in 93,000 hip replacement operations before the high failure rate was reported.There is now likely to be a tidal wave of compensations claims with several U.S Attorneys dedicating extra resources to deal with the hip replacement recall issue.Compensation claims are not restricted to those patients who needed revision surgery although these patients are...more
Can I claim compensation after falling or slipping on ice? If you have been unfortunate enough to have suffered an injury on the ice during the cold snap, you could be able to make a no win no fee claim. The vast majority of these types of...more
Avandia Lawsuit Settlements - Avandia Lawsuits Being Filed Claim Your Compensation Now Avandia is a diabetes drug produced by GlaxoSmithKline, and has come under scrutiny by the FDA as they decide if there should be an Avandia recall. Avandia...more
Steps to Earning Equal Compensation Jo Miller, CEO of Women's Leadership Coaching Inc., will lay out steps to earn equal pay and recognition. Question: I will be transitioning from graduate school back into an industry where I have heard there...more
Who can collect workers compensation? Sounds like an easy question. You work for someone else, so you must be considered an employee. But it's not always that easy. Under Illinois workers compensation law, the determination of who is an...more
With Chicago being one of the most important cities of the world in terms of business and financial activities, there are thousands of industrial establishments where many thousand people work as workmen who are at the risk of getting injured in...more
Garda Compensation Act, A System To Pay Gardai for Incidents Sustained On Job Garda Compensation Act, A System To Pay Gardai for Accidents Sustained On DutyGarda Síochána (Compensation) ActsThe Garda compensation act was enacted to give...more