We live in an increasingly mobile society with evolving technology that has created a roving workplace. No longer are employees tethered to their office desks or assembly lines. Businesses launch projects across state lines. Often it requires workers to travel and lodge away from home for days or weeks at a time. What if they become injured on location, hundreds…
If your job requires you to operate a motor vehicle, you run the risk of getting into an accident. This doesn’t mean that jobs which involve driving are dangerous, or that your odds of involvement in a crash increase. But if you’re in one, you may have concerns about your right to recourse. The good news is that you’re likely…
Let us say that you work in the Atlanta office of a software company headquartered in Tampa, Florida. You have a position with the marketing department and write at the computer all day. Over the past few months, pain has developed in your right wrist, which your doctor has diagnosed as carpal tunnel syndrome. Which would apply to your injury:…
As a young architect hired by a prestigious firm, you were anxious to visit the site of your first job, the remodeling of a historic inn. Even though you went onsite wearing a hard hat, you sustained an eye injury caused by a ricochet effect from falling debris. In addition to filing for workers’ compensation benefits, can you file a…
For American truckers, the hours pass slowly into days as the road stretches out in front of their vehicle’s hood. Long hours in cramped conditions puts these individuals at risk for motor vehicle accidents, but the dangers don’t end there. Between extended periods sitting in one position to unloading heavy cargo, trucking is very hard on the body. Many truckers…
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, which holds a lot of meaning for our firm. As medical malpractice attorneys, we have seen firsthand the devastating impact of breast cancer without a prompt diagnosis. We regularly fight in court for people who have lost time, resources, and even their lives in the battle against breast cancer. Breast Cancer Awareness Month is…
As patients, we rely on medical professionals to accurately assess what’s wrong. We expect a timely and accurate diagnosis — and rightly so. The correct diagnosis is the foundation of an effective treatment plan. Medical professionals and institutions are supposed to be equipped with the right training, expertise and tools to get to the root of the problem. Misdiagnosis, it…
We are proud to announce that partner Mia I. Frieder has been featured in this month’s issue of Trial magazine. The August 2019 issue contains an article called, “An Obligation to Vet,” in which Ms. Frieder explores the legal responsibility of hospitals that hire negligent providers. In the article, Ms. Frieder tells the story of adult children who lost their…
If a motorist hits a pedestrian, the walker or jogger will usually incur the most severe injuries, and it is not unusual for the victim to die. If driver negligence results in the pedestrian fatality, the surviving family members may recover the full value of life of the person who died. What we know Data gathered by the Centers for Disease Control…
On July 1, several amendments to Georgia’s workers’ compensation laws went into effect. The state increased maximum payouts on several types of workers’ compensation benefits, including: Raising the maximum payout for temporary total disability (TTD) benefits from $575 per week to $675 per week Raising the maximum payout for temporary partial disability (TPD) benefits from $383 per week to $450…