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MOST COMMON WORKPLACE INJURY
The most common workplace injuries vary depending on the type of industry and job duties. However, some of the most common types of workplace injuries include:
Most Common Distracted Driving Accident Causes
If you have been injured in a distracted driving accident, you may be eligible for compensation for your losses, including medical expenses, lost wages, pain and suffering, and property damage.
Most Common Hospital Mistakes
There are many factors that can contribute to hospital mistakes, also known as medical errors, which can lead to harm or injury to patients. Some common causes of hospital mistakes include:
Pisanchyn Law Firm’s $250K Recovery Featured in VerdictSearch
On Aug. 27, 2014, plaintiff Destiny Fertig, 18, was driving on Route 222, in Lower Macungie Township. The front driver’s side of her vehicle was partially struck head-on by a vehicle traveling in the opposite direction, when the driver of that vehicle attempted to turn left. Fertig claimed an aggravation of a preexisting condition and injuries to her neck and knee.
WHAT TO DO IF YOU ARE INJURED IN A CAR ACCIDENT
By following these steps, you can protect your legal rights and ensure that you receive the compensation you deserve for your injuries.
The most common car accident injuries
The most common car accident injuries can vary depending on the severity and circumstances of the crash, but some of the most common types of injuries include:
Most common type of medical malpractice claim
Medical malpractice is a type of personal injury litigation that occurs when a healthcare provider, such as a doctor or nurse, fails to provide appropriate care, and as a result, the patient is harmed. This can include misdiagnosis, surgical errors, birth injuries, and prescription errors. To prove medical malpractice, the following elements must be present:
Personal Injury Litigation
Personal injury litigation refers to a legal process where an individual seeks compensation for harm suffered as a result of another person’s negligence or intentional actions. This can include physical injury, property damage, and emotional distress.
Do Medical Malpractice Cases Make Health Care Costs Go Up?
There are many myths in personal injury litigation designed to scare people away from filing lawsuits after being negligently injured. There are 5 common myths in medical malpractice litigation and we want to bring you the truths behind these myths.
Can a Lawyer provide remote “Legal Advice” via phone across state lines?
The answer to this question depends on the nature of the call and what type of legal advice is being asked. A lawyer can only provide advice for jurisdictions in which the lawyer is licensed.
What are common misconceptions about lawyers?
Being lawyers, we know and understand the stereotypes against us from the general population. Some of you may have actually met the select few lawyers who fit those stereotypes of being dishonest, scheming, and money hungry. For that, we apologize for the bad taste they have left in your mouth.
Most Common Workplace Injury: Hearing Loss
Hearing loss is now the most common workplace injury in the United States—and those who work in the construction or manufacturing industries are often the most at-risk of suffering auditory damage.
Can I Get Compensation After a Winter Weather Accident?
Many people may be under the mistaken impression that simply because poor weather conditions contributed to an accident, victims may not be able to recover for their injuries. In fact, an insurance company may try and claim that the accident in which you were involved was unavoidable and did not reflect negligence on the part of the other driver.
Do lawyers bend the rules when questioning witnesses by asking impermissible questions just to get the jury thinking about them?
Good lawyers? No. Bad lawyers, maybe. Often, if a lawyer does this, it is because they don’t actually know what they are allowed to ask and what they are not allowed to ask.
Is it OK to Post on Social Media After an Injury?
How many times did you check your Facebook today? Did you Snapchat your morning coffee? Instagram the long line of traffic during the morning commute? Tweet about last night’s game? Social media has become a constant in the lives of many.
Most People Don’t Know…
Each week we compile a list of important facts that most people don’t know, and as a result, could harm them or their claim. As the week goes on we share more information on each fact.
When Just in Case Turns Into Now What
We explained yesterday what a phantom driver accident is, and what kind of coverage you should have on your insurance policy to protect yourself just in case you are ever the victim of a phantom driver. In this post we are going to go a little more in depth on what you should do when a phantom driver accident occurs.
Hit and Run…Minus the Hit?
Did you know in Pennsylvania another vehicle does not have to physically touch your vehicle to be treated the same as a hit and run?
Are You Covered?
Too often people come to us thinking they have “full coverage” on their insurance policies only to find out too late that they have the basic coverage required by law, or not enough coverage to pay for the hospital bills and damages.
Do You Know the Difference?
It’s common for us to ask if you have full tort on your insurance policy and many times people will respond with, “I have full coverage.” Full coverage and full tort are not one in the same.