Five people were injured Wednesday in atwo-vehicle crash that happened on Ohio 100. The crash happened early in the morning when 56-year-old, Brian Huffman was turning onto 100 from a private drive heading east when he was struck by 43-year-old, Keith Walker. The impact took place near the Whirlpool Corporation warehouse when Walker’s vehicle…
Food allergies are a dangerous thing, and even the slightest taste of an undeclared allergen can send people into a serious medical emergency. Likewise, the most dangerous medical situation related to food allergies is an anaphylactic shock. For instance, if an allergen is ingested, the allergic person’s throat may swell to such an extreme…
A seven-year-old girl was killed Sunday when she and another girl were involved in anaccident at a home in Gilbert, Arizona. Several friends were gathering at a home when the two girls were playing outside near the pool. The two girls were playing on a rope swing that was held by a wooden structure…
Awrongful death suit that was filed by the family of a killed highway worker is going to trial, and jury selections have begun. In May 2012, four highway workers were struck on Highway 64 in Illinois as they were working in the median. Kory Links, Adam Evans, Dennis Beard, and Brian Moore were repairing…
Res Ipsa Loquitur is latin for”the thing speaks for itself.” This legal theory is used when it is uncertain how an accident occurred, but the circumstance would not have occurred without negligence. To succeed on the basis of Res Ipsa Loquitur, the Plaintiff must prove: this type of accident generally does not occur without negligence, prove the defendant had control over the mechanism that caused the injury, and exc
To invoke the second injury fund the injured worker must have had a pre-existing Permanent Partial Disability. The second injury fund is governed by §287.220.1 RSMo. that provides the worker must have a serious injury that hinders or is an obstacle for employment and it must be one injury that causes these obstacles. Accordingly…
On Friday, two men were seriously injured in a building collapse at the 3900 block of West Pine in St. Louis, Missouri. The workplace accident happened when the men were in the process of going through bricks on the third floor of a building when a section of the building fell off, and sent the…
Two people are lucky to be alive after a head-oncrash with a semi in North Dakota. In addition, 25-year-old, Mitchell Radziej and 36-year-old, James Bagley were on their way to Valley City on Highway 52 when they collided with a semi. The crash happened when the two men were heading west in their vehicle,…
In the state of Missouri certain employers must carry Workers’ Compensation Insurance. Whether an employer is required to have insurance is a fact based determination. First every employer that has five or more employees must have workers’ compensation insurance. Secondly every employer that is in the construction industry is required to carry workers’ compensation…
If you have been injured at work and your corresponding treating doctor states that you are unable to work, then you may be entitled to TTD Payments. TTD payments, or known as temporary total disability benefits are benefits an injured worker will receive for their time off of work due to an injury. However,…