Defective Products,FAQ,Personal Injury,Work Injury,Workers' Compensation,Wrongful Death - August 26, 2015

  Question: My brother was killed in a coal mine. The machine he was running proved to be faulty. The company that makes the machine and the company that was allowing the employees to use the machine both knew about this danger. My brother’s wife has filed a suit against these companies. My siblings and…

FAQ,Personal Injury,Work Injury,Workers' Compensation - August 26, 2015

  Question: Are their any cases of worker’s comp paying benefits for depression/anxiety attacks, any mental health problems due to on the job harrassment, etc. in the state of virginia?

Catastrophic Injury,FAQ,Personal Injury,Traumatic Brain Injury,Work Injury,Workers' Compensation - August 26, 2015

  Question: I was struck in the head by a moving propeller while on the job. I was hospitalized for 4 days. I had a normal CT scan and MRI. Since the accident I have suffered extreme migraines, battled bouts of depression and suffer from acute anxiety. I have been on anti-depressants since the accident,…

Catastrophic Injury,FAQ,Personal Injury,Traumatic Brain Injury,Work Injury,Workers' Compensation - August 26, 2015

  Question: Cleveland, Ohio is where my friends accident happen. He was hit in the head by the mechanical iron and knocked unconscious, taken to hospital via ambulance. He suffered a concussion and was never the same. When he went back to work his employer put him on another job. He had several blackouts and…

FAQ,Medical Malpractice,Personal Injury,Work Injury,Workers' Compensation - August 26, 2015

  Question: I was injured on the job 4/13/01 lifting equipment. I was sent to a surgeon because of a bulge and groin pain. The Doctor saw that it was a WC case and told me that “complicated matters” He did no physical exam and ordered a cat scan of the abdominal area. He put…

FAQ,Medical Malpractice,Personal Injury,Work Injury,Workers' Compensation - August 26, 2015

  Question: I’m a construction worker (Local #1 Ironworker). On June 18th, 2002, I was climbing a ladder extending from the second floor of the condominium we were building to the third floor. This particular day someone from one of the other trades cut the wires we used to keep the ladder from falling backwards…

FAQ,Personal Injury,Work Injury,Workers' Compensation - August 26, 2015

  Question: Hi, i was injured on june 19 2006. i have had 2 herniated disks.now; its degenerative. I was injured by positioning heavy items on pallets. On January 9 2007 they fired me because i didn’t call or show up to work for 5 days. i kept telling the doctor i hurt more at…

FAQ,Personal Injury,Work Injury,Workers' Compensation - August 26, 2015

  Question: I was injured on my job over 1 1/2 yrs ago. Did get a lawyer, case was made and then found out that my workcomp on my job filed bankruptcy. My lawyer said it would go to the Illinois work commission. I call once in a while to see how it is going,…

FAQ,Personal Injury,Work Injury,Workers' Compensation - August 26, 2015

  Question: Was lifting cases of antifreeze and restacking them two years ago at work when I injured my right shoulder. I have had two surgeries to try and correct this and I am getting ready to go and have my third surgery, to correct it. I am just fed up and don’t know what…

Back Injury,Catastrophic Injury,Construction Accident,FAQ,Personal Injury,Work Injury,Workers' Compensation - August 26, 2015

  Question: On June 24th I was carrying a 4×8 sheet of plywood on the 8th floor roof when the wind caught the plywood and spun me around, twisting my back and bringing me to my knees. On June 25th I went to the doctor and found out that I tore the lat muscles on…