Back Pain Claims Can be Challenging, But Can be Won
Cases of back pain, especially involving lower back problems, are some of the most challenging to prove in a Social Security Disability claim. Unfortunately, “objective medical findings” such as x-rays…
Alabama Legislature Abolishes Weeks Innovator Liability Theory
That didn’t take long. Yesterday the Alabama House of Representatives passed SB-80, which abolishes the innovator liability theory created in the execrable decision in Wyeth, Inc. v. Weeks, ___ So.3d___,…
Connecticut Supreme Court Likely To Affirm Personal Injury Coverage For Data Breach Requires Actual Publication To Third Parties
The Connecticut Supreme Court heard oral arguments Monday April 27th on an appeal testing the scope of coverage afforded for a business’s data loss or theft events under its Commercial…
Asbestos disease victim appeals for information from former workmates, 12th March 2015
A former worker at a ceramic insulation manufacturers, Morganite Thermal Ceramics, is launching an appeal to contact workmates to get in touch following his diagnosis of asbestos-related disease.
Why we need to raise awareness of invisible disabilities – Metro
MetroWhy we need to raise awareness of invisible disabilitiesMetroSarah told me 'I have suffered from eating disorders and from low self confidence in the past and that note could have…
Woman Wins $13M for Deadly Asbestos in Talcum Powder – Asbestos.com
Asbestos.comWoman Wins $13M for Deadly Asbestos in Talcum PowderAsbestos.comA California woman won a $13 million lawsuit against Colgate-Palmolive after a jury determined she developed mesothelioma from asbestos in the company's…
Feds offer exit plan for Montana town’s asbestos cleanup – Chron.com
Chron.comFeds offer exit plan for Montana town's asbestos cleanupChron.comBILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A long-delayed U.S. government cleanup plan for a Montana community where asbestos contamination has sickened thousands would leave…
RMT member secures significant compensation after crush injury at work, 8th April 2015
An engineer from Tiptree, Essex has been awarded significant compensation from his employer, Balfour Beatty, after he suffered a severe crush injury while working at an OTM maintenance depot in…
Can I Get Worker’s Compensation For a Hernia?
You're going through your work day, lifting boxes and doing other chores. Suddenly, you feel a pain in your side, and there's a bulge in you abdomen or groin area.…
Disturbing Statistics Regarding Bicycle Fatalities
A recent report from the Governors Highway Safety Association points out some very disturbing statistics regarding fatal bicycle accidents. The GHSA represents state transportation safety agencies and this report, authored…
Trade union law firm launches Thompson Foundation, 5th March 2015
National trade union law firm Thompsons Solicitors announced the launch of "The Thompson Foundation" at an event attended by eminent colleagues from across the trade union and labour movement last…
AIHA States Opposition to Future Logging Careers Act
The proposed legislation would allow 16- and 17-year-old children to be exempt from child labor laws if they worked in logging or mechanized operations under parental supervision.