Workplace Injuries

• Appealing to the Enemy

  Robert Blanchard | July 12, 2006 11:09 AM | 0 CommentsPensacola, FL

  I am sure Republicans didn't mean it when they took your rights away in workers compensation, medical malpractice, medical devices ...."Trial Lawyers Court GOP"Charm offensive? "Last week, ATLA dispatched a team of Republican trial lawyers to meet with key GOP lawmakers on Capitol Hill. ... behind the scenes, ATLA has been surprisingly generous toward GOP organizations," giving $30,000 apiece...

• Injured Worker Intentionally Deprived Of Necessary Medical Care

  Bob Carroll | June 29, 2006 5:46 PM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  The summary of the case sounds almost academic. Claims based on injuries intentionally inflicted by an insurance carrier during claims administration process are not barred by workers' compensation immunity JOSEPH THRISTINO v. CRAWFORD & COMPANY; PARTNERS IN HEALTH; TENET HEALTH CARE CORPORATION, 4th District, 31 Fla. L. Weekly D1761aBut the allegations of the complaint are far from academic. ...

• No Benefits for Injured Workers

  Robert Blanchard | June 19, 2006 12:54 PM | 0 CommentsPensacola, FL

  More Worker Compensation lawyers are quitting their practice as a result of the bad laws made by the Florida legislature. Since attorneys can no longer earn a sufficient fee when the carrier fails to make medical payments or lost wage payments, injured workers will not be able to get lawyers to represent them. I guess it doesn't matter until it happens to you.

• Florida Courts Say One Thing And Do Another In Workplace Injuries

  Bob Carroll | June 17, 2006 6:24 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  Almost every year the rights of injured workers are decreased. This process has many working parts. Usually, the Florida Legislature passes some reduction in the benefits available under the Florida Workers' Compensation Law. Or, it passes some procedural change in the claims process. Or, it further eliminates the ability of injured workers to bring civil actions against the wrongdoers who...

• On The Job Safety As Teens Face Summer Jobs

  Staff Writer | May 18, 2006 3:15 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  The ring of the final bell of the school year means many teens will file into the workplace to make some spending money at their summer jobs. Julie Ferguson at Workers Comp Insider has compiled a list of sites that should help teens stay safe at their workplaces for the next three months and fills us in on some scary facts:Every three minutes, a teen gets hurt at work, and about 70 teens die at...

• Employer Retaliation Brings $6 Million Verdict

  Bob Carroll | May 18, 2006 2:21 PM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  An injured worker is legally entitled to file a worker's compensation claim without fear of retaliation by his employer. Sometimes, however, the employer decides to retaliate by firing the injured employee or by taking some other adverse action. When that happens, the law provides for a cause of action against the employer. Ex-UPS driver to get $6 million over firing for being 'injury...

• It Ain't Easy Being Mickey

  Bob Carroll | April 10, 2006 8:42 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  Visitors to the theme parks of Florida may not appreciate the pain and suffering going on under those character costumes. The word from China is that being Mickey or Pluto is not a walk in the park. In Florida, the Workers' Compensation law requires that the employer provide a safe workplace. If costumed characters are regularly experiencing physical problems, which may be the case, I would...

• Crane Contacts Power Line And Causes Injuries And Death

  Bob Carroll | March 28, 2006 5:30 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  Most workers assume that injuries or deaths that occur on a worksite are exclusively covered by the Florida Workers' Compensation Laws. There are circumstances, however, when the law permits a claim under Workers' Compensation and what are called third party claims against other responsible persons or companies. Because the compensation scheme of the official Workers' Compensation program is...

• Public Radio Covering Silicosis Claims

  Robert Blanchard | March 08, 2006 3:51 PM | 0 CommentsPensacola, FL

  Our firm decided not to handle silicosis claims. However, some other good firms got involved and are now being scrutinized. See the coverage at NPR.Silicosis is a deadly lung disease that industrial workers get from inhaling crystalline silica in foundries, mines, quarries and shipyards. Over the last few years, plaintiff lawyers aggressively advertised for silicosis victims, inviting them to...

• OSHA Slow to Act

  Robert Blanchard | March 01, 2006 9:20 AM | 0 CommentsPensacola, FL

  The new stardard for worker exposure to harmful chromium are not only inadequate, they took way too long to be inacted. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA) new standard to reduce worker exposure to hexavalent chromium is seriously inadequate and will not protect the safety of hundreds of thousands of workers who are exposed to the metal in the workplace. OSHA will publish...