Workplace Injuries

• Arguing For Medical Care For 9/11 Responders: New York Representative Anthony Weiner

  Mike Bryant | August 01, 2010 6:41 PM | 2 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN

  New York Representative Anthony Weiner a true friend of the consumer. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4zwCMf8dsc He cares. It's about people who need help. Representative Peter King was leading...

• Transocean's massive oil rig sinks in the Gulf of Mexico

  Tom Methvin | April 22, 2010 4:21 PM | 2 CommentsMontgomery, AL

  The U.S. Coast Guard has reported that the Transocean offshore oil platform that caught fire after an explosion Tuesday night has sunk. Massive efforts to extinguish the fire and save the rig...

• Former Pfizer Employee Sues Company for Alleged Virus Contamination That Led to Paralysis

  David Mittleman | March 15, 2010 4:32 PM | 2 CommentsLansing, MI

  Becky McClain used to work for Pfizer in a laboratory that conducted genetic research. But now she’s suing the pharmaceutical company, alleging that she suffers suffer from intermittent...

• Is an Oklahoma Representative Seeking a Backdoor Avenue to End Civil Lawsuits?

  Jeremy Thurman | February 04, 2010 11:08 AM | 2 CommentsOklahoma City, OK

  Many legislatures have good intentions encompassed in very bad bills. I find typically the representative does not undestand their bill's full impact until after the fact. A prime example of this...

• New Technology Suggests That Scalding Injuries May Be Preventable

  Mike Bryant | August 11, 2009 9:12 AM | 2 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN

  From time to time, we work on cases involving burns from hot water. Often they are product liability cases that involve worker compensation elements. Looking at pictures of severe burns and sharing...

• Minnesota Workers Companion Claims Continue To Drop

  Mike Bryant | July 15, 2009 9:36 AM | 2 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN

  Consistent with findings over the last couple of years, workers compensation claims continue to drop. Minnesota's Department of Labor and Industry has released its annual Annual Minnesota Workers'...

• UPDATE: 4 Dead, 1 Injured in Tragic Fireworks Explosion

  Pierce Egerton | July 04, 2009 11:42 PM | 2 CommentsGreensboro, NC

  The Virginian-Pilot is reporting that two more workers have died from injuries sustained when a truck loaded with fireworks exploded on Ocracoke Island in North Carolina’s Outer Banks. The...

• The McDonald's Case: No Not That One

  Mike Bryant | July 02, 2009 9:38 AM | 2 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN

  Oh! how McDonald's and tort reformers around the country have trashed the woman who was burned with OSHA-violating coffee in her private parts. The case was settled with with a nondisclosure clause,...

• Does Daylight Savings Time Cause More Work Injuries?

  Mike Bryant | June 07, 2009 9:15 AM | 2 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN

  Previously, I blogged about the research concerning car collisions and heart attacks with the time change. But, to add to the debate, I ran across some interesting research concerning work injuries....

• Spring Means Farmers Are Out In The Fields: They Need To Be Safe

  Mike Bryant | June 04, 2009 9:49 AM | 2 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN

  Spring is always a time of a lot of activity out in the areas around St Cloud. There like many rural areas around the country, the farmers are heading into the fields. Research indicates that 700...