LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – A 3-year-old girl whose skull was fractured by a line drive during batting practice at Dodger Stadium was scheduled for surgery on Tuesday. The accident that caused the surgery occurred Monday when Dodgers catcher Russell Martin hit a line drive in the stands near third base. It hit the girl and knocked her unconscious according to Dodgers spokesman Joe Jareck. The girl was sitting with her father at the time and he rushed he to the first aid station. The Fire Department subsequently transported the girl to ...
ENCINITAS, CALIFORNIA – A bus rider called the Sheriff’s Department Tuesday when he thought the driver was under the influence of alcohol. Deputies stopped the bus, route 309 from Oceanside to Encinitas, at around 4:30 p.m. The bus was heading east on Encinitas Boulevard near Calle Magdalena at the time. According to the Sheriff’s Department, the deputies determined the driver showed signs of being under the influence of alcohol. They subsequently conducted field sobriety tests. Based on the results of those tests, the 40-year-old driver was booked on suspicion of driving ...
Hiring a Dallas Workers Comp Attorney Can Protect Your Legal Rights
When you are employed in the United States, you have certain rights. You have the right to work in a safe place, you have the right not to be forced to do something that is inherently unsafe, and you have the right to work in a workplace that is abiding by the laws of our country. Worker?s compensation is a national insurance program that protects employer?s from lawsuits, and protects employees from being burdened with the costs of a workplace injury.
The worst decision that you could make personally would be to not meet with a workers comp attorney as soon as possible. These attorneys are there to protect your rights and make sure that you get the amount of compensation that is due to you. Whether you know it or not, many workplace injuries will require you to have months, if not years, of rehabilitation, and you may find that your earning power is impaired for the rest of your life. It is vital that you pursue a workers comp case to make sure you are fully compensated.
Most people only think of meeting with a workers comp attorney when they have suffered a major injury at work and are denied the coverage that they think they need. But, there are other times when meeting with a workers comp lawyer is a good idea. Even if you are being fully covered by your own insurance, you should meet about your workers comp case to make sure you get compensation for future lost pay, pain, and suffering. Also, no matter how small an injury might be to you, it could creep up on you later in life and affect your earning power, so meeting with a workers comp lawyer is a good idea.
Do not make the mistake that a lot of people do and fail to meet with a qualified Dallas workers comp lawyer because you don?t feel that you have a strong enough case, or because you feel you were partly at fault for your injury. The workers comp attorney is trained to make that decision for you. They know what is a viable case and what is not, so let them decide if it is worth pursuing the case. That being said, more people than not are accepted for a workers comp case and your decision to seek out a workers compensation attorney will pay off in the long run.