Common Types of Catastrophic Injuries Catastrophic injuries are those that produce long-term and/or permanent physical, personal, and financial harm for affected persons. In many cases, catastrophic injuries take one of the following forms: Traumatic brain injuries (TBI): Concussions, contusions, diffuse axonal injuries (DAI), traumatic subarachnoid hemorrhages (tSAH), hematomas, and secondary brain injuries may qualify as TBIs, […]
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Why do people believe there are too many lawsuits in America? For some reason, one common misconception about the justice system is that everyone in is suing everyone. When you hear the term “civil suit,” the next word you think of might be “frivolous.” In fact, when you Google the word, one of the first things that […]
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Pain & Suffering Laws in South Carolina Not all suffering is physical, and not all damages are economic. A serious injury can lead to social isolation, emotional anguish, and painful, personal harm such as: Damage to personal reputation Disfigurement Embarrassment Fear of sickness, injury, or loss Humiliation Inability to perform normal tasks unassisted Loss of […]
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What Is a Herniated Disc? A herniated disc (also called a slipped disc) happens when one of the discs between the spinal vertebrae becomes injured and the gelatinous inside of the disc bulges out over the disc’s tougher outer ring. This can pinch nearby nerves, causing pain and numbness in the back and throughout the […]
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How a 12-Hour Shift Schedule May Put You at Greater Risk of Injury at Work Many industrial and manufacturing laborers work in 12-hour blocks at facilities that are open on 24 hours a day. Though common and widely accepted, 12-hour shifts pose significant dangers to the employees who work them, and this way of scheduling […]
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National Fire Protection Agency Report Reveals Top Causes of Industrial and Manufacturing Fires According to a March 2018 report published by the National Fire Protection Agency (NFPA), approximately 37,910 fires occurred in industrial and/or manufacturing facilities in the United States between 2011 and 2015, to the tune of more than $1 billion in property damage. […]
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Across the country, there are thousands of pending lawsuits for nursing home patients who allege that they had to endure stressful and painful hospital treatments for sepsis that should have never been administered. In an investigation conducted by Kaiser Health News and the Chicago Tribune, it was revealed that nursing homes throughout the United States […]
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3 Things You Should Do After Getting Food Poisoning Unfortunately, food poisoning is not uncommon. You could experience food poisoning when eating at a restaurant, purchasing tainted food from the grocery store, or eating provided meals at an event, conference, etc. Most food poisoning episodes don’t last more than a few days—but what happens when […]
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Lack of Parental Rights Poses Problems for Unmarried Parents When children are born in the context of marriage, a father’s paternity is assumed and he does not bear the burden of proving his biological relationship to that child. However, the story is different for unmarried fathers, who do bear this burden. Even if two parents […]
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New research has confirmed that nursing home facilities across the nation are understaffed. Until recently, Medicare used unverified data provided by the nursing home facilities to determine their staffing levels. The nursing homes often provided false information to make it look like they had more staff than they really did. Now, the daily payroll records […]