Recent Entries

• When Workers’ Comp Isn’t Enough, Can You File a Lawsuit?

  by John Tucker July 11, 2019
  You’ve been injured on the job and filed for workers’ compensation insurance through your employer. However, while workers’ comp may cover your current medical bills and lost wages, it probably won’t cover all your damages if you have been severely injured. Can you file a law...

• Does Fault Matter When Seeking Payment for a Vehicle Accident?

  by John Tucker June 17, 2019
  The short answer to that question is that, yes, fault does matter when seeking payment for a vehicle accident. It also matters where you live, because different states use different insurance systems that determine how damages are paid based on fault. (For this reason, if you’ve been injured o...

• Are Blood Alcohol Content Limits Too High?

  by John Tucker February 21, 2018
  Every year, around 10,000 Americans die in vehicle crashes which are blamed on alcohol. That stark statistic is behind a panel of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine’s recent series of recommendations to reduce that body count. The list includes propositions like much ...

• The Most Common Causes of Construction Worker Injury

  by John Tucker January 26, 2018
  Construction sites are inherently dangerous places. The work is very physical. Construction workers are often required to use powerful and, at times, very large pieces of machinery. On some sites, workers are climbing to great heights or working on roadsides where traffic zips by only a few feet awa...