Category: Workplace Injury
Written by Cooper & Friedman PLLC on January 8, 2016
Wrongful death cases involve a person dying due to circumstances which may be unintentional or intentional. The surviving members of the victim’s family have the ability to sue for wrongful death within a certain amount of time. In order to pursue a wrongful death lawsuit, there must be the death of a human, with some […]
Written by Cooper & Friedman PLLC on December 20, 2015
Traumatic Brain Injury or TBI is a term used to cover a broad spectrum of issues from mild concussions to severe head injuries. This head trauma could be the result of injuries sustained during car accidents, slip and fall accidents and incidents of assault or violent shaking. Traumatic brain injuries sometimes involve bleeding, bruising, swelling […]
Written by Cooper & Friedman PLLC on November 30, 2015
Injured on the Job? 6 Things You Should Do According to a Work Injury Lawyer Millions of Americans experience serious injuries at work over the course of any given year. There are many different things that may cause an injury on the job. Falling is by far one of the most common causes of injury […]
Written by Cooper & Friedman PLLC on October 29, 2015
Depending on your career, the workplace can be quite dangerous. Thousands of employees across the U.S. are at serious risk of injury every day while on the job. In fact, according to the U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), in 2014 approximately 4,619 U.S. workers were killed on the job. This […]
Written by Cooper & Friedman PLLC on October 26, 2015
What is Workers’ Compensation? Workers’ compensation is an insurance program paid for by employers in order to protect employees from the negative consequences of on-the-job injuries. Workers’ compensation provides employees with a variety of benefits (including medical, rehab and income) if an employee is injured while working. Though the type of insurance and injury sustained […]
Written by Cooper & Friedman PLLC on June 3, 2015
Slip and fall accidents have become the majority of workers’ compensation claims and are the primary cause of occupational injury for people 55 years and older, according to the National Floor Safety Institute (NFSI). This statistic is alarming and has brought about the need to protect our workers and even our seniors residing in institutions. […]
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