MedPlast Inc. has been cited by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) for exposing their workers to safety and health hazards. According to OSHA’s website, the $72,000 in fines is related to hazards at a New Jersey facility. The Arizona-based firm has been charged with disregarding OSHA standards and exposing workers to conditions that could result in serious injury or death. Failures exposed by OSHA investigators include blocked exits, lack of eye protection, lack of safety training and improperly storing oxygen and acetylene fuel gas cylinders. It is not clear from the report what actions the Tempe-based company will take in the future to protect its workers.
Arizona employers must provide reasonably safe work conditions for their employees. This obligation includes providing proper training, safety devices, properly inspecting all equipment and machines, and making sure that the workers are not exposed to toxic substances. Certain Arizona jobsites such as manufacturing plants are notorious for fostering unsafe work conditions that put workers at risk.
When a worker is injured, he or she should immediately report the accident, seek medical attention and then discuss his or her legal rights and options with a skilled Arizona workplace accident attorney. Getting a personal injury attorney involved early on can help increase the worker’s chances of getting fair and full compensation for all injuries, damages and losses suffered.
The skilled Phoenix personal injury attorneys at The Breyer Law Offices P.C help injured workers seek compensation through workers compensation and civil litigation. Let us help you determine your best course of action and help you obtain the compensation you rightfully deserve. If you or a loved one has been injured on the job, please call us at 602-457-6222 for a free and comprehensive consultation.
Six Coconino County workers were injured in a Flagstaff car accident involving an SUV that veered off the road. According to a news report, the car accident occurred the evening of February 8, 2011, near Townsend Winona Road and Rain Valley Road in Flagstaff. The six county employees were injured when their rented SUV swerved off the roadway and crashed into a tree. The injuries suffered range from minor to critical. An investigation is underway to determine what caused the vehicle to leave the roadway.
While driver error is a common cause of these types of crashes, there are many other factors to consider. Did a defective part lead to the vehicle veering out of control? Did a dangerous roadway contribute to the crash? Could a guardrail have prevented the vehicle from crashing into a tree? There are many circumstances in which a driver may not be solely responsible for a single vehicle crash. It is important that these cases are thoroughly investigated so the facts are established.
Phoenix on the job injuries involving employees can become particularly complicated. In such cases, a workers’ compensation attorney may be able to help the victim determine their best option to receive compensation for their losses.
If you have sustained injuries in an Arizona car accident, the personal injury attorneys at The Breyer Law Offices, P.C. are here to help. Please call us at 602-978-6400 to determine your legal rights and options at no cost. We always offer honest and comprehensive evaluations. Our goal is to help clients receive fair and full compensation for all injuries, damages and losses.
A vehicle accident involving a U.S. Postal Service truck, a semi-truck, and a van occurred recently and resulted in serious injuries for two of the drivers. AZCentral.com reports the collision occurred at the intersection of 35th Avenue and Buckeye Road in Phoenix. The 57-year-old postal worker and a 48-year-old man sustained injuries significant enough to require hospitalization at a nearby trauma center. It is unclear at this time how the three-vehicle crash occurred or if any of the drivers will be cited for the collision.
Suffering a serious injury while on the job can add a layer of complicated legal hoops for a victim to jump through. For example, in addition to filing a personal injury claim against an at-fault driver for an accident that occurred while a victim was working, injured workers may also pursue compensation for medical expenses and lost wages by filing for workers’ compensation benefits. Arizona workers’ compensation coverage provides support for medical bills and a portion of the wages missed while recovering from work-related injuries.
Unfortunately, many workers’ compensation claims are denied. Skilled workers’ compensation lawyers can help injured victims receive the money they need while they heal. Injured workers who have been denied coverage may appeal the decision with the guidance of an experienced attorney.
The experienced Phoenix personal injury lawyers at The Breyer Law Offices, P.C. help victims injured while at work obtain fair compensation for their injuries. We work on a contingency basis, which means that we only get paid if you, our clients, recover damages for your losses. Call us at 602-978-6400 for a free and comprehensive consultation.
One way to ensure that more people are not hurt in the future is to encourage claims to be made when appropriate, and to hold construction workers accountable for unsafe work practices when they lead to injuries to others.
If nobody is held accountable for a construction accident or work-related incident, workers are less likely to act in a safe manner in the future. Therefore, finding a top Peoria construction accident lawyer to help an injured worker bring a personal injury claim not only benefits that worker, but may have a deterrent effect to help prevent injuries to other people.
This fact only becomes more important as Peoria continues to grow and more and more people are employed on construction sites throughout Peoria, Maricopa County, and the state of Arizona.
If you have been injured while at work, a skilled Arizona personal injury attorney at Breyer Law Offices, P.C. may be able to help. We understand that there is much to consider after being injured as the result of another person’s negligence. Please contact us today for a no-obligation, free consultation.
There is an archaic law known as the firefighter’s rule. The rule has been done away with in multiple states throughout the country. Unfortunately, Arizona punishes its own firefighters and police officers with unjust laws such as the firefighter’s rule. The firefighter’s rule says that somebody who was badly injured or killed while working as a police officer has no right to bring a lawsuit against the negligent person who caused their injury. This even includes a situation where somebody negligently did something that directly led to the death of one of our brave police officers or firefighters.
Somebody who puts their life on the line has a right to hold negligent people responsible for what they’ve done. There is far too much misinformation and far too many people believe they have no right to bring any kind of insurance claim or lawsuit outside of workers’ compensation. While this is true sometimes, there are other situations where a top Arizona injury lawyer can help overcome the hurdle created by this unfair and unjust law.
If you have questions about any case involving a serious injury or the death of a loved one who was on the job as a firefighter or police officer please do not hesitate to give us a call. At Breyer Law Offices, we have fought the fight for police officers. We have overcome motions to dismiss their cases to make sure that people who are seriously injured in the line of duty are not denied the compensation they need and deserve for the serious injuries they have suffered.
Negligence by others that cause harm can bring about a personal injury claim, a Phoenix workers’ compensation claim, or both, depending on the situation. It requires a knowledgeable Arizona personal injury lawyer to analyze whether someone has a claim.
When a person is allowed to bring both a personal injury lawsuit and make a workers’ compensation claim, it complicates matters. Most Arizona personal injury claims have a two-year statute of limitations, but there are exceptions to this rule. Yet when a person has a right to file both a workers’ compensation claim and an injury claim, they most likely will only have one year in which to file or lose their rights to compensation. That is why it is important to speak with the best Arizona personal injury lawyer you can find when considering the pursuit of a personal injury claim in Arizona.
In addition, when an injured party who wants to settle their case has already received money from workers’ compensation, they need to seek approval from the workman’s compensation carrier or risk losing their rights in many ways. The Arizona Lien Statute also states that the workman’s compensation carrier has a right to be paid back from the personal injury recovery any payouts made by it for medical expenses or lost wages.
A good Phoenix workplace injury lawyer can help reduce this lien, and we invite anyone who may have a workers’ compensation claim in Arizona to contact us for more information. It is important for someone dealing with a serious personal injury to know their rights, as too often insurance carriers will take advantage of a person’s ignorance to deny or delay a claim. Even if you are unsure whether you have a claim, it is important to get honest answers from reputable Arizona injury lawyers, for any injury or workers’ compensation claim in Phoenix, Tucson, Chandler, or elsewhere in Arizona. A good personal injury attorney will answer your questions and help guide you toward making a decision that is right for you.
A terrible explosion rocked the Arizona Grain Company in Maricopa, with reports saying that two Arizona Grain employees and a truck driver were severely injured with burns to their face and arms. We can only hope that everybody in this Maricopa on-the-job accident heals as quickly as possible and that they will fully recover.
We note in this Arizona incident that the truck driver was injured at a place where he was not employed, and so may have rights beyond Arizona workers’ compensation rights. Severely injured people are often under the assumption that they are stuck with workers’ compensation when injured on the job, though they may actually be able to file a third party personal injury claim in Arizona.
We do not know what may have caused the explosion, but from our experience as personal injury lawyers, we do know that negligence may have played a part. While the two employees at the Arizona Grain Company may not have any rights to receive full and fair compensation through a personal injury claim, the truck driver who was injured on site may have a right to bring such a claim.
We do not suggest that the truck driver or anyone else injured in this incident definitely has a lawsuit but, as skilled Phoenix personal injury lawyers, we certainly feel it should be looked into. Frequently, people who are injured on construction sites, or who are injured on a jobsite of a company for whom they do not work, do not realize that they have a right to receive full and fair compensation for any injuries that result from someone else’s negligence whether it be in Phoenix, Scottsdale, Surprise, or elsewhere in Arizona.
Depending who was at fault in this Arizona job injury incident, a person’s right to claim falls away after anywhere from six months to two years after the incident due to Arizona’s statute of limitations. It is for that reason that we encourage anyone who has been injured to contact an experienced Arizona workplace injury lawyers to get answers to their questions, and so that they can consider all their options.
One of the concepts most misunderstood by many people in Arizona personal injury claims is the right to punitive damages for those hurt in an auto accident or other accidental injury. We know as Arizona personal injury lawyers who aid people in obtaining full compensation in many cases that the distinction between compensatory damages and punitive damages is sometimes difficult to comprehend.
In general, compensatory damages are what one gets reimbursed for a loss that they have suffered. Compensatory damages essentially are to “make the injury victim whole.” When we represent those injured in car accidents in Arizona, as personal injury lawyers we aid these accident victims in getting full repayment of all medical bills related to the accident. When someone cannot work and loses income as a result of an auto accident in Phoenix we help them get compensated. This includes overtime and all other lost wages, and even what may have been repaid in part by Phoenix workers’ compensation claims.
Many people will have out of pocket expenses resulting from their injuries. Even payment for pain and suffering that is included in Arizona personal injury claims is considered compensatory. It essentially means that if somebody else was negligent an injured person has the right to seek compensation. Even if a person can never work again because of an accident and thus receives hundreds of thousands of dollars, it is still not considered punitive damages.
Punitive damages are intended to punish the negligent party. They are not to compensate the injured party, but to teach a lesson to someone who intentionally caused injury to someone else. Punitive damages are awarded when it is shown that the defendant acted with an “evil hand and evil mind.” In this sense it is a fine, and not to compensate a person injured in an Arizona personal injury claim. It is imposed upon an insurance company, corporation, individual, or other entity that has done wrong to ensure that they will not repeat such an act.
Knowing whether punitive damages are applicable requires the knowledge of skilled Phoenix personal injury lawyers. It will usually take the best possible personal injury lawyer to pursue cases for punitive damages. Such cases are rare in Arizona, and it is essential that a person ensure that they have a valid claim before pursuing such a claim.
Should you or someone you know feel as if they may be entitled to punitive damages, we urge you to contact us. We will tell you honestly whether someone who has been seriously hurt due the negligence of another can go after compensatory damages claims or punitive damages claims in any personal injury case
