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In a truly startling case, an undocumented worker who was maimed in a chainsaw accident at work was arrested and deported just before a hearing on his workers’ compensation claim.Edgar Velázquez told a reporter that he believes his employer called immigration agents to court.One year ago, Edgar Vel
Thanks to Injury Board Staff Writer Shannon Weidemann for this great series of tips on how to avoid becoming the victim of a dog bite or dog attack.As this posting points out, children are most likely to be the victims of dog attacks.If you or a loved one has been biten by a dog and you would like t
Six workers were hurt today in a construction accident in Maple Grove, Minn., when the building where they were working collapsed. One man was trapped in the rubble, but he was eventually freed.The injuries aren’t believed to be life-threateing.The accident happened as the workers were pouring concr
A $10 million wrongful death lawsuit brought by Malcolm Ferguson’s mother, Juanita Young, against the NYPD is underway in New York.Young claims her son, a 23-year-old convicted drug dealer, was shot and killed “police-style execution” in a struggle with police officer Louis Rivera in 2000. A three m
In this information-fueled age, many injured workers look to the internet for information about North Carolina workers’ compensation benefits when they are injured at work. For the web savvy worker and workers’ compensation practitioner, there is a ton of helpful, and free, information on the web. T
Fellow Injury Board blogger Barry Doyle writes about a dog bite case where liability seems very clear cut.In this terrifying case, a woman was visiting her friend when she noticed that the friend’s pit bull was acting aggressively. The visitor, who had been bitten in the leg by the same dog in Decem
At The North Carolina Workers’ Compensation Law Blog, my colleague Ben Burnside writes about a disturbing default judgement in New Jersey that is forcing laid off, injured workers to repay their employer $2.2 million in workers’ compensation costs.
Following a warning from the Centers for Disease Control, Advanced Medical Optics is pulling its contact lens solution from store shelves. AMO Complete Moisture Plus Multi-Purpose Solution may contain an amoeba that can cause a serious eye infection that could lead to blindness.The CDC confirmed 138
As fellow Injury Board blogger Michael Ferrara points out, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce is once again spreading misinformation about trial attorneys in an attempt to rally support for what is disingenuously termed tort reform.In a commercial that is running on cable networks nationwide, the Chamber
Five men have been indicted in a $100 million workers comp fraud scam that left hundreds of workers across the country without urgent medical care and death benefits, according to reports by the Associated Press and All Headline News.Between 2001 and 2004, the five men allegedly sold bogus workers’
I blogged yesterday about an important deadline for workers who helped with cleanup and recovery efforts in New York City following the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center.This article shows the uphill battle facing many 9/11 heroes as they attempt to collect workers’ compensation benef
First responders and rescue workers who helped with the recovery, demolition and cleanup in New York City after the 9/11 attacks are covered under a special workers’ compensation statute. But there’s an important catch. The deadline to register for workers’ compensation benefits is approaching, as t
