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May

Veterans Win Big vs. 3M In Earplugs Litigation!

May 19, 2021admin3M Combat Arms Earplugs

A federal jury in Pensacola, Florida has just awarded 7.1 million dollars against 3M for hearing-related damages suffered by three U.S. military veterans. If you are an active U.S. Service member or veteran that has suffered hearing loss and or tinnitus that occurred from the years 2001 thru 2015 from the use of the Dual-Ended...

Apr

Potential Florida Workers’ Comp Issues During COVID

April 23, 2021adminWorkers Compensation

What Are the Laws Regarding a Home Injury Workers’ Compensation Claim Over the past year, the pandemic has accelerated the move for employees to work remotely from their homes. Working from one’s house or apartment has therefore become a much more viable option with technological advancements that have made communicating with co-workers accessible and easy...

Apr

Why You Need to Purchase Uninsured Motorist Coverage?

April 5, 2021adminPersonal Injury

More than one in five Florida drivers are on the roads without insurance, according to a new study by the Insurance Research Council. Not a shock, but Florida was the sixth-worst state in the nation for uninsured motorists with a rate of 20.4% driving unprotected. The national average was 12.9%. To make matters worse even...

Mar

Florida COVID Workers’ Compensation Claims Decline

March 31, 2021adminWorkers Compensation

Florida COVID Workers’ Compensation Attorney In the Sunshine State, The Workers’ Compensation Act provides an important safety net for employees who are injured or sickened on-the-job. It is mandated for most businesses to provide access to benefits, which include among other things medical care and lost wages. In exchange, workers are generally not allowed to...

Mar

Did Talcum Powder Cause Your Cancer? What You Need to Know …

March 30, 2021adminMass Torts, Product Liability, Talcum Powder

In 2006, the International Agency for Research on Cancer officially labeled talcum powder a “possible human carcinogen.” A growing body of research found that talcum powder may be responsible for the development of cancer — specifically in women — when the powder is used on the genitals. However, despite raising alarm, not a single company...

Mar

COVID-19 Protections For Injured Workers Not Included Proposed Law

March 1, 2021adminWorkers Compensation

The Florida legislature has been moving to try and enact new laws that would shield businesses whose employees contracted COVID-19 while on the job from providing workers’ compensation benefits. Some politicians have called for employee protections but only for certain front-line individuals including teachers and health care workers. Frankly, coronavirus workers’ compensation claims are among...

Judge denies Publix’s bid to toss lawsuit

Feb

Publix blamed for worker’s COVID-19 death, but lawsuits face long odds

February 17, 2021adminWorkers Compensation

For the original article click here. A rare COVID-19 lawsuit claims a deli worker at Publix died of the disease because the company prohibited employees from wearing masks during the early weeks of the pandemic. Gerardo Gutierrez, an employee in Miami Beach, wasn’t allowed to wear his mask back in March because Publix feared that mask-wearing employees...

Feb

Judge denies Publix’s bid to toss lawsuit over worker’s COVID-19 death

February 17, 2021adminWorkers Compensation

For the original article click here. The family of Gerardo Gutierrez, a Miami-Dade County man who died after working at the deli counter at a Miami Beach Publix last March, has filed a wrongful death suit against the company. It claims the grocer’s ban on employees wearing masks last spring caused his exposure by a...

Feb

Florida paid out about $55M in Florida Workers’ Compensation COVID-19 claims

February 5, 2021adminWorkers Compensation

Employees in Coral Springs who are injured or sickened on the job may be entitled to workers’ compensation benefits. During the pandemic, many employees have contracted COVID-19 at their workplace. Those that have contracted the novel coronavirus disease should therefore talk to an experienced Coral Springs Workers’ Compensation attorney. Workers’ Compensation attorney Evan M. Ostfeld...

Jan

Do You Take Zantac? You May Be At Risk!

January 26, 2021adminMass Torts, Product Liability, Zantac

Zantac, a popular over-the-counter, generic and prescription medication used to treat heartburn, was recalled by its manufacturer, Sanofi, in October 2019. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had found trace amounts of an impurity in the medication linked to the development of several forms of cancer. The medication, also known as Ranitidine, was tested...

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