Archive for Year: 2015

The trucking industry plays an important part in our nation’s economy. Commercial trucks such as 18-wheelers remain the largest transporter of goods in the United States. In 2012, the American Trucking Association reported that commercial

It happens everyday.  An employee rides to a meeting across town with a co-worker or co-workers agree to drive to the airport together.  What doesn’t happen everyday is that the co-worker, driver causes an accident

One of the first questions in any Workers Compensation case is whether the employee was within the scope of their employment at the time of the workplace injury.   Most of the issues arise when

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Motorcycle deaths have increased 55% since 2000 with 4,502 dying in 2010 alone.  Interesting stats here: Young people are not the only ones dying in motorcycle

Some of hardest cases I have ever been involved with involve the death of a loved one.  No matter how old the person who died was that person was someone’s son or daughter.  In a

There are times you may be hurt on the job, and you don’t need a lawyer. I know it sounds strange for a lawyer to ever tell you that you don’t need a lawyer.  But,

There are so many reasons to not call names and make allegations on Facebook or other social media.  First, it does not do you anything good.  Plus, you could be sued for saying the things

Obviously, drinking and driving is very dangerous.  This also shows how dangerous of a job it is being a HERO worker.  It is going to be bad for everybody involved. Read the source article at

In Fernandes v. DAR, the New Jersey Supreme Court was recently asked to consider whether the issue of an employee’s comparative negligence in a workplace construction injury case should be submitted to the jury. We

I was sitting in mediation and looking at Facebook on my phone while waiting on the mediator to return, and I saw where someone posted this quote.  This quote is a great quote for mediation