Workplace injuries affect more than just your health or physical well being; they affect your ability to work and to support yourself and your family. According to the Bureau of Labor statistics, the number of Texas employees who suffered a nonfatal injury or illness that required them to take time off work in 2011 exceeded [...]
This morning inbound traffic on I-45 North was slowed significantly as a result of several crashes. The first crash was reported around 3:45 am on I-45 and included a pickup truck and an 18-wheeler. All mainlanes were closed for more than an hour, and the freeway fully reopened around 9:00 am. Another crash blocked all [...]
If you are injured at work, you may be responsible for doing more than you would think in order to receive proper compensation for the incident that occurred. We know that it might seem daunting, but Pellerin Law Firm is here to help see you through to the end. The following is a list of [...]
What is distracted driving? According to Distraction.gov, the official U.S. government website for distracted driving, "Distracted driving is any activity that could divert a person's attention away from the primary task of driving. All distractions endanger driver, passenger, and bystander safety. These types of distractions include: Texting payday loan dallas tx Using a cell phone or smartphone [...]
In 2011, the Center for Public Integrity did an investigation involving companies in the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) ‘Model Workplace’ program. These companies were exempt from regular OSHA inspections for complying with standards in the past. The investigation, however, revealed that a significant number of deaths had occurred at these sites with few [...]
If you are injured at your workplace, you might not think to take action. Maybe injuries and hazards are “just part of the job” or maybe you think that the injury was your fault, and therefore no one else should be held accountable for it. The truth is, most workplace injuries are avoidable, and it’s [...]
The National Transportation Safety Board recommended May 14 that a decade-old benchmark for determining drunkenness should be lowered in all 50 states in an effort to reduce drunk-driving deaths. United States Safety Investigators recommended that the threshold be lowered from .08 to .05 to determine when a driver is drunk. This is part of a [...]
Car accidents happen no matter how careful you may be while driving. It's important to know what you need to do in the event of an accident, and Tammy Ring, a personal injury partner at Lerners LLP, discusses what you really need to know if you're injured in a car accident. In this video Tammy [...]
Although Sandy has slowed down a few cases, there are a handful to continue watching this week in the Supreme Court as well as several legal events elsewhere. One of the cases that is on the full docket for the Supreme Court this week includes the "drug-sniffing" cases which concern p0lice drug dogs as well [...]
Texas Wrongful Death Lawsuit Results in Large Settlement, from the Panola Watchman Trendsetter Construction and its employee, Nathan Richardson, have agreed to pay $10,500,000.00 to settle a wrongful death case in Upshur County. The case arises from a Mesquite woman’s death on Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2012 from a three-vehicle wreck that occurred between Beckville and [...]