“Trespassing” Employee: Amanda Beuhler Vs. Buffalo Wild Wings
Imagine that you were working a project at work and left an important file at the office. You, being the awesome employee that you are, decide to swing by the office on a Saturday to pick up that crucial file. As you're making your way to your desk, part of the ceiling caves in and...
The Bizarre Death of Chelsea Ake-Salvacion, Cryotherapy, and The Law
News broke this morning that a worker at a Nevada spa, Chelsea Ake-Salvacion, was killed in an accident involving a cryotherapy* tank. According to reports, Ms. Ake-Salvacion decided to take a dip in the cryotherapy tank after work, unsupervised, and an accident occurred. Her body was discovered frozen solid the next day. Other reports, citing...
What You Need to Know About Same-Sex Marriage and Wrongful Death Claims
Before the Supreme Court declared gay marriage to be a fundamental right in June, one of the arguments put forward by those who wished to legalize same-sex marriage was that it would extend the benefits of marriage to homosexual couples; Benefits like health care, inheritance, and child custody rights have been pretty thoroughly covered in...
Can the Producers of “Legal Highs” be Sued Successfully?
The manufacturers of a class of custom-made drugs known as "legal highs" have seemingly found a way to sell incredibly dangerous products, deny the product's known usage, and then hide behind their disclaimer to avoid any legal accountability. We've got a problem with that. And, as we'll discuss, we think there may be a way...
Attention Truckers: You’re Not On The Clock When You’re In the Sleeper Berth
When an trucker is injured while in the sleeper berth of his rig, he probably has an injury lawsuit on his hands, not a workers' comp claim. In most instances, when an employee is injured on the job, their losses (wages, medical bills, etc.) are covered by a worker's compensation plan, meaning they file a...
North Dallas Lowe’s – 300 Safety Products in Store, Zero on Roof
Sometimes all you have to do to see an unsafe work practice is look out the window. A week or so ago, we were looking out the window of our offices, which overlooks a beautiful, scenic Lowe's parking lot. What we saw was pretty surprising, three workers, untethered, conducting some sort of work on the...
Don’t Think Insurance Companies Deny Legitimate Claims? Think Again.
You may have noticed that we have mentioned once or twice (or a thousand times) that you cannot count on an insurance company to do the right thing when you have been injured in an accident. Usually, we are asking you to take our word for it, but this time we can show you exactly...
Loading Dock Accidents Are Entirely Preventable
It's often said that complacency causes injuries. People let their guard down, or they stop following rules they know they should follow and someone gets hurt. But perhaps the worst example of this is when people talk about highly preventable accidents as if they're some phenomenon that's destined to occur, and there's no way around...
Mechanical Failures in Single-Vehicle 18-Wheeler Accidents
Single-vehicle 18-Wheeler Accidents happen far too often. Sometimes, the cause is one for which the truck's driver would be considered at fault: failing to maintain speed, failing to adjust to weather conditions, distracted driving, driving while intoxicated, or some other factor loss of control. These are all common reasons for an 18-Wheeler getting into a...
What “The Wire” Teaches Us About the Justice System
When a client brings us a case, our first impulse is to investigate, while their desire is to get into a courtroom, hop up on the witness stand, and tell their side of the story. Their thinking goes that the quickest way to resolve a case is to get in front of jury, explain what...