Common Causes Of Slip And Fall Accidents
Each year, at least a million people are taken to the emergency room following a slip and fall accident. The result of these falls varies from retaining minor bumps and bruises to more serious consequences like skull fractures, and sometimes even death. The vast majority of slip and fall incidents are preventable. Often these slip…
Read MoreCan I File A Personal Injury Lawsuit If I Have Suffered Serious Neck Injury?
Suffering from a whiplash after a car accident is common grounds for a personal injury lawsuit, but making a claim for compensation can be a challenge. Finding a good personal injury lawyer Oklahoma before making your claim is one of the best ways to increase your chances of receiving what you deserve. Serious neck injuries are commonly…
Read MoreContact Trucking Accident Attorney for the Right Compensation
Getting into an accident with a tractor-trailer can be a traumatic experience, and oftentimes, the odds are against you in pursuing a recovery. Truck companies know how costly accident settlements can be—and they are prepared to fight to the end to keep from paying what is justly due. This is why it’s important to have…
Read MoreSeeking Representation After Being Injured at Your Workplace?
Not only are workplace accidents terrifying experiences—they can also leave you with debilitating conditions or with lifelong injuries. They may even leave you out of pocket, considering the time off work you will need to take as you recover and the considerable amounts you will have to pay in medical bills. Anon the job injury…
Read MoreSold For Parts
One of the most dangerous companies in the U.S. took advantage of immigrant workers. Then, when they got hurt or fought back, it used America’s laws against them. BY LATE AFTERNOON, the smell from the Case Farms chicken plant in Canton, Ohio, is like a pungent fog, drifting over a highway lined with dollar stores…
Read MoreWhat Happens When A State Lets Employers Opt Out Of Paying Workers Comp
Every state in the U.S. requires companies to provide workers’ compensation to employees injured on the job — every state except Texas, that is. John Hernandez works at Swift Transportation — one of the largest trucking businesses in the U.S. When Hernandez was driving one of the company’s 18-wheelers in Texas and lost control, ending…
Read MoreSUMMARY OF COURT CHALLENGES – Cases and Issues Resolved Part-III
19. Bober v Oklahoma State University, 2016 OK 78 Challenge: The constitutionality of 85A O.S. § 2(13)(c) which denies coverage for injuries that occur in parking lots or common areas ADJACENT to the employer’s business. Decision: In Bober, Justice Gurich, writing for a 6-3 majority, rejected the parking lot exception because 2(13)(c) exempts from coverage injuries…
Read MoreSUMMARY OF COURT CHALLENGES – Cases and Issues Resolved Part-I
TO TITLE 85A, THE ADMINISTRATIVE WORKERS’ COMPENSATION ACT Cases in Which Opinions Have Been Released for Publication or Issues Resolved: 1. Carlock v. Workers’ Compensation Commission, 2014 OK 29, Supreme Court No. 112,607 Challenge: Application for Original Jurisdiction to challenge seven provisions of 85A which gave the Workers’ Compensation Commission (Commission) authority to hear appeals…
Read MoreSUMMARY OF COURT CHALLENGES – Cases and Issues Resolved Part-II
10. Jenkins v. Doak, Oklahoma County District Court No. CV-2015-784 Challenge: The district court action is a comprehensive constitutional challenge of OPT OUT, the Oklahoma Injury Benefit Act. The Plaintiff, whose claim was denied because she failed to report the injury within 24 hours to a toll-free number, requests the Court to prohibit the Insurance…
Read MoreSUMMARY OF COURT CHALLENGES – Cases and Issues Pending
TO TITLE 85A, THE ADMINISTRATIVE WORKERS’ COMPENSATION ACT Cases and Issues Pending in the Supreme Court, Workers’ Compensation Commission, or District Court: 1. Young v. Station 27, Inc. Supreme Court No. 113,334 Challenge: Application for Original Jurisdiction to determine constitutionality of 85A O.S. § 7 which gives Commission authority to hear retaliatory discharge or discrimination…
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