Tag: Workers Compensation
Personal Injury vs. Workers’ Compensation
Injuries are an unfortunate reality. That said, you may be entitled to compensation should your injury be the result of a third party's negligence or...
Maritime Law in Action for One Belleville Man
When a maritime worker is injured on the job, they may be entitled to compensation thanks to the Jones Act.
Toxic-Exposure Case Dies For Injured Farm Workers
The third circuit case again Dow Chemical and Dole has gone far beyond a simple workers compensation case and into a complex legal fight. Despite...
8 Important Facts About Worker’s Compensation
According to experts, many thousands of workers are injured every day on the job. That is why we created this list of 8 Important Facts...
How Does Louisiana Compare With National Worker’s Compensation Benefits?
On the job injuries can damage you for life. And since recent studies suggest that Louisiana comes out near the bottom of the list for...
Workplace Injuries & Worker’s Compensation
J. Price Macnamara explains what constitutes a workplace injury, what types of compensation someone injured on the job may be entitled to as a result...
Louisiana’s Third Circuit Rules Lake Charles Server Who Tested Positive for Drugs May Receive Workers’ Compensation Benefits
The Third Circuit Court of Appeals of Louisiana held a worker who tested positive for both marijuana and Xanax following a 2008 workplace injury was...
Lawsuit Against Employer for Ignoring Worker Safety Concerns Removed to New Orleans Federal Court
In October, an industrial worker filed suit against his employer and another party in Jefferson Parish District Court for an injury which allegedly occurred after...
Wrongful Death Case Filed in New Orleans After Man Burned With Molten Steel
On December 30, 2011, the spouse of a manufacturing worker killed after a steel ladle unexpectedly erupted and discharged melted steel on him filed suit...
No Workers’ Compensation Exception in St. Landry Parish Landfill Death
The Louisiana Third Circuit Court of Appeals recently stated the parents of a man killed while working at the St. Landry Parish Sanitary Landfill failed...