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$7 million award upheld by NJ courts

by Administrator 24. August 2010 05:21
A $7 million verdict awarded to the wife of a New Jersey worker who developed mesothelioma after handling her husband's laundry has been upheld by the New Jersey Appelate Court.

The husband worked at the Exxon Refinery in Linden, NJ, and during that time was exposed to asbestos while renovating the insulation at the plant. Although the company equipped the workers with helmets, it did not provide respirators, which would have protected against the asbestos.

The first successful legal action taken against a company for irresponsible exposure to asbestos was a similar case in New Jersey. In 1981, a woman sued the Union Asbestos and Rubber Company for her mesothelioma, which she developed after washing her husband’s clothes.

The court rejected Exxon’s counter-claim that the woman (also an ex-Exxon employee) should have been required to seek benefits under workers’ compensation.

If you or someone you know is seeking advice regarding workers’ compensation, contact the Charleston workers' compensation lawyers of The Steinberg Law Firm at 843-720-2800 to learn more about your rights. 

Fatal truck crash closed all lanes of traffic

by Administrator 20. August 2010 04:12

A fatal trucking accident on Interstate 77 near Fort Mill caused all southbound lanes of the roadway to be closed for hours.

A tractor-trailer that was carrying 8,500 gallons of gasoline collided with a small sedan causing the truck to catch fire. The 35-year-old driver of the truck was killed in the accident and the two people in the sedan were injured. The truck rear-ended the sedan causing it to be pushed along the median.

After th truck caught on fire, the asphault was burnend so badly that crews had to come and repave the roadway before reopening it. Police are currrenly interviewing witnesses to the accident in order to find out more details.

Trucking accidents can cause serious injury to everyone involved, our condolences are with the friends and family of the victims. 

Obama creates four year plan to improve federal workplace safety

by Administrator 30. July 2010 01:50

President Obama signed an order last week for federal workplaces to improve employee safety within the next four years.  By 2014, he hopes that all government agencies will have reduced the number of injuries and illnesses to employees, reduced the time spent to review a claim, and sped up injured employees' returns to the workplace.

"Many of these work-related injuries and illnesses are preventable, and executive departments and agencies can and should do even more to improve workplace safety and health, reduce the financial burden of injury on taxpayers, and relieve unnecessary suffering by workers and their families," stated Obama.

Agencies will be responsible for any costs related to improving safety in the workplace.

If you or someone you love is seeking workers' compensation, contact the Charleston workers' compensation lawyers of The Steinberg Law Firm at 843-720-2800 to learn more about your rights. 

Ex-South Carolina Politician under Investigation for Fraud

by Administrator 22. July 2010 01:00

According to The Sun News, "Former 'Operation Lost Trust' figure Bob Kohn went on trial for mail fraud Monday, accused of helping a maritime welding firm plot to get lower worker's compensation rates."

Kohn served in the House of Representatives in 1990 for North Charleston. The FBI suspected him of membership in a corruption wing. In a plea bargain, Kohn gave up his cohorts in exchange for 15 months in jail.

Current charges suspect that, "as a private insurance consultant, [he] helped fabricate payroll records involving Knight's Services of Summerville for pipefitting and other maritime work it conducted here," reports the Sun News. He allegedly underreported the company's size of staff and payroll. This allowed them to save thousands in insurance costs.

The Sun News writes, "The fraud allegation came to light after an 18-year-old employee of Knight's was killed in December 2005 during a below-decks sewer tank accident while he was working on a ship-refit inside Detyens Shipyard. Four others were hospitalized." The insurers realized that the company's numbers weren't adding up.

If you or someone you know has been injured on the job, call a Charleston Workers' Compensation Lawyer at the Steinberg Law Firm for help collecting your Workers' Compensation.




 


2 Dead, 2 Injured in Texas Construction Accident

by Administrator 14. July 2010 03:36

In Lewisville, Texas, 20 miles outside of Dallas, a park-and-ride transit area was under construction. Early Thursday morning, according to The Dallas Morning News, the Denton County Transportation Authority says, "says the boom on aconcrete pumping truck collapsed onto the four workers." 

The collapse killed two workers. The other two were injured, but their injuries were reportedly not life-threatening. The Transportation Authority has halted construction. They say the area will remain closed until a thorough investigation into this deadly construction accident is conducted.

 

West Virginia Man Sues for Wrongful Death after Loss of his Mother

by Administrator 7. July 2010 03:41

A West Virginia man is pursuing a nursing home malpractice claim after losing his mother. Opal Estep's son is suing Manor Care and HCR Manor Care Services in the wake of his mother's death. According to the West Virginia Record, "Health Care and Retirement Corporation of America, Heartland Employment Services, Danny Davis and Vivian Kiraly were also named as defendants inthe suit."

Opal Estep lived at the facility, Heartland of Charleston, from 2003 to 2008, when she died.  The West Virginia Record reports, "Dwight Johnson claims the defendants accelerated the deterioration of Estep's health and physical condition beyond that caused by the normal aging process and resulted in physical and emotional trauma, including urinary tract infections, dehydration, malnutrition, fractured bones, infections and eventual death."

There were alleged staffing problems at the facility during Estep's stay that may have contributed to these problems. 

South Carolina Construction Worker Hospitalized After Being Stuck in Trench During Collapse

by Administrator 1. July 2010 02:49

A trench collapse partly buried a South Carolina construction worker from Moorhead Construction. Independent Mail reports that the man, "had been installing a 6-inch water line near the intersection of Hopewell Road and Wilson Road just south of S.C. 81 in Anderson."

Emergency responders were able to rescue the man quickly and were partly aided by his fellow construction workers who began digging him out immediately. The man appeared to suffer from life-threatening injuries according to EMS. Chuck Cortez, manager of the water district, said that the worker suffered from broken ribs. 

The Independent Mail reports that Cortez is thrilled the incident was not any worse.

Construction sites can be dangerous. If you or someone you know was injured in a Charleston construction accident on the job, contact The Steinberg Law Firm at 843-720-2800.

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