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Seek Medical Attention Immediately After Your Construction/Scaffolding Accident
If you’ve been hurt while on the job, you first need to seek the proper medical attention. The doctor who treated your wounds has told you to continue your recovery treatment. Do it! We might be together for several months. We’ll tell you right off the bat that our successful clients are typically those who do everything they can to recover from their injuries. More on this webpage
After all, if you don’t care about your health, why should they be asked to pay? Think about it. Your health is of the utmost importance. Being examined by a medical professional is important for your life and your case. If you need assistance seeking medical help that can consider your personal and financial status, let us help. We have a large network of trustworthy medical professionals that we can point you to. In addition, we may be able to help you see a doctor at no cost to you. We can even show you how the time you take off from work to get care may be compensable by the defendant. Once you have left the emergency room or trauma center, whether you’ve been admitted to the hospital for a few more days or are recovering at home, your next step involves seeking legal assistance to assess your employer’s workers comp status and begin the road to fiscal recovery as well.
Assessing Your Workers’ Comp Status Properly Dictates the Game Plan
The Texas Legislature enacted the Workers’ Compensation Act in 1992. According to that law, employers who purchase workers’ comp get special incentives: unusual protection. These incentives don’t necessarily work in your favor if the injury is serious. The chief protection for employers who pay for workers’ comp coverage is that – with one most unusual exception – they cannot be sued for any more than a capped amount of compensation. Essentially, one-in-two Texas employers subscribe to workers’ comp. It is optional for employers: not the norm for most states. Considering the benefits of workers comp, that’s a pretty low number. We suspect the percentage is slightly lower than half in the construction industry.
Did You Know? Our Texas attorneys have won hundreds of construction accident cases. Call us today to discuss your case.
Product Liability for Motorcycles – Motorcycle Accident Law
General PostsProduct Liability for Motorcycles
It is a rare occurrence, but sometimes a motorcycle is sold that has an inherent flaw that is a result of either poor engineering or poor design. More often, motorcycles are negligently manufactured in such a manner that a critical part will fail under the stresses and loads that are a part of their intended use. Parts that fail, such as a brake proportioning valve, a chain that breaks, or an engine bearing that malfunctions, can lead to an accident that causes a devastating injury or even worse. If such a failure occurs and causes an injury or a death to a motorcycle rider or passenger, the victim or victims are allowed under Texas law to initiate a product liability claim against the manufacturer of the motorcycle. There are some instances where there are multiple parties that can be named as defendants in a product liability lawsuit. For instance, if a manufacturer produces a motorcycle and a part such as a brake caliper fails, the manufacturer, the retail operation that sold the bike, and the supplier of that individual part can all be held liable. This depends, of course, on the extent of the responsible parties’ negligence.
As with most litigation involving motorcycle accidents, product liability claims are extremely intricate and complex. You cannot simply base any portion of your case on mere speculation. In order for you to have any chance at all of winning your case, it is imperative that you collect and preserve quite a bit of evidence. It is not enough to simply say, for example, that “the throttle cable broke.” You, as the plaintiff in your case, bear the burden of proof, meaning you have to prove that the failure of the part occurred due to negligence on behalf of the manufacturer. It is critical to your case that the exact cause the failure is determined. In order for you to have any chance at winning your case, there must be a detailed evaluation performed by a qualified engineer. That evaluation will supplement a report filed by an expert that will pinpoint the exact nature of the part’s failure. Also, the motorcycle and any accessories that accompany it must also be stored in such a manner that they can be used as evidence during the trial.
A lot of claims involving product liability fail to succeed because the party initiating the claim did not properly catalog and preserve the evidence necessary to prove their case. Legal laypeople do not have a sufficient enough grasp of proper courtroom procedure, and this lack of knowledge can cause their case to be dismissed. As a matter of fact, product liability cases are beyond the capabilities of most lawyers. If it is that difficult for most lawyers to win this kind of litigation, it is almost impossible for someone with no legal background whatsoever to succeed. You simply must have a seasoned and skilled motorcycle accident attorney working for you in order to obtain the just compensation you have coming to you.
Defective Motorcycles
Mechanical failures as a result of either product defects or poor maintenance are often another source of motorcycle accidents. Typically, service or recall bulletins will recommend minor changes to passenger automobiles in order to address some sort of flaw. However, there is an old adage pertaining to motorcycles that goes, “when something goes wrong on a motorcycle, it goes very wrong.” A properly operating motorcycle is precarious enough, requiring a fairly significant effort on the part of the rider simply to remain upright. If a motorcycle suffers a mechanical failure, a rider can quickly lose control of the bike. Unfortunately, it is highly unlikely that a rider will simply be able to coast to safety under these kinds of conditions.
Issues Involving Motorcycle Maintenance and Misrepresentation of Condition
Professional maintenance shops sometimes perform shoddy maintenance work that can also lead to an accident that causes a severe injury. As we stated previously, when a car suffers some sort of malfunction, the driver can often guide the car off the road and to a shop for service without an accident occurring. But when a motorcycle experiences a mechanical failure due to improper maintenance, the accident that can result can lead to devastating injury or death for the rider. There are some motorcycle repair shops that do a slip-shod job of hiring qualified mechanics. A negligent mechanic could easily overlook something that can lead to a mechanical failure. When this occurs, a claim of negligence can be brought against the repair shop responsible for the shoddy work.
There are some mechanical problems, however, that do not result from any sort of oversight or negligence. There are cases where a private seller, or even a motorcycle dealership, will sell a motorcycle with the full knowledge that it is in bad mechanical shape. Some will even go to the extreme of hiding the fact that the bike is in such poor shape. In one instance, a man contacted us who had bought a bike from a licensed, and supposedly reputable, dealer. But when he rode the motorcycle home, he noticed it was behaving erratically. He was able to take the bike to a repair shop for an inspection, luckily for him, before suffering any sort of injury due to an accident. The shop was able to determine that, below the bike’s new fairings, a part called the “triple tree” was cracked, and that could have led to a disastrous accident. Also, the radiator was not attached properly. In addition, and almost unbelievably, the frame had been damaged, and the damage concealed with spray paint and body filler.
What had basically happened was that the motorcycle had been previously wrecked, but the dealership did some cosmetic “repairs” and misrepresented the bike as being in good condition. This is not only a blatant violation of the Deceptive Trade Practices Act, the faulty motorcycle could easily have killed the buyer. Not only could the buyer sue the dealership for negligence, but this blatant attempt at deception that occurred in the effort to sell a dangerously flawed motorcycle could also result in punitive damages against the dealership as well.
Accident Lawyers – When Should You Seek Advice From Wrongful Death Attorneys
General PostsWhen Should You Seek advice from Wrongful Death Attorneys
The circumstances behind a wrongful death situation are distinctive to each case. Dealing with the loss of loved one is hard by itself, add to this a civil case that may get ugly and you have a scenario that may not be what you desire at an already hard time. This is a more common situation than you might realize. Wrongful death lawyers are knowledgeable of the law and know how to handle these situations as professionally as feasible.
In many cases the loved ones of the deceased would rather let the lost individual die in peace. They might not want to complicate the scenario or create the negative publicity that may come as a result of a publicized wrongful death suit. Nevertheless in times like this it’s often hard to separate feelings from reasoning.
When there’s a question of whether a wrongful death case should to be processed, it’s important that you seek advice from an expert who is unbiased and provide legal insight into the scenario. Wrongful death attorneys will base their recommended course of action on the legal parameters established by law. They won’t be affected by emotional turmoil and will be able to make a judgment call based on legal expertise.
You should consider hiring a wrongful death lawyer if you have recently faced a situation that may be considered wrongful death. You typically can’t make this choice on your own; your emotions will most likely affect your reasoning. You also won’t be familiar with the laws of your state.
These experts have represented clients that have struggled with the same decisions and had to deal with similar pain. Their background will involve expertise that be crucial to these types of matters. If they do not feel you have a supportable case then they’ll suggest other courses of action.
The feelings that you are experiencing as the result of your loved ones death have a way of clouding your reasoning and make it hard to know what actions you should consider. This is why it’s important that you consult a professional. It’s essential that you do what you can to prevent your emotions from affecting your choice. Wrongful death – San Antonio car accident lawyers can be your voice of reason in these difficult circumstances.
The right to due process, freedom from unlawful discrimination or retaliation, the right to be treated with fairness and decency, freedom of speech, the right to vote and the right to equality in public places are all examples of civil rights. Depending on the circumstances, these are enforceable rights and privileges and each individual is protected against discrimination with regard to these civil rights under the law.
If you believe your rights have been violated, you may need to take legal action to protect your rights.
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