Difference Between a Workers’ Compensation Death Claim and a Wrongful Death Claim In New York State, a workers’ compensation death claim and a wrongful death claim are not the same. You can have a death claim that is both a workers’ compensation death and a wrongful death. You can also have both claims in New …
31-year-old, Johnny Pizarro, worked to clear and save parking spaces for vehicles associated with the popular show Law & Order. On July 19th, when he was working on North Henry Street in Greenpoint, Brooklyn a man wearing a dark-colored hoodie and black pants, opened fire, hitting Pizarro’s neck and face. Moments later, the father of …
23-year-old Matthew Webb was working at McDonald’s in Brooklyn when a customer complained her fries were too cold. While the details of how the argument escalated are still unclear, the woman seemed to have called her 20-year-old son, Michael Morgan, who shot Webb in the neck outside the restaurant. Two days later, Webb succumbed to …
Experienced Workers’ Comp Lawyer in NYC Explain Workers’ Compensation Death Benefits for Correction Officers One of the most dangerous jobs in the United States is being a correction officer. According to government statistics, out of all U.S. workers, correction officers have one of the highest rates of work-related injuries and illnesses that are nonfatal. However, …
Understanding Fatal Falls in the Workplace: Workers’ Compensation Lawyer in NYC Explains Unintentional injuries caused by accidents are one of the leading causes of death. One of the most common causes of accidental deaths are falls, which is the second-most common cause in the world and the third-most common in the United States. Falls can …
Understanding Workers’ Compensation for a Fatal Construction Accident in New York: Workers’ Comp Lawyer in NYC Explains There are over 5,300 workers killed each year due to work-related causes, according to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). Out of those workplace fatalities, construction is the deadliest job in the United States. The same statistics …
Personal Injury or WC? Understanding What to Do After a Fatal Motor Vehicle Accident at Work from Our Workers’ Compensation Lawyer in NYC It is often said that the ultimate personal injury in any type of accident – including a workplace accident – is death. Although most work-related accidents result in broken bones, shoulder injuries, …
A retired Buffalo Police Lieutenant was fatally shot after a gunman unloaded fire at a local Buffalo supermarket on Saturday, May 14th. Aaron Salter Jr., who was working as a security guard at the supermarket was said to have confronted the gunman in a brave act to protect the store’s patrons. In this article we …
If you lost a family member in a workplace accident or to an occupational illness, you may be entitled to workers’ comp survivor’s benefits. Learn more here.
