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Author: Kip Malek

Disparity in Workers Comp Benefits From State To State

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Article discusses the bizarre reality where two individuals lose the same limb, one lives in Alabama the other 75 miles away in Georgia. Its truly strange, and rather frightening. One would think every state in the United States treats their workers similarly, but clearly this is not the case. One […]

NPR Show about ‘Reforms’ To Workers’ Comp System

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Dennis Whedbee, 52, lost half of his left arm in a drilling accident in North Dakota in September 2012. Several years later, he’s still fighting North Dakota’s insurance agency to get the help he needs. Read NPR’s report on injured workers and workers’ comp benefit cuts.    

What Is Negligence and The Reasonable Person Standard?

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Normally when we think of negligence we might think “neglect.” The boy neglected to feed his goldfish and the goldfish died. The teenager neglected to study for her final exam and as a result she failed the exam. “Neglect” essentially means failing to do something. Let us assume a driver […]