Important distinction between being “temporary and totally disabled” and being “released to work with restrictions.” If you are “temporary and totally disabled” you may be entitled to temporary total disability compensation. If: (1) you have been released to work with restrictions and (2) your employer offers you a “Written Light […]
Cordell V. Pallet Companies: The Weed Case Recent Ohio Supreme Court case Cordell has implications for all those who test positive for marijuana (and other substances: alcohol/opiods/hallucinogens/etc) in a post accident drug screen. I discuss the case in detail in a short youtube video which you can view here. The […]
You must act fast collecting evidence after you have been personally injured. Evidence, particularly video evidence, can/will be destroyed. Often times evidences, such as video and photos, show who was at fault for the cause of the injury. Sometimes, this will incentivize the destruction of evidence by the wrongdoer in anticipation […]
Slip and fall injuries are some of the most common situations that our personal injury lawyers, and even our workers’ compensation lawyers, here at Malek and Malek come across. Slip and fall injuries account for over 40% of all spinal injuries and are often serious, affecting people for the rest […]
Here at Malek & Malek, we represent workers who have been injured while either driving or as a passenger in a motor vehicle. For injured workers involved in motor vehicle accidents, Malek & Malek will pursue two different legal remedies on behalf of the injured worker, a workers’ compensation claim and a […]