What Is Fault?
Fault is when an entity intentionally or negligently fails to act reasonably, according to legal standards or one’s duty, resulting in harm to another person. This failure can arise from various factors such as ignorance, carelessness, negligence, or a lack of skill. If actions like not being aware, not taking proper precautions, disregarding others, or lacking necessary skills lead to injury to another person, they can all be considered as fault.
Legal scholar John C. Jeffries Jr. states, “Fault is the linchpin of tort liability.” Fault plays a crucial role in various aspects of law, including tort law (civil wrongs), contract disputes, and criminal law. Establishing fault is essential in legal proceedings to determine liability and to assess damages or penalties accordingly.
Fault forms the basis for legal liability and compensation. For example, in a car accident case, fault may be assigned based on factors like speeding, failure to yield, or distracted driving. For plaintiffs seeking damages, proving fault is essential to demonstrate that the defendant’s actions or negligence directly caused their injuries or losses. Conversely, defendants may argue mitigating circumstances or lack of fault to defend against legal claims.
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What is the Average Settlement for a Car Accident Case?
Understanding Car Accident Settlements
The average settlement for a car accident case depends on a variety of factors. From the total amount of property damage done, to the extent of the driver’s injuries, no two car accidents are the same, so no two settlements will be either.
Further, depending on the insurance you and the other driver carry, and your state’s laws on liability, the total compensation you can or will receive will vary.
The personal injury attorneys of Munley Law Personal Injury Attorneys explain how the average settlement for a car accident case is determined.
How Is The Average Settlement For a Car Accident Case Determined?
There are multiple factors that come into play when determining a car accident settlement. Below we will discuss the most critical factors to your personal injury case.
The Severity of Injuries Sustained
The severity of the injuries you sustain from a car accident will be the biggest factor in calculating the worth of your settlement. […]
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Workers’ Compensation for Core-Mark Warehouse Injuries
Core-Mark Warehouse Workers’ Compensation
Warehouse employees are essential to the supply chains that keep our society running smoothly. The fast pace of warehouse work, as well as the technical equipment, makes warehouse work particularly susceptible to workplace injuries. If you or a loved one has been injured while working at Core-Mark International’s Wilkes-Barre warehouse, you are entitled to workers’ compensation while you recover.
What is Workers’ Compensation?
Workers’ compensation is a type of insurance that nearly all Pennsylvania employers are required to carry for their employees. When an employee is injured during the course of work, he or she is able to file a compensation claim with his or her employer and receive payments to cover medical bills and lost wages for the duration of the recovery.
Workers’ compensation also protects the employer from having a personal injury suit brought against him or her. […]
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Who Is Not Covered by Workers’ Compensation?
Injured on the Job? A Workers’ Compensation Lawyer Can Help You Understand Your Case
When a workplace accident occurs, many employees count on workers’ compensation claims to help cover their medical expenses and/or lost wages during recovery. Though it can require a bit of a battle, compensation is a right that many workers are entitled to.
However, some workers are not eligible to file workers’ compensation claims, which could leave them to cope with an injury alone. Determining whether you are eligible to claim workers’ compensation—particularly when an employer says you are not—can be challenging and it often boils down to whether you are an employee, directly supervised and directed by your employer, or whether you are an independent contractor, working on a particular project but given free reign on how the project or task is accomplished.
If you have been injured on the job, […]
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Workers’ Compensation for Amazon Warehouse Injuries
Ecommerce giant Amazon has maintained its dominance in the hyper-competitive retail landscape largely through its robust network of last mile delivery partners. With Amazon Prime, subscribers can expect same day, next day, or at most two day delivery of almost any product listed on their site. Other competitors, like Walmart, Etsy, and Home Depot, have struggled to keep pace with Amazon’s lightning-fast turnaround times.
The Strategic Organizing Center, a coalition of labor unions, found that 5.9 out of every 100 warehouse workers at Amazon are seriously injured on the clock, according to BBC. What’s more, SOC’s study also found that not only are Amazon warehouse workers injured more frequently, they are injured more severely as well, an inference supported by Amazon workers’ recovery periods. On average, Amazon warehouse workers who were injured on the job missed 46.3 days of work to recover from their injuries. […]
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How Do I Know I’m Covered Under Workers’ Compensation?
Workplace accidents happen, and when they do the last thing an injured worker should have to worry about is whether coverage is in place to compensate him while he recovers.
Pennsylvania’s Workers’ Compensation Act requires employers to provide coverage for nearly all employees regardless of full-time, part-time, or seasonal status. However, volunteers and independent contractors may not be covered.
If you have been injured at work, let the workers’ compensation attorneys at Munley Law Personal Injury Attorneys help you get the most out of your compensation claim. Our workers’ comp lawyers will review your case, help you gather any documents you need, and work tirelessly until you win the compensation you are entitled to.
What is the Workers’ Compensation Act?
Pennsylvania’s Workers’ Compensation Act specifies compensation to workers who are injured in the workplace, regardless of who may have been at fault. […]
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