The first thing to do tomake a successful compensation claimfor back injury is to determine the type and extent of injury, whether it is temporary or lasting with life-long consequences.

The various types of back injuries are spinal cord injuries which can result in loss of motion and/or feeling in the lower body, paralysis, slipped disc or compression fractures where the bones of the spinal cord break due to severe trauma.  Age is also a major factor as it may...

Accidents can be very common in this modern day. Accident lawyers Long Island bound can find plenty of work. There are many instances accident lawyers Long Island mindful can get lots of work. For one thing, work places often harbor unsafe work environments. Car accidents are also very common in most places and this is especially true in Long Island. Another reason for needing accident lawyers in Long Island is for when you are injured randomly by no fault of your...

As lawyers we are often asked when a child can decide where  they will live.  Often non-custodial parents count on being able to change custody when their children decide that they wish to live with them.  The short answer to the question is that, technically, children never have the final say with regard to custody.  Instead, children who are deemed of suitable age and maturity by a court to express a preference my do so, but their opinions are just one...

A construction site is a dangerous and hazardous work setting filled with endless possibilities for people to become injured. There are many accidents that are waiting to happen such as scaffolding collapses, temporary stairs, falls through holes, electrocution, trench collapse, roof collapse, power tool accidents, heavy equipment accidents, and road construction accidents. Connecticut has recently had a high demand for construction workers resulting in numerous injured workers....

Trasylol, Manufactured by Bayer Pharmaceuticals is a drug used during coronary artery bypass graft surgery to reduce the amount of bleeding by slowing down the process that forms blood clots. While this seemingly important and necessary purpose of Trasylol is highly appreciated by the medical field and patients that undergo such surgery, the deadly side effects and complications that are of direct result from the drug are not.

It has been estimated that approximately a...

The United States Social Security Administration (SSA) administers numerous social insurance programs. One of these is the Medicare Benefits.

Medicare provides health insurance programs for:

1. People 65 years and above;

2. People below 65 years but with disabilities for not less than two years; and

3. People, regardless of age, suffering from End-Stage Renal Disease (permanent kidney failure which requires dialysis and/or kidney...

One of the additional forces which create racial discrimination is disability. An estimated 20.8% of the African American community was said to be in some form of disability, higher than the general disability rate of 19.4% in the country. The impairment could be either one of physical or mental.

The Social Security Disability Act defines it as the “inability to adopt in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental...

If you think you can just call the police if your husband or the father of your child kidnaps the child, think again.  They will help you if you have been to court already and have a court order awarding you parenting time and/or custody.   If you do not have a custody order, you are up the creek so to speak, and you should read this article now.

Parents all over the world have become worried about parental kidnapping after stories in the media of parents' taking...

It is extremely unfortunate when one get into an accident, especially if one is to get injured in the accident. In an accident where machinery, automobiles or heavy objects are involved, the injuries are seldom light. And often the severity of the accident gets compounded because the victim or the people around the victim do not know how to react during the accident. If you are able to act properly to reduce the severity of the accident or injuries, you can often reduce the chances of...

Frightened by the prospects of meeting a lawyer? It is quite a daunting task for many people to approach the right lawyers for their cases. The parameters for consultancy, fees, expertise and the gender generally appear to be mixed up for most people. Increasingly, the needs for assistance of child support lawyers are gaining importance. As legal decisions influence the lives of young children in the family, every parent looks for the best child support lawyers.

As people...