When an employee is injured in a work related accident, workers’ compensation is supposed to cover medical bills and any lost wages while they recover. However, a positive drug test may result in workers’ compensation benefits being denied wreaking financial havoc on the worker and their family. Drug Testing Following a Work Place Accident Following… Read More »
Archives for December 2019
Emergency Workers Struck by Distracted Drivers
Recently a police officer blocking off an area around an accident in Rockford was struck by a distracted driver believed to be under the influence of alcohol and texting on her phone. The police officer was taken to a hospital with minor injuries and, fortunately, the driver of the vehicle who struck him not was… Read More »
Wrongful Death by Police Involving Accidental Shootings
In 2018, the family of a Burlington, Iowa woman fatally shot by a police officer was awarded $2 million in a wrongful death settlement. The accidental shooting sent shock waves through the community where many struggled to understand what the victim’s mother characterized as “the unreasonable, unnecessary and reckless” manner in which the officer fired… Read More »