Attorney Hector Sandoval's Responses Seeking the Truth for Injured Workers and their Families! If you’ve been injured on the job, I know that you’ve heard at least one of following 10 myths about work injury cases. Well, what are you going to believe and are you going to rely on your employer, the insurance company or their doctors to give you legal advice? I would not advise that you do. ... Continue Reading
Texas Injury Resources
Financial Long-Term Effects of a Personal Injury Accident
Were you recently involved in a personal injury accident? Your accident may have happened while you were at work. It may have happened on the highway while driving your car. It may even have been the result of a faulty product that you used at your home. A personal injury accident is one where an individual suffers an injury as a result of another person or company’s negligent behavior. ... Continue Reading
Texas Non-Subscribers at It Again!
They Offer you “Eligibility for Comprehensive Benefits” in Exchange for You Giving Up Your Rights to Sue them! Here’s how it goes down. An employee gets injured on the job and the company offers them minimal treatment. After a short period of treatment and, after 10 days, the Non-Subscriber company offers you “Comprehensive Benefits” or “Tier-1” benefits in exchange for signing a waiver. By this ... Continue Reading
Texas Good Samaritan Law: What You Need to Know
In Texas, there is a Good Samaritan Law, which is meant to protect anyone who requires emergency medical assistance. Bystanders are required to act in good faith in their efforts to help their fellow citizens as best they can before authorities arrive. Overall, this law provides that if a person came over to provide assistance to someone in need, such as someone who was just in a car accident, ... Continue Reading
Texas Non-Subscriber Companies Are Fighting to Eradicate Injured Workers’ Rights!
A Non-Subscriber Lawyer’s Perspective on Why it’s Urgent to Call a Lawyer! Houston Work Injury Lawyer-Hector L. Sandoval Sandoval Law Firm, PLLC I often get a call from a injured worker asking me the following question: I Just got Hurt at Work and My Employer Is Asking Me to Sign Some Papers, what should I do? In short, I tell them…. Don’t sign it! What is a Waiver? A WAIVER IS A ... Continue Reading
Are Temp Workers Covered by Texas Employers Liability?
In today's business world, companies are relying on temporary workers to perform many tasks. While this usually has few complications, problems can arise should that employee be injured on the job. Since they are not an actual employee of the company for which they are working at the time of the injury, it can be difficult to ascertain which employer will be responsible for compensating the ... Continue Reading
Third Party Liability Workplace Injury Recap
The general rule here in Texas is that when a worker is injured during the course and scope of their job by a foreseeable risk of that job, he or she becomes eligible for workers compensation benefits. Those benefits are the employee's sole and exclusive remedy. Employees are not permitted to file personal injury lawsuits against their own employer. Workers' compensation benefits typically consist ... Continue Reading
Commercial Construction Site Injury Caused by Negligence
The leading types of accidents that can occur on construction sites A large commercial construction site is full of activity with tradesmen from many different companies all trying to get their jobs finished. They're also dangerous places. According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, here are four of the leading types of accidents that can occur on these sites: Falls from ... Continue Reading
Are Employers Liable in a Texas Car Accident?
Filing a personal injury claim following an auto accident can be a complicated issue in many instances And, determining which party is financially responsible is chief among the questions for the injured parties. Accident victims who attempt representing themselves in an accident injury claim could potentially not realize the value of their claim when an opposing driver is at fault for a ... Continue Reading
- « Previous Page
- 1
- …
- 20
- 21
- 22
- 23
- 24
- …
- 26
- Next Page »
