Hundreds Of Millions Of Dollars Won For Injured New Yorkers
A single injury can affect your ability to work as well as your entire livelihood, but your employee benefits provide financial coverage for incidents that occur at work. If you sustain an injury during a break or lunch period, it might not be clear if you can file a...
The pain in your shoulder or hand may increase in intensity, necessitating a trip to the doctor. If you get diagnosed with a repetitive use injury, your job may bear the blame. A labor-intensive job may require repeated movements that damage your soft tissue in ways...
Workers' compensation covers a wide variety of fields, from surgery to rehabilitation costs. It also helps to cover doctor's visits for ongoing care. According to CNY Central, a proposed change seeks to limit the number of telehealth visits by requiring more in-person...
Ariella Herman, of Katz, Leidman, Freund & Herman, has been selected to the 2022 list as a member of the Nation’s Top One Percent by the National Association of Distinguished Counsel. NADC is an organization dedicated to promoting the highest standards of legal...
Industries like construction and commercial trucking require a lot of workers. They also pose risks to health and safety due to the heavy-duty nature of these jobs. Spinal cord injuries are one possible occurrence that can have a major impact on your life. If you or a...
Construction sites can be enormously dangerous to those who toil on them. Individuals choosing to work in the industry put their lives at risk each day. Equipment malfunctions sometimes cause serious injury. Thankfully, employees have workers' compensation in the...
The Lawyers of Distinction is pleased to announce that Ariella Herman of New York has been certified as a distinguished 2021 Member of Lawyers of Distinction. Lawyers of Distinction is recognized as the fastest growing community of distinguished lawyers in the United...
Anytime you experience an injury on the job, it has the potential of leaving you unable to do your job for days, weeks or even months. In the case of a spinal cord injury, that may mean the rest of your life. Regardless of how permanent your SCI may be, it is...
If your job duties require you to climb onto ladders, it can be easy to forget about the inherent dangers they present. Still, falls are so common and so serious in the U.S. that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration considers them to be one of the "Fatal...
You can file a worker's compensation claim if you suffer an injury while working. Worker's compensation insurance pays you for some damages and lost wages. You may also have a personal injury claim against a third party. A personal injury claim against a third party...
