Is A Heart Attack Covered by Workers’ Compensation?

ccident resulting in injury is usually covered by workers’ compensation insurance, with very few exceptions. So, yes, heart attacks are normally covered by state workers’ compensation laws. Unless the injuries were self-inflicted, or the employee was under the influence of alcohol or drugs at the time of the injury, the employer’s workers’ compensation insurance should provide medical care and compensation for lost wages to the injured employee, along with other possible benefits.

Car Accident? Here Are Your Next Steps!

Be Prepared in Case of an Automobile Accident To prepare for the possibility of a car accident it would be wise to carry certain items in your vehicle including this helpful Orange County Car Accident Checklist. You will, of course, need your vehicle registration, proof of insurance, and contact information for your insurance company. You may...

It's important to know what to do when sharing the road with large trucks.

Mistakes To Avoid When Sharing the Road With Large Trucks

The legal weight of an 18-wheeler – without any oversize or overweight permits – is 80,000 pounds. In contrast, the average light duty automobile in 2012 weighed 3,977 pounds, as reported by the Environmental Protection Agency. Needless to say, in accidents involving commercial trucks and passenger vehicles, the occupants of the passenger vehicles can suffer very serious personal injuries. To avoid such a devastating accident, it makes good sense to learn what mistakes to avoid when sharing the road with large trucks.

Riding motorcycles comes with the reward of freedom, but also the risk of an accident.

Are Motorcycles Safe? Five Safety Tips for Riders

For those who love to ride, California offers some of the best motorcycle roads in America. The Golden State has over a thousand miles of Pacific coastline, vast stretches of arid dessert, winding mountain roads and some of the most amazing cities in the world. However, are motorcycles safe? Along with the freedom of motorcycle riding comes risk.

Dear Motorists, Please Watch For Us! Thanks, Cyclists & Pedestrians

Walking and bicycling are healthy, economical, and environmentally friendly modes of transportation. In today’s populated cities, motorists, bicyclists, and pedestrians have to share the roads — and all are responsible for safety. While motorists enjoy some protection from the vehicles they occupy, bicyclists and pedestrians are virtually unprotected and are subject to the risk of...

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Do You Know the Signs of Elder Abuse?

It is difficult to accept that those who nurtured, protected, and provided for us in our youth could be abused in their later years by the people who are supposed to care for them. Incomprehensible as it may seem, elder abuse is a significant form of human rights violation, and a real, existing evil in...

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The 10 Accidents You’re Most Likely to Have at Work

Ten Most Common Workplace Accidents All types of workers, including office workers, can be injured in any number of ways. However, the following are among the most commonly occurring accidents that cause injury to workers: This has been consistently the most common workplace injury. It can result from lifting, pulling, pushing, throwing, holding, or carrying....

Help Spread the Word About Bicycle Safety

Would it surprise you to learn that California had the most fatal bicycle accidents of any state in the U.S. in 2012? Traffic accidents in California killed 147 bicyclists and injured an additional 13,921 that year. We’re concerned about bicycle accidents and the great harm they can cause. As part of Avrek Law Firm’s efforts...

Infographic: Don’t Let a Drunk Driving Accident Ruin Your Holidays

The winter holidays provide us all with a chance to be thankful for the things that we have and spend time with the ones that we love and cherish the most. Unfortunately, during this time of thankfulness and get togethers, we also see dramatic increases in binge drinking, DUIs and drunk driving accidents in California...

Truck-Bus Collision Shows Complications of Commercial Motor Vehicle Accidents

The New Year was barely a week old when it was marred locally by a truck accident involving two big rigs and a tour bus. The wreck put 13 people in the hospital and involved a bus company with a history of allegedly unsafe operations. KTLA reported that the crash occurred near the eastbound 60 Freeway...

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