by swood | Jul 20, 2021 | Injury Claims, Injury Rating, Trucker Health
Workplace Injuries: What’s Your Next Move? It’s no secret that truck driving is a highly dangerous profession. Injuries are often a result of everyday duties for thousands of truck drivers every year. It’s important to be aware of the options you have when it comes to your rights so you receive fair compensation and treatment [...] by Andrew Buchanan | Jul 3, 2017 | Accidents, Benefits, highway accidents, Highways, Injury Claims, Leg injuries, Personal Injury
Rear-end collisions are common highway accidents that lead to serious injuries. We will pursue workers’ compensation benefits and personal injury damages for our clients injuried in rear end collisions.
by Charles Buchanan | Apr 4, 2012 | Accidents, Benefits, Health, highway accidents, Injury Claims, insurance, medical care, no fault insurance, no fault states, Payments, Personal Injury, Uncategorized
On our recent appearance on Truth About Trucking Live, we were asked about "No Fault" automobile insurance and how it impacts the rights of truckers injured in highway accidents. This is a common question that deserves an answer. Most states follow a traditional fault based automobile insurance models. In these states, your state mandated liability insurance [...] by Charles Buchanan | Mar 26, 2012 | Accidents, Benefits, Health, Injury Claims, insurance, Medicaid, medical care, Social Security Disability, SSD, SSI, Supplemental Security Income
In this installment of "Getting Medical Care After an Injury," we discuss Medicare. As discussed in prior posts, hurt truckers have a difficult time getting medical care. Trucking companies often fire injured truck drivers causing them to lose health insurance and then deny workers' compensation medical benefits. As discussed in prior posts, Medicaid is a program [...] by Charles Buchanan | Mar 20, 2012 | Accidents, Benefits, Injury Claims, Injury Rating, Personal Injury, Uncategorized, Workers Compensation
A truck driver recently reached out to us and asked three questions: What is the difference between Workers Compensation and Personal Injury cases? Can you have both types going at the same time? How do you file a civil (Personal Injury) suit? These are important questions we often get from hurt truck [...] by Charles Buchanan | Mar 15, 2012 | Accidents, Attorney, Injury Claims, Medicaid, medical care, Payments, Social Security Disability, SSD, SSI, Supplemental Security Income, Uncategorized
Our first post on getting medical care after an injury discussed workers' compensation benefits. In this post, we discuss medical care benefits available under Medicaid. Hurt truck drivers face many obstacles in receiving medical care. Trucking companies often fire truckers who are injured and cannot work. When fired, the truck driver loses employment benefits, including health [...]
$180,000 for Trucker Rear Ended on I-70