Sexual Harassment at Work Goes Beyond Inappropriate Touching

Many people translate sexual harassment to mean unwanted or inappropriate touching. They’re right some of the time, but there’s a lot more to sexual harassment than physical contact, especially when it comes to incidents that happen in the workplace. Workplace sexual harassment lawsuits can involve a wide range of verbal and emotional harassment, unwanted advances,…

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What Causes the Most Accidents on Construction Sites?

It’s no secret that construction jobs are some of the most dangerous in any industry. The manual nature of the job combined with the tools and heavy machinery used can lead to injury and even death. While regulations are in place to protect construction workers on-site, they aren’t always  followed. Worker safety is frequently sacrificed…

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What are the Lifelong Effects of Birth Injuries?

It’s estimated that one out of every 33 babies born (or approximately 120,000 each year) are born with a birth injury. An additional five out of every 1,000 born die in childbirth or before their first birthday every year. Although not all birth defects and injuries can be prevented, medical malpractice can be the cause…

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What is Considered a Misdiagnosis and When is it Malpractice?

When mistakes like misdiagnosis are made in healthcare, the consequences are immense. There are over 700,000 deaths in hospitals every year, and medical misdiagnosis is one of the leading causes. These incidents lead to 371,000 deaths and 424,000 permanent disabilities every year, and those are just the confirmed cases.  What is considered a misdiagnosis, and…

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