Concerns Over Memphis Home Care Abuse A recent case of elder abuse by a home care provider in Memphis raised concerns across the city about private companies and home nurses. How can we make sure our trusted caregivers are safe? And where should you turn if you need a Memphis home care abuse lawyer? Preventing Elder Abuse at Home Screening Your At-Home Care Provider: Once you decide you need caregiving help at home, you will want to screen potential people and organizations. Here are some questions to ask of any potential provider. First, is the agency is licensed by the state? Tennessee requires a home care license to operate an agency. How long have they been in business? Does the
If you have been hurt in an accident caused by the negligent actions of someone else, you have the right to file a personal injury claim. However, in order to get fair compensation for your injuries, you must play an active role in your case and know what you should and shouldn’t do. Here are the do’s and don’ts of a successful personal injury claim. Do Seek Medical Care Whether you were in a vehicle collision or slip and fall accident, you should seek emergency medical care right away. Not all injuries have obvious symptoms at first, but it is still critical to get looked at by a doctor. He or she will conduct a physical exam and perform tests
Employers are required to purchase workers’ compensation insurance to protect their workers if they get hurt on the job. However, that does not mean that employers always pay out their workers’ claims. In fact, they sometimes deny these claims. If your employer recently denied your workers’ compensation claim, you likely feel frustrated and want answers. Here are a few reasons why an employer may deny your workers’ comp claim. You Did not Get Sustain an Injury at Work In order to receive workers’ compensation benefits, you must have sustained your injury while working. If your employer has reason to believe that you suffered the injury outside of work, they may reject your workers’ compensation claim. However, you don’t necessarily have
Misdiagnosis is one of the most common types of medical malpractice and can have devastating results. If you receive the wrong misdiagnosis, you may not be able to treat your actual condition soon enough. Here are the most common diseases that are misdiagnosed. Cancer Cancer frequently gets diagnosed by doctors. They may fail to ask patients enough questions or order sufficient testing. Some cancers can progress pretty quickly, so receiving a misdiagnosis can be life-threatening. Cancer frequently gets misdiagnosed for bronchitis, irritable bowel syndrome, pancreatitis and asthma. Stroke Stroke is also often misdiagnosed, especially in younger patients. Doctors may misdiagnose patients with conditions like migraines and vertigo. Unfortunately, failing to treat stroke soon enough can lead to paralysis, brain damage
What Kind of Help Is Available for Disabled Veterans? If you’ve served with the US military and need help because of a disability, you have options. As a Marine veteran myself, it’s important to me you have all the help available to you if you become unable to work for some reason. With that in mind, here’s what you need to know about SSDI for veterans. Can You Get SSDI as a Veteran? You can absolutely get SSDI benefits if you’re a veteran. SSDI is simply an insurance program that helps people who can’t work anymore because of a disability. SSDI requires you to work and pay into the insurance through your taxes. That way, it covers any American worker
Everything You Need to Know About Student Loan Debt Forgiveness If you’ve been struggling with student loans, the new student loan debt forgiveness plan could change everything. But who qualifies, and what can you do if the loans are still too high? Here’s what you need to know about the new student loan forgiveness plan, from our Memphis debt attorneys. The Basics The new student loan forgiveness plan will forgive up to $10,000 in student debt for individuals who make less than $125,000 a year and married couples or heads of households who make less than $250,000 a year. Under those same income rules, Pell grant recipients will receive up to $20,000 in relief. Pell grants are awarded to low-income
When the Hospital Makes an Offer for Medical Malpractice Increasingly, when hospitals make a mistake, they’ll offer to pay the patient’s bills in exchange for silence. But there’s a lot of reasons you should think twice before taking the hospital settlement for medical malpractice. 1. For Your Own Sake When a doctor or other hospital worker makes a mistake that causes you injury, that’s medical malpractice. This is a legal term, and if you’ve been a victim of medical malpractice, you likely deserve compensation for your injuries. For decades, this has been handled in the courts. Once you prove it was the hospital’s fault, they usually have to cover your medical costs, missed wages, pain and suffering, and other losses.
When Workers’ Comp Won’t Cover Your Treatment If you suffer from an on-the-job injury, workers’ comp insurance from your employer is supposed to cover your lost wages, medical bills, and other damages. Unfortunately, in reality, workers’ comp in Tennessee can be one of the most frustrating and demoralizing experiences imaginable. In some cases, the employer’s insurance company will deny or delay critical medical care, just so they don’t have to pay you money you clearly deserve. Here’s how these companies get away with it and what you can do to make sure it doesn’t happen to you. The Utilization Review Tennessee requires every business with 5 or more employees carry workers’ comp insurance. After a workplace injury, the insurance company
Ideally people are very particular about the language in their contract. Each sentence in their contract should be carefully crafted to reveal their exact preference for a transaction. In the real world, contracts are not written perfectly, and there are frequently disputes over what can constitute a breach. Sometimes, an act can be an immaterial breach such that the promisor of the broken contractual obligation owes no monetary damages, or does not lose any other rights under the contract in which the promisor made an immaterial breach. A famous case that examines this issue is the 1921 case before the New York Court of Appeals, “Jacob & Youngs v. Kent.” In this case, a buyer requested that a builder use
Tips For Workers Compensation Claims After being injured while on the job, you likely have medical bills that need to be paid and lost wages from when you couldn’t work, all while you’re trying to recover and get back on your feet. The only thing that can make all of this even worse is when your employer makes it difficult for you to receive the compensation that you need and deserve for your injury. It may be time to reach out to an experienced workers compensation lawyer Memphis, TN workers trust with their compensation claims. You may not even know all of your options because your employer will likely not make you aware that you do have any options, but