On behalf of The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC | May 30, 2017 | Firm News, Medical Malpractice
If you have an existing doctor-patient relationship, your doctor has a duty to make certain that you receive any critical, ongoing care that you need. Failing to do so is considered patient abandonment — which is a type of medical malpractice. Patient...
On behalf of The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC | May 27, 2017 | Blog, Firm News
No doubt you have heard stories about people whose social media posts came back to hurt them. For example, maybe a friend of yours works in hiring and routinely does not call in people for interviews if their social media profiles show them regularly partying or using...
On behalf of The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC | May 23, 2017 | Blog, Firm News
With the advent of spring and especially summer, it is likely you are heading outside more. Whether this is to walk, hike, jog, cycle or hang out with friends, dogs are one potential danger to be aware of. This holds true even if the dog in question belongs to people...
On behalf of The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC | May 23, 2017 | Firm News
In Ohio, one danger that’s becoming increasingly common among those employed outdoors is Lyme disease. Lyme disease is spread to humans from the bite of carrier ticks infected with Borrelia burgdorferi bacteria. Until fairly recently, the risk of an Ohio worker...
On behalf of The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC | May 20, 2017 | Blog, Firm News
Ohio car accident victims generally know that they can file a lawsuit to recover for losses that result from their injuries. Some may have questions about the availability of punitive damages, especially when they feel the other driver was not just at fault but really...
On behalf of The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC | May 16, 2017 | Blog, Firm News
Ohio has the third most number of nursing facilities in the country, according to the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, with nearly 960 in the Buckeye state in 2015, the latest year on record. What this means is that a large percentage of Ohioans are either in a...
On behalf of The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC | May 16, 2017 | Firm News
Does a pre-existing condition automatically nix your claim for workers’ compensation benefits? As of 2015, there were twice as many people aged 65 or older working than there were teenage employees — which means that the United States has an increasingly...
On behalf of The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC | May 4, 2017 | Firm News
What exactly is a nurse case manager (NCM)? In Ohio’s workers’ compensation system, case managers are registered nurses who are supposed to play a supportive role and help coordinate the care that an injured worker receives from the company’s...
On behalf of The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC | May 3, 2017 | Blog, Firm News
Throughout the years the reasons that people file workers’ compensation claims has changed. The use of technological devices in the workplace is part of why that is the case. This not only includes jobs where people use a computer all day, but also workers who...
On behalf of The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC | May 2, 2017 | Firm News, Nursing Home Neglect
Nursing home abuse preys on some of the most helpless members of society: the elderly. Many elderly people who are trapped in abusive nursing homes are unable to speak for themselves — and if they do speak up, they may be dismissed because of problems such as...
