It’s clear that some injuries you may sustain in a slip and fall, work accident, or other situation are minor. Bruises and scrapes, for example, may be mildly annoying but you will generally fully recover from them and will not need medical care or time away from work. Other injuries,…
Florida has 69 school districts and close to three million students, ranging from elementary schoolchildren to adult learners. Every day, they head to the classroom to grow and learn, never expecting to be injured. Yet, every year students are injured and even killed in school, on school grounds, and during…
A missed diagnosis happens when a doctor or other medical practitioner fails to detect an illness in a patient. This can have devastating consequences for a patient, including delayed treatment or missed treatment opportunities. In cases where cancer or another life-threatening illness is missed, patients may not get needed treatment…
Any workplace can be hazardous at one point or another. Even a quiet library can result in a range of injuries and dangers for workers. In any workplace, facial injuries are an especially common and especially painful injury. If you’ve suffered a facial injury in a workplace accident in Hollywood…
Anyone can become the victim of assault and battery. In Hollywood, incidents of threats and physical violence can occur because of road rage, bullying, alcohol-related incidents in bars, and many other situations. Fortunately, you can have a plan in place if you’re harmed. Your plan can include calling Flaxman Law…
Nearly one in four students have reported being bullied. While some adults think of bullying as just harsh words, it can have a devastating and even life-long impact on children and families. Hollywood schools (and all Florida schools) have an obligation to provide a safe environment for children. If they…
There are over a million fires across the United States each year, affecting homes, businesses, and forested or wild areas. Fires can cause very serious injuries and harm, and when these fires happen in a place of business such as a store or hotel, you may wonder if you have…
Semis and big rigs are commercial vehicles that consist of a trailer and cab that are usually joined by a fifth wheel or coupler. The cab and trailer (or multiple trailers) can move independently of each other and in an accident they can move in opposite directions, coming to rest…
Some workplace injuries, such as broken bones, happen in an instant. Others, such as repetitive strain injuries (RSIs), can develop so slowly that you might not realize you’ve been injured or that you might have a workers’ compensation claim. No matter what kind of job injury you’ve suffered, you can…
Frontline workers are the critical employees who most often directly help others. They include firefighters, paramedics, utility workers, and others who work so the rest of us have access to essential services. Unfortunately, the nature of their duties often exposes them to occupational hazards that can lead to injuries or…