Author Archives: Jay Butchko
Minnesota Manufacturing Worker Killed in Horrific Concrete Drum Accident
The dangers that manufacturing workers, construction workers, and other workers who work with concrete face are becoming more and more apparent to the general public as another worker’s life was taken this week due to a concrete-involved workplace accident. According to national news reports, CBS News, on the morning of Monday, April 29, a… Read More »
Grand Jury Decides No Indictment on Criminal Charges Related to 2019 New Orleans Hard Rock Hotel Collapse – Rights of Victims of Workplace Accidents Under Louisiana Laws Explained
News of a New Orleans’ jury’s decision not to indict any person or party involved or related to the horrific collapse of a Hard Rock Hotel in New Orleans in 2019 was handed down last October, but New Orleans workers and the families of New Orleans workers still have questions about the options for… Read More »
Pittsburgh Woman Killed by Loose Steel Drum, Wrongful Death Claims Explained
News of the death of a woman beloved by both her family and a community has spread across the internet like wildfire. The nature of 51-year-old Aleia Lopez’s death is both gruesome and hard to believe, as no one could have expected the chain of events that led to her untimely and tragic passing…. Read More »
Philadelphia Construction Worker Dead after being Electrocuted, Falling from Ladder at Worksite
A Philadelphia construction worker is sadly dead after he suffered fatal injuries related to an electrocution accident and falling from a ladder. According to local news reports, ABC 6 Action News Philadelphia, the construction worker was working at a work site in Philadelphia’s Overbrook neighborhood on the 6500 block of Lansdowne Avenue on the… Read More »
Mississippi Teen Receives Sentence for Killing Nurse in Drunk Driving Car Accident
A Mississippi teen from Rankin County has been sentenced in connection with a horrific drunk driving car accident that left one woman dead. According to local news reports, Mississippi WLBT 3, Colby James Tackett was sentenced to 25 years – the maximum sentence for the drunk driving killing—and he will spend 15 years behind… Read More »
The Defendant Has Served Interrogatories in My Louisiana Car Accident Case – What Does this Mean? Interrogatories in Louisiana Car Accident Cases Explained
If we are lucky, in our lifetime we will not be the victim of a serious car accident caused by a negligent or drunk driver. Indeed, even in today’s modern world with all the various safety technologies available (such a blind-spot detection, airbags, backup cameras, collision warnings, lane assist, and the like) negligently-caused car… Read More »
Who Pays for What? A Closer Look Inside How Payments are Made in Mississippi Workers’ Compensation Cases
There is no doubt that the Mississippi workers’ compensation system can be difficult and confusing for many injured Mississippi workers. Between medical records and applications, dealing with doctors and the Mississippi Workers’ Compensation Commission, there is a lot of information and “process” for injured workers to deal with, some of which can be challenging… Read More »
Driver Blows Red Light, Crashes into Car, then Crashes into “Iconic” Joy Theatre in New Orleans
News of an erratic and frightening driver who hit one car and launched his vehicle into New Orleans’ iconic Joy Theatre spread across local news sources earlier this month and serves to show New Orleans residents just how spontaneous and unexpected a serious car accident can be. According to local New Orleans news, 4WWL… Read More »
A Precious Life Taken Too Soon: Remembering a New Orleans Mother Who was Killed by a Drunk Driver
On December 28, 2023, a precious life was lost. 26-year-old New Orleans resident Daysha Carter was killed by a drunk driver in a head-on collision in St. Charles Parish, New Orleans. The terrible accident underscores just how dangerous drunk driving is in Louisiana and throughout the United States, and how quickly a life, a… Read More »
Head Injuries in Construction Work in Mississippi – What You Need to Watch Out for Out on the Job
Head injuries in the workplace are no laughing matter and construction work is full of hazards that Mississippi workers face every day. The scary truth is that, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the construction industry has not only the greatest number of nonfatal traumatic brain injury (TBI) accidents, but… Read More »