Author Archives: Jay Butchko
Retaliation in Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Cases – Find Out About Your Rights Under Louisiana Laws if Your Employer Retaliates Against You After You Claim Workers’ Compensation
There is no doubt that the aftermath of serious workplace injury can be a scary and confusing time. Indeed, many Louisiana workers who have been injured on the job may not know exactly what steps to take to get important workers’ compensation benefits due to them, and what to do if they are denied… Read More »
ATV Accident Takes Life of Mississippi Basketball Player – Learn About How Mississippi Personal Injury Laws Help Families Who Have Lost Loved Ones to Negligently-Caused Accidents Get Justice
A young basketball sensation is gone and a community mourns his death after a tragic and fatal ATV accident. According to local news reports, 26-year-old Cameron Woodall, a high school basketball star who played for Raymond High School and went on to play for Copiah-Lincoln Community College, Grambling, and Tougaloo College, was killed in… Read More »
12-Year-Old Girl’s Tragic Death Due to Car Accident Raises Awareness Among Mississippi Parents about Mississippi Wrongful Death Laws
A terrible and fatal car accident took the life of one young girl this week in Mississippi, and the tragic case raises awareness among Mississippi parents about asserting claims under Mississippi wrongful death laws. According to local news reports, on the evening of Sunday, June 15, 12-year-old Addilynn Robbins, of Mississippi, was killed in… Read More »
The Jones Act and Mississippi Workplace Injuries – What You Need to Know About an Important Workers’ Compensation Exception for Certain Mississippi Seamen
Mississippi workers who have been injured on the job and who are interested in seeking compensation for the time that they are out of work, in order to survive and treat their injuries, may wonder exactly which legal framework applies to them for their workplace injury claim. Indeed, while most injured workers in Mississippi… Read More »
Do Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Laws Apply? Find Out About an Important Exception to Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Coverage and Where You Can Turn for Legal Help After a Serious Workplace Injury
By now, most Louisiana workers and their families are likely aware of the important state-run program that helps injured workers in Louisiana after a serious workplace accident occurs and prevents them from returning to work: Louisiana workers’ compensation. However, some Louisiana workers and their families may not know that the Louisiana workers’ compensation program… Read More »
Two Louisiana Workers Killed in Less Than One Year at Louisiana Plywood Employer
When a worker is killed in a terrible and fatal workplace accident in Louisiana, it is always alarming, frightening, and just downright very sad. However, when two workers are killed in separate and isolated workplace accidents, but at the same employer and within less than a year, the picture is even more horrific. Unfortunately,… Read More »
Why Wait for Legal Counsel? Three Reasons Why You Should Wait to File Your Car Accident Lawsuit Until You’ve Spoken with a Lawyer in Mississippi
One of the things that some Mississippi car accident victims may wonder after they have been involved in a serious car accident due to the negligence of another driver is whether they really need a lawyer to pursue a case for compensation against the negligent driver that injured them. Indeed, under Mississippi personal injury… Read More »
Mississippi Teen’s Tragic Workplace Death Raises Questions about Workers’ Compensation Benefits for Teenage Workers in the Magnolia State
Are teenage workers entitled to workers’ compensation benefits after suffering a serious workplace injury in Mississippi? Some Mississippi workers and their families are wondering this question after the terrible and unexpected death of a young teen worker last year. According to local news reports, back in July, 2024, 17-year-old Matthew Ware was killed in… Read More »
Louisiana Electrical Worker Hit by 18-Wheeler Truck While Working On Traffic Signal – Where to Turn in Louisiana if You are Injured in a Serious Workplace Accident
For many Louisiana workers that have to work at heights, every day on the job may bring with it a serious, unexpected, and dangerous workplace accident. Indeed, when a Louisiana worker works at heights, a number of things can go wrong, and falls from heights can result in disabling workplace injuries, and even death…. Read More »
Mississippi Woman’s Tragic Death After Alleged DUI Car Accident Caused by Alabama Driver Raises Questions About the Rights of Mississippi Car Accident Victims Against Out-of-State Drivers
Just ahead of the Fourth of July Holiday, a tragic and unexpected alleged Driving Under the Influence car accident took the life of another Mississippi woman all-too soon. According to local news reports, the woman, from Laurel, Mississippi, was killed by an allegedly drunk and out-of-control and out-of-state driver from Fairhope, Alabama. Reports indicate… Read More »