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Category Archives: Worker Injury
Spouse Out of Work Because of a Workplace Injury?
Workplace injuries occur on a daily basis in Texas, particularly in industries with potentially dangerous, manual labor positions. Higher-risk industries may include the oil & gas industry, chemical refinery industry, maritime industry, and other manual labor industries. Texas Law protects employers who have workers’ compensation…
Abraham Watkins Lawyers Achieve $7.1 Million Jury Verdict At Trial
In mid-December of 2021, Abraham Watkins associates Chris Mahfouz and myself obtained a $7.1 million jury verdict for a client who was injured while working as a nurse’s aide in a nursing home. The client was transferring a bariatric patient from bed to wheelchair when…
Abraham Watkins Attorney Christopher Mahfouz Secures $7,110,000.00 Verdict for Local Nursing Assistants Injures
A Harris County jury awarded a verdict in the amount of $7,110,000.00 on Thursday afternoon, December 17, 2021, to a local nursing assistant who was injured in 2016 while transferring a bariatric patient from bed to wheelchair at the Courtyards of Pasadena nursing home facility…
Texas Work Injury Key Question: Workers’ Compensation or Nonsubscriber?
When an injury occurs on the job, a number of questions arise. One of the key questions workers often ask is, “Can I sue my employer?” The answer to that question depends on a number of factors, including, notably, whether an employer has a policy…
Is It Possible To Decrease The Dangers Of Construction?
In terms of the inherent potential for on-the-job injuries, the construction industry carries infinite risks. Balancing on scaffolding, working with power tools and operating heavy equipment can quickly create catastrophic accident injuries that often turn fatal. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) outlines the…
Construction Companies Cut Corners at the Cost of their Employees Lives
Falls are the leading cause of death in construction, they account for one-third of all construction related fatalities. Workers performing jobs 6 feet or higher on ladders, scaffolds, and roofs are at risk of falling, sustaining serious injuries or even death. Preventing these falls can…
The Perils of the Seaman Status– 5th Circuit Revised Seaman Status Test
The Fifth Circuit’s recent en banc decision in Sanchez v. Smart Fabricators of Texas, L.L.C., No. 19 20506,2021 WL 1882565 (5th Cir. May 11, 2021) upends 20 years of its own precedent and reformulates the seaman status analysis. The plaintiff in the lawsuit was a welder working on a…
Ladder Violations and Lack of Respiratory Protection Claim Top 5 Spot in Osha’s Top 10 Most Frequently Cited Standards
Workplace accidents are normally due to a failure to follow standards set by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Every fiscal year, OSHA publishes a list of the Top 10 Most Frequently Cited Standards to educate employers as to the commonly cited standards so they…
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