On August 23, 2011, a 5.8 magnitude earthquake centered near Mineral, Virginia was felt from Alabama to Ontario. Many of those affected did not know that earthquakes could happen in places like New York City, Washington D.C., or Philadelphia. These people held the common, but mistaken belief that earthquakes generally occur only on the West coast of the United States, particularly in California. Unfortunately, the reality is that earthquakes pose a national threat.More...

Self-storage operators are not immune to slip-and-fall liability. While the volume of foot traffic at a self-storage facility may not reach that of other types of businesses, customers must still enter the premises to store, access and retrieve their property. As a result, an exposure to this type of liability exists, and facility operators must take this risk seriously.More...

Do employers have seven days to notify the Occupational Safety and Health Administration of a work-related incident that has resulted in the death of an employee? More...

Whether you operate an amusement park, a restaurant, or a grocery store, the thought of a customer slipping and falling on the premises can cause an unsettling, if brief, feeling of panic in proprietors who invite the public onto their premises for the purpose of doing business. More...

In many states, including Florida, workers' compensation insurance rates are set by the state, which means that regardless which insurance company ultimately provides the insurance, the rates remain the same. More...

The numbers don't lie: According to PricewaterhouseCoopers' Health Research Institute, medical costs for 2009 will increase by almost 10 percent, significantly outpacing the current rate of inflation. More...

The classic routine in which a hapless person "slips on a banana peel" has been a staple of comedy guaranteed to elicit laughter from an audience. More...

As a firm specializing in Workers' Compensation defense, General Liability defense, and Employment and Labor Law defense, we have a bird's eye view of the successful (and sometimes unsuccessful) practices of our clients. More...

When asked to identify workplace hazards, people tend to recall extreme situations, such as collapsed mines or chemical explosions - incidents that make front-page headlines. More...

Let's start by recalling what we mean by "preventable" accidents - those accidents that can be avoided in spite of any adverse driving conditions and in spite of any unsafe practices on the part of the driver who caused the accident. More...

Every organization's risk manager dreads a phone call like this from one of the company's drivers:

"I've been in an accident. I'm okay, and so is the other driver, but my vehicle is totaled. It wasn't my fault, though - the other car just came from nowhere!"More...