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Mesothelioma
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Sorrow, mental anguish that includes loss of companionship, comfort and guidance;
The expected loss in income of the person who died;
The expected loss of services, protection, care, and/or assistance that the person who died provided to the survivors/beneficiaries;
Expenses for the care, treatment, and hospitalization of the person who died related to the injury resulting in death.
Workers' Compensation law is designed to
help injured workers as well as employers in
dealing with the problems of health
insurance. The Workers' Compensation Act
provides benefits to workers who are injured
on the job or suffer an occupational disease
arising out of and in the course of
employment. The benefits under Workers' Comp
include weekly payments based on a
percentage of the employee's average weekly
wage for temporary total disability, partial
disability, permanent and total disability
and permanent loss of function and
disfigurement. Workers' Comp also covers
medical expenses for treatment that is
reasonable, necessary and related to the
industrial injury and vocational
rehabilitation services.
Unfortunately, Workers' Compensation alone
is sometimes insufficient compensation
especially in the case of very serious and
catastrophic personal injuries. In such
cases, it is necessary to look for a
negligent third party such as the
manufacturer of a dangerous or defective
product, improper safety devices or some
other party who is at fault. These cases
require immediate attention and expertise
because the responsible third party is often
difficult to locate and evidence needs to be
preserved.
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