An altercation between two passengers on a Southwest plane forced a San Francisco-bound flight to turn around and make an emergency landing in Los Angeles on Sunday night, airport officials said.
Source: Southwest flight makes emergency landing at LAX after passenger ‘choked’ woman – LA Times
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Passenger can certainly sue the attacking passenger for assault. If passenger attacks flight attendant, then flight attendant can sue for workers’ compensation and sue the attacker.
How do you know if the Workers’ Compensation insurance company is being fair in its settlement offer.
First, the insurance company is supposed to pay all related medical bills for your work injury treatment. If the bills are not paid, then they are not being fair.
Second, the insurance company is supposed to pay you if you are off work as a result of your injury. If they have not paid you, then they are not being fair.
Third, the insurance company is supposed to offer you a settlement for your work injury. If they have not offered you a settlement, then they are not being fair.
What about the settlement offer?
The only way to truly know is to have an experienced workers’ compensation lawyer review the offer. Some attorneys will review your offer for you.
Their is no fee for this service. You have the option to hire the lawyer to see if they can get the insurance company to increase the offer, and then a fee may be charged on the amount the offer is increased.
It makes sense to check with an experience workers’ compensation attorney because the insurance company has a number of lawyers working for them.
Questions about the value of your case? Feel free to contact Illinois Work Comp Attorney Dirk May at 309-827-4371.
A Connecticut jury has rejected a woman’s bid to sue her 12-year-old nephew for injuries she says she suffered from his exuberant greeting at his birthday party four years ago.
Source: Jury: Boy not liable for exuberant greeting that injured aunt – Chicago Tribune
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What if an overactive child knocks over a day care worker and injures her? In Illinois the day care worker is entitled to workers’ compensation benefits even if the child did not intend to harm the day care worker.
A California appeals court has ruled that public colleges and universities have no responsibility to protect students from violence committed by other students on campus.
Source: Public colleges not liable for violence on campus, appeals court rules – LA Times
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However, a student worker or university worker who is injured in an attack while on the job is still able to recover in a Workers’ Compensation claim.
In Illinois here are some good reasons to settle your workers’ compensation case.
The biggest advantage is that you get your money faster than when you have a trial.
After you sign settlement contracts and the contracts are approved, you typically get paid in 4 weeks.
Trials take longer because you have to get all the evidence together and take depositions of the doctors and either side can appeal the Arbitrator’s decision.
Another advantage of a settlement is that you know what you are getting. It is all outlined in the contract, including the amount of money you receive.
When you have a trial the Arbitrator decides the value of your case. Any offers are off the table and you may receive more than the offer or less.
A disadvantage to settlement is that your case is over, and any future medical treatment is your responsibility.
If you win at trial it at least gives you the possibility of future medical. However, it may require another trial some time down the road.
If you receive a fair offer and do not believe you will need future medical treatment, then settlement may be best for you.
Questions about the value of your case? Feel free to contact Illinois Workers’ Compensation Attorney Dirk May at 309-827-4371.