Personal injury and pre-settlement funding news
Uplift Legal Funding has identified the states with the most federal COVID-19-related worker safety violations, using OSHA data from July 2020, when the agency first issued COVID-19-related inspection guidance, through December 2021.
Citing data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Uplift Legal Funding identified the states with the lowest seat belt use rates.
Uplift Legal Funding identified the states with the lowest percentage of acceptable roads based on 2019 data from the Bureau of Transportation Statistics and a White House Infrastructure Fact Sheet.
Did you know that, in 2019, a worker died every 99 minutes from a work-related injury? Many of these deaths took place among drivers, sales workers, and truck drivers (together, accounting for 1,005 fatal occupational injuries). 2019 also saw an alarming increase in fatalities among construction workers – where deaths jumped by 5% to 1,061. …
Fatal Construction Injuries Reach Highest Levels Since 2011 Read More »
What’s in a name? A lot apparently. Studies have shown that your name can affect a lot, from your career prospects and how hirable you are to some studies even suggesting that your name can have an effect on the way you look! What if we were to tell you it might even determine how …
Hailey and Kyle Crowned America’s Clumsiest Names Read More »
With big corporations like Apple, litigation comes with the territory. Recently, Apple sued and began withholding payment to Qualcomm after being charged excess royalties. Qualcomm quickly counter-sued Apple and four iPhone manufacturers. The four manufacturers counter-sued Qualcomm, and Apple’s is footing their legal bills. (As Ibtimes reports, Apple clearly has the resources to help these …
Apple Funds Manufacturers in Legal Battle Against Qualcomm Read More »
Hulk Hogan is a wrestling kingpin and has become a household name. Throughout his career, he had unappealing videos leaked, several lawsuits, etc. These scandals proved to be perfect material for media outlets. One outlet in particular, Gawker Media, found a piece of scandalous material for its blog: an illicit tape of Hogan with a …
How Peter Thiel Bankrolled Hogan’s Gawker Smackdown Read More »
Donald Trump’s got more on his mind these days than Obamacare, building his wall, his approval rating going in the toilet, and Randy Newman writing a song about his penis. As The Boston Globe reports, he may also be the most sued president in American history. Any businessman on Trump’s level has legal departments who …
Donald Trump: The Most Sued President In US History Read More »
