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Common Favor Accidents
Favor delivery drivers use their own personal vehicles for Favor deliveries. Favor classifies personal vehicles as cars, trucks, bicycles, and scooters. As most of the over 40,000 Favor runners use cars and trucks in order to expedite deliveries, they can do a lot of damage if they are not careful on the roadways.
Some of the most common Favor deliveries are:
Car and Truck Accidents
Car accidents with Favor delivery runners are commonly caused by Favor delivery runners not being careful while driving. This makes sense, as they are operating on a short time frame. Delivery runners can maximize their tips and income by making the most deliveries in the shortest period of time.
As Favor wants to make as many deliveries as possible all over Texas, and Favor delivery drivers seek the highest income from making as many deliveries as possible per hour, many Favor delivery drivers may be giving less than full attention to roadway safety.
Unsafe and rushed driving habits are signs of driver negligence, which generally means driving unreasonably, and would tend to legally signal that the Favor driver is at fault for your injuries. The Favor delivery driver, and possibly Favor itself, may be liable for any injuries caused by the Favor delivery driver.
By the Favor driver speeding, not paying full attention, or disobeying any traffic laws – such as running a stop sign or performing an improper lane change – they are acting unreasonably and may be liable to you in damages.
If a Favor delivery driver caused a car accident and injured you, you may be entitled to significant compensation from the Favor driver and potentially against Favor for encouraging unsafe driving by time pressuring their drivers.
Roadway Congestion
As some Favor delivery personnel operate on bicycles and scooters, they may cause an accident by running into a pedestrian or causing a car or truck to swerve, getting into an accident. Thus, if a Favor delivery “runner” has caused you to be injured, both the Favor deliverer and Favor company may be liable for your injuries.
Do I Need a Lawyer?
Typically, if an injured person tries to attain an insurance settlement without the help of an attorney, the insurance company may try to find legal exceptions to paying or may try to pay out significantly less than they are able. In many cases, the insurance company will wrongly claim your fault for the accident through statements gained without attorney advisement. It is advisable to not make any direct statements to the insurance company, but instead, refer them to your experienced accident attorney for any correspondence.
Thus, it is very important to have an experienced attorney fighting on your behalf with the other parties, in court, and with all applicable insurance companies. An attorney can communicate on your behalf so that insurance companies know you are serious about your compensation, and your attorney, in many cases, may seek greater compensation than the insurance company’s initial offer.
Damages A Lawyer May Seek
An experienced attorney knows what evidence to use in order to seek various damages that may increase your potential compensation. These include tangible losses such as property damage, medical bills associated with the treatment of your injuries, future lost wages, disability, as well as “intangible” damages such as pain and suffering.
Pain and suffering can include the actual pain experienced during medical treatments and surgeries incurred as a result of the Favor accident, as well as emotional trauma, anxiety, depression, and fear caused by the accident. Some accident victims find it more difficult to drive at ease after a roadway incident, and this difficulty and anxiety may be quantified into monetary damages by your attorney.
An attorney with experience handling similar cases can know which parties to sue, including not just the Favor driver, but also the Favor corporate company, expanding your potential sources of compensation. Further, an attorney can conduct an in-depth investigation to acquire evidence that can help prove the suspected fault of Favor and the Favor driver, as well as to help prove your damages to the court and insurance companies.
What to Do After a Favor Accident
1. Document the scene of the accident
Take note of any details in order to preserve crucial evidence useful in proving Favor’s fault and demonstrating the full extent of your injuries. If you require any medical attention at a hospital as a result of the accident, the associated costs for these treatments can be sought from the at fault party by your lawyer. This is highly important, as medical costs can be astronomical, and sometimes future medical costs and treatments may be necessary for your recovery.
2. Contact An Attorney
An attorney who has handled similar cases can help you learn your rights, legal deadlines, and can communicate on your behalf with all applicable parties and the court. Further, your attorney can conduct in-depth investigations to secure all possible evidence necessary in seeking your highest compensation from the other parties.
Filing a Claim
Your attorney can take care of all the steps in filing your claim. This includes educating you of your legal rights, conducting in-depth investigations and discovery of evidence about the accident, which are crucial in order to acquire evidence of the other parties’ suspected fault and the extent of your damages and injuries.
Your attorney can also help ensure compliance with any applicable legal time limits and can negotiate with all applicable insurance companies, as well as communicate and advocate on your behalf with the other parties and the court.
It is highly important after an accident to focus on rest, recovery and regaining your life back. Thus, your attorney, by doing all of the legal work on your behalf, can allow you to focus on your recovery while they seek your maximum compensation.
Some cases may result in settlements with insurance companies and the other parties, whom, seeing the evidence your attorney captures, may want to avoid a loss at trial or extended legal costs.
In other cases, your attorney may be able to seek your greatest compensation by taking your case to trial and showing your damages to a jury. Whether they go to trial or not, attorneys work in your best interests to seek maximum compensation.
Compensation
For personal injury cases in Texas, a victim may seek various damages from the at-fault party. These include tangible losses such as:
Medical bills, costs, and treatments
Lost wages
Property damages
An experienced attorney may also seek intangible losses for you, which are called pain and suffering damages. These include any physical pain incurred during medical treatments and surgeries, as well as emotional and psychological damages such as anxiety, fear, and depression caused by the accident.
Your attorney may not only seek losses you have incurred leading up to the time of the claim but can also seek future damages such as necessary future medical costs and enduring emotional trauma.
Thus, an experienced accident lawyer can seek your greatest compensation.
Legal Time Limits
Texas has a statute of limitations, a legal time limit, for bringing accident injury cases. If you or a loved one have been personally injured by a Favor delivery driver, you will generally have two years from the time of the accident to bring an injury claim against Favor and their driver. Your attorney can advise you about the time limit and work on filing your claim within the legal time limit.
The relatively short legal time limit in Texas makes it imperative to seek an experienced attorney as quickly as possible after the accident.
OUR EXPERIENCED DELIVERY DRIVER ACCIDENT ATTORNEYS CAN HELP!
While many people in Texas seek the convenience of quick merchandise delivery from Favor, this should not excuse Favor delivery drivers from driving safely and cautiously.
Therefore, if you have been injured by a Favor delivery driver, you may be entitled to seek compensation. Zinda Law Group can help advise you of your rights and can fight to seek your maximum compensation.
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While physical, tangible danger is a reality at the workplace, there is something just as potentially harmful that cannot be seen. Thousands of workers each year are exposed to harmful levels of chemicals and particles that could cause chronic illnesses- some even fatal. Occupational disease usually comes in two major forms: skin and lung. Skin disease occurs when workers’ skin is directly exposed to harmful toxins, while lung diseases can occur when workers inhale or ingest a toxin. So who is at risk for developing these diseases? For one, those who work in any type of industrial occupation could be at risk. Those who work in the oil and gas industry could be exposed to harmful levels of gasoline as well as toxic fracking fluid, which is the chemical, sand and water mixture that is pressurized into the ground.
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Those who work in the manufacturing industry could also be at risk. Manufacturing and construction workers could be exposed to harmful levels of lead and silica, among other things. Those who work in the railroad or transportation industries could be exposed to harmful levels of exhaust and benzene. These are just a few examples of industries that may be at risk for occupational diseases. Most people who develop these diseases in relation to their jobs are entitled to either workers’ compensation or another form of third party insurance provided by their employer.
One of the most major types of occupational diseases is mesothelioma and other asbestos-related diseases. For years, the harmful substance asbestos was heavily used in the manufacturing industry because it was both affordable and effective. It wasn’t until the latter half of the 20th century that asbestos was banned from use, but workers are still suffering the effects of it. Typically, it takes about 30 years from initial exposure to actually start to display symptoms. Asthma is another common, although much less deadly, disease. Occupational asthma is a particular kind of respiratory illness that causes tightness of breathing, wheezing and the like. There are at least 10 to 15 percent of Americans in the workforce who suffer from this type of asthma. There is also lead poisoning. There are many different causes of this disease, but occupational exposure is the leading cause.
Occupational Safety and Health Administration Regulations
The branch of the U.S. government that is responsible for regulating occupations is the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA). This division of the U.S. Department of Labor was established in 1970 in order to impose regulations that would hopefully decrease the number of illnesses and injuries that workers suffered annually. One of the things that this agency does is regulate safe levels of different substances. Employers are not allowed to have an exposure level that exceeds the standard safe level. If they do, then they would be liable for any worker disease that resulted from it. Employers are also responsible for providing their employees with the necessary safety equipment. This can include body suits, gloves, breathing masks and goggles.
Those who become ill while on the job may be unsure how the process works, since it differs significantly from being injured on the job. An injury is obvious, but it takes time to discover an illness and effort to prove that it was caused by exposure at the workplace. You need a Personal Injury attorney who is going to dedicate the time to investigate your claim so that you don’t get cut short of your deserved benefits. If you’ve developed an illness but are unsure of where to turn to or what steps to take next, please, contact Zinda Law Group today.
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