My Experience as a Nurse: An Interview with Attorney Catherine Meehan
Prior to joining the Steinberg Law Firm, attorney Catie Meehan earned a nursing degree and practiced as a registered nurse. In this post, we interviewed Catie on her experiences, her…
Nursing Home Residents Failures to Follow Infection Control Requirements
Reporting from The Washington Post links the severity of coronavirus outbreaks at nursing homes with those facilities’ failures to follow required infection control procedures. Among the violations reported in the…
Evidence of Long-Term Health Impairments from the Coronavirus Emphasize the Importance of Workers’ Compensation for South Carolina Healthcare Workers Contracting the Virus
Medical reports from treating the coronavirus indicate lasting health impacts for those infected. These reports heighten concerns that the coronavirus causes long-term impairment for which infected healthcare workers should receive…
We Need to Remember and Thank All of South Carolina’s Healthcare Workers Fighting the Coronavirus, Not Just the Doctors and Nurses
As South Carolina struggles with the growing coronavirus pandemic, we express our deepest gratitude to South Carolina’s doctors, nurses and other healthcare workers treating patients infected with COVID-19 and risking…
The Number of Lowcountry Healthcare Workers Infected with COVID-19 Continues to Rise and Hospitals Deny their Employees are Contracting the Coronavirus at Work
The State newspaper reports the number of hospital workers in the Charleston area with confirmed cases of the coronavirus climbed to fifty-five. The State reports those cases include forty-one cases…
Coronavirus Slams Homebuilding Industry
The National Association of Home Builders reports that due to the coronavirus, homebuilder confidence suffered its largest ever one month decline in April. Homebuilder confidence, as measured by the NAHB/Wells…
Minnesota Enacts New Law to Expand Workers’ Compensation Protections for Coronavirus Infections
While debate continues in South Carolina as to whether to expand workers’ compensation protections for first responders and healthcare workers battling COVID-19, the Minnesota legislature took action this week passing…
Who are the nation’s largest homebuilders? How many homes do they build and how much money do they make?
Builder Online released its annual report of the largest homebuilders in the United States for 2019. While the coronavirus pandemic will likely dampen homebuilder earnings for 2020, homebuilders posted large…
Infected Healthcare Workers Receive Workers Compensation Protection in Washington State
The State of Washington, the first place in the United States to have a massive outbreak of COVID-19, also known as the coronavirus, announced that it is taking steps to…
Concerns about Workers’ Compensation Benefits for First Responders Sickened by Coronavirus in South Carolina
Earlier this month, WMBF News in Myrtle Beach reported on concerns by first responders sickened with coronavirus — like firefighters, EMTs and police officers. According to the report, many essential…
South Carolina Healthcare Workers Getting Sicker From Coronavirus Than Others, Due to the Nature of Their Work
The number of coronavirus infections in South Carolina has climbed to 3,553 known cases. Increasingly, Lowcountry healthcare professionals are contracting the illness from their workplace exposures. Troubling findings by CNN…
Stay Safe and Motivated at Home
The Coronavirus has impacted businesses, industries, economies, and social interaction around the globe. Schools have pivoted to virtual classes, employers have promoted working from home, and travel has been restricted…
Death of New Orleans’ Nurse From Coronavirus Highlights the Workplace Risks South Carolina’s Healthcare Workers Face
Healthcare workers face an increased risk of contracting the coronavirus, which can be very serious, leading to a need for a ventilator and a risk of death. Initial reports from…
Retaining Wall Failures and Construction Defect Claims
What is a retaining wall? A retaining wall is any vertical wall structure built to hold soil behind it and prevent that soil from moving. A retaining wall allows the…
Can COVID-19 Be an Occupational Illness Covered Under South Carolina’s Workers’ Compensation Laws?
Under South Carolina’s workers’ compensation laws, an “occupational disease” is “a disease arising out of the course and scope of employment which is due to hazards in excess of those…
South Carolina: Please Stay Home for Our Healthcare Workers
By now, you have probably seen hundreds of photographs on social media of nurses, doctors and other healthcare professionals holding signs reading: “I stayed at work for you. You stay…
Catherine Meehan named Top 40 Under 40 for the National Trial Lawyers
Personal injury attorney Catherine Meehan received recognition for her hard work and dedication to the legal profession as well as her commitment to helping people. She has been named a…
Irony of Ironies: Corporations Seeking to Avoid their Own Arbitration Agreements when Faced with Mass Arbitration Filings
In what must be the irony of all ironies in the class action and arbitration world, the New York Times reports companies requiring their customers to pursue claims in arbitration…