Sentences with phrase «for accident survivors»

Ken Levinson is a passionate advocate for accident survivors and child safety.

Not exact matches

The fires, which incinerated at least 30 buildings in the core of Lac - Mégantic, a tourist town of 6,000 people about 150 miles east of Montreal, limited the work of accident investigators, as well as attempts to search for survivors and the remains of victims.

The next freak accident or disaster, when you thank god there are survivors, will you also curse god for killing the victims?

If successful, the NuCress ™ scaffold could become an essential part of the bone - healing process for injured soldiers, car accident victims, cancer survivors, and more.

The migrants and refugees had paid smugglers hundreds or sometimes thousands of dollars for passage to Europe, according to some of the 28 survivors who talked to reporters after the accident.

Pioneer Rated R for language Available on DVD and Blu - ray In Norwegian and English with English subtitles Taking place during the early 80's Norwegian oil boom, Pioneer tells the story of a tragic diving accident that leaves the survivor alone to investigate how it happened.

Playing an unattractive woman has certainly been the ticket this year for Jennifer Aniston, whom I knew as a hairstyle before I knew her as a performer: as the scarred, brittle, nasty survivor of a horrific car accident in Daniel Barnz's indie drama Cake, she's collected best actress nominations from the Golden Globes, the Screen Actors Guild, and the Broadcast Film Critics Association.

At the heart of the narrative is a devastating accident (not depicted onscreen, presumably for budgetary reasons) that kills 10 miners and cripples the sole survivor, Amos Jenkins (Boyd Holbrook).

Since these dogs are trained to look for survivors, their location can pinpoint the exact position of casualties in a particular accident or disaster.

The epic slowness of the Medusa episode, survivors drifting for days on an aimless raft, has been replaced by the instant, matter - of - fact presence of the wreck: an almost too perfect illustration of philosopher Paul Virilio's intuition of the accident as the ultimate aim of speed.

That's not to say there couldn't be a civil suit by the survivors of the victim, in which case vicarious liability could leave both John and Bill to share responsibility for the accident.

Importantly, there is another law that authorizes a «survival action», which allows survivors to recover compensation for losses incurred by the decedent after the accident or incident took place — basically, it allows a personal injury lawsuit to survive the plaintiff's death.

For example, one study found that more than half of accident survivors diagnosed with PTSD also developed a mood disorder.

The Ministry of Labour and its inspector are under the microscope as part of a negligence suit launched by the only survivor of a 2009 Christmas Eve workplace accident that saw a construction company fined $ 750,000 for safety violations.

What's more, handling the emotional and mental anguish that accompanies death from an unexpected accident can be at times unbearable for survivors.

There are other exceptions for military personnel, mentally incapacitated individuals, and survivors of individuals killed in a car accident.

When these injuries result in death, the survivors of the deceased may file a wrongful death claim against the party liable for the accident.

Commonly caused by car accidents, spinal cord injuries are physically and emotionally traumatic for injury survivors and their families.

For years, serious physical personal injury remained a primary legal focus of lawyer cases involving survivors of motor vehicle accidents (MVAs).

Our Hernando County Injury Lawyers at Whittel & Melton can help survivors and the families of those killed in aviation accidents figure out what steps to take next so that they can obtain financial compensation for losses.

Car accidents can result in severe injuries for both parties as well as extensive costs for their survivors.

If a work - related accident causes the death of a longshoreman, his or her eligible survivors may be able to receive compensation for expenses and lost wages.

The aftermath of a catastrophic car accident can prove overwhelming for injured survivors and families who have lost a loved one in the accident.

«It isn't just Ontario's most injured auto accident survivors that are being asked to pay the price for higher insurer profits» says Rhona DesRoches, Chair of FAIR, «the length of time that an injured person can collect from their insurer has a much shorter time frame and this will affect the public supports systems we have in the province.»

Regardless of the cause, accident survivors and victims» families are entitled to compensation for their physical, emotional and financial suffering.

We understand that for the survivors of such accidents the injuries will be both physical and psychological.

First - party claims are against the no - fault insurer and are meant to cover accident victims, regardless of fault, for economic damages, also known as personal injury protection (PIP) benefits (i.e. payments for medical expenses, wage loss, replacement services, attendant care, mileage, survivor's loss, and / or funeral expenses).

When the loss is the result of an accident the law provides for fair and just compensation to the survivors.

This is for other survivors and their loved ones, but also to raise awareness of what can happen to those in an accident.

SELF - HELP Self - help generally refers to groups or meetings that: involve people who have similar needs; are facilitated by a consumer, survivor, or other layperson; assist people to deal with a «life - disrupting» event, such as a death, abuse, serious accident, addiction, or diagnosis of a physical, emotional, or mental disability, for oneself or a relative; are operated on an informal, free - of - charge, and nonprofit basis; provide support and education; and are voluntary, anonymous, and confidential.

Later it was described as «railway spine», a nineteenth - century diagnosis for PTSD symptoms of survivors of railroad accidents.