Archive for the ‘Workers Compensation Attorney’ Category
Tuesday, January 3rd, 2012
In a workers’ compensation case, sometimes the injured worker cannot get his employer to designate an authorized treating physician. We will tell him typically to ask his employer where they want him to go, and if they refuse to name one, or try and stall, we tell the client to go to an emergency room, an urgent care facility, or their family doctor to seek whatever urgent care is needed. We will then send the bill to the insurance company for payment.
If you need help with a possible claim or case, call us today at 803-252-1800
Tags: doctor, injured worker, insurance company, medical bills, workers compensation, workers' compensation attorney
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Thursday, December 29th, 2011
One thing we accident attorneys have to be very careful with is the statute of limitations of our cases. When I take in a new case, I assign it the appropriate statute of limitations, and my paralegal logs it in. We keep an update SL calendar, and also have current SL lists. If a statute of limitations is approaching, we make sure the claim or lawsuit is filed. This is for both workers’ compensation and personal injury/auto accident cases.
Tags: auto accident, cases, claim, lawsuit, personal injury, statute of limitations
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Tuesday, December 6th, 2011
I just talked to a gentleman who was on the job when his truck slid out of control in a one-vehicle accident. Unfortunately, since is an independent contractor, as opposed to an employee, he is not eligible for workers’ compensation benefits. In order for WC to apply, you must be an employee. And since no other vehicle was involved, there’s not a third party liability claim. Workers’ compensation lawyers go through this kind of analysis all the time.
Tags: independent contractor, insurance company, on the job, truck, workers compensation, workers' compensation lawyer
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Tuesday, December 6th, 2011
I received a call from a woman who had part of her finger chopped off at a local factory. Unfortunately, the workers’ compensation statutes do not allow a tremendous recovery for the loss of a finger. For example, the loss of an index finger only results in 40 weeks of compensation. We injury lawyers sometimes have a tough time getting that across to our clients, but we can only recover what the law allows.
Tags: compensation, factory, injury lawyers, lost a finger, workers comp, workers compensation claim
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Friday, November 11th, 2011
Sometimes in a workers’ comp case, we’ll get treatment approved for our client with a specialist such as an orthopedist, but they won’t see the client for all of the injured body parts. The insurance company may approve treatment for the knee for example, but not the back. This can result in a real headache, because what’s really bothering the client is not getting checked out. this results in a lot of phone calls and paperwork for the workers’ compensation attorney.
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Friday, October 21st, 2011
Sometimes my workers’ comp clients will ask me about filing for unemployment. Generally, in order to receive unemployment, you have to be physically able to do the job. Since most of my comp. clients are unable to work, they would not be eligible for unemployment. Instead, they draw temporary total payments from the insurance company.
Workers’ compensation claims can be complicated and one small technicality can derail a claim.
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Tags: insurance, total temporary checks, unemployment, work, workers compensation
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Wednesday, October 5th, 2011
The beginning stages of a workers’ compensation claim are the toughest, because often the employer resists the need for the injured worker to go see a doctor. Time drags on, and still no authorized physician is designated. Usually, the claimant will end up going to the emergency room, which is less than satisfactory. We injury lawyers can help a lot with these initial stages, by guiding our clients through the process. If you’ve been hurt on the job, it’s best to seek experienced legal representation as soon as possible. We are here to help. Just pick up the phone.
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Sunday, June 26th, 2011
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with the insurance company over who the treating physician should be. They get to pick the doctor for the injured worker, and as you can imagine, they tend to pick the most conservative doctors in town in order to keep their costs down. We generally can get at least one second opinion before having to take the issue to the Commission to get a ruling.
Tags: doctor, injuries, insurance companies, workers' compensation cases
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Friday, June 3rd, 2011
We manage a lot of workers’ compensation claims and cases. Of all personal injury law cases, these can be
the most complex.
We do not typically try to settle workers’ comp cases until the client has reached maximum medical improvement. This simply means that the client has reached the point in their treatment that they are no longer making progress and are as good as they’re going to get. At that point, we request an impairment rating from the treating physician and commence negotiations.
If you have been injured on the job and wonder if you have a potential workers’ compensation claim, give us a call at 803-252-1800. We’ll be happy to talk with you.
Tags: impairment rating, maximum medical improvement, workers compensation claim, workers' compensation attorney
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