May 25, 2009

• Injured Atlanta Cops Fight Workers Comp System

  A front page story in the Sunday, May 24, 2009 edition of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution details the struggle of five catastrophically injured Atlanta police officers to obtain needed medical help from the City of Atlanta's workers' compensation office.  Each of these police officers was injured in the line of duty - with injuries ranging from brain damage to paralysis arising from gunshot wounds to the spinal cord. (…)

December 6, 2008

• Carpal Tunnel Diagnosis Need Not Arise from Repetitive Motion Job Tasks

  In our Georgia workers compensation law practice, we regularly see carpal tunnel cases.  Carpel tunnel syndrome arises when the muscles in the wrist swell and compress the nerve running down the arm into the hand.  When this median nerve gets squeezed, you will experience pain, numbness and tingling in the hands.  In severe cases, a patient can suffer permanent nerve damage.  Females are more likely than males to develop carpel tunnel syndrome. (…)

May 16, 2008

• Medical Treatment in a Workers' Compensation Case - What You Need to Know

  If you are injured on the job and you are a covered worker under the workers' compensation law, your employer is required to provide you with medical care.  However, as you may suspect, what you consider as reasonable and necessary care may not be the same thing as what your employer and its insurer want to provide. (…)

May 12, 2008

• The Importance of Reporting Your Injury Completely and Thoroughly and Why an Incomplete Report Can Damage Your Case

  One of the issues that I sometimes face arises from my client's initial report of his injury.  When you are hurt on the job, you can help your case greatly by thoroughly and accurately reporting your injury. (…)

March 1, 2007

• Workers Comp Claims For Wrist Repetitive Motion Injury

  I work at a job where I am using a computer keyboard all day long.  Over the past few months, my right wrist started to hurt and get numb at times.  I reported my injury on November 28, 2006 to the Human Resouces Manager requesting for a keyboard tray from desk. (…)

December 28, 2006

• Will Workers' Comp Cover a Knee Replacement Arising from Years of Heavy Labor?

  As I was loading a 400lb. piece of freight on an aircraft, my (L) knee twisted. I was sent to a clinic and evaluated that I might need a knee replacement. (…)

November 27, 2006

• Should I Report My Injured Shoulder as a Workers' Compensation Injury?

  Here is a question I received from a gentleman named Leon: Injured shoulder 11/16. Have seen Comp Dr. twice. Mentioned pain and 'popping' in shoulder. (…)

October 27, 2006

• Company Doctor Will Not Help Me - Is There Anything I Can Do?

  My question is that, I've been out hurt for a year and 3 monthswith a crushed heel. I've seen 2 workers comp doctors and just saw a independent doctor. (…)

August 20, 2006

• No Liability Stipulations Often a Judgment Call

  I am frequently called upon by my clients to explain the difference between settling their workers' comp cases and agreeing to a "no-liability" stipulation. (…)

August 17, 2006

• Closed Head Injury Case Results in $195,000 Settlement

  Yesterday, I settled a very intense closed head injury case for almost $200,000. (…)

August 1, 2006

• Georgia Workers' Compensation blog online!

  I am pleased to introduce the Georgia workers' compensation blog. (…)